A sci-fi misadventure of boredom, bureaucracy, and bullets in space.

Jack is just a caretaker—low-tier crew on a low-tier barge owned by the megacorp Megalo. His job? Watch blinking lights, avoid social interaction, and maybe survive the odd malfunction. But when unidentified ships appear and all hell breaks loose, Jack finds himself caught in a crossfire between the Galactic Armed Forces and something… else.

With an introverted AI, a barely functioning sensor array, and a barge barely holding together, Jack stumbles through space battles, secret tech, purple-clad intelligence agents, and one very competent technician nicknamed "Batgirl." As the colors of conflict shift from red to black to white, Jack is forced to trade his solitude for survival—and maybe uncover a mystery that could change everything.

Dryly funny, introspective, and unexpectedly explosive, this is the first chapter in a space opera where even the quietest job can get you killed.

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