The red warning light on the console pulsed like a dying heart. Outside the reinforced viewscreen, the atmosphere of Michelle-020 was a swirling bruise of violet and charcoal.
As the Star 3 engines roared to life, lifting them away from the violet clouds and into the safety of the black, Elias looked back at the receding planet. Michelle-020 was a lonely place, but for a moment, they had survived its cold embrace. Michelle-020-star 3.7z
"If that hatch blows, the extraction rig goes with it," Elias muttered. He grabbed his mag-tether and stepped toward the airlock. "What are you doing?" Sarah’s voice spiked with alarm. The red warning light on the console pulsed
"The 7z seal is a manual override," he said, his breath hitching as his suit pressurized. "I have to lock it from the outside." Michelle-020 was a lonely place, but for a