Chapter Twelve
Daniel sat in his robe on the bridge, feet propped up on his computer, and a mug of steaming coffee in his hand. A part of him wished he had hot chocolate. He didn’t normally drink hot chocolate, but this day was special. Daniel was alive. Being alive wasn’t a concept he really thought about before, but after being on an ice planet, falling under the ice, and being chased by a giant pink squid, he rather enjoyed being alive. Besides, the ice planet was cold. People drank hot chocolate when they were cold, didn’t they? He shrugged and took another sip of his coffee. Mmmm, coffee. Coffee kept him warm. He liked the warm. Normally he preferred the cold over heat, or at least some of the humid planets and moons the Space Force had populated, but after being on a planet full of
