[Milliways: The Staff Quarters]

After this.

He's here.

Mel sits on the edge of her hammock, numbly staring at the disorganised mess that is her room.

He's here.

Everything's changed. No business no longer applies. Mel can no longer leave her life behind her and live in Milliways like a vacation, because her business followed her into the bar. The barrier between her two separate worlds has been torn down.

Her brother.

Here.

No matter how long Mel has seemingly friendly conversation with Harth over lunch, no matter how long she tries to pretend that she doesn't care about the people here, he knows that it's killing her just to see him, and she knows that he'll do anything just to hurt her.

And she knows he knows the best way to do that.

Everyone you love will die screaming.

She's put everyone she loves in danger.

And it's all her fault.

There's nothing to do. Mel curls up in her hammock and stares at the wall.