"Switching off breaker DL341."

"Nope."

"DL341 on."

"Switching off breaker DL342."

The comms went silent.

"Sandy?" Joyce waited a few seconds watching the station slowly rotate past the broad disc of the Milky Way. "Control?" She re-engaged the breaker. "DL342 on."

There was a crackle of static, then a roar.

"CONTROL WE HAVE FIRE IN THE…" Static again. Joyce felt a jolt through her handhold.

"Control? Sandy?"

A final roar filled her ears then silence. Joyce looked toward the lock and saw venting.