100 People who have died across the galaxy is a series of short stories.

6 - Yeklin Yowels

"Probably, like, an explosion, but you know it's about to happen before it does and you can't do anything about it, you get the horrible shock and the feeling of inevitability." Said Jeklin.

"Right, but then i maintain that drowing's worse, cuz you know you're gonna die, and drowing would be really painful, especially if you're stuck below ice, so you'd be hammering away thinking you might be able to get out, but you'd just choke to death really painfully." Said Treckgin.

"Yeck, what do you think, what's the wrost way to die?"

Yecklin's eyestalks turned towards the two from his hammock.

"Huh, never really thought about it."

"It's be something really painful, like, emotionally and physically."

"Oh, got it, you're in a burning building, with something valuable in your front pocket, you're holding onto their hand."

Treckgin and Jeklin looked at each other.

"And then, just when you think you're safe, and are going to get out of the building, she takes the thing in your pocket and drops you, then you burn to death with broken legs."

"Huh." said Treckgin.

"Speaking from experience there, Yeck?" ribbed Jeklin

"Well, you asked." replied Yecklin.

Yecklin dragged his eyes back into his hammock and began to sleep.

"Yeck, it's your turn to clean the SRB, hop to it."

"Good morning to you too, Treck."

"Come on man, we've all got jobs to do."

"Alright then."

Yecklin flung himself out of bed, he was still shattered.

He grumbled his way down to the airlock, fitting on his suit.

Every single time, cleaning the SRB went exactly the same way, he'd finish cleaning the outer shell, then have to open it up, some asteroid might get pretty close to the main tank, but never enough to worry, then he'd go back and have some other horrible job to do.

Yecklin finished cleaning the outer shell, and opened her up. A sharp beeping sound came from inside his suit.

Yecklin looked down at a small screen attached to his suit, a small sharp rock was hurtling towards him. He took out a small metal pole, and pressed a large red button on the side. he felt a whirl come from inside the pole, but nothing happened. he tapped on the side of his scall screen.

"Jek."

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"I've got an asteroid heading for me, and the shield's jammed."

"How quick is it coming in?"

"Uhhh."

"Looks like it's coming in pretty fast"

"10 seconds to impact."

"Can you get the doors closed in time?"

"i don't think i can."

"Man, it looks like a pretty shar-"

Yecklin's feed was cut off.

Jeklin stood up from the radiator he was working on.

"Yeck?"

He looked out the window, and saw Yecklin float by, a huge gash down the back of his suit.

6 - Yecklin Yowels