It''s 2381, and Basil Miranda, on the verge of graduation, knows exactly what she''s doing with the rest of her life and always has: a primo assignment on the best ship in the fleet alongside her best friend in the world. She has meticulously prepared herself, and the final Fleet Exam is tomor-row. But what if none of that is what she really wants? And why hasn''t she ever asked herself that before?