It was an unusual day for the tester. This well-built man was in charge of testing the applicants. He would only laugh when somebody failed. And that was everybody. He saw people with smarts come in, no brawn to help. Or just the opposite.
The first stage was mental. An empty white room, overpoweringly white. A white table and a plastic chair which was sturdy, and a large button on the wall labeled 'release'.
a single applicant will enter, and attempt to escape. no such luck yet. Mars gave them one person who couldn't complete it and mentally broke down, which gave the tester a laugh. However....Luna was different
the girl who entered room one looked smug
The girls pale complexion showed she was from Luna.....interesting. The girl looked around...and something else...she looked up...and smiled
The tester leaned forward
She saw it
she knew
she passed
YOU ARE READING
The Star Thrower
Science Fiction400 years in the future humans have colonized Mars and the moon is a playground for the wealthy. Young Shane, a boy born and raised on Earth, (now a polluted wasteland where poverty stricken humans live) dreamed of going to the Asteroid, a space sta...
