Morgue Ship

A lone salvage ship drifts through the silent void, its cargo bays filled with the frozen remains of soldiers from distant wars. Sam Burnett, a seasoned technician in a white surgical gown, spends his days coaxing a mechanical claw to pluck bodies from the blackness and place them on sterile, glassy tables. The ship’s endless scarlet‑numbered shelves hold a hundred silent men, each a reminder of battles long over.

Ten years of this monotonous routine have left him numb, yet a final trip looms that could finally break the cycle. His gruff partner Rice crackles through the ship’s intercom, urging Burnett toward one more retrieval as the distant war‑torn wreckage glints outside. Listeners will feel the cold tension of a man caught between duty and the yearning for a life beyond the endless rows of the dead.