Space Pilot
“Join the Space Force, see the galaxy,” they said. “It’s glamorous,” they said. Yeah, well that may have been true once, 300 years ago, before the Singularity. But now?
I do get to see the galaxy, from the observation deck, but the wonder wears off.
The bots are kind, but I’m not needed as crew. I’m cargo, a life sample, a bibelot and bargaining chip, in case we meet life and the AI space pilot needs to negotiate.