“I hate to prevail upon so young a friendship,” Ken said over the phone. “We’re friends, now?” Laura asked. “I puked in your car.” “We shared a cab, remember?” “That explains how you were in the back with me… but I need you to come in. Paul’s all ri… more »

“You're a jerk,” Clod said. “Hmm?” Paul asked. He was having trouble opening up his eyes. “You, are a jerk,” she said, jabbing his chest. That hurt. “Ow,” he said. “I'm healing. I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to poke the healing guy.” She jabbe… more »

Mai was surprised when she didn't die right away. The creature had left the cafeteria. The corridor was still dark, save for the single light above her, so she couldn't be sure it wasn't waiting for her just beyond the light. “Speed?” she asked. “Yes,… more »

“What the fuck did we just watch?” Mika asked. “That was an emergency recording sent by Dr. Paul Wesley from on board the Perseus,” Speed said helpfully. “Yeah,” Mika said, “but what the fuck was happening to him?” For the first time in his simulated… more »

“Speed, if you don't cram it about the message, I'm going to rip your balls of and defenestrate your processors,” Mai said, hefting a chair onto the growing pile of furniture blocking the cafeteria doors. “Silencing alarm, Mai,” Speed said. “Do we rea… more »

“Incoming emergency communication from the Perseus,” Speed said, “putting it on the main comm screen.” Paul set a scalpel on the table in front of him. “I don't have time, that's the sad truth. But what you need to know is I'm infected. I don't know t… more »

“You were practically comatose thirty hours ago,” Martin said. “All the more reason to figure out what's going on.” “You've already been up twenty hours. Weren't you the one harping on all of us to make sure we got plenty of rest?” “I did. I spent mo… more »

Mai hardly spent any time in the medical lab. The biology lab had basically all of the same accoutrements, and a few extras, and was where they did most of their scientific work. That, and nobody avoids doctors the way astronauts do. But Maria was late… more »

Mai hardly spent any time in the medical lab. The biology lab had basically all of the same accoutrements, and a few extras, and was where they did most of their scientific work. That, and nobody avoids doctors the way astronauts do. But Maria was late… more »

“I remember,” Alisa said. “You don't have to,” Martin told her. “But I remember. I was in one of the ship's nooks, or crannies; there's maintenance tunnels everywhere. They knew we might have to crawl through the bowels to fix things, so they were car… more »

Paul woke to voices. “I expected something huge, and horrific. That would have explained all the blood I had to wash off her.” It was Clod speaking. “But this was tiny. It was a pinprick, a non-wound. I don't understand how this much blood came out of s… more »

Paul’s entire body ached. He knew he was on the floor, because of the way it felt against his naked skin, and from the way his muscles hurt that he had laid there for some time before regaining consciousness. He tried to push himself up, but collapsed… more »

“You want us to what?” Clod asked. “Stand down,” Martin said. “A third of our crew is missing. And now you just want us to look the other way?” “No, Claudette, I want you to trust me. Control has them on their sensors. We can't get to them. But contr… more »

“Communication acknowledgement sent. Waiting for them to receive our acknowledgement and respond.” It was disconcerting, watching Martin stare into the monitor. “There's nothing like a twenty second delay to remind you just who the fuck is in charge,”… more »

Ang wasn’t paying attention to the mouse he was supposed to be holding. She’d learned well enough that sampling meant a painful biopsy, so she took the opportunity to scurry out of his hands. Mai exhaled, and fought the urge to just jab him with the nee… more »