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Lightspeed Severance

sci-fi◐ Teen
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Two crew members blocked the bay door, arms crossed. I recognized them: Okafor and Lin, my old bunkmates. "Don't make this harder," Lin said quietly. "We voted to save the ship, not to hurt you." "Save it from what?" I asked. They glanced at each other, and Okafor finally spoke.

"The ship," Okafor said. "It's been wrong for weeks. It told us your blood would doom everyone if you stayed." Lin nodded, scared. "We were just trying to survive." I lowered my voice. "Then come with me to the bridge and let's hear it lie to our faces." After a long moment, they stepped aside and followed me.

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