02/04/22 Snippet, THE THING IN THE AIRLOCK.

Whatever is at hand!

“Webster Domaine?” Abbie looked at him like she was expecting a second head to form at any moment. “The murderer?”

“Odd.” Tobias gave her a grin with only the slightest hint of humor in it. “That’s almost exactly what Asenath said.”

His chief engineer (and second in command, these days) didn’t openly challenge Tobias about the voice in his head, but she didn’t look happy to hear that she was agreeing with it, either. “Fine. Tell me the justification.”

“Well, for one thing? Domaine isn’t doing anything right now. For another? He’s the only other person on this base who I know didn’t murder Corporal Oates.”

It took Abbie a moment to get it. “Right, because it wasn’t you.”

“Yeah, Abbie. No offense.”

“None taken.”