Series: Book 0.5 in the Murderbot Diaries series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Science Fiction, Lang:en
Summary
While trying to watch episode 44 of The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon, Murderbot is — again, what is it with humans? — distracted by something that is technically outside its purview. A miner is suddenly in danger following a pointless (to Murderbot’s way of thinking) argument, and the choice is to risk discovery and leap into action, which would require hitting the pause button during a very exciting part of Sanctuary Moon, or to follow orders and stay still.
This is a tougher choice than it seems. But then, when has Murderbot ever been faced with an easy choice?
A shorter version of this story originally appeared in Wired magazine.