The Solar System

The story kicks off with Alex Angel and Sharrow May, two jaded private investigators scraping by in late 21st-century Los Angeles. Their lives take a sharp turn when a routine job goes sideways, landing them in the crosshairs of a local crime boss. During a chaotic confrontation, they killed and then whilst in the mortuary, get sold to a drug company that uses an experimental nanite-based drug to revive them.  Fearing biome contamination they are frozen in a slow derelict spacecraft and are hurled across time and space to New London, a gritty asteroid colony orbiting a distant planet. This isn’t a sleek utopia; it’s a rough-and-tumble place filled with oddballs and opportunists.

Stranded and disoriented, Angel and May seek shelter in the Retrograde Inn, a ramshackle pub run by Madame Gander, a flamboyant drag queen with a sharp tongue and a knack for survival. The pub becomes their makeshift base as they grapple with their new reality. The duo’s dynamic (Angel’s) impulsive bravado clashing with May’s dry pragmatism—drives much of the humour and tension. They’re fish out of water, but they’re not helpless; their PI skills come in handy as they start unravelling the colony’s underbelly.

The main storyline follows their efforts to survive and find a way back home, though "home" becomes a murkier concept as the plot unfolds. New London is a hotbed of intrigue, with factions vying for control of the asteroid’s resources and tech. The teleportation device that brought them there hints at bigger forces at play—possibly tied to corporate greed or rogue science gone awry. Along the way, they tangle with a cast of eccentrics: smugglers, con artists, and a sentient AI with a penchant for sarcasm. Madame Gander, their reluctant ally, often steals the show with her wit and unexpected loyalty.

The narrative builds slowly at first, layering world-building with character-driven subplots. Early episodes establish the stakes—Angel and May are broke, hunted, and stuck in a place where trust is a luxury. As the series progresses, they stumble into a larger conspiracy involving the colony’s origins and the tech that powers it. The crime boss from LA isn’t forgotten either; echoes of their past life suggest he—or his influence—might follow them to New London, tying their old world to the new.

A companion series, "Gander," peels back the curtain on events before Season 1, offering backstory on the colony and its key players. It’s not essential to the main plot but enriches the lore, showing how New London became the chaotic mess Angel and May inherit.

The storyline shines in its blend of action and absurdity—think bar brawls with alien liquor, chase scenes through asteroid tunnels, and quippy banter amid existential crises. It’s not a straight shot to resolution; the serialized format means plenty of cliffhangers and detours. By the end of the available episodes, Angel and May are less focused on escaping and more entangled in New London’s fate, hinting at a shift from reluctant visitors to reluctant heroes.

The story is set in ‘New London’, a habitat partially attached to 129 Antigone a large 120 km diameter nickel-iron asteroid in the main asteroid belt.

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