November 19, 2011
Lily sighed. “It's not that easy,” she said. Then, lowering her voice, she added, “I find myself almost hoping that something goes wrong and one of the primary scientists gets pulled off the mission.” She was ashamed to admit it, but Piotr was one of her closest friends, one of the only people she thought she could trust with such news.
“I know,” Piotr said. “But it will be what it will be.”
They sat in silence for a short while. Finally, Piotr asked, “What role will you be playing in this mission, then? If nothing goes wrong?”
“Mission support...”
“I know,” Piotr said. “But it will be what it will be.”
They sat in silence for a short while. Finally, Piotr asked, “What role will you be playing in this mission, then? If nothing goes wrong?”
“Mission support...”