Natalya Quill, 99, generation 2, is carried down the spinal corridor feet-first, as the custom is.
Generation 2 · deceased
Natalya Quill
Died Year 148, Day 130, aged 99.
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- Born
- Year 48, Day 264
- Department
- Fabrication
- Parents
- Jiayi Quill · Tao Ogunleye
- Children
- Gantry Quill · Altair Quill
Appearances in the log
Last shift for Natalya Quill, who joined Fabrication half a century ago. The crew line the corridor and knock wrenches on the rails.
Born late in the second watch: Altair Quill, generation 3. The ship holds 849 souls tonight.
Born on the first watch: Gantry Quill, generation 3. The ship holds 812 souls tonight.
Zbigniew Fang takes the hand of Natalya Quill before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
Natalya Quill chooses Fabrication — or it chooses her; the elders disagree cheerfully.
Jiayi Quill and Tao Ogunleye name their daughter Natalya. The nursery lamps stay warm.