The Thing Page #2

The first night is hard.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to keep you up.

No, no. It's fine.

We'll never look at them the same again.

...ninety-three pounds...

About 1,190.

What do you need for a transport weight?

Well, to cut it down to a portable weight, we'll have to take it from here to here.

Mmm-hmm.

Start with four inches or so.

I never believed in this sh*t.

I always did.

We all set?

Nearly there.

Good. Good. But before we do, I'm going to take a tissue sample.

Do you really think that's a good idea?

Yes, I do.

I mean, the conditions are so unpredictable, and we don't have the proper equipment. Sterilization is an issue...

Edvard, what do you have in the way of a small-diameter drill?

Up to 30 millimeters.

Very good. I think somewhere around here.

Kate. Just a second. In the future, don't contradict me in front of those people again.

I just thought I'd—

You're not here to think. You're here to get this thing safely out of the ice. I hope we understand each other.

Okay.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Hey. What's going on, girl?

Here you are.

So, have you ever tasted this before?

No, I haven't.

It tastes very bad.

Gentlemen, ladies. After a short but thorough investigation of our...visitor, I can say unequivocally that I have never seen anything on any cellular level...like what we have in that other room. And the impact of this find will be felt for thousands of years. From this point on, the world as we know it has forever been altered. You, my friends, will all be immortalized as the people who made this discovery.

We found a f***ing alien! Cheers!

Cheers!

Thank you.

Think they're gonna pay a bonus for bringing home an alien instead of core samples?

You got anything better than this cough syrup?

Hey, Griggsey.

Yeah?

You wanna go out and get the captain's stash?

Sure. No problem. I'm on it.

Okay, where did we put this bottle?

Boo!

Jesus Chr... Screw you, man. Son of a bi...

It broke out!

Cuckoo!

It ain't a damn joke, man! The friggin' thing's alive! I was in the room, man, looking at the ice. The friggin' thing jumped out!

We'll search in groups of two and three. The entire camp. If you find it, call out. Don't attempt anything on your own.

And be careful. We don't know what condition it's in.

Over here.

There's nothing here. Let's check over there.

Yes.

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