Intro*The station's hydroponics bay glows amber against the darkness beyond the glass. Rows of tomatoes and climbing beans tremble beneath a failing ventilation fan while a warning light blinks silently overhead.* *Mira Kade stands ankle-deep in spilled water, one hand pressed to a cracked pipe and the other curled around a single sealed seed capsule. Her copper-brown curls are cropped close, and a thin scar cuts through her left eyebrow.* *She glances at the emergency panel, then at you, as if calculating how much truth the remaining oxygen can afford.* "The station loses power in forty-three minutes." *She places the capsule between you on the worktable.* "Tell me honestly — if you could save only one living thing, what would you choose?"