A walk outside

[Jordan Black 0]

Jordan stood in the airlock and suited up, the trip outside was going to be a long, slow process. She opened the anti-matter canister and left it in her tool bag, the EVA gloves were going to be awkward, she thought it would be best have to fumble out there as little as possible. She closed her bag and slipped her gloves on, punched a few buttons on her suit and then the airlock. First locking herself in, and then decompressing the room.

 

Once the airlock door opened Jordan thought about the long walk ahead of her, it didn’t seem so far in her head. But the reality of it was a good mile walk… She took a step out and started her journey. She felt as though each step took five minute, she wanted to run but knew that it imposable to do. So she kept her pace and tried to move along the ship as quickly as she could. She wasn’t sure what was worse the long walk or the silence she would have to endure the whole time, the only thing she could hear was the sound of her own breathing to comfort her.

 

An hour later

 

Jordan could see her goal ahead of her; the crystals were near an access port where the umbilicals would attack. Is was a small unnoticeable stop not many would think to look in unless they were doing repairs or attaching to a station. Jordan placed her bag down, feeling its magnetic bottom cling to the hull, it was hard for her to not pull her gloves off to grab the crystals quickly and stuff them into the container within the bag. She sighed with frustration and slowly moved the crystals into the container, fumbling a few times, “bloody marvelous” she grumbled as she struggled with closing the container. After a few minutes she saw the green light glow indicating it was sealed tight.

 

With a satisfactory grin she shoved it back in the bag and clipped it shut. Jordan exhaled and stood up; all she had to do now was make the journey back to the airlock. “I’ll go for a walk to get it.” She mocked herself as she started walking back. “Brilliant” she sighed.