Daily story, July 19, 2025

When she woke on the narrow steel bed she wasn’t sure if she was under the ocean or out in space. She knew she ought to be able to tell from the gravity, but she couldn’t remember which way round it would be. It was cold, and after a few minutes she noticed that the lights were all out. After a few more, she wondered how it was that she could see. She swung her legs from the bunk, and tried to work out if she was floating.