Ceres Magazine Issue 2 - Winter 2016 | Page 104

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104 - Ceres Magazine - Winter 2016

Genae Jefferson

we all know how they always get priority over the Commuter Rockets. In this lifestyle though, you can’t get impatient. Delays happen, you can’t control them so you learn to accept them as a part of life. The worst delays are when they hit a personal vehicle—who knows why that person decided to get in the way of a MetroRocket. They always lose that cosmic battle.

We have a few stops along the way to Ceres—first the Lunar stop on our very own moon. That one is always fun because that is a newly built Space Station with restaurants, bars, and great shopping!! The Lunar Lunatics play there at their galactic stadium, which is pretty convenient because the MetroRocket lets you off right outside!! Imagine catching an exciting game of SpaceBall, and then hopping back on the MetroRocket home. I’ve had a few great getaways there.

After the Lunar Stop is the industrial Deimos stop, one of the moons of Mars. You see the smokestacks high in the air in the Enviro Bubble, and the hard blue-collar workers that produce many goods for the other planets of the galaxy. Of course, this is where many of the Freight Rockets stop and pickup their freight, its vital to our society as a whole.

Finally, we reach Ceres, and right on time. Ceres is a quaint little planet, it employs most of the high-paying executives and scientists of the Aerospace Industry, and it is very expensive to live there—another factor in choosing Earth as my home. I work for a company that produces high quality imaging sensors for space applications, our technology exists in several satellites all over the galaxy (*back clap*). The conductor of the MetroRocket wishes me goodbye, and I’m off to the last leg of my journey, courtesy of the local Orbital Ceres Transportation Agency (OCTA).

Luckily, they timed the schedules so that the layover isn’t long between departing the MetroRocket and boarding the HoverBus. You even ride for free if you have a MetroRocket Monthly Pass.

You never know what adventure awaits you though; we’ve had HoverBuses break down, and have had to wait for them to bring a new one. Most of the HoverBus drivers are very helpful, and kind, though; they do their best to get you to your destination on time.

Oh, and dress warm! Those Ceresean nights can be pretty chilly. And, dress in layers, cause the days can be very hot, as it seems the HabitatSphere there never works quite right.

After a hard day’s work, I turn around and head back. Some of the Rocket Mates are going out for drinks (Cosmo Martinis of course) when we get back to Universe Station. Believe it or not, the entire commute is about the same length of time whether I take my own personal space vehicle, or public transportation. Only, I get to relax all the way to Ceres instead of watching out for crazy drivers or trying not to fall asleep behind the console.

It’s a pretty good trade off in my opinion.

Happy Space Travels!! Live Long and Commute.