Tau Ceti Control
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“Tau Ceti control, this is Alpha-Four Sentinel requesting jump clearance for Terra.”

“Alpha-Four Sentinel, exit point L1-Luna, cleared to jump.”

“Roger, Tau Ceti. Alpha-Four Sentinel, exit point L1-Luna, ready to jump. Drive engaged... Jumping in three, two, one... Hyperspace projection successful.”

“Terra control, this is Tau Ceti control, requesting transfer of Alpha-Four Sentinel.”

“Roger, Tau Ceti. Accepting Alpha-Four Sentinel. Alpha-Four Sentinel, do you copy?”

“Affirmative, Terra control. On course, all systems normal.”

“Roger, Alpha-Four Sentinel. We're having some equipment trouble at this end. Redirect to L2-Luna and maintain warp.”

“Roger, wilco. Redirecting to L2-Luna.”

“Say again, Alpha-Four Se—”

“Terra control? Come in Terra control. Terra control, do you read me?”

“Alpha-Four Sentinel, this is Tau Ceti control. We've lost contact with Terra. Please advise on current situation.”

“Roger, Tau Ceti. We are in-system now, nearing L2-Luna. Terra control has gone dark. No evidence of nuclear exchange, Sol is stable, and—Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! This is Alpha-Four Sentinel, we're experiencing a major hyperspace disruption! Attempting emergency de-warp! Mayday! May—”

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Author's Note

Tau Ceti is a sun-like star 12 light-years away which sports a massive debris disk. L1-Luna and L2-Luna refer to the first and second Lagrangian points of the Earth-Moon system.