Predestination Page #4

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This was around the time the suits

finally admitted you can't send

men into space for months or years

and not do something to

relieve the tension.

They were looking for respectable types,

preferably virgins.

They liked to train them from scratch.

Above average mentally

and stable emotionally.

But most of the volunteers were hookers

or neurotics

who would crack up 10 days off Earth.

They weren't special.

Just relax, Jane.

Some of the ladies

before you got a little nervous

a little lost in thought.

Perhaps that's because

to them a thought is unfamiliar territory.

Do you see this as some kind of joke?

No, sir.

We've had some

of these Women's Lib types in here

causing a big fuss.

But that's not you, is it Jane?

No, sir.

Please take your glasses off.

I see you've had

some disciplinary problems in the past.

I've had nothing but straight As

in all my classes since the first grade.

Yes.

Have you ever been with a man?

Have you?

You understand what

this employment will require of you?

Will I get to travel into space?

If selected, yes.

No,

I haven't been with a man.

How do you see your role on this journey?

My role?

Well, many of the girls we've interviewed

see this as a paid vacation.

A chance to live the good life

and meet the man of their dreams.

Do you see yourself as a tourist

or a participant?

I've excelled

in advanced physics, biology and astronomy.

A tourist is someone who

travels across the ocean only to be

photographed sitting next to their boat.

I have no intention of being a tourist.

If they accepted me

they'd teach me how to walk and dance

and, you know,

how to listen to a man pleasingly.

Plus training for the prime duties.

Nothing's too good for our boys, right?

They made sure that you didn't get pregnant

during your enlistment.

You were almost certain

to marry at the end of your hitch.

Same way today's

Flight Angels marry Spacers.

Well, they talk the same language.

Right.

They gave me contact lenses.

I'd never seen the world so clearly before.

They tested our endurance.

Made sure we were fit for space travel.

Many of the girls struggled.

Not me.

How often do you think about sex?

A, not at all. B, rarely.

C, sometimes. D, often.

E, all the time?

C, sometimes.

D, often.

The testing went on for months.

They tested us on everything.

Many girls failed.

Not me.

Highest numbers we've ever seen.

Do you ever feel depressed?

- What do you mean?

- Sad.

Empty at times.

Sometimes...

I guess I feel

like there's something out of balance.

Like I'm living in somebody else's body.

I don't know how to describe it.

And none of the girls here like me.

You'll just need to give it some time.

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