Beyond Boundaries with Julian Morraine (EP - 1_2): Waking Up in Another World - My First Days on Proxima Centauri b

Waking Up in Another World: My First Days on Proxima Centauri b By Julian Morraine Earth Date: Dec 20th, 2043 Zarumin Date: Orbita 66,621, Lumina Cycle 27, Zara 15 (66621:27:15) Hibernation: A Leap Through Time It’s a surreal feeling, waking up in a place you’ve never been. I’ve done it countless times on Earth—rolling out of a makeshift bed in a jungle hut, shaking off jet lag in a bustling city half a world away. But this time was different. This time, I wasn’t just waking up in a new place—I was waking up on a new planet, orbiting a star more than four light-years from home. When I entered the hibernation chamber aboard the Venturer nearly nine years ago, I was acutely aware of the enormity of what I was about to do. The scientists had explained the process to me in detail: how my body would be put into a state of suspended animation, my metabolism slowed to a fraction of its normal rate, and my ...