“Over a hundred thousand years,” Harmony answered over the radio, its voice clear despite the intervening distance. Indeed, even if they’d still been outside, Flurry Heart knew she wouldn’t have been able to look behind her and see Equus. Their star was barely visible—the habitat itself was quickly lost against it, even with mechanical eyes. “But that makes little difference in the void. Much decay relies on the presence of an atmosphere, or at least damaging radiation. Protected by the body of the cylinder itself, the Agamemnon has remained largely unchanged since the survivors evacuated. I could give you more—”