Milass 008 099 Jpg -

Elena zoomed in on the girl’s left wrist. A bar code. Faded, but readable.

Seed Ship 099 had been declared lost. No survivors. But this photo — dated last week — showed a child in a green jacket, alive, on a planet no one had ever named. MilaSS 008 099 jpg

In the corner of the photo, handwritten in white marker on a black console: “Mila SS 008 — Day 099. Still here.” Elena zoomed in on the girl’s left wrist

A girl. Maybe ten years old. Standing in front of a cracked viewscreen that showed a planet Elena didn’t recognize — rings like shattered glass, two moons overlapping. The girl wore a faded green jacket, too large for her. Her eyes weren’t looking at the camera. They were looking past it, at something just out of frame. Seed Ship 099 had been declared lost

End of fragment. If you can tell me more about what “MilaSS 008 099 jpg” actually refers to (a character, a game asset, a personal photo code, etc.), I’d be happy to write a more tailored story.

Somewhere in the dark, something that sounded like a girl’s laugh echoed down the corridor.