Prompt Word: Gray Binity 2 The first thing to hit Jeff, as the cargo door opens from the bottom, is the mild pink color of the port cargo hall floor, a welcome change from the gray of the ship’s hold. The second is the smell of dust and metal. Not just the floor, but the entire space in front of the cargo bay is a drab pink, with stripes along the walls and floor, probably visual guides to various locations....

Prompt Word: Float Binity 1 Jeff wakes up from deep sleep on a standard supply transport just coming into the docking pattern for a community. Groggy, but awake, he pulls himself out of the sleep pod, transitioning from cargo to passenger, at least until next departure. The ship is already decelerating, so float time is already over. He checks the cargo hold’s work-detail display, and doesn’t recognize the name of this stop: Binity....

Prompt Word: Room Minervie and Chip 15 Chip was reading on the floor, and Minervie came into Chip’s room and sat down on his bed. “I didn’t do anything,” he complained meekly. “I am here to explain, not to yell. You are being here to learn,” Minervie said. “Now sit up, and mind what I say.” Chip turned his book over on the floor, and sat up cross legged. He didn’t really understand the difference between yelling and a lecture, so he was braced....

Prompt Word: Shy Minervie and Chip 14 She looked to be around Chip’s age, except the platinum hair and pointy ears, and she was knocking at the screen door. The inner door was wide open, and Chip just stood there staring. She knocked again, and mumbled, “I can see you, you know.” Minervie came out of the den, walked past Chip, and came up to the screen door, “What is it I can do for you?...