For Addison and Erin:
You always make me look forward to tomorrow.
The events of this story take place in early 2265, several months prior to the completion of Starbase 47’s construction and the station’s being declared fully operational (Star Trek Vanguard: Harbinger; Star Trek: Corps of Engineers—Distant Early Warning), and before the U.S.S. Enterprise’s first voyage to the edge of our galaxy (“Where No Man Has Gone Before”).