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They all wait for the Bloom to begin.
Xenobiologists, news people and paying guests only have come to Moll1 following nothing but rumours that every hundred or so years, the planet would develop life in just days.
Indeed it will.
Breathable gases, even gaseous water will diffuse through the ground. Rocks will crack open, streams of water will flow. The sky will shine in blue. Plants will form a carpet of green covering the complete surface. Even animal life will populate the planet.
Then, after two weeks, it will all stop. The planet will literally digest all organic beings on it, talking the seed underground. Even the visitors.
Again, there will be nothing but rumours.
@VisualInspiration ... I would prefer if everyone stops tormenting Stanley, as it is way past being funny. We're all well aware that he's fond of singing along to his playlists while he works. Embedding a radio transmitter in his helmet liner and spiking his breather pump with helium to entertain yourselves over comms is beyond unacceptable.
Your stunt has imbalanced Stanley's performance due to oxygen deprivation, and he's mistakenly installed an AC unit in the outer wall of the BioLab dome.
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Tycho Base. Officially we're trying to breed crops that can survive the lunar day/night cycle. But we could have done that on Earth.
On Earth, you can be selfish or lazy and smooth it over with a lie. Not so here. Leave the airlock open? You die. Don't check your seals? You die. Reality is as harsh as a lunar shadow.
That's our real experiment: can we breed a new culture? In the pressure cooker of a hard vacuum, can we create something worth exporting to Earth? #MicroFiction
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