Space, the Final Frontier

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The endless abyss of space, the final frontier, the airless death trap where Sid was stuck floating. She'd been out in the same sector for days, but not a single ship had picked up her distress beacon. A depressing warning light blinked just outside her field of view, Sid had a mere day to live. After that time was up, she would suffocate, her corpse would freeze, and some picker would find her ship and use it for scrap.
“God dammit!” She screamed at her HUD, “God damn idiots at the station!”
Death was finally getting his way, he didn't like being cheated and had chased Sid across six systems and several hundred years. No matter how far Recycle technology had advanced, the human brain still needed oxygen; without it, Death would move in for the kill. While dying was always part of Sid's list of things to do, she'd wanted it to be on her terms and not due to some first-earth grade mechanic.
Slowly and without any purpose, Sid flipped the switch on to record a Captain's Log. Even when she was dying, she followed the regulations set by the Federation. A red light blinked on and off to i...

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