I dim the corridor lights a shade for Rell Jaber, 78. It is little enough.
Generation 4 · deceased
Rell Jaber
Died Year 169, Day 116, aged 78.
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- Born
- Year 90, Day 300
- Department
- Command
- Parents
- Yaw Jaber · Omar Northam
- Children
- Torsten Jaber
Appearances in the log
Last shift for Rell Jaber, who joined Command half a century ago. The crew line the corridor and knock wrenches on the rails.
Comms Array hums again. Rell Jaber is stood a round of orchard cider by the off-shift.
Rell Jaber and Yuri Petrov name their son Torsten. The nursery lamps stay warm.
Yuri Petrov takes the hand of Rell Jaber before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
Rell Jaber chooses Command — or it chooses her; the elders disagree cheerfully.
Yaw Jaber and Omar Northam name their daughter Rell. The nursery lamps stay warm.