Grand Star

We're clear for entry?

You're clear, Pacific.

Decrease entry speed and proceed to bay two.

Copy that.

You're exceeding entry speed,

reduce power.

Pacific, reduce power immediately.

Do you read me, over?

Don't get your shorts in a knot.

Didn't read that, repeat.

- Cal. - Yeah, dad?

How fast were you going?

I mean, that could've been really dangerous.

I know.

I was going a little too fast, okay?

I'm sorry.

- Flight crew now unloading on bay 12.

- ElectroCorp working for a powerful future.

Pointsmen removal crew

proceed to gate three.

Hey, Carrot!

- Pointsmen are your friends.

Nice grab, slick.

I'll talk to you later.

You back from the ice?

Yeah, just.

Hey, how much does this go for nowadays, 20 credits?

22.

See anything interesting out there?

Ice and more ice.

- Hey, stupid, you're not suppose to eat the peel.

Geez!

I have to take care of your education.

I need that like a hole in the head.

So we're going tonight, right?

The cabaret people just arrived.

Did you know that you have two muscles right here and here?

Yeah, I didn't know.

They're called the zygomaticus muscles

and they're primarily used for smiling.

Kurt, let's just go to the cabaret.

Yeah, fine, brilliant.

This doesn't make any sense.

The drones indicated there was a strong chance

of finding geothermal fuel there.

I spent 65 hours on the ice, sir.

I drilled to a depth of 1,000 meters, nothing.

The deeper I went, the colder the readings.

You realize, of course,

construction of the new station has already begun?

Any suggestions?

What did the survey team say, sir?

- That the section you were digging in

had the highest probability of finding

a geothermal fuel source.

That is what I believed.

But I haven't found any yet.

I will continue my search, sir.

What is the status of the rail link to the northern sector?

It's navigable.

- Because when it was a nation-state up there--

Why do you laugh?

- You and your attachment to the old world.

Call me a romantic,

or a fool.

The old world's dead.

It died with the sun.

We have 400,000 kilowatt hours left of energy.

After that this station starts powering down.

And if you don't find us a place where we can relocate.

We will go the way of the dinosaurs.

- And the horses, and the chickens, and the rest, Mr. Ragg.

Do you understand?

All the rest.

Cal.

Cal.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Cal Ragg.

You can't fall in love with her.

She's part of the cabaret troops,

she's gonna be gone in a couple of weeks.

Out of here.

You'll be back to being miserable again.

This was not a good idea.

This girl is binary information.

She's not real.

She's unreliable, suggestive data,

just like your own feelings.

You don't wanna fall in love with binary information, right?

Right?

You coming?

- Nah, I think I'm gonna wait and see if she has a sister.

- Your future is brighter ElectroCorp.

Hear me.

It will return.

It's the sun!

It was the sun!

Did you see it?

Did you feel the warmth?

I saw nothing!

It was light from the sun.

I saw it!

Take him away.

It was light of the sun!

Light!

Did you see it, dad?

See what?

The light.

I heard there was some kind of incident

of civil unrest on the platform.

You okay?

Civil unrest?

Yeah.

A riot.

There was no riot.

What happened?

I dunno.

Damn.

Special session of the government council.

I have to go.

Dad.

I saw something.

There was this light that I've never seen before with...

With warmth.

You were too many hours on the ice.

Plays havoc with the vision, you know that.

Did you call this meeting?

No, why?

I thought perhaps you had some good news

about your recent exploration.

Palidor says he believes there's five years worth

of geothermal power in that sector.

Well Palidor is wrong.

That remains to be decided.

Governor Cleary, are we ready to begin?

Yes.

This is merely an information session

on the incident on the main platform.

- Lieutenant Damien, are we in control of that incident?

Yes, sir.

We have detained five citizens

from Grand Star's main platform.

What was it about?

- We had to reduce our power supply to sectors L-2

and L-7.

Apparently the troublemakers were inhabitants

of those sectors.

Governor Cleary,

you're going to have to make it absolutely clear

to the population of Grand Star Station

that power rationing is going to be a reality

unless our scientists manage to find us new power resources

to employ.

- CEO Palidor, was the power rationing the only cause

for this incident?

I heard something about a mysterious light.