Dash stared at the screen in front of him. The Wanderer was nowhere, or the next best thing. Nowhere near a planet or even a star. Nowhere near any other ships, stations or other signs of civilisation. Nowhere near any passing traffic. If something went wrong there would be no one passing by to help.
He’d been in similar locations before, but only ever in jump space. Rushing from one location to another didn’t feel the same as this. Nowhere near it. The thought that the nearest outposts of humanity were so far away was both terrifying and exhilarating. Even through the screen he felt a deep connection to space around them. He found himself wishing the Wanderer had at least a single real window, no matter how small.
A slight movement disturbed his thoughts. He glanced over to s
