[ WP ] You open your eyes and the first thing you see is a huge , blue planet covering a big portion of the sky . Next , you hear a voice : `` You 're a long way from home , kid . ''

I was dreaming, if you can call it that, drifting towards a great light down a tunnel. Although I could n't remember how I got there or who I was, I thought the whole situation was pretty cliche. Then, out of nowhere, I heard in his subtle but distinct Kansas accent- 
 
 `` You're a long way from home, kid.'' 
 
 That gave me a nice chuckle. Here I am near then end and Mitchell is pointing out the obvious once again. But somewhere inside me something clicked, and the great light quickly dissolved into the expansive blue sphere that sat in front of me. I must have said something, you can check the logs if you want because I do n't remember it, because next thing I knew Mitchell's voice was there again. 
 
 `` Wake up sleepy head. We've only got just over eighteen minutes to get you back.'' 
 
 `` Back... w-where?'' 
 
 `` Christ. When your suit went into preservation mode, I did n't think it'd turn you into a vegetable. Everest, wake her up.'' 
 
 Young, Female, British. I knew that before she spoke, I started to remember I guess. 
 
 `` Alright Mitchell. This is going to be a bit of a shocker Mary, but you'll have time to recover later.'' 
 
 I did n't know what she was talking about until I took a deep breath in. Fucking smelling salts, I hate them. Woke me up though, and my situation quickly became clear. I was moving across the Pacific Ocean, some thousands of kilometers up. There was a large debris field right in front of me. I could n't turn around, but it looked like it ended behind me. 
 
 `` Fucking hell, how did I get here?'' 
 
 Mitchell again. 
 
 `` Explosive decompression, but that does n't matter right now. We're right behind you in the *Atlantis II* but we ca n't get in front of you to safely attach the arm to your suit due to the debris field. We need you to turn around **now**.'' 
 
 Everything clicked into place, thank God, and I fired the reaction wheels with no response. Everest was apologetic. 
 
 `` No no. We tried that already, the battery for the reaction wheels is two low and ca n't move anything. It was left running to stabilize you while you were asleep, we should have foreseen this...'' 
 
 `` It's not your fault Jude. Have you tried the thrusters?'' 
 
 `` No go on that as well, you used them to stabilize your orbit.'' 
 
 `` Damn. What's the plan?'' 
 
 Mitchell cut in this time. 
 
 `` We need you to turn yourself. Literally. You *should* be able to produce enough torque with your body in the suit to turn yourself 120 degrees, at which point the arm can grab you safely. You need to twist your body like you were uh... dancing?'' 
 
 `` What kind of dancing do you do?'' 
 
 `` The none-of-your-business-kind. Now twist! ^^but ^^do n't ^^hyperventilate, ^^you're ^^running ^^out ^^of ^^oxygen...'' 
 
 The process took only two minutes and twenty seven seconds, but it felt like an eternity with the time ticking down. I first glimpsed the sight of the shuttle after about a minute and a half of turning and by two twenty, I was looking face to face with CanadaArm. Mitchell was pleased. 
 
 `` Now if we could just grab hold...'' 
 
 The arm moved sensibly toward my waist belt, but was having trouble compensating for my continued movements. It was beginning to get awfully hot, and I was getting concerned. Everest suggested an alternative. 
 
 `` Why does n't she just grab the arm and attach it herself? It's close enough for her to grab it now.'' 
 
 She was right. The pause for twenty seconds was broken by Mitchell. 
 
 `` God damn. Alright. I'm releasing the servos on the arm, so you should be able to move it with relative ease. Get those ports to line up with your suit so we can start pumping you with new oxygen and power to drag you back in.'' 
 
 The mission was relatively easy after that, the arm attached with two minutes to spare and it slowly dragged me back to the shuttle. After entering through the airlock I was surprised to O'Riley, considering he did n't say a word through the whole ordeal. I fell back asleep quickly and did n't wake up till reentry. The landing was normal and the reception welcoming, etc, etc. That was nine days ago. 
 
 `` Do you need to know more?'' 
 
 `` Yes ma'am. You have n't answered the question.'' 
 
 `` Oh. Sorry. What was it again?'' 
 
 `` How did you get there to begin with?''
