“We’ve gone over this. It’s just a short, dreamless nap. You probably won’t even remember going to sleep. If the Spirits are gracious… You’ll at least remember last night.”
Kaler grimaced, easing himself back into the chilly environment of a cryopod. Nearly all the other pods around already held someone. “I just don’t like the numbers - if they’re right, at least half of us aren’t going to wake up from this ‘dreamless nap.’ I would like a dream or two if it’s the last thing I’ll see before the After. Is that too much to ask?”