Dulcie and Fischer, starry eyed young lovers, jumped at the opportunity to become crew on one of Merchant Shipline’s fleet of starships. To a couple of kids from the sticks “all expenses paid” training was too good to pass up. But there’s always a catch.
Yes, it's a short story, but I really became vested in Fischer's story and wished it had continued or perhaps this had been a final chapter in a longer telling filled with memories of the life below and the trials of training "on station".
Because the short piece pulled those feelings from me is exactly why I gave 5 stars.
The world building is both fascinating and scary. The ending is sad. I prefer Pascal's other sci fi shorts, although Blue is set in the same universe as the Obsidian Witches.