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Sunday Morning Rising: The 06:17 Rendezvous
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Posted by: Captain Hedges Location: Shreveport, Louisiana, Sector Time: 05:49 CDT

Fellow Travelers,

The chronometer reads 05:49. The coffee is black, a small, dark nebula in a ceramic mug. Outside, the world is still painted in shades of charcoal and deep indigo, holding its breath in the pre-dawn quiet. In just under 30 minutes, we have a rendezvous.

At 06:17 CDT, this particular sector of Planet Earth will pivot into the direct light of its host star.

It’s not as dramatic as a wormhole tearing open the fabric of spacetime, nor as momentous as the day the ether dragons opened the portals to evacuate a dying world. There will be no cosmic apocalypse, no sudden implosion of reality. It is a far more subtle, yet in its own way, more profound event. It is a promise kept.

Across the vastness of time and space, I’ve seen the violent dawn of a binary star system over the blasted deserts of Meridian IV and watched a crimson giant cast long, dying shadows on a planet of ice. Each has its majesty. But there is a unique comfort in the familiar, predictable grace of Sol. For all our travels, for all the sagas written across the stars, this is the light that grounds us. It’s the constant against which we measure our own chaotic journeys.

The first hint of change is appearing now, a faint band of violet and soft grey on the eastern horizon. The birds are beginning their ancient chorus, unaware of the precise celestial mechanics, yet perfectly in tune with the result. This daily rotation is the most fundamental portal we experience. It’s a gateway from the darkness of night and dreams to the light of action and reality. In a few moments, that light will spill over the horizon, chasing the shadows from the yards and rooftops, turning the sky from ink to fire to a brilliant, hopeful blue. It’s a quiet, daily resurrection.

I wanted to make sure I got this out to you all now, as I'll have a lot to do today and this might be my only post. Please know you're in my thoughts and prayers as I look after the uncles on our off-screen adventure.

The moment is almost here. Enjoy the show, and have a blessed Sunday.

Across Time and Space, - Captain Earl C. Hedges Jr.