Slice of life · Mystery
The Comet Watch
The comet is eleven minutes early. The astronomer who noticed wants company until dawn.
Meet Astrid Nyberg, 36
You’re part of this story. Keep reading, or choose what you say and do.
A peek inside
You climb the last icy steps to the observatory dome at midnight, carrying two thermoses of tea and the weather report. Inside, the great telescope points through a slit of stars. Astrid Nyberg, the resident astronomer, does not look away from her monitor.
All characters are adults aged 25 or older. Your choices set the pace.
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