VII
Skewers and StormsOnce the squints were allowed out of the Firefly to begin the survey, Jules had little to do but monitor the sensors and keep a vigil for any changes in the environment. Even if the visual provided them with an idyllic view of their landing site, the planet was teeming with life and the probabilities of danger were high. Their sensors were sophisticated enough to register life, but they had little to no idea of how that life would manifest. For all they knew, everything here could be toxic to them or the indigenous fauna too hostile for a colony to be established.
It didn't matter, she told herself upon leaving the hopper in search of the Major. Humanity didn't have the luxury of being picky. This was the only planet capable of sustaining them and they simply did n
