Comics

Day 400

A lonely space station with blue solar wings orbits a red planet.
Commander Ira floats inside the station, tired. Her boxy robot BOLT scans the console.
Ira gazes sadly at an old photo of Earth labelled HOME pinned to the wall.
Red alarm lights flash. BOLT throws its arms up, eye glowing red.
Glowing radio waves cross the stars and reach the station’s dish.

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  1. Kepler Relay Station, Day 400

    A lonely space station with blue solar wings orbits a red planet.

  2. Ira: Any messages today, BOLT?

    BOLT: Zero. Same as yesterday. And the 399 days before.

    Commander Ira floats inside the station, tired. Her boxy robot BOLT scans the console.

  3. Ira (thinking): Does anyone even remember we’re up here?

    Ira gazes sadly at an old photo of Earth labelled HOME pinned to the wall.

  4. BEEP! BEEP!

    BOLT: INCOMING SIGNAL!

    Red alarm lights flash. BOLT throws its arms up, eye glowing red.

  5. From Earth.

    Glowing radio waves cross the stars and reach the station’s dish.