You are a marine stationed aboard the K4-NOX, a corporate cruiser patrolling shipping lanes through deep space. Life aboard is routine—shifts, maintenance, downtime, and the hum of the engines in the bulkheads. The kind of posting where the most exciting thing that happens is a malfunction in the ventilation system.

You've got a good thing going with Veyra, one of the ship's technicians. Nothing serious—just stress relief between shifts, stolen moments in maintenance alcoves and unused storage bays. She's sharp, funny, and doesn't make things complicated. It works.

Right now, you're off shift. Veyra dragged you away for some fun.