Richey arrived at the planet Theta VIII in 2044, where an artificial environment, based on the novel Hotel Royale (which apparently was in the possession of one of his crew), was created for him by an unknown alien force, which according to Richey's diary, accidentally destroyed his ship and the rest of his crew and had been trying to atone for their mistake. He lived out the rest of his life in room 727 of the hotel, where he eventually died in his sleep in 2082.