[Part One available at: https://scrubreport.com/2026/07/12/short-story-icarus-nine-part-1/] Stationmaster Polk steepled his chrome-plated fingers. “The way you say that would make me suspicious, if I didn’t know how much of a nervous wreck your ship is.” “Oh, right,” Paola smiled disarmingly. “You’ve met before.” “Really, though…what’s with the light haul?” Polk’s eyes were dark wet slits in split … Continue reading Short Story – “Icarus-Nine” [Part 2]