Mercer & Son
by R. S. Breed
People wanted to see them before they went.
People want to see the stars before they go. They arrive with old brochures, family questions and coordinates written on scraps of paper. Felix sells them honest instruments and honest expectations while his father, once an Undersecretary and a captain, repairs damaged optics at the bench in the back room.
The sign above the door says MERCER & SON. Everyone assumes Felix is the son. Neither Mercer has ever corrected them. Mercer & Son is a complete standalone science-fiction short read about fathers, sons, instruments and the things people look for while there is still time. Set in the Fracture Cosmology. No previous reading required.
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c. 2263
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A Fracture Cosmology Story of The Working Sky
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