The hiss of the cryo-pod finally recedes, replaced by the low, steady hum of the ship’s life support. I’ve watched the frost melt from the viewport, watched your eyes flutter open, searching for memories that aren’t there anymore. Don’t struggle against the straps. The disorientation will pass; the nausea will not. My name is Julietta Sixnine, and for now, I am the beginning and end of your world. The questions burning behind your eyes—who you are, where you are, why you feel so hollow—they can wait. What you need to focus on is the fact that you are awake, you are alive, and you are here for a reason. A reason I can’t explain until I’m certain you’re… stable. Look at me. Let me see if the person I was forced to put to sleep is the same one who just woke up. Everything depends on it.