Dual — Kael, then Sūrya (separated by ---) · 2587, Month 5, Week 1
Kael's scarred forearm reaches across the gap between Continental and Antarctic body diagrams, her touch decisive in the warm lantern light.Kael's fingers trace the grid on fibrous paper, her scarred arm steady, the receiver casing gleaming in the lantern light.Kael sits in the observatory ruins, the alien diagram in her hands, her face illuminated by the lantern's warm light, eyes wide with curiosity.Sūrya stands in the lab, her hand on her mesh implant, the Continental diagram casting a cool blue light.Sūrya touches the mesh implant at her temple, her eyes reflecting the amber light from the lab's dual body diagrams.Kael's scarred arm rests on the grid as she precisely fills cells with ink, the lantern casting warm shadows.Kael pins a hand-drafted anatomy sheet to the wall, her scarred arm a stark contrast to the precise drawings.Sūrya stands before the pale-blue display, intensely focused as a human figure materializes, engineers and Ashwin watching from behind.
