Last shift for Helm Thorvaldsen, who joined Hydroponics half a century ago. The crew line the corridor and knock wrenches on the rails.
Generation 5
Helm Thorvaldsen
68, retired to the orchard benches.
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- Born
- Year 115, Day 307
- Department
- Hydroponics
- Parents
- Noor Thorvaldsen · Peng Shen
- Partner
- Yakubu Merriweather
- Children
- Viggo Thorvaldsen · Alice Thorvaldsen · Amina Thorvaldsen · Rotimi Thorvaldsen
Appearances in the log
Helm Thorvaldsen takes the hand of Yakubu Merriweather before the assembled watch. I witness, as I witness everything.
Helm Thorvaldsen is delivered of a son on the night watch. The child is called Rotimi.
The youngest aboard is now Amina Thorvaldsen, minutes old, asleep. 860 souls.
Helm Thorvaldsen charts the dust gradient ahead — the star's outer environs, thinning to meet us.
The youngest aboard is now Alice Thorvaldsen, minutes old, asleep. 886 souls.
Helm Thorvaldsen is delivered of a son at dimming. The child is called Viggo.
Pallas Ulriksen and Helm Thorvaldsen are joined under the orchard lamps. The whole of Life Systems turns out.
Helm Thorvaldsen chooses Hydroponics — or it chooses her; the elders disagree cheerfully.
Born at dimming: Helm Thorvaldsen, generation 5. The ship holds 971 souls tonight.