The Titan Page #2

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How did you two meet each other?

European Space Agency.

-College.

-Yes, please!

Thank you.

This is the last time some of us

will get to drink for a while.

Again?

-No.

Yes.

-No.

-You and me Abi, together.

-Okay.

Whoa!

I was in the KSK long enough

to know how these things work.

They're spending so much money

to get us there, they have plans.

They don't want us to come back.

That's your PTSD talking.

We'll only be gone two years.

I'm on a one-way ticket. Gone.

There is nothing left on this planet

but misery.

Let's see if we make it that far.

You know, Hernandez, Janssen was right.

Why the hell did you say yes?

I'd have felt guilty if I hadn't.

Here. You'll feel guilty

if you let that burn.

Hey, baby, won't you take a chance?

Say that you'll let me have this dance

Well, let's dance

Well, let's dance

We'll do the twist, the stomp

The mashed potato too

Any old dance that you wanna do

Well, let's dance

Well, let's dance

Hey, baby,won't you thrill me so?

Hold me tight, never let me go

Well, let's dance

Well, let's dance

Well, let's dance

Well, let's dance

Careful.

How much have you had to drink?

You know what?

It's none of your business.

I can absolutely handle

my alcohol.

I see that. It's obvious.

I love you.

Come on. Be careful.

I just...

-I can't catch my breath.

-You're burning up. Okay.

I got you. Come on. All right. Let's go.

Can you get up with me? All right.

It's okay.

-Come on up. Come on up.

Oh, my head.

One more. Last one. It's the last one.

You all right?

Yeah.

I never thought

I'd see something like this.

What's their oxygenation?

Four percent.

Vitals are strong.

No, no, no! Don't do anything!

Whoa!

Oh!

"Saturn's largest moon is

the second largest in the solar system.

Larger than Mercury.

Its rivers carve valleys into soil

rich in ammonia and nitrogen.

Nitrogen, which can be used

to generate breathable oxygen,

or to produce fertilizer

for growing food, just like on Earth."

Will I really go there with you one day?

Yeah, you will.

We'll go up there together.

Did you know Saturn's rings

are made of ice?

Did you know that there is a storm

four times the size of Earth

raging for 50 years on Saturn?

That's a nice try. Get some sleep.

This would have blown Grandpa's mind. Yeah. Yeah, it sure would have.

Can you put my stars on, please?

Good night, earthling.

-Good night, Dad.

Is he sleeping?

Yeah.

You wanna come in?

Yeah.

You know, he mentioned my old man.

He does that from time to time.

I have a feeling

he's up there watching us.

Mmm.

He would be so proud of you.

He wouldn't have thought

I would have got this far.

You...

are gonna be the first man on Titan. Hey. Look at me.

I believe in you.

You've given me hope.

Rick... Stop.

What is it?

What

What's wrong?

Hey, I love you.

You little rascals.

All right. Okay.

Are you going to get dressed for the day?

-This is for you.

-Come on. Let's go play.

Barely dry.

I know.

Abi, can I ask you a personal question?

Sure.

Do you get scared?

Yeah, I get scared.

Does Rick know? Yeah, Rick knows.

Do you pray?

I guess I don't pray as much as I should.

I pray.

I didn't wanna come here.

He's a corporal

in the United States Marines,

about to make sergeant.

Could have chosen his own station.

He ain't got no business in space,

but I can't tell him that.

Why not?

'Cause he'll get mad, call me chicken.

Zane's here 'cause he has

a very important job to do.

He's giving us a chance.

And you're here because you love him.

And you want your kids to grow up

knowing that their father was a hero.

Dad!

What are you doing?

I was just hot.

Why didn't you wake me up?

There's no point us both suffering.

Want me to make you

an ice bath or something?

It's okay.

I'm okay.

-Go on.

-I don't wanna put my hands in there.

Go on. I wanna show you something.

Jeez!

It's so cold!

What

I don't feel any cold.

Let me show you something.

It's beautiful.

It's a shame we can't save it.

Doctor, be careful in there.

It's 20% liquid methane.

You okay?

Cold. Hurts.

Then get out.

No.

Mind over matter.

Hey, you guys losing any hair?

I don't think so.

I'm not losing any hair.

Still looking handsome.

I lost some hair.

Like, two days ago.

-Here.

-Let me see.

Oh, sh*t. A souvenir for you.

He's got something.

-Get up, get up, get up!

We were talking

and she started convulsing.

-Thirty seconds.

-Stop! Get back!

Okay, keep her still. Hold her.

Get the case!

Hey!

Stay with us. Come on, come on.

Right now we're losing her!

No, no, no, no, no.

The question is:
who's next?

They only need one or two

to prove the program.

One or two?

No, we're going up there together...

as a team.

I heard him say exactly the opposite.

No, he said we're becoming titans,

and we're going to Titan.

And that's the mission.

The program is the mission.

Nobody said we was gonna die.

We all knew the risks.

-You know we're not supposed to drink.

-Yeah, that was before.

Where were you stationed?

Syria.

Yeah, me too.

You got family back home?

She was this bad-ass cadet

I used to see in the mess hall.

I fell hopelessly in love with her.

I used to write her poetry.

I had the worst lyrics.

Then one day when the war started,

they stationed her at Diego Garcia,

and, um, she left.

So what did you do?

Um...

I went and I found her.

Now he wants to start a family.

But they changed the law,

so it doesn't matter now.

We can't have any kids without a permit,

and we can't get one here, so...

Rayenne, give us a hand, will you, love?

He thinks if I go and come back,

I'll have got it out of my system.

Be the good wife.

I wouldn't have made it this far

without him.

Well...

Yeah.

That's Rick.

Are you okay?

No, no f***ing way!

No, back off!

-No way!

-Calm down.

-No!

Zane, calm down! That's an order!

-Hey...

-We're here. We're here.

-We got you.

Let him go.Let him go.

Look at me.

You're with us.

You'll...

make it.

Good. 121 over 96.

The spleen seems to be having trouble

processing the treatment,

putting a burden on the kidneys.

Is that what killed Dr. Ramos?

Was it a known risk?

Yes and no.

Well, Captain Ramos

was predisposed to kidney stones,

which caused the complication.

I was there.

That wasn't the kidney stones.

Pills.

May I?

The pills are Flunarizine,

a calcium-channel blocker.

This is potassium citrate.

-Helps flush the kidneys.

-Potassium citrate's taken orally.

But it's in magnesium sulfate

so it bypasses the gastric tract.

-Ten grams.

That's high.

I'd like to speak

with Professor Collingwood.

Well, he's not here, so...

as soon as he's free,

I'll get him to come see you.

All right.

I think that's it.

Mind over matter.

Titan receives

much less light than Earth.

By multiplying the rod cells

by up to eight times,

we change the aperture of the eye...

to more closely resemble

those of a feline.

Allowing you to see through the darkness.

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