Alien Earth
““…….”
“Connie.”
It came to her suddenly that she was awake. She didn’t open her eyes. Her hand groped down to the umbilical coupler and unfastened it. She felt the neck of the womb lower and open in response. Summoning all her willpower, she slithered out of it, gripping the floor rung to pull her body clear. She stretched out, slowly, as the training had taught her, and systematically flexed her muscles. Snorting a few times helped to clear her nostrils. She took a deeper breath and opened her... eyes. “Yes?” she asked the empty chamber.
“Hello,” Tug responded informally.
“Oh. Hello.” Surprise helped to rouse her. Wake up, girl, she told herself. You’re not on the training station. Not even on the shuttle Beast Trotter, making routine runs from Castor to Pollux. No. On the Beast Evangeline, traversing deep space on a marathon voyage. A belated jolt of fear shot through her. If this were a routine Wakeup, she should have been sleep-prepped for it, and come to consciousness knowing where they were and what her immediate duties were.MoreLess
“Connie.”
It came to her suddenly that she was awake. She didn’t open her eyes. Her hand groped down to the umbilical coupler and unfastened it. She felt the neck of the womb lower and open in response. Summoning all her willpower, she slithered out of it, gripping the floor rung to pull her body clear. She stretched out, slowly, as the training had taught her, and systematically flexed her muscles. Snorting a few times helped to clear her nostrils. She took a deeper breath and opened her... eyes. “Yes?” she asked the empty chamber.
“Hello,” Tug responded informally.
“Oh. Hello.” Surprise helped to rouse her. Wake up, girl, she told herself. You’re not on the training station. Not even on the shuttle Beast Trotter, making routine runs from Castor to Pollux. No. On the Beast Evangeline, traversing deep space on a marathon voyage. A belated jolt of fear shot through her. If this were a routine Wakeup, she should have been sleep-prepped for it, and come to consciousness knowing where they were and what her immediate duties were.MoreLess
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