Dec. 31, 2035 (Sol 54)
“Thank you all for coming on such short notice,” Annie said. “We have an important announcement to make. If you could all take your seats,”
“What this about, Annie?” A reporter asked. “Something happen with Hermes?”
“Please take your seats,” Annie repeated.
The reporters mingled a bit, argued over seats for a short time, then finally settled down.
“This is a short, but very important announcement,” Annie said. “I won’t be taking any questions at this time, but we will have a full press conference with Q&A in about an hour. We have recently reviewed satellite imagery from Mars, and have confirmed that astronaut Mark Watney is, currently, still alive.”
After one full second of utter silence, the room exploded with noise.
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