Compartment

Five people are trapped inside an enormous machine

Part 1

Arin ate her first apple when she turned one million.

Part 2

"Are those batteries?" she asked.

"No, those are the seeds. We don't eat them"

Part 3

"Father, can I short-circuit the secondary feeds with the heat wrap again?"

Part 4

Metal responds to prybars and spanners, but people's brains respond to shouting and shame

Part 5

"Pythagoras!" she hissed. The only curse word that Mother let her use.

Part 6

Someone screamed. It was Mother's voice, from above. From the gauge deck. Then a second scream. Not a second scream from Mother, but a second voice screaming as if she was injured or trapped.