At some point before this chapter, the protagonists need to make phone calls happen – probably from the perspective of those on Earth as most of the things in the Lunar Biosphere have been at least kinda maintained.
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Emily finds herself laying on the floor, still staring into the sky.
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She lifts her head.
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That's the phone in the control room.
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Emily turns onto her side and slowly gets up. Her back hurts.
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On my way, I'm on my way. she says in a soft matten? voice.
The phone rings a few more times but stops before she can make it there. She realizes how thirsty she is and takes a detour to the nearest kitchen. She thinks Water! Yes! but her excitement quickly turns into disgust as a brown liquid full of clumps sprudelt? from the tap. The detour gets bigger.
After getting water from Tony's lab and feeding the mice – which she had neglected to do – she goes into the main control room. The terminal for communication with Earth is lit up, showing a message. Emily sits down and, before even reading it, starts typing.
MICHELLE @ EARTH-53 > A message Emily doesn't register and won't remember. LENA @ MOON-01 > Lena is dead. MICHELLE @ EARTH-53 > I am so sorry. MICHELLE @ EARTH-53 > My condolences. MICHELLE @ EARTH-53 > Are you ok to talk? Or do you need some time? TODO: change above message
Emily is hungry asf at this point
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