Duck Blind — Christina Engela

Things aren't always as they seem. Neither was Charlie Branson. Outwardly, Charlie appeared to be the successful, respected, somewhat over-paid Captain of a commercial space liner. Charlie loved his job, and not just because being a semi-silent partner in Intersteller Vacations LLC paid well - but also because the uniform was a babe-magnet! In truth, it was 2025 - space liners did not yet exist, Charlie was just a roleplayer after bumming out as an aspiring porno flick extra - and the space liner Freedom was really just a very expensive set - a fancy simulator for wealthy clients! For 3 years, the company had taken passengers on simulated cruises into deep space to forget the real world for a while, to get away from it all - and they loved them for it! Trouble was, in an atmosphere where people were locked away from reality for weeks at a time, and cos-playing and roleplaying redefined 'normal', telling fact and fantasy apart became more complicated than expected...