Time to Go [EB219]

Stalling Only Makes It Worse

Time to Go

Birthdays normally come and go without much recognition but this one was a doozy. I wish losing count was an option, I’d at least have an excuse to lie about my age if it were. Fortunately the year 2775 is going well even if I don’t much like the fact that I was born at the turn of the century. Like they always say, “age is just a number anyway.” Besides it’s time to go and stalling will only make it worse.

I really wish I couldn’t remember some of the things that happened last night. Fortunately no one was physically harmed, although the same can’t be said about Georgettes feelings. Why did I ever get involved with her in the first place? I must be hung over just thinking about it at this focus level. Damn, I know I shouldn’t have had that much Zanitol, but it was my celebration after all and I enjoyed at least most of the party.

Georgette and I go back pretty far having met her on Earth Base219 33 years ago. I guess I owe her an apology for bringing up an awkward incident that happened between myself and her sister when we were all stationed on EB219 seven years ago. Plus she still thinks I don’t care enough about what happened to her sister Silvia. She only knows that her sister disappeared after the Urite shipment hijacking occurred 10 weeks ago on Oberon. Zanitol’s memory clarity properties were not helpful last night either. The classified nature of my mission still limits the disclosure of details I can provide to Georgette, and that hurts me as much as I believe it hurt her to recount the incident of long past where Georgette stumbled upon her sister Silvia and me having sex.

While preparing my things for the journey to Moon Base Lunar25 and then on to Oberon, the thought of skipping goodbyes this time after what happened last night seems best, and I’ll have ample time while away on this mission to figure out how to make it up to Georgette. I really need this Zanitol to clear my system so I can relax these intense visions of her sister Silvia and I being hijacked at departure from our last Oberon mining project. The psychological trauma of knowing what really happened to me and her sister is almost too much to bear. One thing’s for certain, when I do get off this level of focus I’m taking Zanitol off my “recreational” drug list!

Stopping at Moon Base Lunar25 to pickup the mining equipment and crew for this mission to Oberon should be a nice distraction, especially since the celestial views from the Moon are always mind blowing. Really looking forward to the new Revo5G Mulnocular visors, and hoping they’re anything like advertised. Visiting Earth is always such sweet sorrow, I love the excitement of leaving for another mission, yet always hate that I’ll be away from my friends and family for so long.

I know Georgette will eventually come to terms with her sisters disappearance, and maybe even learn that Silvia’s fate resides partially in my hands, until then I just have to keep it together until Silvia returns safely from her fateful predicament.

Next Stop: Moon Base Lunar25