Part of Deep Space 12: Season 2: Fractured Horizon

SS Busan Star

The Spark We Didn’t Mean to Light

For the crew of the Busan Star, survival is simple.. until one job changes everything.

Mission Description

“There’s a crack in everything that’s how the light gets in.”
~Leonard Cohen, Anthem

The crew of the Busan Star know better then anyone that in the back alleys of the galaxy there are cracks everywhere. They are the misfits and outcasts, holding their lives together with duct tape, old grudges, and questionable contracts.

The phrase a job is just a job is put to the test when one delivery ignites a series of events that pulls the Star into a sector wide game of politics.  In a sector built on cracks, one job might just be the crack that lets the fire in.

About the Mission

Status
Complete
Total Stories
7
Start Date
31/05/2025
End Date
14/09/2025

15 September 2025

Chapter 7: Ash & Ice

SS Busan Star: The Spark We Didn’t Mean to Light

The Busan Star ran hot. The crew was quiet, for once. The trace still flashed on Rhian’s monitor like a ghost, impossible to shake. Kim sat in the command chair, his finger tapping across the armrest. His crew watched him. Some waiting, some judging, all of them unsure of what to do next. “We [...]

15 September 2025

Chapter 6: Shadows & Signals

SS Busan Star: The Spark We Didn’t Mean to Light

Freecloud glittered in the nightlght. She was beautiful, corrupt, and full of danger. Docking bay 13 was oddly quiet. Normally, she was busy, loud, and alive. The silence put Kim on edge as he stood near the cargo hatch, arms crossed, watching customs scan the Star for the third time. There was no [...]

13 September 2025

Chapter 5: Table & Tension

SS Busan Star: The Spark We Didn’t Mean to Light

The galley of the SS Busan Star was cramped, as usual, and dimly lit, Sae-jin insisted that the low lighting made food taste better. Most of the crew suspected that it was a load of crap. Tonight, the food was… suspicious. Tobias stood behind the serving station, wearing a stained apron. [...]

13 September 2025

Chapter 4: Chain & Compass

SS Busan Star: The Spark We Didn’t Mean to Light

The cargo manifest flickered on the display as Seo Min-jae read it one last time. The Star was carrying medical-grade plasma, supposedly. But a quick skim of things said otherwise. Varin Jekar stood behind her, arms behind his back in a posture so precise it could have been taught at the Obsidian [...]