Four moments, every life
- Approach: you set triage; the pilot plots the chosen life.
- Stabilize: hold position while the rig calms the pod.
- Recover: the tractor brings the pilot aboard.
- Protect: defend the recovered pod until it reaches the blue gate.
The Lantern Anchor
After the corridor, the ghost echo becomes a fourth heartbeat. Read the fracture, hold the vessel against the failing station, then decide whether one last retrieval is worth the risk. The AI can fly and scan. It cannot make that choice for you.
Twin-lightning law
Each station has one owner and an ownership epoch. A claim advances