So I saw Gravity recently and Gaurdians of the Galaxy is out so I've been thinking about space quite a bit. I've always liked sci-fi crap. I think if Vern were in space, he would man a small research station alone on the outskirts of the galaxy. So I drew this and wrote a small skit to go with it.
Listened to Necrology by The Cinematic Orchestra while doing this. maybe when I can actually sit down and commit to a comic I'll make this into one, I'll probably scrap this

red is the ship's computer talking

-lights flicker slightly-

Alert: exterior radiation levels increasing

"Hmm?" -Vern puts his pen down-

Warning: exterior radiation levels have exceeded safety limits
Alert: solar event detected, prepare for immediate action

"great..." -climbs ladder to bridge-

solar event arrival in T minus 9 minutes and 48 seconds
Auxiliary systems shutting down
Auxiliary systems: offline

-lights and gravity turn off, red emergency lighting turns on-
"what a mess" -he straps into his seat and hits a red button on the wall-

Broadcasting distress signal

"Let's see." -starts flipping switches-

Closing solar array
Engaging lockdown procedures
Alert: solar event arrival in T minus 7 minutes and 37 seconds
Rerouting power electromagnetic shielding: task complete in 6 minutes

"Good, I haven't missed my ticket"

Rerouting power
Life Support: Offline
Orbital Systems: Offline
Warning: orbital decay at 17% and increasing
Engaging safety protocol Delta

"I appreciate that, but nope" -hits cancellation-

Safety protocol overriden

-station begins to slowly tumble-

Warning: solar event arrival in T minus 5 minutes and 14 seconds
Orbital decay at 43%
Lockdown procedures: Complete
Power reroute: Complete

"How can a man die better, when facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods"

Warning: solar event arrival in T minus 1 minute and 30 seconds, brace for impact

"I got it sweetheart" -puts helmet on just in case-

Warning: solar event arrival in T minus 30 seconds

"Hopefully this'll be a fun ride" -station begins to rattle as it's hit by the first burst of radiation from the solar storm. It begins tumbling faster and shaking violently. The items floating around inside start getting tossed around as the station tumbles faster. Vern starts getting disoriented from motion sickness as the star he orbits disappears and reappears through his window over and over. he passes out from the nausea...he wakes up a few minutes later feeling groggy-

"ugh...." -hits a blue button-

Running preliminary diagnostics
Orbital Systems: Online
Life Support: Online
Auxiliary Systems: Online
Terminating lockdown

-takes off helmet and picks up a radio device- "this is Vern Temple from Research Station Nyx, disregard the distress signal. It was only cautionary. over."