Your dad drops you off at the Jackson City Spaceport, the biggest departure center on your home planet of Lonestar 3, and gives you a goodbye kiss on the cheek.

Normally, this would be totally horrifying, but you’re so excited about Ranger Camp that you hardly notice. “See ya, dad,” you say, grabbing your gearpack and hopping out of the hovertruck. “I’ll send you an e-mail when I get to my cabin.”

“Have a good weekend, sweetie,” your pop shouts. He guns the engines, tips his hat, and zips back onto the skyway with a loud “Yee-Hah!”