This choice: James, the son of a Venusian miner, tried to sleep despite the noise. • Go Back...Chapter #5Rho by: Unknown It had been quite the long day for James, as he adjusted himself in his bed. He was living in Rho, one of the 24 domes dotting the landscape of Venus, with his father. His dad, Edward, was a miner for the Venusian Mining Corporation, responsible for digging out the precious minerals hidden under the planet.
Edward made enough to help James get into college, but James still tried to help his father along the way. Since he was working for a broadcasting degree, James worked at the news-station of Rho Broadcasting as a general laborer. It didn't pay much, but it did pay.
The biggest issue with Rho was the fact that, due to it being situated near a massive mineral deposit, it doubled as both a dome city and a mine headquarters, so the sounds of drills, alarms, and other machines were constantly going. Which made getting to sleep rather tough.
As James lay there, staring at the ceiling and trying to ignore the constant rumbling of the main drill, he somehow heard the front door open. After a little bit, his bedroom door opened, and his father walked into the room.
"Hey, James." Edward said. "Sorry I wasn't here for your birthday. One of the drills broke and I had to fix it."
"You? Dad, your 63." James said. "I don't get why you still go down there. You should retire."
"Wish I could, but we need that money." Edward muttered. "But hopefully, we'll get to move to Sigma soon. I can just feel it." With that, Edward walked up to James and gave him a card. James opened and read it. Inside was a simple "Happy 26th Birthday" message, and a holochip.
"What's on here?" James asked.
"Oh, nothing. Just the latest Ko video." Edward replied. "Cost a pretty penny."
Ko was one of the biggest names in music in the Venus domes. James was a massive fan of her ever since his 18th birthday.
"Thanks Dad." James replied.
"No problem. Oh, your mother says Happy Birthday from Triton." Edward said. With that, Edward smiled and left the room.
James smiled himself, set the holochip on his nightstand, and finally was able to get to sleep.
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Unknown to anyone, though, someone was in Rho's atmospheric control room. Reaching a specific tank, the figure dumped a tank full of nanites into it. Soon, nanites would fill the air of Rho. And the effects would be quick... and insane.
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