Last Berth Auto-Reel Tether

Last Berth Auto-Reel Tether belongs in the locker opened after the tidy plan has already failed. It is a powered safety line for exterior work and rescue, sized and arranged for the cramped geometry of berths, utility lockers, pressure doors, and crowded capture scenes. Edges are rounded for suit fabric, while every latch stays coarse enough for wet gloves, cold gloves, or hands shaking after a chase. Balance favors control rather than speed, a conservative choice right up until cargo, quarry, or damaged hull starts moving back. Its handling reflects the job: mass stays close to the operator, controls remain readable under poor light, and any consumable can be counted before the hatch opens. The failure worth fearing is the quiet one—the loose edge, contaminated contact, weak seal, or bad reading that survives the first check and waits for load. Retire anything that has started lying about its shape. Bent hardware under load remembers every shortcut, even when the crew does not.