HomebodiesEpilogue
Eight metric weeks after its captain was acquitted on charges of mutiny, the HSF Magnum pulled into dock at Triad Naval Base in orbit of Mars. Once the mooring clamps were in place and the airlocks mated and secure, Ox dismissed his crew from duties, commanding all of them to take three days leave. “What about the reactor watch?” asked Phlegm. “We can’t just leave the ship unattended.” “I’ll hold the reactor watch for now,” Ox told him. “Once those slackers who stayed behind report for duty...