Chapter 12: ch12 –

On our way into the distress beacon's local system, our preliminary scans show its origin clearly on the moon of a terrestrial planet. It looks to be either a patchwork base or a very fortunate crashsite.

This time, we plan to send our organics and gas ahead, since they can blend in more easily. Communication will be via networked light-sound-touch trancievers, now integrated into our Archive scanners. Our chemist's prototype is miniaturised and transparent, activated by shaking or impact.