Future Imperfect by John Moralee

Author:John Moralee [Moralee, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Genuine Placebo Publishing
Published: 2018-10-24T07:00:00+00:00

The next day Dr Collins monitored Mazina during her sim session, which started with a simple mission to build her confidence. In her gecko suit, Mazina made her way across the ship’s shell to deal with a stress fracture repair. Everything seemed fine for the first ten minutes of the mission – but then Mazina had to perform a long jump from one module to another, crossing a 120-metre gap that left her floating in space for over a minute. It was a task that caused Mazina to think of her parents spinning away into deep space. Her blood pressure spiked and her heart pounded out of control. She felt like her head was going to explode. Even though she knew the mission wasn’t real, she could not stop herself hyperventilating.

FAIL FAIL FAIL flashed up as the sim ended with her bursting into tears.

“I don’t understand it! That was an easy mission! I’m getting worse!”

Dr Collins was outside the gym, looking through a window. “Okay, Mazina. That’s enough for today. I’ve collected your memories for review. Take the rest of the day off.”

“What?” her uncle said. “Doesn’t she need more practice?”

“Not for today,” Dr Collins said. “That’s on doctor’s orders.”

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