Star Train Tango

Lasadi doesn't know how anyone manages to survive out here in the black, given that the collection of space stations, asteroid colonies, dwarf planets, and mining claims in Durga's Belt is less a society and more a community of uneasy, suspicious neighbors. Belt drifters keep mostly to themselves, and the Slingshot is one of the only places they come together.

Part mass transportation, part roving marketplace, the Slingshot is neutral ground and a much-needed resource for people living on su...