[ WP ] Sailors have always been a superstitious bunch . In the long stretches of darkness and isolation between stars superstitions still run high . So let 's hear a ghost story from deep space .

Jake sat by the porthole, gazing out at the stars. There were so many here, constellations you could never see from earth. Jake heard foot steps and turned to see Markus entering the room. `` Careful.'' He said. `` You'll go mad if you look at the stars too long.'' 
 
 Jake looked back at him with a chuckle. `` What are you talking about?'' 
 
 Markus became very somber. `` You've never heard the story of mad Tom?'' Jake shook his head. `` What about The Argo?'' Jake shook his head again. `` Well.'' Markus said, taking a seat. `` Close the porthole and listen up, cause I have a tale for you.'' 
 
 `` A long time ago, one of the first ships to explore deep space was The Argo. One of the engineers on the ship was Tom. Tom loved the stars everyday he would spend almost all his free time staring out at them. It got to the point that they had to bring him his meals at the window. Then they he started missing his shifts, they always found him at the window. They would try to pull him away, but he would fight them, tooth and nail, begging them to let him look a little longer. Eventually the captain decided that he'd had enough and had Tom locked up. When they put him in his cell he begged to be let out, begged to just see the stars again. 
 
 He beat his hands bloody on the walls, so the captain sent in some men to restrain him. Tom killed them. He ripped out their throats and bit off their fingers. He fought his way through the ship, heading for the bridge, where the biggest windows were. He got up there, killed the captain, and just stared out the window. Then he wanted to get closer, so he broke them. The entire ship depressurized. No one survived.'' 
 
 Jake looked at Markus for a moment. `` Is that it?'' 
 
 Markus looked thoughtful temporarily then nodded. `` Yep, basically.'' 
 
 `` Alright.'' Jake said with a smile. `` I'll try not to go crazy.'' 
 
 Markus laughed and smacked him on the back. `` You do that.'' 
 
 When Markus had left Jake turned back to the porthole. The stars were so beautiful.
