Description

Ross wakes each morning to a planet that feels like it’s slowly rotting, the scent of decay clinging to the bustling spaceport and the crumbling Ghost Town beyond. As a clerk at the Oldham Trading Corporation, he watches the city contract around him while specialists argue over psychology, biology, and technology as the cause. The routine of manifests and endless paperwork masks a deeper unease that has kept him restless through sleepless nights.

When the trading bell rings, Ross is forced to navigate a world of bureaucratic politeness and invisible scarcity, his boss offering hollow reassurances about an inevitable “step forward.” A brief, uneasy encounter with a junior trader hints at hidden currents beneath the monotony, suggesting that even the most ordinary days on Halsey’s Planet may conceal larger forces at work. This opening sets a tone of quiet tension, inviting listeners to explore a future where decay is both literal and metaphorical.