Skyward Descent
Short Stories from the SkyWorld
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What’s In A Name? In SkyCity, Everything.
The Bots have released another file from the Corporate Governors’ archives, this time telling the tale of two SkyCity names. Five years after the Lifting, we meet Aleksandi and Kylie, both assigned to work in the energy sectors of their new platformed home. Neighbors, coworkers, and with so much in common, Aleks is sure they would hit it off, so after five years, he finally decides to talk to her. Only, according to Kylie’s version, his approach had a fatal flaw.
The Cold-Born Assignment
(22 min read) The Bots have released a reconstructed log retrieved from the Corporate Governors’ archives, but why? It describes the first shipment of COLD-born humans arriving in the newly constructed SkyCity3. Most agree that the genetically designed precision, discipline and discretion of COLD-borns will be crucial to guiding humanity’s best future. But when they discover their real assignment, they face a choice: success or humanity.