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This story takes place right after the ending to ‘The Aenar.’ I was re-watching the series and when I got to that scene, the story presented itself. There are references to a number of episodes including ‘First Flight,’ ‘Desert Crossing,’ ‘ The Expanse’ and season three in general, ‘Cogenitor,’ ‘Shuttle Pod One,’ ‘Dawn.’ Some of it is plain made up backstory.