Rubikon

Ground control, Vesta 1 leaving chasing mode.

Navicon calculating approach for final docking maneuver.

Affirmative. Continue approach.

Entering on final docking corridor.

Rubikon has received Navicon data.

Ready for last docking phase.

Eighty centimeters of sturdy insulation,

five centimeters of reinforced glass.

Eighty centimeters of sturdy insulation, five centimeters...

Who would have thought space travel

means doing nothing but staring at monitors?

Eighty centimeters of sturdy insulation,

five centimeters of reinforced glass.

Relax.

I'm relaxed. What makes you think I'm not relaxed?

I'm relaxed.

Uh... is it meant to do that?

Isn't it supposed to, you know, hold my body weight?

Yeah, you're relaxed.

I can see that.

See, you have to press here, and then it comes off.

Yeah, but I didn't press any button.

- It just came off on its own. - We'll be fine.

Commander Wagner.

This is Rubikon.

What is your current position?

Navicon indicates range

350 meters and rate 3.5.

350? I'm reading 150 meters here.

They're way too fast for their position.

Wagner, we got you at 150.

350 or 150, the station should be in sight by now,

but we have no visual contact.

Where is it?

- I knew it. I fucking knew it. - Vesta 1,

connection to Navicon seems flawed.

Reboot so we get control again.

Affirmative.

Uh... Hannah.

What the fuck?

Shit, we see it now. The station is about 90 meters away.

- I'm switching to manual mode. - Negative! Flying manually is prohibited!

The thing they told us never to touch, brilliant.

I need to take over or we might get hit by the sails.

Wagner, leave it to the AI.

The company wants no risk of human error.

Hannah! Hannah, Hannah, watch out!

Ah!

- That was close. - Yeah, too close.

Initializing reverse thrusters.

Okay. At own discretion.

Okay.

Okay, um...

Speeding down for contact capture.

Slowing down.

- We got you on the monitors now. - Rate 2.2.2.1.

Wagner, your rate is still too high.

Yes.

You better tell everyone to hold on.

Oh, fuck.

Rate 1.9.

Okay, I'm on target.

Steady.

Steady now.

Left! More left!

Arrived at parking position.

Well done, Wagner.

Activating hooks to finish procedure.

Connecting to station's gravitation field.

See?

What the fuck was that?

Navicon was completely off.

But it was not our fault?

Nibra cannot blame us for that, right?

The station's readings were right.

Good.

Wait a second.

Wait.

She's a soldier.

Why would Nibra send a soldier?

Welcome to the Rubikon. Commander Wagner. Dr. Abbot, glad to have you on board.

What just happened, Commander Jenson? Can you explain?

The error must have happened on ground control's end.

Navicon somehow lost the connection to your shuttle without a notification.

Do you know why?

Tracy will look into it immediately.

And bring me the report once you're done.

The crew cabins?

Yes. Um...

Follow me, please.

I hope you'll be satisfied with your cabin.

It's not much, but you've got the biggest one we've got.

Oh, no, please... that's really not necessary.

I hope your dad's okay about that.

Why? Did he ask about or...

To the new crew,

may you and the three others arriving on Friday have a good time...

and a productive work experience together.

Hmm...

So I... I... I hear you're a chemist?

Yes, but I've read all of your reports and uh...

Sure, that's all you need to conduct complex gene modification.

I am sure you will do great.

As long as you can follow orders.

My words exactly.

Commander, I heard about your excellent navigational skills.

Thank you. And I heard a lot about you too, Doctor.

Hopefully only good things.

Yeah.

Commander, it's the laser comm.

Please, enjoy the party, it's still my shift.

How about we play one last game?

Let's show the new ones how it's done.

Come on, new ones!

Sure.

What are the stakes?

Debit-points.

Okay.

- Danilo! - Uh-huh?

Can you give commander Wagner a piece of cake, please?

Thank you.

Sorry, commander, my son takes this whole...

being called off thing a bit personally.

And what about you?

I just want to see what type of game you play.

Whoo, I got seven.

I'll take one... No, make it two.

Up to your liking?

They are probably used to different standards in the air-domes, right?

Well, if you want your essential amino acids and minerals covered,

that's all you get, I'm afraid. Sorry, domer-boy.

Hey, what's your problem?

Nothing.

I just wonder what makes an executive's son

- want to come to a place like this. - Danilo!

Do you think I chose to come here?

To this old piece of junk?

So then, daddy is punishing you?

Why?

Did you misbehave?

Is that my piece?

Thank you.

Commander Wagner.

A word, please.

What is that?

It's our new flight route for tomorrow.

What, why did they change it?

There is a strange fog cluster in the northern hemisphere.

Nobody knows what it is. Over Östgrunden territory.

Wait, Östgrunden?

Yes, and there have been fatalities.

What? What happened?

They can't tell yet.

Isn't Östgrunden where they arrested

those green fighters activists?

Were they the victims, the green fighters?

There were a few hundred.

But they said they can circumnavigate you around it, right?

It'll take us half a day longer.

Okay. Looks good. So... tomorrow evening as planned.

Okay.

Come on, give me something.

You know, we're not really supposed to be in here, right?

I can't find anything on the Internet,

there's nothing on the cameras...

so I thought I'd try this.

So... that's it?

This atmosphere analyzing thing that never worked?

I can't even get it to budge.

You could have asked me, I'm in contact with Nibra.

Right, as if I believe a single word a government company says.

Come on, they're not the enemy.

Uh, yes, actually. Yes, they are.

Of course, not if you work for them.

You worry for your friends, huh?

You're good.

All systems are online and ground control gave their final go.

You guys are ready?

Yes we are.

And the samples?

- Dad, the samples. - Mmm?

Oh, yeah, of course.

And these mother cultures will endure the extended flight time, right?

- Of course. - Of course, yes.

Yeah...

That's our slot. Let's go.

Commander Wagner.

Jensen!

The son is on the way now with the mother cultures,

but I'm pretty sure they've been manipulated as well.

Well, there's been a change of plans.

The committee decided that we want to move on to IKARUS sooner.

Already, when?

Apparently in the next few days.

What? But I haven't been able to investigate on the algaes breathing cycle.

Then you have to search faster to make it on time.

If he finds out, he might destroy samples.

Prepare IKARUS unnoticed then.

Look, the station seems more interwoven with the algae than anticipated.

It could be more complicated to just...