TheLoneSoul
Queen of Awesomeness
"And the lucky numbers are... 14563, 28965, 38513, 90127, 87164, 21947..."
The elegantly dressed woman continues to drone out the numbers, a pearly white smile plastered on her face, but you don't listen to her. You hold the silver ticket in your hand, staring numbly at the golden letters flashing across it's face.
"Congratulations, lucky participants." You slowly return your gaze to the hologram standing before you. The ghost like projection was a little too realistic, as the woman's gaze holds such direct eye contact it's hard to resist the urge to turn away. Her grin broadens as she announces, "You have been deemed worthy to board the U.S. Columbus, on a direct flight to the International Space Station 'Athena'."
She then swept her arm behind her to indicate the large screen she was being projected from, where photos and videos of the space station appeared along with gaudy theatrical music. A male announcer swiftly devolved the details of the prize and instructions for time and manner of board.
You along with a handful of other lucky winners from around the world, will be staying at Athena, a research station dedicated to discovering the wonders of the universe around us. A state-of-the-art, self sustaining spacecraft, the spaceship can go months without contact with any other life forms. Little do the passengers know:
It's not their dream that awaits them, but their worst nightmare.
The elegantly dressed woman continues to drone out the numbers, a pearly white smile plastered on her face, but you don't listen to her. You hold the silver ticket in your hand, staring numbly at the golden letters flashing across it's face.
"Congratulations, lucky participants." You slowly return your gaze to the hologram standing before you. The ghost like projection was a little too realistic, as the woman's gaze holds such direct eye contact it's hard to resist the urge to turn away. Her grin broadens as she announces, "You have been deemed worthy to board the U.S. Columbus, on a direct flight to the International Space Station 'Athena'."
She then swept her arm behind her to indicate the large screen she was being projected from, where photos and videos of the space station appeared along with gaudy theatrical music. A male announcer swiftly devolved the details of the prize and instructions for time and manner of board.
You along with a handful of other lucky winners from around the world, will be staying at Athena, a research station dedicated to discovering the wonders of the universe around us. A state-of-the-art, self sustaining spacecraft, the spaceship can go months without contact with any other life forms. Little do the passengers know:
It's not their dream that awaits them, but their worst nightmare.
