Friday Flash Fiction: "Falling"

What do you get when you mash up Ted Chiang's "Story of Your Life," my unpublished short "Fish Story," and "Space Seed" (as seen at Trek in the Park)?



That's not the most relevant scene from the performance in question, but it gives you the flavor of the proceedings. Anyway. This is what you get:

Read "Falling" at 512 Words or Fewer