The weight of this decision sits heavy in my gut. Rose's return, after three years lost in the abyss, was a miracle. Relief battled with a gnawing unease as she recounted her ordeal. Alberta... the name alone sends chills down my spine. But her news, the location of the Dreamscape, overshadowed everything.
The Gryphon may be our pride and joy, but let's face it, it's getting a bit long in the tooth. The Dreamscape, on the other hand? Cutting edge tech, straight from the Consortium's golden age. Sure, it might need some TLC after three years lost in the void, but the potential upgrades... imagine the Gryphon, outfitted with the Dreamscape's hyperdrive core, sensor array, maybe even some of that rumored experimental weaponry Dr. Montgomery was tinkering with back then...
A knock on the door breaks my concentration. "Come in," I sigh, shoving the datapad with preliminary salvage estimates aside.
