Qiao's Heart

"Be aware at all times of what drives those around you."

Qiao Supplemental A/V Recording Path to Ares: Launch Day + 1 (Revised Launch Day) Centcom: Ares this is Centcom, Radio Check. Radio check, over. Hardy: Centcom this is Ares One. We read you loud and fairly clearly, over. C: Roger. Hey, just so you know, the, uh, House of Eternal Travel has sent you its prayers. It was all over the news. H: That one of those Traveler cults? C: Roger, this is the one that survived the Traveler-cult rumble a few weeks ago. H: Oh. Well, okay, tell them thanks. C: Roger. Next radio check 8 minutes. H: They'll be quiet for a while. Nav? Qiao: Steady. We are clear of Earthgrav. Confirming course. H: Engineering? Mihaylova: All systems normal. H: OK. So now it's… a long wait. Q: Hey. You OK, Jacob? H: Yeah. A-OK. Q: Look at the stars. M: Is there a problem? Q: Not at all. It's just… H: Beautiful. Q: Yes. Like something we are privileged to join but could never deserve. H: Wonder how the Traveler must feel.