The Cosmonaut Page #4

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Hey, that's great news! What did I tell you?

You know, we were doing free-fall today.

it's incredible feeling

having your body suspended on the air.

You're gonna love it.

No, I'm not going to love it.

I'm not going to love it

because I'm not gonna do it.

They're not gonna let me fly anymore Stas.

I'm not gonna be a cosmonaut

and I'm not going to space ever.

You don't know that.

I'm sorry but... look at it this way...

sometimes you know, maybe you have to

lose your wings to fly a little bit higher.

F***... You really think

you can say that to me right now

I'm not going to space ever, alright?

It's not gonna f***ing happen.

There is gonna be everything

I spent my f***ing life planning for

f***ed.

Gagarin, Titov, Leonov,

not f***ing Vasiliev.

They're not gonna know my name!

- Is that what this is about, right?

Is this what this is about for you?

- About being someone?

I could have been somebody Stas,

but I am a f***ing failure.

Hey, hey, listen to me...

this life is about living, not about

posterity, not about history books.

It's about doing the best thing you can.

F*** off.

- Right now, you're being pathetic.

Mihailov Alexander Ivanovich,

Volkov Alexei Pablovich,

Limchuck Piotr Ilich,

Vasutich Vladimir Vladimirovich,

Mihailov Stas Arsenievich,

Arseni Alexander Artemyev.

Congratulations and welcome

to the cosmonaut fraternity.

As I fell off I thought of a welcome.

Secretly, I also imagined national dances

and beautiful women.

I thought about the hurrays

and the solemn celebrations.

But they weren't there.

I remember

a naked fists fight with a boy.

He liked a girl.

I liked her too.

We never mentioned the subject again.

Even though we continued being friends.

Private?

Ah, it's good to see you. Feels like

it's been ages. - It's been two weeks.

With the launch preparations

I haven't got a spare minute.

I forgot you're so important these days.

How is it working at the OKB- 52?

It's amazing. I can't believe

I'm working with Chelomei. You?

I'm ok, can't complain.

How's your cousin?

I can always write you

some leave if you wanna go visit her.

No that's ok. It's too far.

You can tell her from me

that she still owes me that date.

You are like a dog on heat.

What's it with you and women?

Isn't one enough?

I just have a thirst

that can't be quenched, comrade.

How's the move going?

Be ended by the end of next week.

It's almost finished. What about you?

You gonna spend the rest of your life

in this poky little dorm room?

You're joking right?

It's the most comfortable place on Earth.

And soon, thanks to you,

I'll be heading for the stars.

- Now he's a poet!

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