9 NEWS FROM HOME
2253 A.D. DAY THREE OUT of Tau Ceti
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I HEARD A STEADY GUTTURAL purring noise, and opened my eyes to the constant stare of a long-fanged feline, sitting on my chest and watching me intently. As soon as Dixie saw that I was awake, she imparted a raspy lick of my forehead, then vacated my chest. Looking at the display, I noticed a pattern. For some reason, Dixie always insisted on my getting up at 0630 hours. I did not need to get up that early, but it would be harder to sleep than to get up, at this point, so up I got.
I brewed a pot of coffee and settled down to my relax station when I got a ping from Nina. When I activated my node, I received a text to check in when I got around to it. After the first cup of coffee, I refilled, settled back in the chair, and ca
