July 25, 2230, Solar System, En Route UTC Space Fleet Base Penglai
July 25, 2230, Solar System, En Route UTC Space Fleet Base PenglaiJia stepped out of the nano-AR chamber, shaking out her hands, her eyelids heavy. She was exhausted, and it wasn’t from the hordes of simulated terrorists she’d taken out in a tower.
Dealing with a screwed-up Circadian rhythm was another annoying but necessary aspect of long-distance space travel. The Army and Fleet avoided it by rigid adherence to schedules, but that wasn’t practical in their situation. Although she’d avoided having much trouble on their last space mission, her body had turned against her this trip.
Jia had been taking turns in the cockpit. At this point in the flight, there weren’t many required course corrections. Emma could handle it,
