In 1203, a team of space faring hopefuls packed into the S.S. Beyond.

The S.S. Beyond was a huge ship. With over 500 astronauts on board, the mission included full cryogenesis, fully terraformed chambers, and false gravity.

The S.S. Beyond was designed like a wheel. As the wheel span, the astronauts used its centrifugal force for false gravity.

Inside the terraformed chambers were fully-functioning ecosystems where the astronauts could go to enjoy a variety of natural habitats.

As for the cryo chambers, the astronauts entered these when they became bored and wanted to speed up the trip.

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Some of the crew entered cryogenesis. Others spent their days out in space. Whole generations were born and died out there.

One of the astronauts, Brangley Bishop, froze himself on the first day of flight and set his cryo pod to wake him up when they finally left the solar system. Most of the people he left Breegania with were dead. Bishop fell in love with his best friend’s great great granddaughter, who was only two years older than him.

Brangley and Patricia Bishop were one of many couples who came back to Breegania married with children.

In the 2056th year of the Breegan Golden Age, the U.S.S. Beyond finally returned to Breegania. Its crew was celebrated everywhere. The crew wondered what kind of gher cap prize they would be awarded with.

By then, the Guild of Eager Enthusiasts had had centuries to perfect their gher cap prize, and it was far beyond anything they had originally envisioned.