brace and breathe

Sara remembers - not so very long ago, still - when there was no such thing as downtime in the cryo bay. Like a kicked beehive, it was always humming with activity day and night, people rushing this way and that, the bashfully muffled hush of doctor's offices everywhere warring with the excited rumblings of people eager to get a start on a brand-new galaxy. Even the news of how bad things had gone didn't seem to do much to suppress people's enthusiasm, which Sara always thought was sweet, if a little naive. After all, a can-do attitude only takes you so far. Right up until you run face-first into real life, in her experience.Or: Sara Ryder, before and after Kadara.