Francis gave Pele a look. "C'mon, that's just hurtful..." He was doing his best. And then he realized she was right, and he should have been wearing a vest, and that he was shot, and before he could hit the button to close the ramp he fainted.
Momentum forced the loader to follow Cooper up the ramp and nearly into the ship. It teetered on the edge of the ramp, the threats of Cooper's assessment as to its explodability causing all of those present in the cargo bay to wince as the loader and, perhaps more accurately, gravity decided whether it was coming along for the ride. A split second that felt like an hour, plus perhaps everyone's instantaneous inhale, shifted events in their favor. The loader teetered back down the ramp from whence it came and rolled back onto the Eavesdown Docks where it finally sputtered, shuddered, and uttered a final sigh of defeat.
And then promptly exploded.
It was a small explosion, but enough to snap everyone out of their shock. Except for Francis, who was crumpled on the deck, and Darius, who was plugged in at the helm.
Speaking of: Darius hit the required sequence of knobs and buttons and levers, noticed the cargo bay doors were still open and closed those up, and lifted Odette off and away from Eavesdown. It was only once they broke Atmo that he realized his suit, and the tender flesh underneath, was compromised as a fine mist of blood and oxygen sprayed all over his lap.
They were free but not so much clear.
Momentum forced the loader to follow Cooper up the ramp and nearly into the ship. It teetered on the edge of the ramp, the threats of Cooper's assessment as to its explodability causing all of those present in the cargo bay to wince as the loader and, perhaps more accurately, gravity decided whether it was coming along for the ride. A split second that felt like an hour, plus perhaps everyone's instantaneous inhale, shifted events in their favor. The loader teetered back down the ramp from whence it came and rolled back onto the Eavesdown Docks where it finally sputtered, shuddered, and uttered a final sigh of defeat.
And then promptly exploded.
It was a small explosion, but enough to snap everyone out of their shock. Except for Francis, who was crumpled on the deck, and Darius, who was plugged in at the helm.
Speaking of: Darius hit the required sequence of knobs and buttons and levers, noticed the cargo bay doors were still open and closed those up, and lifted Odette off and away from Eavesdown. It was only once they broke Atmo that he realized his suit, and the tender flesh underneath, was compromised as a fine mist of blood and oxygen sprayed all over his lap.
They were free but not so much clear.