For the Mug -4-
09 Mar 2021Sir Boundness
- the outlines of Proxima Centauri and the orbiting world of Eden forming in the distance –*leaning in the pilot seat*
Those old chairs are very comfortable. I just getting a small flashback when I last time felt this chair under me and catching myself thinking of that one girl … for the best sake I can’t remember her name … I told her she is the most beautiful girl on Mars and then … we did it the 20th century - way.
*taking another sniff on the chair*
Well, that one I’ve cleaned up or at least the smell spread out over the years with the others…
*another half hour ticking from the clock*
I’m now flying over one and a half hour through this darkness. People getting mad on such trips – I can only imagine what happened on the thousands of generation ships in the last millennium. People getting mad and eating each other – … Oh man, I should have not looked into that horror blockbuster on the media storage!
*distance meter hits 999.999Ls*
Same as the ship I feel slowly deaccelerating as well – maybe this trip was just what I have needed after the last weeks. Haven’t slept much – even thought that I took a good amount of the sleeping imitating pills to keep rollin’ – but still it’s not the same like a real nap. By the way – why don’t just take one.
*looking for the button on the panel to lean back*
Wow, it’s getting even more comfortable in here… The supercruise assist will guide my way so I’m save to close my eyes and trying to remember that girls name… maybe I should have called here after all … I need to find that old book as well … something with “karma” or “sutra” …
[Supercuise disengaged]
*nearly falling from the chair by the sudden noise*
Wow, never overslept the leaving of the supercruise. A second ago I was on the very same chair but under different … lets call it circumstances. I need a few moments to sort myself.
Then I remember – holy quest – getting the mugs for mom’s dinner party – need to check if they have the correct colour – oh yes, calling mom.
[video call tunnel opening]
“Mom?”
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“I can hear you, mom, go to the camera.”
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[video call tunnel terminated]
Uff – she is killing me …
[incoming voice call ]
“Hello mom.”
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“Yes, I am here – could you give me the name of the guy I am looking for?”
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“Usually, it is on the top of the …”
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“No, that is you address – this is why your name is above.”
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“That is a name?”
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“Well, I go for that”
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“Need to end now mom, you know I need the voice channel for the docking procedure”
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“Talk you later”
[voice connection terminated]