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001 // voice.
[ A bit of silence, and the sound of someone clearing his throat.
Guess who finally decided to stop lurking? Thiiiis guy. ]
-- Can I say one thing, about the final frontier?
I thought it was supposed to be a little grander than this. [ THOUGHTFUL PAUSE. ] More lights, you know, and perhaps more windows in the ship so we could actually see things.
But as a measure of curiosity, show of hands, how many of us are just from good old Earth? Been to the moon and not much further, that sort of thing? Because an awful lot of you seem very at home on a bloody spaceship, and I'm feeling a little left out.
Guess who finally decided to stop lurking? Thiiiis guy. ]
-- Can I say one thing, about the final frontier?
I thought it was supposed to be a little grander than this. [ THOUGHTFUL PAUSE. ] More lights, you know, and perhaps more windows in the ship so we could actually see things.
But as a measure of curiosity, show of hands, how many of us are just from good old Earth? Been to the moon and not much further, that sort of thing? Because an awful lot of you seem very at home on a bloody spaceship, and I'm feeling a little left out.
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this must be jarring for you.
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[Lessons from life and the Great War and everything he's seen and been forced to do, everything he's done willingly.]
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im sure it was very exciting at the time
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[Here he was thinking trans-Atlantic boats were impressive. The 60s didn't sound like very far away, that was amazing. From steam power to moon landings in forty years... It seemed as unbelievable as being on a space ship.
And now for that awkward moment in every exchange where Richard debates whether to try and converse more or stop being a bother. A long pause later he carefully types out another short message.]
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2010
quite a long time into the future, for you.
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[Part of him still thinks this is all some kind of elaborate government psyche evaluation or test for veterans. 2010 sounds so implausible but yet there are aliens and creatures and robots walking around too. But like he said he's coping as best he can.]
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[ forgive his typing. ]
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id still like to have the option to return home, though
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