I got inspired by someone else’s numerical choices for mine and wound up with http://ficlets.ficly.com/stories/254 and http://ficly.com/stories/254.

Nice Melding.

yeah the melding creates new characters in a unique setting. I think you’re givin’ me a run for my money, but then again, i expect that.

/me is astounded by this.

haha, it would definitely cut down on that post rejection awkwardness if we could put people out of airlocks

Nice crossover, poignant.

Is it weightlessness or freefall? I think someone beat me over the head with that once and I can never get the two straight now.

S.J.

I think technically that an orbiting craft or station is in freefall. However, I didn’t specify if they were in orbit or not, so I’m going to stand behind my use of weightless.

Great dialogue! You built the tension well. It’s a nice hybrid.

An object will appear to be weightless when both it and the observer are falling freely, and an object outside a gravitational field is weightless, so I think “weightlessness” covers it either way.

Wow, great ficlet! I’m just getting back on this site after a long absence and it’s great to see one of my stories inspired someone else!

Very good job with the melding. It’s really hard to pick a winner in this!