Chapter 47 Chapter 39 The Captain's Table

Unfortunately, this unofficial interview conducted aboard Cosmos was not available to those on Earth and beyond.Nowadays, everyone's life tends to be regular, and occasionally there are some interesting things, the most important and longest-arranged one is the captain's table. At eighteen o'clock sharp six passengers and five off-duty officers would dine with the captain.Of course, in the palace floating on the North Atlantic Ocean, it is not necessary to wear formal dresses, but there are still people who want to create new styles and wear some special clothes. Wear and spray perfume.

In the case of propulsion, the first course of dinner is soup, but if the spacecraft is gliding in zero gravity, the first course will be a variety of hors d'oeuvres.In any case, before the main course was served, Captain Smith would report the latest news, or clarify some words from the Earth or Gurneymede news broadcasts. Complaints and counter-complaints came from all over the place, and the most curious topic was the hijacking of the Galaxy.Rumors point to every known secret society, and many of them are pure speculation; however, all of the speculations have one thing in common: none can articulate a plausible motive.

There is one fact in this mystery.After the diligent investigation of the God of the Universe Control Center, a surprising result has been obtained. Rose McLean's real name is Ruth Maison, and she was born in North London. Resigned for his involvement in racial activism.She immigrated to Africa and then disappeared, apparently involved in underground African politics; Shaka has been blamed by many for being behind it, but the Republic of South Africa usually denies it. All this chatter with Europa was endless and unconstructive, especially after Mobella admitted that she had at one point intended to write a book about the unfortunate life of a Zulu warrior. The wife's point of view is the starting point for Shaka's novel, but the more she delves into the subject, the more disgusted she becomes. "When I gave up Shaka," she admits sarcastically, "I finally understood how a modern-day German felt about Hitler."

Such self-confessions are becoming more and more common during voyages.When the main course runs out, there is still thirty minutes for the men to mingle.Among them are the experiences of living on various planets, so these make excellent subjects for after-dinner chat. Somewhat surprisingly, Willis turned out to be the least able spokesperson, he confessed everything and gave reasons. “I’m so used to performing to large audiences,” he said, not apologetically, “that it’s hard to interact with such a friendly small group.” "Can you do better if it's not so kind?" asks Mikhailovich, always eager to help. "That's easy to arrange."

On the other hand, Merlin had to be more friendly, although she was afraid that what she was thinking about was related to the entertainment industry.She knows a lot about the famous and notorious directors (especially David Griffin) who have worked with her. Mobella thought about Shaka in her heart and asked, "Does he really hate women?" "Not really," Merlin replied quickly. "He only hates actors. He doesn't think they're human." Mihailovich's memories also cover specific areas, great orchestras and ballet companies; famous conductors and composers; and their countless fans.But since he knows plenty of behind-the-scenes intrigue, amusing tales of infidelity, and divas' first-night mutual sabotage and fatal feud, even the musically ignorant audience will laugh out loud, and Willing to keep listening.

Greenberg's detailed first-hand experience has had just the opposite response.Since the first landing on Mercury has been widely reported by the media, there is nothing to say, so the question that everyone is most interested in is: "When will you return to Earth?" The next sentence will usually be: "Do you want to go back? " "If they want me to go back, of course I will go back," Greenberg replied, "but I still think Mercury will become the moon. Remember we landed on the moon in 1969 and never went back for half our lives ; Anyway, Mercury is not as useful as the Moon, though, maybe someday. There is no water on Mercury, and of course it would be surprising to find water on the Moon. Maybe I should say inside the Moon...  

"Although it's not as great as landing on Mercury, the establishment of a miscellaneous train on the moon is also a credit." "No-name train?" "Yeah, before the big equatorial launch pads are built, and before they start shooting ice into orbit, we've got to drop this blah blah blah at Imbury space station, which means making a smooth path through lava and crevasses , we call it the Ice Road, although it is only 300 kilometers long, but many lives were sacrificed to complete it... "The off-brand vehicles are eight-wheel tractors, with large tires and independent suspension systems, and have many trailers, each of which can carry a hundred tons of ice. They are usually driven at night, because there is no need for sheltered trailers at that time.

"I've flown with them a few times. The journey is about six hours, we're not out to break speed records, and then we'll move the ice into big pressurized tanks and wait for the sun to come up. As soon as the water melts, it's pumped right away. into the boat. "Of course, the ice roads still exist now, but only tourists are taking advantage of it. If they had the concept, they would be driving at night like we used to. It's uncanny, with the whole Earth practically overhead, so the scene is lit So much so that none of us need to use our own light source. Although we can talk to our friends at any time, we often turn off the radio and let the automatic equipment tell them that everything is OK. We only think of being alone when the light is still on. We cherish that little moment in the boundless light because we know it won't last long.

"Now that they've built an impactor that orbits the equator, the hemisphere will be higher than the two space stations of Imbury and Serenity Tatis; but we were long before you bought a 'I hope you dare to be here' sign at the Post Office in Tranquility Basin The real desolation of the moon was known before the card, as Armstrong and Aldrin saw it."