Chapter 21:AD 2100 Inner Belt – Virgil
With gravity returned, the added weight pressed Jacob into his wheelchair. For most Earthers, the feeling was welcome. Jacob wasn’t like others from Earth.
After so many months in nearly zero gravity, the weight of his own body was oppressive. The design of his mining suit offered resistance feedback, so he used muscles while loading ore, but it was a different feeling than the constant pressure of acceleration or the gravity of Earth.
The med crew of the Virgil seemed kind enough, once things calmed down… Once Jacob had calmed down, Doctor Patel ran a series of tests, poked and prodded. Shot him full of drugs and handed him a bottle of pills before the ship started maneuvers.
“Take two of these with meals each morning and night. They will help yo
