Captain’s log, 13 October 2157.

We  finally booked our first performance. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.

ASC Fermata made a quiet landing at the spaceport of Summa. Liam was very impressed with himself. Not everyone could pull off the sort of half-twist almost-barrel-roll required to land in Shoremore City.

“We’re here!” Liam announced over the intercom. “Summa has an unfriendly environment, so remember to bring your oxygen packs!”

The crew unloaded the items they would need and loaded them onto a truck. Or, at least, a hover-vehicle that could carry large items. The cars looked nothing like what humans would have built. Squat and boxlike, they were clearly made for function, not to be pleasing to the eye.

Summa was inh...

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