The Lone Survivor

Chapter Two: Truth Or Dare?

Around eight o'clock at night in Earth hours, we headed back into the living quarters and sat in a circle, the gravity and auto pilot turned on.

Alexander had stored some soda on the shuttle and we all had one. Amelia had saved her glass bottle for a suprise game.
"Alright..." Violet looked around the circle.
"Stuart! Truth or dare?"
Stuart thought for a moment. "Dare"
He glanced at me, a grin on his face.
"I dare you— KISS CLEMENTINE!!!"
Amelia interuppted. I turned blood red and stood up.
"I-I think I'm done playing for the night..."
I staggered to the beds... Or what was supposed to be a bed.
"CHICKEN!!"
Alexander called out to me.

After I left the game just broke apart.
"Bedtime fellas."
Christopher said, his deep voice booming through the shuttle. I had already had myself strapped down, my eyes closed in a fake sleep. I heard everyone come in and chit chat for a bit before everything went quite and dark. I fell asleep soon after.
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That morning at seven, I woke up to see Stuart looming over me.
"Mornin' luv!"
He exclaimed, a bright smile on his face.
"G-Good morning, Stuart..."
I stuttered.
"C'mon, get up! We gotta busy day today!"
He told me, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
"We're about to pass Saturn!!"
He ran back to the main deck and took his seat.

I unstrapped myself and got up and got ready. I grabbed some of the food we had and the last soda in Alexander's stash. I made my way to the seating area as we passed by Jupiter.
"So beautiful..."
Violet said dreamily as she stared out the window at the gas giant and it's large red spot.
"Hey Clementine, what's your favourite planet?"
Amelia asked, turning around at me.
"Saturn..." I said sheepishly

"Mine's Neptune! It's so mysterious."
She smiled at me, noticing the crack in her lenses of her large red glasses.
"And I like the Roman God's."
She chuckled as she turned back around. Stuart nudged me.
"My favourite planet is Saturn, too."
Stuart said with his signature goofy grin.
"My favourite moon is— Europa.." I interuppted.
"What a coincidence!"
Stuart chuckled, "Mine too!"

We talked about our favourite parts of the galaxy and space for about an hour.
"Alright guys."
Christopher said, "I'm turning the gravity off."
He turned around to Stuart and I.
"You two strapped in?"
He asked, joking about yesterday's coincidence of Stuart landing on me.
"Shut it!"
Stuart and I both shouted.

Christopher chuckled and turned off the gravity. And as he did we passed by Saturn and Stuart and I studied the window, staring in awe at the monsterous size of the gas giant and it's beautiful rings.