S01E05 · A New Mantra (Rian)

S01E05 · A New Mantra (Rian)(Chapter Four of Legacy, Book One of the Orriona Universe)

ORRIONA: S01E05 · A New Mantra

Dr. Rian Jengu has spent years working frontier clinics, patching radiation burns and septic prosthetics with equipment older than it has any right to be. His mantra has carried him through countless impossible shifts: Medicine is the sum of small victories when the larger battle feels unwinnable.

Today, that mantra rings hollow.

On Level 18 of Edgepoint Station, the medical wing never quiets. Settlers return to toxic work sites before their lungs heal. Pirates refuse treatment that might slow them down. And the supply cabinet—managed by his brilliant, theatrical partner Nix—is empty of everything except bio-regenerative meds and improvisation.

When a crew contract notification appears offering proper medical facilities, generous pay, and the chance to eventually build something better, Rian faces a question that cuts deeper than any he's treated: How do you leave people behind when you're one of the few things holding them together?

Between meditation sessions that no longer bring peace and a head physician demanding extra hours, Rian must decide if small victories are enough—or if it's time to find a new mantra entirely.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

1. Audio drama adaptation of Legacy with cinematic sound design
2. A queer-norm galaxy (no homophobia, no coming-out angst—just space adventures)
3. A compassionate doctor stretched too thin
4. A theatrical partner with hidden depths
5. The weight of impossible choices
6. Grand, hopeful adventure with a massive heart

CONTENT NOTES:

Medical trauma references, exhaustion, ethical dilemmas, systemic healthcare failure

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