Summary

In Part 3, “Red Supergiant (Work),” Voyager 1 becomes “the farthest human-made object in space” (143). Adina imagines the voyager can “see the Red Lion Diner” where she works (143). Adina works the coveted Early Bird shift. She makes friends with the elderly patrons, particularly Lottie, Heather, Phyllis, and Melissa. Adina’s customers and coworkers start calling her Little One.

Two days a week, Adina takes classes at a satellite campus a few bus rides away (145). Adina continues sending faxes. One response from her superiors suggests that there are other reporters like her on Earth, but the superiors will not reveal who they are.

Adina meets a classmate named Keith Nguyen in her Sociology class. He “runs the student newspaper” and agrees to let Adina write for him (148). However, he is displeased with her piece on the girls lacrosse game, insisting she write about the aspects of...