A Matter of Faces

Any landing you can crawl away from is a good one.

A data privateer crash-lands on a barely habitable moon where he's rescued by a research scientist who refuses to show his face. Though suspicious and paranoid by necessity, Rhodi finds himself drawn to the soft-spoken man behind the mask.

Professor Covington prefers being isolated with his research. He has good reason to limit human contact, but he can't abandon anyone to the ravages of a fickle and dangerous environment. He knows Rhodi's hi...