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Accounting of the Mercury II Crash - Yasmine

I’m alive. Stefanos saved me. The Mercury attempted an emergency takeoff and everything seemed fine. I was helping the bridge crew with the emergency takeoff, since the crew is...well, was shorthanded, because of everything. I heard the sound of metal tearing and for a split second... everything was tinged bright green and unbearably hot. Then I saw daylight and I was looking down at the ocean and ice. The strongest wind I’ve ever felt roared in my ears, ripping through the ship. People went flying out the side of the Mercury, so much screaming and chaos. I was lucky, I had just clipped into my seat anchor. Stefanos came out of nowhere, like a malaikah, an angel. I felt his rough calloused hand grasp mine with the gentlest of urgency. It felt like time slowed. He said, “I gotcha, just follow me, ela.” I don’t know how, but he used an emergency tether to drag me to the nuclear reactor core...the strongest bulkhead in the ship. We hit the water and everything went black. He’s sleeping, I think he might’ve hit his head. I’m exhausted, the adrenaline has long since worn off and my body aches. I think I might’ve fractured a rib. I'm gonna shut my eyes for a bit. When I wake up...I’ll figure this out. I’ll save us.