Harold coughed and then groaned as his head threatened to explode. "What the hell happened?"
He felt a hand grab his shoulder and Angela's face came into view. "Are you OK?" Direct-touch suit comms, so the radio relays were offline?
"I'm alive. OK can come later. What happened?"
"Ship says that we hit a spatial fold."
"Doesn't explain why I feel like I got trampled by an elephant."
"That's because our forward momentum in hyperspace translated into inertia when we re-entered normal space. The ships dampeners weren't enough. The drive is damaged and we're dead in the black.
Christopher almost 2 years ago
"OK can come later." I've had a couple of moments in my life where I had a similar feeling.
sully almost 2 years ago
A great 'in the moment' drabble
Jeff Taylor almost 2 years ago
Many thanks Christopher. And Sully! Hello Sully! 😄