post_apocalypse_story/ga Who Died Today? (Emily i...

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If you are just here for reading, skip past the outline.
*Outline:*
* *Emily wakes up*
* *Lena (her adult sister) is in the room, waiting for her to wake up, silently crying*
* *the scene should make it immediately clear that this is in a base on the moon*
* *large panorama window*
* *Dialog:*
* *Emily asks who died this time / who died today - preferably in a more elegant way*
* *Lenas spouse (?)*
* *has to reveal that death is a common thing recently*
* *caused by a disease*
* *They were close to developing/discovering a cure but then Tony died*
* *optionally reveals that there are now 5 ppl left: 4 adults and Emily*
* *Emily puts on / changes into day clothes*
* *They eat*
* *They put on space suits and go outside to bury the body*
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* *Lena places some object of significance on the grave*
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Emily wakes up. She is laying in bed, facing the large panorama window. Her eyes wander across the familiar gray moonscape outside before fixating on the half-visible Earth ball for a moment. A noise - someone is in her module.
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Emily turns around to find her older sister Lena sitting against the wall - tears running down her face. After a moment to fully wake up and grasp the situation, she asks:
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"Who?"
Lena snivels and points to the ring on her finger. *Dictionary to the rescue! Is that the right word? ...*
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A grim but not uncommon way for days to begin lately. That leaves five of them, and since Tony is gone there is no more hope for a cure.
*missing section*
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The air hisses in the lines as the door closes behind them. The noise of the vacuum pump kicks in and begins to slowly fade.