vignette

[marycatelli]

This week's prompt is:

detail

Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term.

Comments

[starshipcat]

"So what's the hangup? We were supposed to be going an hour ago."

"They're having trouble with low pressure in one of the fuel lines. They've got to make sure whether it's the sensor or the actual pump."

"Details. We only have another three hours before we miss our launch window. If we don't make it, we don't get another until Soryu comes around."

"And if we launch with a bad fuel pump, we may not have enough delta-v to make orbit and dock with Koryu. If we can't abort safely, we crash. It may be details, but it's very important details."

[marycatelli]

complications, always complications