"Minimum threshold reached," Elias whispered, his heart hammering against his ribs.
A single line of high-priority encryption flashed across the console: 1661381569nyus002:42:38 Min 1661381569nyus002:42:38 Min
The hum of the Habitation Deck was the only thing keeping Elias sane. He stared at the flickering amber terminal, watching the endless stream of telemetry data from the NYUS-02 probe. It had been drifting in the "Blind Spot" behind Jupiter for three months, silent and cold. Then, at precisely 02:42:38, the screen bled white. It had been drifting in the "Blind Spot"
He looked out the observation port. Jupiter loomed like a bruised giant, indifferent and vast. Somewhere in that swirling chaos, NYUS-02 had just woken up something that had been waiting for a billion years. Jupiter loomed like a bruised giant, indifferent and vast
"Max," Elias breathed, his hand hovering over the emergency broadcast button. "Maximum proximity."
"Minimum threshold reached," Elias whispered, his heart hammering against his ribs.
A single line of high-priority encryption flashed across the console: 1661381569nyus002:42:38 Min
The hum of the Habitation Deck was the only thing keeping Elias sane. He stared at the flickering amber terminal, watching the endless stream of telemetry data from the NYUS-02 probe. It had been drifting in the "Blind Spot" behind Jupiter for three months, silent and cold. Then, at precisely 02:42:38, the screen bled white.
He looked out the observation port. Jupiter loomed like a bruised giant, indifferent and vast. Somewhere in that swirling chaos, NYUS-02 had just woken up something that had been waiting for a billion years.
"Max," Elias breathed, his hand hovering over the emergency broadcast button. "Maximum proximity."
