Mira’s fingers hovered over the glass. Her mother, Dr. Elara Vasquez, was in cryo-sleep after a radiation leak two months ago. Her father, Commander Vasquez, had been lost on a deep-space repair EVA—no body, just a torn tether and static. Her older brother, Leo, was on the other side of the ship, running the algae vats.

Three family members.

Proposal accepted. Original plan suspended indefinitely.

She tapped the file anyway.