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CB Droege is an author and voice actor from the Queen City living in the Millionendorf. His latest book is Peacemaker and Other Stories. He recently edited Starward Tales II: Another Anthology of Speculative Legends.
Carlos stares from the viewport of the control room in Construction Station Zeta, and watches the husk of sooty dirt that is Earth rotate beneath him. Soon, he will get a message, and he will push a button. He’s sat in chairs like this one before, and pushed buttons like these after calls like the one he’s expecting. This time, though, a part of him hopes the call won’t come.