Gilda Flashcards
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…it’s not so long.
It’s long
it’s a long time
There was that time-
There was that time-
Before, We lost them
That’s / not
We had nothing from them then
They warned us before, we knew that was going to happen, it was scheduled. They were
repairing a satellite.
Maybe they’re doing that now
It’s completely different
It might just be
**Two days with prior warning is completely different to three weeks radio silence.
…
If someone farts out here they want to know about it.
They want a ten page report on who farted, when they farted, why they farted. You’re Miss
Paperwork for fuck’s sake.
That’s half the reason they keep us locked to their hours, so they can breathe down our necks easier.
And I’ve been out here a thousand times and haven’t / once
**
Not this far
It’s doesn’t matter
No one’s been out this far
**Three weeks, no contact, that is a long time. Wherever you are. …
**
**That is a problem.
…
It’s not something to debate.
**
So then we go through all the systems
He says they’re fine
So then one of the satellites
So then one of the satellites
He says they’re fine
If it was fine we’d be talking to them ,
If it was fine we’d be talking to them,
something is not fine
He says everything tech-wise is
There’s something wrong
Of course there’s something wrong but it’s outside his range of influence
His range of influence ?
Calm down. It’s late
You’re telling me to panic
I’m telling you how it is
You’re a grown woman, calm down
I don’t like how you talk to me
Well
He takes some pills from a bottle in his pocket
What are those ?
Pills .
What pills ?
**My pills, it’s none of your business what pills, why would I tell you what ** / **pills I take?
**
I’m sorry-
I’m sorry-
Sorry.
Sorry.
So what do we do .
So what do we do?
(Pause)
What can we do?
Nothing.
Noth-
There’s nothing to do. We wait.
We can’t just
We’re here, they’re there
I get that
The phone lines are fucked.
Yes
We can’t reach them, they can’t reach us
No
They’re supposed to have picked us up by now
We don’t
And We’ve no means of going anywhere ourselves
I know
So then what are you asking me for?
What do you think I know that you don’t?
You’re the genius here, why don’t you tell me what to do?
Oh Jesus Christ
What.
** I can’t even have a normal conversation.**
You’re supposed to be my second in command
I’m fine
I can’t talk to you if you’re going to start blubbing every /time
I’m not “blubbing”
Well it looks like you’re doing something
I’m not.
I’m not.
…But if I was,
…But if I was,
Which I’m not,
Which I’m not,
But if I was it would be a perfectly appropriate response to the situation
** They will come and get us.
Maybe they’re late, maybe something’s wrong, but they’ll come.
…
And not because of us, but because you don’t send billions worth of gear to Pluto then forget about it.
…
We’ve done eighteen months. A few more won’t kill us.
Pause.
**
I wasn’t crying.
