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Derelict vessel
Location unknown
Date unknown
“I assume whoever created these life pods has Oka Rae in one of them,” said Nick. Obri’s arm was thrown across his shoulders, supporting the alien’s considerable weight. He appeared shaky but alert, his eyes scanning the field of life pods. Nick estimated this room contained at least two hundred life pods, maybe more. “The question is, which pod contains the real Oka Rae?”
Siren came over to relieve Nick from support-the-sick-alien-duty. Nick draped his arm across her shoulder, offering her a grim smile of thanks. Her angular features remained passive.
It would take them a few hours to check every pod, assuming they could determine how to open the pods without killing the being inside. But Nick was determined to check every one, no mat
