“Captain, hatch three is open.” A girl says, peering over her terminal.
A tall silhouette stands before her, gripping the side railing, peering through the window out into space.
“Don’t-” Before the man could speak, the girl interrupts.
“Call you captain, sir?”
Turning around, the man squints his eyes. “Where is everybody?”
“They’re eating, Captain.” The girl gazes at the man, but only for a short second.
The man known as the Captain returns to the window, sighing. Outside, he saw the bright glow of Earth’s atmosphere. Africa could be seen below, and above that, large formations of clouds. The ship was on standby, and many of the crew were on break. The Captain never seemed to take a break, neither did the girl by his side. He dwelled in the bridge hours at a time, often forgetting to sleep and eat. …show more content…
The girl stopped typing and moved her head to the side of the screen, revealing her glasses and black hair.
“Yes, Captain. It seems to be working fine.” With a few taps to the keyboard, an image of the cargo bay faded onto the large window. It was footage, showing door three opening and closing. “Nice. Well, I’d say we’re ready for another landing shuttle then. We need more supplies. The crew eats too much.”
“With all due respect sir…” She stands up, and stretches her arms over her head. “There isn’t much to do for the crew at the moment-”
The Captain walks towards the girl, arms crossed. “They never acted like this until
A tall silhouette stands before her, gripping the side railing, peering through the window out into space.
“Don’t-” Before the man could speak, the girl interrupts.
“Call you captain, sir?”
Turning around, the man squints his eyes. “Where is everybody?”
“They’re eating, Captain.” The girl gazes at the man, but only for a short second.
The man known as the Captain returns to the window, sighing. Outside, he saw the bright glow of Earth’s atmosphere. Africa could be seen below, and above that, large formations of clouds. The ship was on standby, and many of the crew were on break. The Captain never seemed to take a break, neither did the girl by his side. He dwelled in the bridge hours at a time, often forgetting to sleep and eat. …show more content…
The girl stopped typing and moved her head to the side of the screen, revealing her glasses and black hair.
“Yes, Captain. It seems to be working fine.” With a few taps to the keyboard, an image of the cargo bay faded onto the large window. It was footage, showing door three opening and closing. “Nice. Well, I’d say we’re ready for another landing shuttle then. We need more supplies. The crew eats too much.”
“With all due respect sir…” She stands up, and stretches her arms over her head. “There isn’t much to do for the crew at the moment-”
The Captain walks towards the girl, arms crossed. “They never acted like this until