Issue 17, Page 4
Transcript
1: Through Julia’s POV, she’s examines a nearby shrub. Its leaves are crystal-like, growing in geometric patterns like snowflakes. Before Julia’s eyes, cast onto her helmet, are some readouts from her computer, giving us some information about the atmosphere, temperature, etc. The display includes a compass, showing magnetic North, which is behind her.
Julia: <digital click> Um… hopefully this is recording the air samples. It says there’s plenty of oxygen, but air pressure is high… The suit’s computer is saying, ‘limited exposure recommended.’
Oh, too much oxygen, I guess. This thing won’t struggle to filter oxygen out of the air, at least.
2: She walks across the dull squishy grass and past the rusted, abandoned shell of an ancient vehicle. Across the ground are a few tumbleweed-like objects, round and hollow shells of bramble.
Julia: My solar panels seem to be doing their job. At 33 degrees, it’s pretty damn warm out… The suit’s keeping me cool, but I dunno how much it’s designed for heat… here’s hoping it doesn’t get much hotter.
3: Julia looks to the right, wearily.
Julia: I’m not hurt. I got out of there just fine, just… a bit of a headache, and…
4: Julia’s eyes are watering as she starts to huff slightly.
Julia: <digital click>
5: She’s lowers her head and is more overtly crying.
6: Julia looks very small, surrounded by ruined metal and alien plants. The tower behind her stretches up to the sky.
Julia: Fuck…
Get moving, Julia…
FYI –
PSI = 14.7
N2 = 780840
O2 = 209460
Ar = 009340
CO2 = 000330
33C = 91.4F
Air pressure is too high and you would taste the Argon in the air but it should be safe enough to breath it….
Woof.
Some technology in the area,judging by the chassis-like artifact.
Oxygen level higher than earth. She might get giddy.
Escaped ~ A likely story.
Soon in a cinema near you.
Things are falling together now. This is the homeworld of the people who colonized the moon, BUT are now extinct both on this chromatically odd world and the barren moon. Once she finds ideographs or hieroglyphs in the ruins, she can compare them with the ones in that building on the moon (issue #1). THEN we can see whether these now gone people were the moon colonists.
Shouldn’t have to filter out the O2 as much as not letting it freely Into the suit – she’s using it up constantly. Just cycle the exhaust & intake based on the suit internal CO2 levels should be enough.
The suit is still necessary for filtration (both ways) if you don’t know the biological safety of the location – kajillions of nasty bugs are possible, and it would take a full biosecurity team quite a while to check and clear all the possibilities. And then you walk a few Km and stumble into the source, Oopsie.
“I’m fine. I made it fine. Everything’s fine.
Right?”