[3160] Three waystops en route to Vega - Part 2

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This is the second chapter of a satirical SF novelette (the first waystop). Stylistically, I'm aiming for Don Quijote x Hitchhiker's Guide.

I don't see many long stories posted here, and I know it's for a good reason. Hard to judge chapters in isolation. So I put a summary of the first chapter at the beginning of the doc (included in the WC).

Does it make sense? Does the humor land? Prose: any good?

Story: 3160

Much obliged.