Shipyear 65
Tripday 155
Third Shift
12.00 hours
In which Gordy becomes a tree.
A little domestic interlude before the crew meeting, which is no doubt going to have Consequences.
I like the part where Lina is watching Priscilla at work. It adds to the ongoing thing of Priscilla’s friends learning about her, and it’s also a nice example of the technique of having a character compare an unfamiliar thing with a thing that’s familiar to the character but not so much to the reader, and thereby show the reader more about both things.
It wasn’t until a bit later, this second time through, that I suddenly saw the significant connection between Rusty’s accomplishment and what they accomplish together somewhat later.