The Hunt for Sub-Captain Pines
YEAR: 52028 SHIP: Matriark II, Super-Frigate Exploration Class SUPERVISORY COMPUTOR SYSTEM: Hahaoya X80 (HX80) LOCATION: Prime-Captain Larkina’s office IN ATTENDANCE: Prime-Captain Larkina, Sub-Captain Ortner Meeting Minutes LARK: Sit down Ortner. ORT: I’d rather stand. LARK: Sit down. I have been up for three days. I haven’t got time for disobedience. I want to know what you think we should do about Pines. ORT: I want to take a small twenty-strong team to go and get him back. You should stay here and mind the ship. The crew needs you. LARK: Do you think I can loose another Captain? ORT: You won’t lose me. LARK: What if you don’t come back? What if those grey skins get you? ORT: How else are we going to get them back? ...