They believed they would never see home again. They were lucky to survive the crash, but it was little more than an asteroid, and time was running out, with their air toxifying by the hour.

They were rescued by a strange looking being. She took them to their planet, just a day away in her craft. They were welcomed as heroes for surviving and making a new friend. All were immensely grateful to her, but she declined all they offered.

“Long ago, when I didn’t really care about others, I crashed and had no hope. But somebody rescued me, repaired me, and gave me new life. Now I honor them by helping others and learning about them.”

After some time there, she traveled onwards. They never forgot her, and for centuries would talk about their first contact, when some of them were saved by a machine they called Lorain.