That wasn't supposed to happen

[whatamithinking]

The parameters are recalibrated, the dial is spun, and a new universe is selected.
It won't be home--they haven't collected anywhere near enough coordinate data to think they can find home yet--but it will be another step closer.
And who knows, it might be interesting.
Edie steps through the portal first.

Comments

[pythbox]

The wings are very helpful indeed. They provide unobtrusive little suggestions about how to move them to accomplish various wing-related goals: this is how you take off, this is how you fold them up neatly...

[whatamithinking]

Lovely. Not for every day, perhaps, but still utterly lovely.
"I think the armbands should be finished calibrating in a few more hours," she mentions.

[iamnotpolaris]

"Aha. Any particular reason not to move on?" she asks, half to Sivath. "We can come back at any time..."

[not_only]

"I can't think of anything," he says.

[whatamithinking]

"In the meanwhile, I'm going to try flying," Edie says, and takes off.