Starship Delirium

Mosby Tomlinson was paranoid long before he even set foot on the Chimera. His dishonesty earned him a spot as the Brig Overseer aboard a starship he never should have been aboard in the first place, due to his criminal past. He soon finds that trouble follows him around as the crew devolves into madness following an accident that caused two-thirds of the crew-mates to be awoken from suspended animation. They have seven years remaining before they reach Earth... How long can he last before the crew discovers that he is not at all who he seems to be? He has an ally in the extremely intelligent figure of Eva K. Arvid, but can she overcome her own demons to engineer a survival for herself and Mosby? A snake slithers its way out of Mosby's troubled nightmares and into his waking thoughts and visions. A murderous captain, one of three, is hell-bent on justice and entertainment in a bizarre melding of the two. A wannabe detective will not stop snooping until he sees those that he dislikes dragged before the makeshift court and severely punished, no matter how illogical his hatred seems to be. A doctor turns crew members into addicts and lovesick fiends willing to trade their liberties and possessions for a moment of her time. The most withdrawn captain of all is up to something sinister far away from the rest of the crew, but it could be the answer to all of their problems... A masked vigilante that some believe to be a ghost, or otherwise supernatural being, doles real justice throughout the ship, instilling hope in some and fear in others. The final captain fights against her own mind as the hopeful remnants of the crew believe that she could be their only hope for survival and sanity. All of this and much more can be found aboard the Chimera in the wake of Starship Delirium.But what is Starship Delirium? A brief definition of the condition taken from the 24th Century volume, 'On Deep Space Travel' by notable Astro-Psychologist, Dr. William Marblight: Starship Delirium (Star·ship De·lir·i·um) - noun [English] A supposed condition of long term deep-space travel under non-ideal or catastrophic conditions. The disorder has been examined under experimental circumstances, but never actively observed during deep-space travel. The symptoms include detachment from reality, paranoia, compulsive dishonesty, acute mood-swings, engagement in high risk activities, violence, severe increases or decreases in libido, extreme abandonment of traditional human morality, a profound misunderstanding of the passing of time, and an illogical desire to escape the confines of a starship into the vacuum of space. The onset of Starship Delirium is thought to occur rapidly and worsen with time, relative to the severity of the situation. Such is the condition that the crew of the Starship Chimera are delightfully unaware of as they progress about their asteroid mining mission until the accident. Though they have been told repeatedly that the situation will improve, they can not help but wonder from the start if they will ever make it home...