My Little Pony: My Little Pony The Martian

AMICITAS Mission Three – Mission Day 434

ARES 3 solar day 426

There was a crackling background noise from the speakers, but the voices coming through the background noise were still clearly audible. "Friendship, Hermes calling, voice communication check. Friendship, Hermes calling, voice communication check, completed."

Mark nodded towards Fireball, who turned on Amicitas's radio transmitter and said, "Hermes, Friendship is calling. It's very noisy, but we heard it. Please stand by, Mark has something to say."

The human smiled, adjusted the pony headset he borrowed temporarily, and said, "Martinez, it's great to hear your voice! I have been practicing using Morse code before, but now It seems that there is no need for it. Over."

Fireball switched his headset to the magic radio channel again. "Youyi confirmed that voice communication has been established," he reported. "The report reply was sent at 11:14."

CherryBerry's reply came from the other end, "Fireball, received. The report has been sent to Pathfinder Dialogue. Please let us know when you and Mark have finished communicating."

"As ordered." Fireball said and switched back to the spacecraft's onboard radio, then leaned back on the flight seat and began to relax. "Okay," he asked casually, "it will take nine minutes for a reply. What do you want to say?"

"If it were you, what would you say?" Mark asked, "What would happen if you could actually have voice communication with your side?"

"That's easy. 'I quit.'" Fireball growled softly and continued, "I've seen enough space in my life. I've survived crashes on launches. I've survived being stuck in orbit. . It seems that I will survive after crashing and being trapped in another universe. I feel like someone is hinting at me." He grinned with a reptilian smile and added, "You have to stop when you are at your peak. "

"I can't refute this," Mark also said. "After I return to Earth, I will not go to space again. In fact, it is unlikely that NASA will arrange another flight mission for me, but even if they do I will also refuse the opportunity."

"Why?" Fireball asked, "My Dragon King, she just said directly, you are now an astronaut and do as I say. But you...how do you say...you asked for it yourself."

"Yes, I volunteered to go to space." Mark replied, "Don't get me wrong. Before I was trapped in such a hellish place, I absolutely loved every minute of my life as an astronaut. After that, I don’t enjoy it as much.”

"What's the good thing about being an astronaut?" Fireball wondered, "Aside from being terribly scary sometimes, it's boring most of the time."

"Are you kidding me?!" Mark retorted. "Being an astronaut is basically the best adventure ever. You get to experience zero gravity. You get to see things with your own eyes that almost no one has ever seen. .No matter which field of science you are interested in, you will immediately be at the forefront of scientific research. And you will also realize that everything you do now is an incredible honor, and you are one of only a few extremely lucky people. Only then can I have the opportunity to enjoy the privileges in my lifetime." He then shrugged and complained, "But the salary is really bad."

Fireball sneered, "Dragons don't take risks." He said disdainfully, "Dragons are other people's adventures." At this time, he remembered a famous passage in the Earth book sent by NASA that was still his favorite so far, I couldn't help but laugh out loud, "The dragon will make you late for dinner."

"I thought the dragon would just eat you for dinner."

"How could it be possible?" He paused deliberately for a moment, "Well, it usually doesn't happen."

Mark couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. Fireball scores one point.

"Really," Fireball continued, "we are not monsters like hydras or chimeras or manticores. As long as they are far away from our treasures, we will not provoke them. We like peace and quiet. life. No worries. Flying a rocket brings only noise and all kinds of trouble."

"Are you serious?" Mark replied, "It's scary, but at the same time, this is the most exciting experience in my life! This is sitting directly on top of the largest controllable explosion imaginable in human history. Fly into space!”

"But you won't do it again?"

"Absolutely. I won't do it when I go back." Mark sighed, "I am very lucky to have the opportunity to come to Mars, but the experience of being trapped here also made me understand things such as breathable air, walking... How precious are the little things that I took for granted before that I won't die immediately when I go outdoors and that I can eat other food besides damn potatoes. Let's return here for the new round of Ares missions. . I will find a small house with open windows, sit in a comfortable rocking chair, eat cornflakes and drink coffee to cheer them on." At this point, the human shook his head helplessly and muttered, "Fuck, I'm too I miss the taste of coffee.”

"Just thinking," Fireball said casually, "coffee. Dragon doesn't have coffee. Never had it before Dragon Space Program merged with Changeling Space Program."

"So what's wrong?" Mark asked, "You mean you can't drink coffee if you're not an astronaut?"

"I don't know how to make coffee. I just use a plugged-in coffee pot."

The truth that was accidentally leaked made Fireball feel so ashamed that he was very grateful that the sudden reply from the other end of the radio interrupted Mark's unknown answer. However, after he heard clearly the content of the other party's reply, he was not so grateful, and the atmosphere became more and more awkward: "Friendship, Hermes is calling, the voice is clear, but your microphone has been set to the transmitting position. Repeat, you guys I forgot to turn off the microphone, and every word I said can be heard here. We also recorded the audio as a historical witness. Over."

Mark glared at the dragon.

"Oh sorry," Fireball quickly turned off the radio transmitter. Then he suddenly remembered that Hermes' previous statement was to transfer the frequency band to them for reply, and turned on the transmitter again and added, "Friendship has received a message notification."

"By the way, I also want to make a statement," Mark also quickly explained, "Although I firmly believe that others should have the opportunity to experience the previous exploration mission that was unfortunately terminated early due to the Sol 6 accident on my behalf, I will continue to I am enthusiastic to maintain cooperation with NASA, and do my best to continue to advance the grand cause of human space exploration and colonization in the most ideal way determined by the agency. We will contact you later, and the Friendship communication is over."

This time, Fireball took the initiative to turn off the radio transmitter before Mark could make a gesture with his neck to turn off the microphone. At the same time, he smiled happily and asked, "Why did you take it back again?"

"Hey, those guys are still withholding my salary for the past year and a half," Mark replied angrily, "Although if we really want to calculate the account, I can't believe the huge amount of money they burned to save me. I probably won’t be able to pay it back in my lifetime, but I still have to have some money to support my family after I go back!”

Fireball also suddenly woke up, "The Dragon King still holds my treasure!" He was shocked, "She has all my belongings!"

"That's right. So maybe we should consider resigning after actually escaping back?"

"Oh..., you're right." Fireball agreed.

"Better after someone teaches you how to make coffee."

"it is good."