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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.

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    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.

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    sully almost 2 years ago

    A great 'in the moment' drabble

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    Jeff Taylor almost 2 years ago

    Many thanks Christopher. And Sully! Hello Sully! 😄

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