The premise was really well done. I was legitimately hooked after a few minutes of reading and wanted to find out more of what the crew’s purpose was and if they’d solve it.
*** SPOILER ***
I got the ending where I went back to the ship and stayed up to talk with Ripley. The ending felt a bit abrupt here as it just said “You join your friends in dreamland later”. I’m guessing it’s supposed to be open-ended, but at least a node to the future would be nice. As in referencing a long journey of exploring ahead of them to find a start or similar.
Overall though, this was a really well done story and I enjoyed reading it!.