Hopeful and Anxious in Space

by Mistress Elsha Hawk

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I don’t remember how I spent the next day. I paced around from one lab to the next without direction.

Everyone seemed to get more anxious as the evening drew near. Dr. Vellamy even spilled her coffee on her jumpsuit. I avoided caffeine. I would have a hard enough time falling asleep.

The Russians were coming tomorrow; we hoped. They will be able to communicate with us, outside of the dust cloud, and bring us valuable news.

I lay awake far too long, staring at my calendar until it went out of focus.

We had so many questions! But only one translator. Hopefully Colonel Aristov was able to come on this mission. He spoke fluent English. He missed the last mission due to illness.

I chuckled as I remembered trying to translate Russian to French, then to English! Both ships were bringing parts of the oxygen system; generators, sensors, spare tanks, the whole works. We had to organize mixed teams to install the equipment and it was a near disaster!

But this mission was succeeding, and will continue to do so!

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Hopeful and Anxious in Space

    Mighty-Joe Young's Buddy Icon Mighty-Joe Young

    Posted 3 months ago

    plus save the coffee cause the russians bring vodka then you’ll need the coffee lol

  2. Hopeful and Anxious in Space

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 3 months ago

    Great idea!

  3. Hopeful and Anxious in Space

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love the detail about translating Russian to French and then to English. I hope the Russians arrive with some worthy news and lots of Vodka.

  4. Hopeful and Anxious in Space

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    The vodka would definitely be a positive addition, no doubt. The line where you write “He speaks fluent English,” should maybe read “spoke” instead to match the verb tenses better.

  5. Hopeful and Anxious in Space

    Mistress Elsha Hawk's Buddy Icon Mistress Elsha Hawk

    Posted 3 months ago

    thanks! Fixed!

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