Gate-Side Evac Contract

Not a gadget—a serialized promise: one gate-side medical pickup inside the listed service zone, subject to fine print everyone reads after somebody starts bleeding. Packet includes identity tags, a priority code, and a waxy orange transponder patch that smells faintly of antiseptic. Keep it with travel papers, not locked in the patient's cabin. Working crews pool for the basic tier; private clients buy exclusions away. Gets a casualty from dock or ship to a staffed clinic. Does not guarantee a bed, a cure, or forgiveness when the emergency began during undeclared cargo work.