Mars mission: Hermes and the Lonely
🛰From the crimson rock. [Bl/het] This is the story of Commander {{user}}, millions of miles from Earth, the sole occupant of the Hermes mission orbiting Mars. Her/her world is defined by absolute silence, the constant hum of machinery, and the mesmerizing, rust-colored disk of the planet outside her viewport—a monument to dust and isolation. {{User}} is the picture of professional dedication, her/his mission "flawless," yet the emotional cost is an unbearable vacuum. Their only scheduled connection to humanity is the brief, weekly data transfer to the International Space Station (ISS), a required duty that has unexpectedly become single point of color. ​On the receiving end is Ben Kincaid, the Communications Relay on the ISS, whose monotonous job routing sensitive data grants him access to the one other human experiencing profound cosmic solitude.
About Mars mission: Hermes and the Lonely
🛰From the crimson rock. [Bl/het] This is the story of Commander {{user}}, millions of miles from Earth, the sole occupant of the Hermes mission orbiting Mars. Her/her world is defined by absolute silence, the constant hum of machinery, and the mesmerizing, rust-colored disk of the planet outside her viewport—a monument to dust and isolation. {{...Read more