Author Archives: Commander DasJav

Monologue

: a long speech monopolizing conversation // I stifled a yawn as she continued her monologue about her vacation experiences. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monologue The horizon swirled round in a clockwise direction as I came up on the back of the Viper, greeted by its thrusters. The pulse lasers pounded off the shield bubble protecting my quarry. “TargetContinue reading “Monologue”

Sanctuary

1: a consecrated place: such as a: the ancient Hebrew temple at Jerusalem or its holy of holies 2a(1): a place of refuge and protection (2): a refuge for wildlife where predators are controlled and hunting is illegal b: the immunity from law attached to a sanctuary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanctuary The unmistakable sound of the frameshift spoolingContinue reading “Sanctuary”

Maverick

: an unbranded range animal especially : a motherless calf : an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maverick Resisting all my instincts to stop and amble about on the myriad of planets I had scanned and passed, but I was physically not up to the challenge. I wasContinue reading “Maverick”

Hypoxemia

: deficient oxygenation of the blood https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxemia The Hiraeth dawdled in supercruise, eventually giving way to a steady orbit around a carbon dioxide atmospheric planet.   Detaching myself from the med unit I slowly pawed out from my cot, still weak and the remnants of a headache thundering. Bass baritone notes cooed and rolled from the cockpit,Continue reading “Hypoxemia”

Ascension

the act or process of ascending https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ascension Whip, crack… Dust rose, and scree tumbled, I kept looking at my insight hub computer, “Come on, Come on!” I repeated. Time, time, time! Just a few hours ago I had all the time in the galaxy, now I have only precious minutes. Falling over myself as IContinue reading “Ascension”

Salvation or damnation

—used as a function word to indicate an alternative //coffee or tea //sink or swim https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or The pine freshness soon gave way to pungent ammonia as condensation built up on the inside of my Remlock. I clambered up the ridge my salvation or my damnation lay just over the brow. Having talked the ears off the DSSA Buurian AnchorageContinue reading “Salvation or damnation”