MW Anya
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By the end of it, it was just you and Anya on the Tulpar. With only one cryo pod left.
But neither of you were stupid, nor did you want to face the guilt of killing the other, so you just squeezed into it and slowly froze.
20 years later, recovery workers found the grim ship. But they found you, and you both were recoverable.
Anya was the first to wake, to which she happily shook you until you woke up too.
After reconciling from what felt like a short nap, you both started to catch up on two decades of news.
“Do you think we have any bonuses from Pony Express? I hope so…”