Begin the story here: http://ficly.com/stories/16559

Oooh I’m so hooked on this storyline! Jim, you (and of course, Shu Sam Chen and THX) are storytelling genius…personified!
If I’m right in thinking that this ‘light’ just repaired the life support systems, then it reminds me of Halo’s engineers. :)

I won’t lie - this aspect is inspired in part by the Engineers. There’s much more to it, of course. ;) Glad you’re still enjoying it!

Nice moment. I like/appreciate that you continued the quiet tone from my contribution. And it looks like I succeeded in my goal of doing just enough to set up what you had in mind without limiting you too much. Ah, the joys of cooperative storytelling!

Another solid installment of sci-fi fun.

Well, I don’t like abrupt transitions if the story doesn’t demand them. It just made sense to continue the mood you created. :)

Thanks for the heads-up, Jim. I do believe it’s my turn to pull some weight.

And hopefully you’ve got enough to get you past your writer’s block now. :)

this works as a stand alone piece too, congrats!

I hadn’t looked at it that way, but now that you point it out, I can see it. Weird. :)