I dim the corridor lights a shade for Indira Petrov, 102. It is little enough.
Generation 3 · deceased
Indira Petrov
Died Year 166, Day 218, aged 102.
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- Born
- Year 63, Day 295
- Department
- Hydroponics
- Parents
- Ulyana Petrov · Rajesh Jaber
- Children
- Orrery Petrov · Karim Petrov · Sojourn Petrov
Works in the Archive
- “Unlit Ladder, Iron Winter” — a mural, Year 93, Day 77
- “The Small Sky” — a mural, Year 165, Day 263
Appearances in the log
Indira Petrov has made a mural called “The Small Sky.” Asked what it means, she says it means about nine years of evenings.
Indira Petrov retires in the middle watch. The department logs a quiet debt it cannot repay in parts or hours.
Indira Petrov is delivered of a son in the middle watch. The child is called Sojourn.
Born in the middle watch: Karim Petrov, generation 4. The ship holds 963 souls tonight.
Indira Petrov times an occultation to refine our ephemeris. The course correction is smaller than a held breath.
A new mural from Indira Petrov — “Unlit Ladder, Iron Winter.” The Archive takes a copy; the original belongs to whoever stands nearest.
The youngest aboard is now Orrery Petrov, minutes old, asleep. 902 souls.
Two names braided on the manifest tonight: Chandran and Indira. The commons sings late.
Indira Petrov, sixteen, takes the irrigation tech apprenticeship in Hydroponics.
Born in the middle watch: Indira Petrov, generation 3. The ship holds 690 souls tonight.