“Bright Bell (Year 179),” a quilt by Svetlana Fang, is unveiled on the night watch to the particular applause of Medical.
Generation 4
Svetlana Fang
94, retired to the orchard benches.
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- Born
- Year 90, Day 166
- Department
- Medical
- Parents
- Yueqin Fang · Kestrel Ouyang
- Children
- Nadia Fang
Works in the Archive
- “Bright Bell (Year 179)” — a quilt, Year 179, Day 25
Appearances in the log
Sixty-eight years: Svetlana Fang hangs up the sash. An elder's quarters in Ring C stands ready.
Medical Bay back in service. The old hands say it sounds better than before; the instruments say it sounds the same.
Born on the first watch: Nadia Fang, generation 5. The ship holds 957 souls tonight.
Enlai Shen and Svetlana Fang, joined. Their quarters are re-assigned adjoining, per custom.
Svetlana Fang chooses Medical — or it chooses her; the elders disagree cheerfully.
The youngest aboard is now Svetlana Fang, minutes old, asleep. 908 souls.