Novel: Bad press calls for desperate measures. For the Interstellar Forces, sending a small crew to Neptune was the bet they were willing to make - at the risk of losing what little respect they have left (and maybe some lives).
A roll of dice and a lack of options led to the selection of the Celestion-5’s crew, a collection of inexperienced astronauts ranging from space-loving dreamers to cynics only in it for the money.
It’s them against the universe, and their odds are a gamble at best. Learning how to live together can only help. Though with the crew’s pervasive personal problems, that might be the real journey.
New Chapter: Leon seeks out advice from a friend.
Sample:
“I was wondering if I could talk to you about something.”
“Anything, dude.” They smiled down on him.
Leon took a deep breath. “So, I have this friend, and he’s made quite a big mess for himself right now, and I don’t know what to do for him.”
“What kind of mess are we talking about?”
“Well,” He tried to choose his words carefully, “he–”
Just then, Captain Galhardo passed back through the kitchen and into the stairwell. It occurred to Leon that this might not be the best room to talk about such a private issue.
