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...d little to rectify this. There was a bunk behind the sofa they were seated on. Adrian got top bunk, which he felt was appropriate, his father was the man in charge of security in the capacity filled vessel. More than two thousand people were aboard, some of which had to sleep on makeshift beds near the engines because there was little space. Despite Adrian’s attempt at mockery, Jack’s father was in fact an important man on board. He was an engineer and in charge of keeping the engines running smoothly. He was only a little bit less important than his father.
‘I am sorry man, I really am. It’s just boring around here you know. I can only take so much of the game. Console 219 off.’ With that command the machine shut down leaving the screen blank. Adrian stood up and climbed onto his bed, sipping from the can of cola.
Jack remained in the sofa, his mind wandering back to Earth and its polluted atmosphere. He hadn’t touched the can.
‘I am sorry man, I really am. It’s just boring around here you know. I can only take so much of the game. Console 219 off.’ With that command the machine shut down leaving the screen blank. Adrian stood up and climbed onto his bed, sipping from the can of cola.
Jack remained in the sofa, his mind wandering back to Earth and its polluted atmosphere. He hadn’t touched the can.
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