Rookies, use breathers. We won't have air like Earth for 10 years. Let's go.

God, I hate this thing.

You'll get used to it. Two years ago we were wearing full-face breathers. Takes a month to get over the headaches out here.

So this is Shining Canyon? God, what a dump.

Melanie

First time in the boonies?

Standard layout. A boomtown like all the others. Seen one, you can go home. It's cold, and they don't tell you a one-year contract here equals two years Earth time. Gotta read the fine print.

Melanie

Where is everybody? Friday night, the place should be packed. Twelve hours to sunup with money to burn, whores to **** and drugs to take. Instead, we got a graveyard.

Maybe they're inside spending their money.