Synopsis

MeryllWatkinsisacorporateITconsultantonherwayhometoTitanafteranexhaustingbusinesstriponMars.Afterarun-inwithsecuritybecauseofhermedicalcondition,she'sreadytospendthefirstwingoftheflightgettingsomewell-earnedsleep.Whenshewakesup,however,shefindsherselffloatinginanemptyvoidwithseveralnewcyberneticimplantsjuttingfromherskin,andwhenshecloseshereyes,shecanseeadizzyingdisplayofdataandmachinery.Shequicklylearnsthatsomehow,shehasendedupinsideofanunfamiliarstarship,actingasitslivingcentralprocessor.Themysterydeepensasshemanagestocoaxtheragtagcrewoftheshiptoreleaseherbackintothephysicalworldanddiscoversthatshe'sbeenunintentionallyrecruitedbyabandofpirateswhohadmistakenherforacommonplacehuman-likeshipcoretheyhadfoundinthewreckageofhercrashedtransport.Whatfollowsisanexplorationofherbizarrenewpositioninlife,thedaytodaylifeofaspaceoutlaw,agrandconspiracy,whatitmeanstobehuman,andtheimportanceofanimperfectfoundfamily.Updateswhenit'sready.CoverArtbywatwater