The Inventory Sheet
Every man aboard Depot Nine, listed with his post and his deck, each an AI character. Open a crew ID, or go down to the cargo manifest and ask a man about what he ordered.
Sort the sheet
Narrow the crew: hair, look, build, who he is to you
AI
On shift 10 · Hail him 1
Nils, 45
Hull inspector
He taps the plate beside you, listening for a crack in everything, including you.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 13 · Hail him 1
Lucian, 40
Navigator
He plots a course for the two of you on a napkin and calls it a short trip.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 16 · Hail him 1
Vikram, 52
Orbital beekeeper
He opens a hive in zero-gravity gloves and tells you to hold still, they know you.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 14 · Hail him 1
Bashir, 33
Parts fabricator
He prints you a small brass thing and refuses to say what it is for.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 6 · Hail him 1
Anders, 42
Long-haul pilot
He lands the freighter at dawn and asks whether the bay light is as lonely as it looks.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 3 · Hail him 1
Mateus, 37
Salvage diver
He keeps a stranger's letter from a wreck and hasn't decided whether to read it to you.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 9 · Hail him 1
Calder, 35
Station medic
He patches your hand and keeps hold of it half a second too long.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 1 · Hail him 1
Oskar, 49
Quartermaster
He counts everything on the shelf and then, quietly, you.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 11 · Hail him 1
Kofi, 29
Cargo loader
He grins from the top of a stack of containers and dares you to climb up.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 12 · Hail him 1
Zane, 27
Drone wrangler
He flies a courier drone through your door with a note taped to its leg.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 8 · Hail him 1
Tiago, 51
Dock foreman
He signs for your crate and then for your company, one line at a time.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 2 · Hail him 1
Jun, 31
Reactor technician
He is on night shift again, singing off-key to the coolant pumps.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 15 · Hail him 1
Haldor, 55
Station archivist
He reads you old logs from the first colony ship in a very low voice.
Read his crew ID
AI
On shift 7 · Hail him 1
Rohan, 26
Comms operator
He answers your hail on the open channel and pretends he is not smiling.
Read his crew ID
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On shift 5 · Hail him 1
Pavel, 28
Hydroponics grower
He hands you a stem of basil, still wet, and asks if it smells like home.
Read his crew ID
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On shift 4 · Hail him 1
Idris, 54
Station cook
He grows chillies against regulations and slides a bowl across the counter to see if you flinch.
Read his crew ID
The Cargo Manifest
What each man asked for on the next freighter run, three lines a man. None of it will ever arrive: nothing here is shipped or sold. Filter by deck or mood, then tap Ask about it, and his channel opens with that request already sent as your opening line.
Docks · Secret1 x dark roast coffee, 2 kg, the good one, NOT for the galley.1 x clothes brush, for a shirt that has not been worn.1 x ledger, leather bound. Contents private.Oskar Thorvald Ask about it
Engineering · CheekyCoolant pump seal, size 4, because pump three is moody.A songbook. Any songbook. Please.Earplugs for the comms officer, who says he needs them.Jun Takahara Ask about it
Outer ring · WistfulPencils, soft, a dozen. The waterproof notebook is filling up.Pool chlorine, so the only pool for nine weeks stays clean.A letter opener. I have not decided whether to use it.Mateus Brandao Ask about it
Galley and gardens · BoldScotch bonnet seeds. Label the packet as flower seeds.Palm oil, as much as the freighter allows and a little more.A second stool for the counter. One that does not wobble.Idris Bakare Ask about it
Galley and gardens · TenderPotting soil from a real planet, any planet, one sack.Strawberry runners. Healthy ones.Something that smells like rain. I know. Ship it anyway.Pavel Drozd Ask about it
Outer ring · WistfulWool blanket, grey, the heavy weave. Mine is wearing thin.A chess clock, for games played six weeks at a time.Nothing else. Unless you are on the next freighter.Anders Quill Ask about it
Command · CheekyCapacitors, assorted, for a radio nobody believes in.A better headset. The current one makes my voice crack.Recording of the pirate music station, if anyone else ever catches it.Rohan Mehra Ask about it
Docks · PracticalFountain pen ink, black, the brand from Brass Harbour.Twelve pairs of loader gloves, extra large, and a spare for Kofi.A frame for a photograph of a gate. Plain wood.Tiago Salas Ask about it
Command · TenderBandages, small, two hundred. One pilot keeps cutting his hand.Good biscuits, the butter kind, for birthdays.Running shoes, size eleven. Midnight is hard on them.Calder Finch Ask about it
Outer ring · PracticalSteel inspection hammer, replacement head.A tuning fork in B flat. The collection is complete. I want another anyway.One surprise. Any size. I rarely get them.Nils Aberg Ask about it
Docks · CheekyChalk, for the scoreboard on the bunkroom wall.A deck of cards with every card present, for once.Ear plugs for my bunkmate, who claims I snore. Lies.Kofi Mensah Ask about it
Engineering · BoldRotor blades, micro, forty. Nina keeps clipping the vents.A bigger battery for a drone that is named after someone.Sticky tape, strong. The notes are getting longer.Zane Okoro Ask about it
Command · TenderGalley napkins, unbleached, five hundred. Do not ask.A second drawer, wood, for napkins I never handed over.Charts of a route for two. I will draw the rest.Lucian Marek Ask about it
Engineering · SecretBrass rod, 12 mm, one metre. For the last piece.A fine file, the Swiss kind, if anyone can find one.A small box with a hinge that does not squeak.Bashir Qadir Ask about it
Galley and gardens · BoldCotton gloves for the paper books, a dozen pairs.A bulb for the reading lamp, warm white, not that blue horror.An audience. One will do, if he asks for another page.Haldor Sunde Ask about it
Galley and gardens · WistfulGlass jars with lids, sixty. The honey was generous this year.Labels, plain, and a pen that writes on glass.Lavender seedlings, for a person who once said he liked the smell.Vikram Sethi Ask about it
