If someone else was out here, what would I talk to them about?
I'd make something up. I'd tell them about another me trapped somewhere else, not on a wrecked tweenship, but by his own limitations, probably back on Earth somewhere doing some menial job that meant he'd never get trapped out here. His struggles would be very different from mine. I have to pay attention to all details. Before I put together my grapple I had to be extremely careful of momentum. Not enough and I could end up stranded before I reached the next part of the wreck, mere inches from where I needed to go, eventually dying from the cold when the suit's caloris crystals ran out. Too much momentum and I could break through a rotten bulkhead and be propelled forever, another bit of tweenjunk. He'd be in a struggle to avoid details, the amount of them overwhelming. If I had someone to talk to...


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