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++ The group sits around the pot with leftovers on the gas stove, enjoying + the view of the skyline from above. They had decided to wait on top of + one of the tallest sky scrapers the city had to offer to increase their + odds of seeing where Emily would land. The intense light of the sunset + paints Nova Metropolis in various hues of vibrant orange and the moon + is already visible in the sky. They are engaged in a conversation about + the mind-boggling vastness of space and all it contains. +
++ bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep bebebebeep +
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+ The alarm on Jack's watch interrupts them. He presses one of the
+ buttons and says:
+ It's time. Emily will be entering the
+ atmosphere right about now.
+ They get up. James pulls a pair of binoculars out of his bag. Jack does
+ the same. Annie looks at both of them - her face clearly showing her
+ disappointment.
+ Don't worry, I gotchu. says Jack as he
+ pulls a second pair out of his bag before they start walking towards the
+ edge.
+
+ Michelle and James are already leaning against the railing and looking
+ towards the sky. Jack and Annie join them. Jack takes a compass out of
+ his pocket and briefly looks at it. Then, he points in a direction in the
+ sky and says:
+ The pod should appear somewhere around there.
+
+ James hands his binoculars to Michelle for a moment.
+ I see it! There! she exclaims before handing
+ them back to him.
+
+ The capsule looks like a tiny, red glowing dot in the sky, slowly + growing in size. For a few minutes, nothing seems to happen. The dot gets + bigger and bigger turning into a black circle as the glow dims and + finally disappears. The pod sheds its heat shield as it slowly comes + closer. +
+
+ Around the 15 minute mark, Jack notices that it has moved almost above
+ them.
+ That's a bit too close for comfort - and way
+ too fast. he says.
+ Parts appear to be breaking off from the pod. They watch the last couple
+ minutes of the fall realizing that something has seriously gone wrong.
+ It plummets into the city, shaking the ground slightly, and taking
+ multiple buildings down with it. Nobody says anything for a while as they
+ watch the buildings around the impact crumble and the remaining parts
+ rain out of the sky in a mix of awe and shock.
+
+ Guys, over there! Michelle points into the
+ sky behind them. A parachute...
+ reaction needed
+ They watch as it disappears between the buildings.
+
+ Annie walks over to Jack's bag and, on a hunch, unpacks the radio
+ he had insisted on bringing.
+ Maybe, she can hear us from here...
+ She swiches it on and turns the frequency dial until the needle is in
+ the position that Jack had marked.
+ Emily, can you hear us? Are you okay?
+ Might benefit from proper radio protocol
+
+ They hear a slightly distorted but clearly happy response through the
+ noise:
+ Yes... Yes. I'm alive... I made it.
+
+
+ This is the very end of the story. I originally didn't plan for + anything to happen after this though I have managed to somehow already + write about an event after this in ??.txt. +
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