The bay settles into a softer rhythm now, lights flickering over the struts like a tired heartbeat. Ség stays at the primary console, while the empty sector map glows a calm green beside him.
The Navigator
I keep expecting the alarms to come back on.
He slows his pacing, then stops near the deck rail, shoulders finally dropping. His eyes stay on Ség's hands as if trying to understand how they made the impossible look routine.
The Navigator
You made that look easy. It was not easy, was it?
Ség U'llr
The console is holding steady. The ship is stable.
A faint vibration runs through the hull, steady and harmless. For the first time, the bay feels like a place that can breathe.
The Navigator
If we make port, I owe you a real meal and a quieter chair than this one.
He gives a small, relieved laugh and leans one hand on the rail, looking less like a terrified crewman and more like someone allowing himself to hope.
✓ Quest Accepted
Gain The Navigator’s trust
“I offer him a seat and ask him to tell me about his home.”
SUCCESS (Good Willpower, rolled +1)
Ség slides a spare crate beside the console and taps it with one clawed finger, turning it into a seat without a word. The bay hum stays gentle, the kind that lets conversation land.
Ség U'llr
You can sit here. Tell me about your home.
The Navigator
He lowers himself onto the crate with a tired exhale, then looks past Ség to the steady green readout. Home was a ring habitat, crowded and loud, but it had windows. Real ones.
The Navigator
We used to watch freight lanes from the dining deck. I thought the lights of passing ships meant the future was arriving on time.
His hand tightens on his knee, then relaxes as the memory settles. The softened lights catch on the bay struts, those stubborn beams still holding true.
The Navigator
When the corp took the station apart, I kept one little panel from our old viewing room. Just a scratched sliver of glass. It is still in my bag.
The Navigator
I guess that is what I am doing now, keeping scraps safe until I find somewhere they belong.
Quest Complete
Gain The Navigator’s trust