Mr.No. 2017

Electromagnets were disconnected and forty thousand tons of metal separated from the station. Shunting engines gave side traction to take the ship slightly to the side. The transaction is completed, the goods received, you can go home.

Squeaked out the incoming call signal. The pilot, the captain and the owner of the vessel in one person clicked on the reception. The communication screen brought out the image of the dispatcher, on which Ivan, a hefty and muscular man, was wiping sweat from his forehead.

- "Kosyachny" in touch. - The name of the ship was chosen in the course of betting for a long time. Then Alex did not guess the meaning of the name, but the very first earth controller quickly explained the essence ...

- Um ... "Kosyachny", good journey ... I allow the departure ... - Ivan, he looked unusually excited. Most dispatchers, the first time talking to the residents of the colonies, also felt anxiety in half with hostility. However, Ivan is not the first time communicated with outer space and this behavior was not typical.

- Wan, something happened?

- There are no accidents at the station. "Kosyachny" follow your course. - a dry and formal response was unusual. During the work, he and Ivan had known each other enough and moved away from formal communication. However, there could be a lot of reasons for such a tone: the recent sticking from the boss, the presence of unfamiliar people, the presence of an inquisitor in the communication station of the station, and so on. So Alex just nodded and disconnected.

The ship quickly moved away from the station and now could calmly embark on a course towards Jupiter. Alex moved the cradle to the anti-grip position and mentally gave the order to start. Chemical upper stage engine - according to the Moscow Treaty, the only permitted type of engine in the near orbit. The carcass of the ship creaked with a jolt when an oxygen-hydrogen mixture ignited in the nozzles.

To save fuel, the initial overclocking has always been unnecessarily powerful. Overload in 4G piled on the captain. For people who spend half their lives in zero gravity, it was a heavy load. Nevertheless, Alex successfully flew to the planet for the twentieth year. Few could just as easily decide on a semi-annual journey to a place where he would be considered a “spawn.”

And the ship required an unusual one - a set of cosmetic “church” modifications, heavy chemical engines, additional protection, the lack of AI, a supply of provisions instead of the usual biofactory, and other trifles increased the price tenfold. However, the rarity of goods from the planet compensated for the inconvenience with interest.

After a while, the navigation bar blinked yellow. Warning about the error of the calculation of the center of gravity of the ship. The deviation is small, at close range is compensated by shunting engines ... But for long-haul flight it must be eliminated.

- Damn, the load is something not so secure? - cursed Alex. It was possible to continue acceleration by spending extra tons of fuel on the shunting engines ... And it was possible to stop acceleration and quickly re-fix the load, risking to spend the same fuel to compensate for a non-optimal pathway.

- And, shit with him, I will have time! - Alex turned off the engine. The ship obediently went into drift, returned to zero gravity. The guy jumped out of the lodgement, threw his helmet and jumped out of the wheelhouse. The residential module flew by, pulled the spacesuit and jumped into the gateway. Five seconds to lower the pressure - and here, he is in space.

Earth ... From space, it looked like a blue pearl among the vast darkness. But now there was no time to admire the beauty. Alex jumped out of the airlock and rushed to the cargo containers fixed on the rigid coupling.According to the calculations of the computer, the deviation was about one hundred kilograms on the western cargo pylon.

After an hour of inactive accelerating engines, getting to the optimal course will be so expensive that it will be easier to wait for the next orbit. It was necessary to quickly assess the complexity of cargo handling.

This time, Alex carried fifteen tons of various meats, eight tons of works of art, a ton of "mail" from small orders and five hundred kilograms of genetic material from various terrestrial animals for Saturn's "earth park" orbit under construction. All this was examined by Alex in ten minutes.

- What the hell?! Everything is good! - containers were installed as necessary. If the ship had an AI, he would immediately figure out the location of the anomaly. And so you have to look visually. Alex flew over the last container and was stunned ...

Two technical spacesuits terrestrial commonwealth. This is just not enough ... "Hares" with all his strength held on to the hitch, not noticing his approach.

The guy reconfigured the transmitter to the frequency of the work of the technical scaffolding.

- You are alive? - the excitement was not in vain, it is very unpleasant to experience overload in 4G outside the cradle.

"Hares" twitched in surprise.

- Masha ... they found us ... - the voice was feminine and doomed.

- Light, forgive me ... - the second female voice.

- I will always love you ... - the first voice.

- And I you ... they ... They all went fuck! - angrily answered the second.

- Baba, what a tantrum, unhook from the container and quickly follow me! - cursed Alex.

- And if not, then what? Right here you shoot ?!

- I'll take you to the station at the next turn.

- It is better to just throw us! We will burn in the atmosphere, but at least we will admire the earth at last ... Yes, Light?

In response, her first girl roared. Right in the suit, filling the visor with tears. Alex was taken aback.

- What kind of nonsense? Come back, drink tea at home ...

- Seagull ... Before being shot ... - Masha sniffed.

- Shooting?

- Shooting ...

“Have you killed someone?” - seriously asked Alex.

- We ... We are with each other ... Well, you know ... Togo. - Masha was embarrassed.

The guy was thinking.

The earthly fellowship was not too tolerant to what was considered "unnatural." Implants, biotechnology, nanotechnology ... And non-standard relationships. The situation was obvious. Of course, he could take the girls to the station. However, such a hook would eat a lot of fuel and the “hares” themselves obviously did not want to go back. A flight in the company of two earthly girls may become interesting.

“Suppose ... I don't have enough fuel to make a detour.” Do you want to get to Jupiter station?

- We want. - immediately answered the girl. Her friend stopped sobbing.

- Then cling to the cable. - the guy unfastened the magnetic cat and threw it to the girls. Those clutched an oblong electromagnet like a life preserver. The guy started the engines of the suit and pulled a live load behind him, to the gateway.

- C-thanks. - through sobs pronounced Light.

- It's my pleasure. Travel work out. - the guy said displeased.

- We ... We are ready to work. - quietly answered Masha.

As soon as the gateway closed, Alex ordered the acceleration to start in 1G. Appeared traction did not catch him unawares and he gently sank to his feet, but the girls in heavy and primitive space suits crashed to the floor.

- Ay-yay-yay ... - moaned Light.

- Do you take off your spacesuits?

- Hire.

- How to remove, shout.

The guy quickly ran into the wheelhouse. It was necessary to calculate the new optimal course.

It turned out that fuel for compensatory maneuvers was needed a little. Even an unskilled worker can easily work out his cost. However, the opportunity to talk in a long way with someone other than simulation bots was much more valuable than fuel.

- We all! - the residential module was small, so the girls were perfectly audible.

- Go down the stairs to the left! There is my room, lie down on the bed! Hope you know what to do ?!

- We ... Of course we know !!! - briskly Masha shouted. Of course, the bed is not an anti-overloading bed, but now it was not up to the adjustment of the lodgments for the hares.

- Lie down and do not move! Faster!!! - Alex shouted. The longer the delay before turning on the full thrust - the longer it takes to go on course.

- We are ready!

- Go!!! - the guy cut in 5G.