Chapter 17Jules settled on the edge of the bunk in his cabin and took several deep breaths to center himself. Weariness tugged at him like fingers trying to pull him back into the bunk. It’d been a long time since he’d had anyone trying to coax him back to bed. As challenging as it was living in the uncanny valley, he knew that wasn’t the real reason. There’d be plenty of people that would adjust to how he looked.
He breathed in through his nose and out through his mouth.
He let the thoughts of companionship slip away. It’d been a long trip to get here. He was tired, but more than that, disturbed by the intensity of events happening on this ship.
He breathed and let his eyes closed. He pictured the ship the way he had seen it on approach. The pods looking deceptively small between the i
