Keeping Lookout

Anderson spun ‘round in his chair. “Captain? Why are we doin’ this? It’s only blank space, yeah?”

“I’m…honestly not sure.”

The captain reported this to her superiors. Project Stargazer closed up the next year. The aliens invaded the year after that.

This is my response to the very first Gargleblaster challenge at Yeah Write, which was to write 42 answers to this question: “What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing?”  I think an invading alien fleet is pretty amazing. Also, I had to join up with this challenge, being a devoted Douglas Adams fan and all. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is one of my favorite stories ever.