MESS HALL · 0612 · DAY 1
First duty cycle. Coffee. The crew assembling.
(you have been awake for nine hours)
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DUTY ROSTER · 0625
"Stone caught a recycler trace on his watch. Logged. Quiet otherwise."
"Roster as posted. No incidents. Move out."
(Brennan looks at you. The look is brief and not unkind)
(you wonder if anyone else here knows)
(Atlas's voice is in the room speakers, even now)
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0628
The crew moves to their stations. Coffee cups stay behind.
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GALLEY · 0631
"You looked elsewhere all morning, Stone."
(Frost holds two coffees. She hands you one)
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What do you say?
DECK 4 CORRIDOR · 0640
An Atlas unit passes you in the corridor.
"You did the right thing last night, Stone."
(was it though)
(the unit nods. you nod back)
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0712
Brennan trusts you. The crew saw it. You will sleep tonight.
No one asked. You and Atlas are the only ones who know what happened on Deck 8.
Frost has the log entry now. She did not say what she made of it.
Frost knows there was something. She did not press.
No one knows. The morning is over.
(the unsigned entry. who logged it. you did not ask)
(Atlas's voice was in the speakers all morning)
(Brennan's compass was on his belt at roster)
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