Moon Dust

25 April, 2013 — Full Moon in Libra @ 100% illumination. Partial Lunar eclipse, visible only to Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere.

It’s late — I’m supposed to be resting, but I talked Theo into bringing me my sketchbook and pen. I’m in Sick Bay. I woke up here; the last thing I remember was seeing something odd on the moon walk. Here is what happened:

After breakfast, we four interns climbed into our suits and started purging the nitrogen from our blood by breathing pure oxygen. Mr. Kagekatsu led us out through the Mother of All Airlocks and we stepped on the surface of the Moon. (Surreal, exhilarating and a tad frightening.) We had 45 minutes to explore, guided by Mr. K.

Almost immediately Benjy, who was behind me, began freaking out, hyperventilating and saying he was seeing “something” on the horizon. He pitched into me, shifting my life support pack — in turn, I fell into Theo who toppled into Mr. K and we all fell in a heap. James saw it all and said Benjy stumbled off into the dunes. I was dizzy and clammy feeling and my suit was covered in dust. (Moon dust. Wow!) We peered in the direction Benjy trundled away in — couldn’t see him but I did see an amazing blue-green light. Then I woke up here.