Extinction
“The connection was there and they both felt it.
‘Well, I’d better be getting back to my own room now, Liz.’ ‘Yes, and thanks again for helping me out at the bar earlier.’ Alyssa smiled and turned to her door.
Jack turned away too, but then his head snapped back. ‘Hey, have you ever seen the Northern Lights?’ he asked.
Alyssa looked at him. ‘No,’ she said. ‘Although I’ve always wanted to.’ Jack checked his watch. ‘Well, they’re supposed to be happening tonight,’ he said. ‘These things are never ...exact, but they’ll probably be starting about an hour from now.’ ‘Really?’ Alyssa asked, very interested now. Her desire to see the lights was one thing, but she also recalled what Miller had told her at the bar, how the lights were somehow linked to, or affected by, whatever secret programme the base was running. Did that mean that something would be happening tonight?
‘Absolutely,’ Jack said. ‘You should even be able to see them from your room. They’re pretty amazing.’ Alyssa knew Jack was probably trying to get her to let him in, so they could watch them together, which in itself wasn’t a bad idea.MoreLess
‘Well, I’d better be getting back to my own room now, Liz.’ ‘Yes, and thanks again for helping me out at the bar earlier.’ Alyssa smiled and turned to her door.
Jack turned away too, but then his head snapped back. ‘Hey, have you ever seen the Northern Lights?’ he asked.
Alyssa looked at him. ‘No,’ she said. ‘Although I’ve always wanted to.’ Jack checked his watch. ‘Well, they’re supposed to be happening tonight,’ he said. ‘These things are never ...exact, but they’ll probably be starting about an hour from now.’ ‘Really?’ Alyssa asked, very interested now. Her desire to see the lights was one thing, but she also recalled what Miller had told her at the bar, how the lights were somehow linked to, or affected by, whatever secret programme the base was running. Did that mean that something would be happening tonight?
‘Absolutely,’ Jack said. ‘You should even be able to see them from your room. They’re pretty amazing.’ Alyssa knew Jack was probably trying to get her to let him in, so they could watch them together, which in itself wasn’t a bad idea.MoreLess
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