“The closest one, you idiot! Head down Megavent 24, you can’t miss it.” “Shit! Whatever it was, it blew out Gravity Tether 16! Caldwell, Sterling, Egan – get over there and stabilize it before we have a miniature black hole on our hands! Me, Banks and Bear will get the Marker inside.” Counterbalance is stable, gyros online, ready for load.” Lexine’s right… Leon would flip if he saw this…” Alright Egan, let’s get this thing on board. “Nice work! Alright, Sterling, Egan – get the loader in position by the Marker. “Egan – I’ll take these two…and watch your aim – I don’t wanna end up on crutches like Matthews.” One of you TK it, the other two rivet the joints.” “Guess all that target practice paid off, huh?” “Copy that – I’m right behind you, Sterling.” “Hurry up, Cooper’s already pissed off that we’re late.” Rivet it back into place, and get it tight.” “The wind’s blown out some of the track we laid. If this thing gets so much as scratched, Chief Barrow will have us all scrubbing air vents.” Give Banks a hand fixing up the track and loader.” Whereas this beautiful place we call Aegis VII is nothing but a ball of space rock. “Just like the one the Unitologists claim is back on Earth, you mean. “You seen that vidlog of the Marker that’s going ‘round? Looks just like the one back on Earth.” All we’re waiting for is you, so don’t expect me to make excuses if we’re still working tonight.” Lexine’s already mad at me, she’d kill me if I bailed on her.” “Sam, come on! Get suited up quick, or the only date you’ll have is with an overtime sheet.” “Sam Caldwell, if you had an imagination, you’d be dangerous.” That’s why we’re doing this, so the boffins can study it.” Anyway, we don’t know if it’s a Marker or just a big rock. “Routine? You’re extracting a Marker! My supervisor Leon’s nuts with excitement! Did you know he’s a Unitologist? This is a big deal!” “Because you somehow forgot to tell me what you’re doing today.” “No, because then it wouldn’t be a surprise. “Sorry, Lexine, I was next to the recharging station. “Sam? Honey, can you hear me? This signal’s terrible. 1.2 Chapter 2: Another Day at the OfficeĮxtraction Chapter 1: Worlds Apart.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |