02 · Life on the Ring 03 / 12
What Keeps You Alive
Cycles are currency, not time
Every action burns a cycle — eat, work, sleep. Spend poorly and the body fails before the station does.
Skills shape which doors open
Engine, interface, endure — your chassis determines whether the dock crew hires you or turns you away.
Trust is earned one favor at a time
The bartender remembers who paid back debts. The fixer remembers who didn't. Both matter.
The station never stops turning
Markets shift, factions rise, strangers arrive at the dock. Miss the moment and it's gone.
The Drift 03 / 12
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