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 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 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
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
