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[aimedforthemoon]

The Russian astronaut is feeling mildly lazy today, which is why she's down in the bar instead of upstairs with the flight-sims. Leisurely breakfast, washed down by coffee and Bar had been kind enough to provide a newspaper.

(It may be a mild apology for those earlier newspapers. Or it might not. It's hard to tell, and this is one question she isn't sure that she wants the answer to.

It's a Russian newspaper (and in its original form it would be read on screen, not paper), but there is an English (American) one to the side. As Esfir figures, it never hurts to read what others think. And write.

Especially given she's reading about a joint USSR-US space mission to Jupiter.

(The year on the front page, if anyone is curious, is 2010)

tiny!tag: the russian astronaut

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[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

Owen leans over her shoulder, looking at the paper. He can't read most of it, but anyway.

"Morning."

[aimedforthemoon]

"I always find it strange, that Milliways matches Wales," she says. Then she turns her head sideways to actually look at him.

"Morning."

[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

"Well, I heard it was Scotland out there, so it stands to reason really", he points out. "How's things?"

[aimedforthemoon]

"If they were aiming for cold, Russia's prettier."

Not that she's biased, or anything.

"I'm...oke. Normal." Which means ever-so-slightly edgy. "How goes your alien-hunting?"

[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

"Predictable. We've had nothing but Weevils for a week."

[aimedforthemoon]

"Don't be greedy. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would long for a Weevil."

[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

Owen gives her a very dubious look.

"Clearly, you've never met a Weevil."

[aimedforthemoon]

"Well, no..." She says slowly.

[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

"Anyone who longs for a Weevil", he explains, "needs committing."

[aimedforthemoon]

"Given the things I read, before? Still. You don't read about the people who think the flying saucers are about?"

[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

"I don't read about them, I meet them. Sometimes they're even right." Beat. "And then they get retconned."

[aimedforthemoon]

"Ret-conned?"

[sorryimatwat.livejournal.com]

"'s a drug the Captain invented. One dose and a little bit of sedative in a drink, they go to sleep and never remember what they saw."

He's mostly proud of the accomplishment, but there's a little edge of knowing it's not quite right.

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"Hi." Charlie is not far off, enjoying a bowl of berries and melon for breakfast.

[aimedforthemoon]

She blinks, then looks up.

"Morning, Charlie!"

[ooc: and I'm actually heading off now, but I'll catch up in the morning!]

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"It's been a while. How's the space race?" By which he means her adventures in space of late, having not seen the newspapers.

[ooc: sleep well - probably won't be on at the same time as you again till Sunday morning.]

[aimedforthemoon]

She, on other hand, assumes he means her world.

"Oh, well, working in partnership with Americans, which is...good, I think."

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"I meant your missions, but that's also interesting." He moves closer and now reads the headlines. "In my world, there have been joint missions for some time. But never to Jupiter."

[aimedforthemoon]

"There was an American one, in 2001 - it, uh, ran into some difficulties. So, another crew to go and check."

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

That sounds familiar.

"And you've learned that from the newspapers the Bar gave you, yes?"

[aimedforthemoon]

She nods.

"Everyone else I talked to said that no one else went to Moon. So, I looked at my own world's, and it's different. That interests me, so Bar generally gives me the newspapers with new leaps forward and things like that."

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"I think that is rather fascinating. But I'd be afraid to find out what comes after my time. Things were bad for a while in some ways and I think were on the verge of getting worse."

[aimedforthemoon]

"I...I had to know what happened to my murderer anyway, and then it just became habit. Plus, I'm curious. My world is in not such a good shape, but it's my world. I have to know."

[52-dropoff.livejournal.com]

"Tell me about it, then? About the Russian efforts in the space program, and these missions?" The space program was never a passion for Charlie, but the idea of alternate timelines has grown on him.

[aimedforthemoon]

That gets a laugh.

"Which one?"