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Chapter 3 The Dish

Kael · 2587, Month 1, Days 8–21

Kael stands at the focal point of the vast observatory dish, adjusting a cable as dawn paints the sky in silver and brass.
Kael stands at the focal point of the vast observatory dish, adjusting a cable as dawn paints the sky in silver and brass.
Kael's scarred forearm rests steady on the metal casing, while the older man's ink-stained fingers tremble over the corroded cable.
Kael's scarred forearm rests steady on the metal casing, while the older man's ink-stained fingers tremble over the corroded cable.
Kael stands in the observatory ruins, eyes closed, copper-wire earpiece pressed to her ear, the lantern light casting a warm glow on her scarred forearm.
Kael stands in the observatory ruins, eyes closed, copper-wire earpiece pressed to her ear, the lantern light casting a warm glow on her scarred forearm.
Kael's scarred hand taps prime numbers on the slate desk, sea-stones anchoring papers, the vast sea and sky behind her.
Kael's scarred hand taps prime numbers on the slate desk, sea-stones anchoring papers, the vast sea and sky behind her.
Kael sits in the sealed chamber, pre-dawn silver light casting a glow on the corroded circuit board in her hands.
Kael sits in the sealed chamber, pre-dawn silver light casting a glow on the corroded circuit board in her hands.
Kael and Olu lean over a corroded rack, Kael's scarred arm adjusting a dial as Olu points at a faded label.
Kael and Olu lean over a corroded rack, Kael's scarred arm adjusting a dial as Olu points at a faded label.
Kael stands at the rim of the vast, corroded dish, her scarred arm visible, as Olu and Demi watch from a distance.
Kael stands at the rim of the vast, corroded dish, her scarred arm visible, as Olu and Demi watch from a distance.
Kael tunes the receiver in the twilight ruins, her scarred arm and focused expression hinting at her determination.
Kael tunes the receiver in the twilight ruins, her scarred arm and focused expression hinting at her determination.