In a room flooded with light, held a person. Someone untouched by time and unaware of their surroundings.
They remained on the floor, staring at the blank ceiling, which, like everything else in the room, was flooded in white light simulating a white dwarf star.
Suddenly, the lights dimmed, prompting the alien to get up in annoyance. As he did, a virtual screen appeared before him.
[Incoming FTL narrow-band transmission.]
[Origin: E-4b (also known as Earth).]
[Sent from: Ship bridge, designation: 12-LN-Q.]
[Topic: Unknown Slip jump residue traced.]
"…this darn planet keeps giving me a headache," the alien grumbled, using his all three fingers to swipe the screen.
Earth.
Once a backwater planet no one cared about had now turned into a taboo existence. The higher-ups ignored its existence, while those in the lower ranks never bothered to learn about it unless they were assigned to the area.
