9A Story of A
Mysterious Game and The Murdering Story 9
That night, I phoned Helena eagerly. In this
way, I could know what she was thinking. But I couldn’t really understand what
she meant. The conversation was as following, and in parentheses were her real
thought.
Helena, what do you think about the sudden death of Miller?
Well, pretty sad (He died before I could explain)
Who killed him?
Not me. (that mean dirty villain killed him)
What’s your identity?
Murder (no other thought)
You are lying.
No I am not, I am really a murder now (I changed my identity
again)
Someone changed your identity?
……you can think so (actually, I changed my
identity with someone)
Do you have Miller’s name card?
I used to have it, but I gave it back to him a week ago. I really did
not kill him. Believe me. (Why don’t you guys believe, I ’m not the one who’s
lying)
Oh, I was just asking. Bye.
Bye.
The conversation
ended. But my mind did not. Through the talk, Helena didn’t look like she had
just killed someone. Maybe she’s acting. I have to phone Amy, I thought. She
was the only friend I could trust now.
I dialed her
phone, and she answered it.
Hey, Laura,
what’s up?
Listen, Amy. I
just talked to Helena. She said she didn’t kill Miller. We probably
misunderstood him.
Really? She must
be lying to you. Who else but she would kill him? (I have to hang up the phone quickly. Laura can see what you are thinking when
she’s calling you)
I don’t know. I
am so hesitant. I don’t know if I should believe her or not.
Yeah, but I
don’t believe her. She is such a liar. Oh, I have to go. My mom is calling on
me. (I just want to end up the talk with you)
Fine, then……bye.
Fine, then……bye.
Bye, see you
tomorrow, no, see you next Monday.
Then I suddenly
remembered my science homework was unfinished. It’s already Saturday night and
I have three more lessons tomorrow. I erased this murdering game out of my mind
and forced myself to do the essay What do
people wear on Mars. After a crazy hour of searching on the Internet, I
finally scribbled done the essay.
There are lots of unanswered questions about the best way to get people
to Mars. What engines should power their ship? How will the crew prevent bone
and muscle loss in the weightless void? How can they land safely on the
planet’s surface? There’s more, what do people wear on Mars? Although nobody
had ever landed on Mars, but according to NASA, the program will begin in few
decades. But the space suit that protect astronauts need to be designed now.
Of course, the most important requirement of this costume is the full
protection of future Mars explorers. As we know, the conditions on the surface
of Mars are exactly equivalent to vacuum, and the air is only 1% of the surface
of the Earth. As a result, future Mars explorers face the same danger as
today's spacewalkers: a gap in the spacesuit will soon turn liquid water in
tissues and veins into steam. The body swells and the blood stops flowing in a
minute. Mars has new challenges. The planet's extremely weak magnetic field
provides only very weak protection against solar wind particles and cosmic
radiation. The thin air also complicates the fashion design. The spacesuit
vacuum worn outside the International Space Station is insulated from the
clothing. But when the garment is transported to the surface of Mars, gas
molecules flow between layers, taking away astronauts’ heat.
Another problem facing astronauts is the dust that Apollo didn't notice
when he landed on the moon. Although the dust formed by mixing wind and water
is not as big as the moon dust, it has already flown into the air, gathered,
bundled together, and put it outside the spacesuit to reduce the reflectivity.
It poses a serious health threat to astronauts. Although today's spacesuits can
also prevent these, they can hardly move. Mars has 38% of the Earth's gravity.
Today's spacesuits can walk with a walking stick under weightlessness, but
their hips, waists and knees can't move flexibly. NASA's Z-2 is designed to
walk on planetary surfaces and can now walk freely on the space station. What
on earth is it like? Wait a minute and let me to explain.
First, there is a free breathing bag on the back. The body armor
consists of hard and soft parts, which are shaped against internal gas
pressure. Material should be meteorite-proof. Mars has twice as much as gravity
as the moon. Hard parts and flexible and soft outer layers can prevent
perforation, but lighter, easy to walk.
Boots for walking are also special. Apollo's boots don't work on Mars.
Astronauts need stronger, comfortable and durable boots to stay on Mars for
weeks or months. And knees should be able to kneel. Inflatable and pressurized
clothing is problematic. They need flexible knees and buttocks to be connected
like bearings and accordions in order to get enough freedom. New fiber fabrics
are needed to make clothing materials. Today's space clothing relies on vacuum
to improve thermal isolation inside and outside the clothing. Martian air is
thin, and new materials are needed to adjust clothing temperature. Polymer
materials can provide certain radiation protection. The process of dressing
should also be a little special. In order to protect the interior space of the
landing craft, clothing is usually hung outside. Mars is covered with a layer
of toxic dust, including life support equipment backpack from the back to the
astronauts, from the car, can prevent the landing craft outside the dust into
the clothing interior. Outside the garment, there should be basic life-saving
control equipment, including flat display and voice commands, such as
monitoring the situation of the garment, communicating with others, browsing
the list of activities, taking photos, controlling light, navigating the
surface of Mars, etc.
The Mars costume is not yet finished, but it may be Z-2. The Z-2 garment
is filled with gas and is divided into three layers: the inhibiting layer is
filled with gas; the structural layer supports the garment to make it movable;
and some outer layers provide insulation and protection against puncture.
Different Z-2 means different degrees of bending and flexion, especially in the
shoulder, buttocks and waist. The Z-2 is designed to require 3 pounds of force
per square inch to move, about half the sea level pressure, and the widest
parts, such as the chest and pelvis, are made of fiber and gum. Z-2 is not
finished yet, and there is no layer of clothes to prevent extreme heat and radiation.
It weighs about 140 kilograms, which is similar to the American ISS standard,
but has good mobility, high reliability and long life.
This is the brief introduction of the wearing on Mars. Hope human beings
will land on Mars soon.
（from www.bing.com）
I knew my science Teacher Ms. S would
probably gave me an F on this essay
because most of them were copied online. In the past I would have done with
super patience and write it very carefully. But now, I had no interest in doing
so. I had other much more important things to think about.
Monday came faster than I thought. Without
noticing, another week had arrived. The strange voice appeared more often. It
seemed like every hour a person dies. In one day, the 109 people were reduced
to 80 people. Furthermore, I didn’t even know if they are murders on my side .
I also found Amy being apart from me little
by little. She didn’t come to sit with me at lunch and didn’t play with me in
recess either. Instead, she was now frequently hanging with Athena, a girl who
had the ability of using other people’s voice to speak. But she had to record
them before using. I felt very bored without Amy. Luckily Tuesday came quickly
and I could go to NFLS again. Bobo is a true friend I can talk to.
That afternoon, when I arrived in NFLS
safely, I saw a figure heading into the room Murder. I was not sure if I had
see in somewhere. It looked so like Helena. But it just flicked before
me a second and then disappeared. I shrugged and walked in.
(To be continued)
Laura
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