[19:22]JOHANSSEN: Hello, Mark.
[19:23]MAV: Johanssen!? Holy crap! They finally letting you talk to me directly?
[19:24]JOHANSSEN: Yes, NASA gave the OK for direct communication an hour ago. We're only 35 light-seconds apart, so we can talk in near-realtime. I just set up the system and I'm testing it out.
[19:24]MAV: What took them so long to let us talk?
[19:25]JOHANSSEN: The psych team was worried about personality conflicts.
[19:25]MAV: What? Just cause you guys abandoned me on a godforsaken planet with no chance of survival?
[19:26]JOHANSSEN: Funny. Don't make that kind of joke with Lewis.
[19:27]MAV: Roger. So uh... thanks for coming back to get me.
[19:27]JOHANSSEN: It's the least we could do. How is the MAV retrofit going?
[19:28]MAV: So far, so good. NASA put a lot of thought into the procedures. They work. That's not to say they're easy. I spent the last 3 days removing Hull Panel 19 and the front window. Even in Mars-G they're heavy motherfuckers.
[19:29]JOHANSSEN: When we pick you up, I will make wild, passionate love to you. Prepare your body.
[19:29]JOHANSSEN: I didn't type that! That was Martinez! I stepped away from the console for like 10 seconds!
[19:29]MAV: I've really missed you guys.
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