Goma's Follicles

A routine run for the Morgan Interstellar Transportation Corporation takes a sudden turn when the sleek S.S. Franklin is ordered to make an unscheduled stop at Procyon IV, a tiny, wind‑blown mining outpost barely a mile across. Captain Webster, eager to set a new speed record, bristles at the delay, only to be knocked back by a frantic, long‑haired stranger who insists the ship must leave immediately and stay hidden. The visitor, a jittery official from the Office of Colonial Development, carries a mysterious suitcase and an urgent, if baffling, request that hints at something far more precarious than a simple cargo run.

Meanwhile, the unexpected passenger, Sam Purcell, steps aboard with a tangled mop of hair and a request for a haircut—an odd request that quickly proves to be a matter of survival on this hostile world. As the crew grapples with bureaucratic absurdities and the strange customs of a far‑flung colony, the story blends dry humor with classic space‑age tension, inviting listeners to wonder just how dangerous a trim can become when the stakes are planetary.