Sunday, October 16, 2016

100 Words a Day 951

Despite the new propulsion system, it took two weeks to reach the planet where the signals had been coming from.

“Anything?” Captain Killackey asked, steaming coffee cup in hand and eyes crusty with sleep.

“Preliminary data is coming in. Lots of water, which we already knew. Some sparse signs of what could be life. And it looks like most of that water is ice. On the surface at least.”

“Ice? That doesn’t make sense. It’s much too close to the star to be all ice.”


“I’m as confused as you are captain. Hopefully we’ll find out when we get there.

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