11-17-2025, 07:43 PM
Yeager edged forward inch by inch. The two ships were so closely matched power wise it seemed. But Yeager was doing it. Just.
To Flint however, it felt like time had stood still. He'd practised forced eye dominance for years and so was simultaneously looking at both his control panel and the main viewscreen. He knew and felt that the others on the bridge were almost as focused on their rolls as he was too. He, just couldn't prove it right now.
From the out, Flint had wanted to be an officer. But fate had done all it could to prevent him at every turn. But by the same turn, that fate had put him here, in this seat. Surrounded by others who had achieved the goal that he'd wanted all those years ago. And somehow, it was him that they were all looking to, to win this race.
Time ticked by. Slowly. Another tick. Another inch. Another tick...
To Flint however, it felt like time had stood still. He'd practised forced eye dominance for years and so was simultaneously looking at both his control panel and the main viewscreen. He knew and felt that the others on the bridge were almost as focused on their rolls as he was too. He, just couldn't prove it right now.
From the out, Flint had wanted to be an officer. But fate had done all it could to prevent him at every turn. But by the same turn, that fate had put him here, in this seat. Surrounded by others who had achieved the goal that he'd wanted all those years ago. And somehow, it was him that they were all looking to, to win this race.
Time ticked by. Slowly. Another tick. Another inch. Another tick...