March 14th, 2037
1000
Dear Space Diary.
Heading back to the Zubrin. Been a bit of a trek but it
looks like I’m almost ready to... Hey! Come back!
1015
Blasted thing. A yellow lightdog must have found my missile
and was busily carting it away, presumably to the rubbish pit. I can only
imagine what would have happened when it merrily tossed it away.
Got it back. The lightdog resisted a couple of times, then
gave up and is heading away. I’m guessing to the other lightdogs. It looks like
there are a few stragglers around though finishing up other tasks. I should
keep an eye out. Don’t really want anything unexpected to happen while messing
around with the missile.
1025
Ok, back outside the Zubrin. Setting up the launch site.
Step 1: Duct tape lightdog to the missile.
Done.
Step 2: Reprogram lightdog with the USB data NASA provided.
Hmm. Appear to have taped over the USB slot. Oops.
1027
Ok, Step One: Un-duct tape lightdog from the missile.
Done.
Step 2: Reprogram lightdog with the USB data NASA provided.
Done.
Step 3: Re-duct tape lightdog to the missile.
Done.
1035
Right. Now it gets a little dangerous.
Step 4: DO NOT PRESS THE ARM BUTTON.
Done.
Step 5: Stand missile upright.
Done.
Step 6: Press the launch button.
Done.
Step 7: Stand back.
And... done!
It’s beeping away merrily. As soon as it reaches ten beeps,
it’ll fire straight upwards.
...Into the roof.
...Bugger.
Step 8: QUICKLY PRESS THE LAUNCH BUTTON TO CANCEL.
Done. And just in time.
Ok, I have to get outside somehow.
...But I’m pretty sure the entire city is sealed under the
dome. I haven’t seen a single door in my travels. The only way out is down the
tubes, and I have nowhere near that much time or patience to trek all the way
back to the rubbish pit.
If only the roof opened. This room is sealed from the main
city, wouldn’t cause any damage if the roof wasn’t there.
...wouldn’t cause any damage, huh?
1103
Can’t believe I’m doing this again. Reaching into the
missile launcher, trying to pull out another missile. This’d be a lot easier if
NASA had just designed these things to fire upwards. Sigh.
1130
Never doing that again. I hope. But I got another one out.
Ok, let’s launch this... hmm.
1138
Moved the lightdog/missile inside. Don’t want it being hit
by anything.
Now, step 1: Stand the missile upright.
Step 2: Press the Arm button.
Step 3: Freak out a little.
Step 4: Press Launch Button.
Step 5: Run and hide in the corner.
FWOOOOSH...
BANG
Man that’s loud when you’re this close. But the roof is,
well gone. Completely. I’m looking up at the sky right now.
1145
Step 1: ...oh forget it. Step 1: Do everything I need to do.
1150
Done!
Missile is beeping slowly. At 10 it’ll launch. 2, 3, 4...
1151
...BLUE!
...DON’T YOU DARE REPAIR THAT ROOF!
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