Posted by Civilian Michael Conrad (Owner- Black Sparrow) in Elsewhere- A Universe of Possibilities

Posted by Civilian Akem (Independent Operator) in Elsewhere- A Universe of Possibilities

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Old friend? This man was no friend of his that he was aware of. Friends for him were few and far between and he was certain he had never met this man in his life. But Lai’s life hung in the balance.

“Please, she needs help,” he pleaded, hoping that the sense of urgency would override the little fake reunion about to occur. Blood now had started soaking his clothes. The Terran moved towards him with a sense of concern.

“She’s bleeding out! The nearest medical facility is a bit of a travel from here. I’ve got a medical wing, but as you well know I’m fresh out of doctors. You can stick her up in there doc, let’s hurry.” After speaking, the man had a look of recognition appear across his features, which then turned into utter bewilderment and confusion. “Akem, are you still a doctor?”

It was Akem’s turn to give a look of confusion. “No! That’s why she needs to get to a major medical facility!”

The man shook his head in disbelief, but eventually just accepted his fate. He threw his hands up in the air and gestured to the port. “Get in. Oed V is going to be a bit of travel. Best I can do is see that she gets into cryo stasis. We still have 3 working pods at the moment. Come on!” The man then darted through the entry way and onto a ship Akem had never been on in his life.

-Akem, Saving Lai

Once they were both inside the docking doors, Conrad slapped the button to shut them. He then wheeled to see Kanok with his weapon still drawn now growling. “Kanok, put it away! It’s Halai and Akem. She’s seriously injured. Let’s get one of our cryo tubes ready for her to be put in stasis. We’re going back to Oed first.”

Kanok put his weapon away and glared at Conrad with a slight growl.

Conrad spoke up again. “Look, we don’t have a choice. They can wait a little bit longer for their shipment. I’ll…get them on comms and let them know we’ve been delayed.”

Kanok sighed and turned on his heels and left the area.

Conrad then turned to Akem. “Let’s go!” he said before booking down the corridor to their medical wing.

-Michael Conrad, Black Sparrow CO

Water lapped gently as the sides of the hand carved boat. Warm sun beat down on her face and Lai tipped her head up, soaking it in. It was peaceful here, but something was amiss and she couldn’t quite place her finger on it. Her korsiolo, that deep internal knowing was buzzing despite her calm. The river was guiding her forward as far as she could tell, but she wasn’t progressing forward. She was stuck. With each paddle she tried to get farther along, but the scenery wasn’t changing. What was going on?

~Lai Kitrian, Woman In-between