La Différence

From Turtledove

La Différence is a science fiction short story by Harry Turtledove written specifically for the short story collection Did You Say Chicks?, edited by Esther Friesner and published by Baen in 1998.

It takes place on Io, a moon of Jupiter, in the early 21st Century. War had just broken out between a re-militarized Japan and United Europe with the Japanese launching a surprise attack on Sengen Base. Renée Messier and Alec Hall survive and the story consists of their attempt to flee to Loki Station in a crawler.