Under the impact of the explosion, the remaining component of Yinlei's upper body withstood most of the damage. After completing its final mission to protect the owner, it was finally forced to separate from the body. I don't know where it flew. went. The functions of the exterior of the Heathersley's body were almost completely destroyed, and the cockpit was, fortunately, barely damaged.
The broken Heathersley was moving in a straight line at a uniform speed in a vacuum without resistance. The twenty-ton weight smashed many stones along the way, and the speed and direction changed accordingly, and he became even more unbearable. I don't know how long it flew like this, and it finally hit a huge satellite fragment and was deprived of its last kinetic energy, and the body floated slowly in the empty universe.
"So we finally stopped?" The sudden shock was not weak even if it was transmitted to the cockpit through shock absorption. Ed unfastened the uncomfortable seat belt, stood up straight and moved his body casually. He tried to maximize the NT sense, but there was nothing in the sense, "I just don't know where it is now."
"Radar and communications are down, Ed," Alice said languidly. "None of the gesture control vents survived either. They just drifted to where they were."
"The problem is that I don't even know where it's drifting." He looked at a pitch-black display in the cockpit. "The cameras are all burned out, and you can't see anything. Alice, the whole of Heathersley and What is good?"
"There is no function to help life anymore." Alice said sadly, "I'm sorry, Ed."
"Why are you apologizing? It's not Alice's fault." He tried to correct Alice's remorse. "It's time to say 'And I'm fine', so I'll be happy."
"Um... and am I okay?"
"Yes, this is the best news." He fumbled back to his seat and checked the instrument panel, "The oxygen reserve is only less than twenty hours, so don't waste oxygen for now, open the cockpit and go out to see. Well, it's useless to look at it anyway. I just don't know if suffocation is uncomfortable..."
"If Ed dies," Alice hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively in a soft voice, "could you—"
"Okay." He interrupted Alice, it was too cruel for her to say it herself, "If you end up dying anyway, I'll turn you off. I've thought about this for a long time, Sure enough, for the two of us, the one who dies first is the luckier one, right? I want Alice to be the lucky one."
"…Thank you, Ed."
He didn't know how to answer because he was scared too. Pretending to be calm is about to stop, but at least he can't make a humiliating appearance in front of Alice, so he decides to hold on, at least until Alice is turned off before the oxygen runs out.
…
Lux kept correcting the coordinates with a vague sense, and the ship moved forward under her instructions.
She could sense that Jin Karam and even Asuka didn't believe her, just treating her as a hysterical woman who had lost her lover, but politeness or sympathy didn't stop her from doing so. It didn't matter, she even deliberately acted more hysterical in order to get Kim Karam to let her act, she just wanted the result.
Lux couldn't sense any other people at all, and she didn't understand the principle of blasting seeds at all, but she really felt that she could feel Eddard's general direction, even his courage and his fear. It was this kind of bravery that she was obviously scared and made her feel very real and warm.
She lost her motherland, her career, and her only family. She didn't lie to Ed. He was really her last shelter. Of course, this relationship is not pure. She has no love experience, but she never thought that she would have any pure love, and she never thought of being the heroine of a romance story.
There is gratitude, dependence, appreciation, utilization, and even self-hypnosis under choice, all of which she is familiar with. Then remove these, and the unfamiliar one is her free will, right
But he didn't understand, or didn't want to understand. It's probably a man's nature to avoid choices? It doesn't matter, she has confidence in herself, and it is also very interesting to watch the person she likes gradually fall in love with her.
It seemed that she had returned to the perfect three-step plan she had made at the beginning. She had already reached the third step. Although the order was reversed, at least the male and female protagonists did not leave the stage. She wanted to finish the story.
"I see, Miss Lux! I saw Heathersley! But the communication seems to be broken and there is no response." Asuka's excited voice sounded from the bridge, and his voice sounded again after a while, "The fuselage is damaged. Seriously, but with the cockpit intact, Mr. Adrian may be alive!"
"Nice job, bring it back to the boat." Lux's heart beat faster, "Wait for me to pass."
She left the bridge while arranging her mood, and when Ed came out, of course, the first thing she saw, not Asuka. The first person a person sees in despair is very important, just like how Stella told her how she was saved by the birds.
The tears on her face were dry and ugly. She didn't clean it up on purpose. Of course, it would be better to let him know that he had cried a lot, and it would be better if he felt some guilt. But you can't cry in front of him, or you'll look contemptuous, and you won't cherish feelings that come too easily.
Asuka took Heathersley back to Gnaku, and by the time she arrived, the cockpit had already been taken down. Under Asuka's instructions, she found the switch in the cockpit.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, opened the cockpit with trembling hands, and saw the familiar face and blank expression in front of her. She carefully observed the changes in his eyes and every muscle on his face, from dazed to shocked, from shock to surprise, and from surprise to pretended calm.
It turns out that you have such a rich expression that you can become an actor. She thought inexplicably, and then the tears flowed down on their own.
No, it's not the same as what was planned, but since I'm crying, there's nothing I can do, I can only adapt accordingly. It happened that she could make use of her tears, and her expression was more intense. The lines chose what he said to break the problem, which showed that when she was worried, she recalled the good memories of the two and had a fierce inner conflict.
It's not acting, is it? Well, it doesn't count.
"Welcome back." Her body betrayed her brain and made the exact opposite choice. This is not good, she has to lose the initiative.
"I'm back." Ed looked around. "How did you find me?"
Lux sighed silently in her heart.
Ed, what's the matter with you? Why did the topic suddenly jump over to such a touching reunion scene? Now obviously it's time to watch me say some classic lines instead of looking around? That's why you've never had a girlfriend, you know? Fortunately, she regained her rhythm after complaining for a while.
"Let's fulfill my promise first?" She showed a gentle smile and forced Ed's eyes back to herself, "Let's continue, what we haven't done before."
"Hey? Here?" Ed looked at the staff not far away with surprise, and Asuka looked at them with relief.
That's right, that's it, the man really understands so well, and he immediately thought of that aspect. She looked at him with smiling eyes, then hugged him tightly and kissed him. She has no experience, but watching movies and TV shows, it is better to close your eyes in this case? It feels very strange, and it is not very comfortable, but my head is a little dizzy.
But don't let him get carried away, she thinks about thirty seconds have passed? Then he let go of Ed and whispered in his ear, "This is it, my promise is complete."
Then she stood back, admiring Ed's ignorant face, pretending not to care, and reluctant to part with it. Idiot, if you want the latter, you have to confess first!
"By the way, let the doctor check first, in case there is any dark injury." She said in a worried tone, and took his hand by the way, "Let's go home?"
"Wait a minute, I'll explain to Alice first." Ed gestured behind him solemnly.
"Then go, I'll wait for you." Lux thoughtfully walked into the distance, men have their own little secrets, and at this time, give him some personal space. The expressions of the birds and the staff in the distance are very shocking, very good, this is what I want.
"Alice?" Ed returned to the cockpit and faced Alice's main camera. "Let's first—"
"Two minutes and sixteen seconds." Alice's voice did not fluctuate. "It's shorter than the last time with Miss CC, Ed, do you want to know how long it was last time?"