Callisto station this is control
Everybody back here sends their
congratulations and their deepest appreciation for the work you doing out there
As humanity steps out to the stars
we'll be walking on the path that you're forging
You should both be proud
Control this is mission specialist Elizabeth Henstridge - Callisto station
our last messages must've
crossed out there somewhere
I assume you received my last transmission
I took Mark
I disposed of the body of Commander Mark Ellsworth
I moved his body out of the station onto the moon's surface
given the temperature his body
will remain frozen and intact until the crew of LVC 211 can get here to relieve us
me
Until that time I will continue with the responsibilities of the
expedition to the best of my abilities
Good morning control
Uhh, attaching the latest data from the rovers
You can see the surface in core temperature variations are within expected
Sorry about that
this engineering stuffs gonna take some getting used to
but
expected norms looks like...
you tell me
Rover Charlie Alpha commenced drill down yesterday afternoon and has reached a
depth of approximately 40 kilometers
Beta Tango should reach its destination
tomorrow afternoon
Uh, tomorrow I'll begin system cross-check
Callisto this is Mission Control
We received your last transmission if
If you've not already please forward latest compiled analysis
and telemetry from surface rovers.
Yea, I'm working on it alright
In addition
In case you haven't noticed, I'm doing two jobs
on IO due to combination of jovian tidal heating and oribital resonance
Should be quite a show
Uh, Callisto
operations is not entirely
comfortable with your decision to move Commander Ellsworth body to the surface
the danger of contamination...
What the fuck was I supposed to do? Let him rot in here?
well we run the risk of not being able to differentiate between you
Control this is Callisto
Last transmission received
I appreciate the concerns of operations
but they're not here
we have no cold storage and no way to prevent
decomposition
I'm not an idiot I didn't dump him in the ocean
the surface is sterile there's no risk
The hell was I supposed to do?
nobody planned for him to die
nobody planned for me to be up here alone
two months and 11 days
that's how long it's gonna take LVC 211 to get here
Not that I'm counting
I'll be here alone for 2 months and 11 days
What if I can't do it?
What if I get injured or sick like mark?
I know it's selfish
he's dead and I'm here but I can't help
thinking about it
I'm alone
600 million miles
It takes two hours just to say good morning to you guys
that's pretty fucking alone
What if something happens?
I couldn't even save mark
I put him outside
Oh my god I put him outside
in the cold all alone
I'm sorry
I'm sorry Mark
Callisto this is control don't worry about operations
their just doing their job
We've investigated...erm
continuing to investigate ways to speed up the arrival
the replacement crew
but as you know physics is a harsh
mistress we had a word with the docs Elizabeth they say what you're
experiencing is....
I don't want to say normal but
maybe not unexpected
survivor's guilt
he died you didn't
and they tell me isolation psychosis isn't a real diagnosis but they've never
been alone in a tin can for months have they?
I'm sorry Elizabeth
Sorry that you're up there all alone
but you're a scientist
remember your training
focus on the job
stay strong
we're coming
control out
Control?
Control, something knocked
something knocked on the fucking door
Oh God
What if it's Mark?
What if it's Mark. He's alive and
he's out there. I put him out there and he
wasn't dead and he's trying to get in
Jesus, what are you doing?
You'll de-pressurize the whole station and kill yourself
Mark!
He's dead
He's dead.
Don't be an idiot Elizabeth you saw him die.
It's 200 degrees below
zero out there if he wasn't dead before he is now
oh shit
Um
Control this is Callisto
having a real bad day
isolation psychosis that sounds about right
control I have to ask are you sure
I'm alone up here?
Beta Tango on track and speed nominal
when it reaches the
Delang escarpment I'll undertake manual control permission parameters to ensure
real-time response to possible obstructions and landscape anomalies
control I'm noticing some fluctuations in the energy output of reactor 2
I'm gonna
I'm gonna shift the
load to the coil array and run a clean sweep
A clean sweep
Goddammit!
Please tell me you're hearing that. Tell me I'm not going crazy
Shut up!
Stop it!
Stop it! Stop it!
Control...control there's something here
What do I do?
We shouldn't have come here
This is control - acknowledge that we're hearing what you're hearing
Open the airlock
What?
Open the airlock Elizabeth
I don't understand
Open the door
but I'll die
Put on your suit and open the door
There's something out there
Is there?
You weren't afraid to put Mark out here?
He's dead
Is he?
What if you made a mistake Elizabeth?
Locked me out there all alone
No
No you were dead - I checked I used all
the instruments I measured...
the body it's still there
who are you?
Who's there?
Elizabeth this is control - acknowledge
no you're not
it's happening
Elizabeth this is control acknowledge
You're lying you're not control
Elizabeth this is control acknowledge
Elizabeth please acknowledge
you're not real
this isn't really happening
Why would you say that Elizabeth?
because you can't be talking to me
because it takes a signal 63 minutes
to get from here to earth and 63 minutes for one to come back
two hours just to say good morning
this isn't real
it's just my imagination
Grief
Isolation
It's not real
Elizabeth
Oh god, oh god
Doors aren't the only way in Elizabeth
isolation psychosis
You're right
You shouldn't have come here
Turn around
No
No you can't make me...you can't make me look
Look at me Elizabeth
Look at me
No
Please no
Control?
Ahhh!
Callisto this is control
Good news Elizabeth
we've been able to modify the trajectory of the LVC 211
and they will now be there to relieve you in 53 days
We're on our way Elizabeth
Hang tight
Control out