A med-ship pilot and his tormal companion find their vessel has dropped out of overdrive into empty interstellar space after an apparent button error. The pilot carries out improvised, methodical checks—short hops, multi-lens star photography and plate comparison—to identify their location and judge whether the miscalculation can be corrected. The narrative follows the technical problem-solving under physical strain and isolation, and it reflects on human fallibility and the risks that arise when complex machines rely on imperfect operators.