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[MiniKitty]

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Honestly? It might be a nice idea.

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Kris... maybe, uhm. We do not need to deal with any of this right away, right? Uhm, one day, one week, one month, what does it matter? So, uhm, how about we go and do some fun stuff while we can? Maybe you can show me your university?

He sits in the co-pilot seat, still clearly bothered by me having told Rebecca and Revenant about everything. I know he is disappointed in me. Angry, even. I lost control and put him in a horrible spot. All because Rebecca just cannot leave me alone.

Honestly? It might be a nice idea.

I smile at him, and he returns a weak smile. We launch from Freeport 8, not knowing what is about to happen. Blissfully unaware. We take the long route, avoiding the trade lanes to just take in the space around us. The autopilot does the job. Sigma-15, Frankfurt, New Berlin, Hamburg, Hudson, Texas, New York, Colorado.


Lots of asteroid fields. Every now and then, rocks hit the shields of the Gemini Kay. Kristoff and I are holding hands. I come over to the co-pilot seat, sit in his lap, burrowing my head against his neck. I fucked up, but apparently not enough for him to no longer want me. No words, just being gentle with each other. I have no idea it is going to be the last kiss. Yet, I make it count.


Not much going on in Colorado. We keep ourselves busy.


And then...


An explosion. Shields drop, the gunboat is drifting. A mine in the middle of the asteroid field!? I hear a lot of beeping and hop off Kristoff's lap to take to the pilot seat. The engine is damaged. Nothing bad, though. I steer the ship over to the trade lanes. It feels a bit wobbly and unresponsive, but it works just out. We enter the trade lane to Denver. We drop out - and the engine does not respond anymore at all. I try multiple things as the Gemini Kay approaches Denver's atmosphere, but nothing seems to work.

Kristoff gets up and heads down to the engine room. Denver's gravity well pulls us closer and closer and we enter the atmosphere. I try my best to steer the ship to slow us down, but the last thing I hear is another explosion and a very strong rumble. The force is strong enough to throw me off the seat, and I hit my head. Blood is running down my forehead. I feel dizzy. I pass out. The last thing I hear is his voice.

Levan!





Levan!?






Levan!!!

I open my eyes. Everything hurts. My head aches so badly. Barely any space to move. Where am I?


Oh no.





It is the escape pod! I am all alone in the Kay's escape pod!




Kristoff?






No response. He is not with me.



I open the pod. A cool breeze grazes my skin. Lush green grassland. Mountains in the distance, many forests. I am in the middle of nowhere on Planet Denver. Without him. Without Kristoff.





I do not know where he is. I do not know whether he is alive.

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