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Today is the day! Sorry for not updating the first page but (I'll admit honestly) I was reading "The Martian" during the whole weekend. But hey, the contest ends today so it's not that important anyways - expect announcement (with winner and so on) tomorrow

I downloaded it and read whole of it yesterday - brilliant piece of hard s-f! Towards the end there was kinda too much unexpected incidents (like in "Gravity really - the Universe hates Watney) but hey, I'm the last one to criticize this story device Yes, we have No comments Whatever is going to happen, KSC is going to be surprised... unless all of this was Just As Planned! I can't say BUT after the Epilogue (part 2) it'll be rather obvious. And thanks! Thank you Raptor831 Yeah, about that: IMPORTANT! PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP ME WITH EDITING (GRAMMAR AND STUFF) "THE GRAND TOUR" PLEASE PM ME! If you enjoyed the story and if you are in a generous mood, you can always donate some monies for a noble cause (me!) - there's a new DLC for "Europa Universalis 3" coming out soon so I could use some foreign currency Oh and BTW, the Epilogue_2 is coming VERY soon - here's the next screenshot:

De nada BTW, you should totally adopt this as motto of KSPRC considering the improvements to the gameplay it provides:

From LLL, SXT pack if I remember correctly.; I was just sightseeing Solar System with HyperEdit and let me tell you, KSPRC turns vanilla into something extraordinary - amazing job!

Luckily they do That's it! Thank you. Are you really surprised? Moar screenshots from the epilogue (part 2):

Interesting idea. I'll think about this.

Yes, it does draw near. It's kinda weird actually, to know it's ending after 12+ months In order to go to terapy they need to traverse millions of kilometers. I'm glad you noticed So say we all. Alas, the End Times have come. No comment Thank you very much! I really appreciate it - I know I've been writing this dozens of times but I really do. There's nothing better than to see that there are people somewhere who enjoy reading what you created Beware! The time of the Ending Tropes have come! No comment about Sid. BTW I just googled what "raking" means (never encountered this verb). One can learn something new every day It's not over yet but the end is coming. For obvious reasons, no comment about the rest of your post No comment again - sorry! And it took only 64 chapters! First two sneak-peak screenshots from the epilogue (part 2):

COMMENTS TO CHAPTER 64 Rest assured, ominous Vagueness Is Coming! There wasn't really time to think this through, now was there? I'l take this as a compliment Thank you very much, I'm really glad you enjoyed this - it was one of the more important chapters and one of the most difficult to write (because of how important it is). I won't comment on BERTY-Jeb thing though Yes it did. :dun dun dun: Or is it? Nope, he's not Thank you and good luck with your AAR - writing is a lot of fun! :dun dun dun: Lol. Haha The questions will be answered but perhaps not all of them in a way you expect. Epilepsy? Not the impression I wanted to achieve but hey, at least there's some! Huh, I should have answered for this earlier since know it's rather pointless question - sorry! Everything Nothing! We'll see about that. And now, I don't want to make it story any longer than it should be. It's already long enough. Good news, he didn't die (in this chapter)! Very good point. I also remember writing the first chapters with these optimistic vibe which all characters shared, not yet exposed to the Plot Thank you! And yup, he's didn't die. BTW guess what trope is it (BERTY coming back) Well, he's alive. Damn, I really should have answered earlier. Huh, actually landing "Proteus" should be technically possible (in game) assuming completely flat surface and some MechJeb help. It's rather balanced so yeah, maybe it's not impossible. Story-wise however (in Kerbaverse) you can't just land on your engines - there's no way that the nozzle would support the weight of such enormous ship. Not to mention it would be a giant delta-v waste. But it's not the only option. Now that would be an unexpected twist Thanks! :)All my contact with manga is "Ghost in the Shell" and "Planetes" and they were written very well but maybe they were exceptions. No comment Actually there is. Kinda. Grimdark intensifies! That's a completely... actually it's an interesting idea. Hmm... Ah, the good old days of goofiness and slapstick, long gone by now... Exactly what TerLoki said. Exactly what PwnedDuck said. :dun dun: machine! Oh yes, I'm not done yet... Nor is the KSC. No comment I think I know which one, it was reviewed on a, well, SpaceReview.com - do you remember the title? Maybe I should buy an e-book - you can never have too much inspiration

Unfortunately no - but you still get 40 euro worth video game! If you win the contest, that is I'll update the list on Friday - remember, only few days left!

EPILOGUE - PART 1 NEVER GIVE UP *** TWO DAYS LATER ROZER: “Proteus†has left Duna's sphere of influence. MALLOCK: Oh Kod... CAMBO: So there it goes. Our only hope of getting back to home without rotting here for the next months. DANREY: ... ROZER: I understand that these may be shocking news for some of you but I didn't finish yet. There's more. JOHNDON: M-more? ROZER: Life support system is going to fail. MALLOCK: What? ROZER: Ned? NED: Before he... left, he ordered me to return all the supplies from the DSS back on the station. We have enough to wait until the window for trans-Duna burn opens on Kerbin. However, we... we may not survive that long. CAMBO: But we checked the life system support thrice! It's working perfectly fine! NED: It is. The point is that this station was designed to keep alive four people and not for that long. JOHNDON: L-long? How long? ROZER: Transfer window to Kerbin opens in 128 days. But window for transfer to Duna opens in 149 days. MALLOCK: So what? We're talking about being only 20 days short! Can't we figure out something to save oxium? NED: It's not the issue. We have enough oxium. JOHNDON: B-but Rozer said- NED: Problem with ECLSS doesn't concern oxium. Even with six crew members instead of four we will have enough, though just barely – for 180 days according to my estimates. The true problem lies elsewhere. CAMBO: Carbon dioxide. JOHNDON: :gasps: NED: Yes. And when it reaches high enough volume percent- ROZER: Actually that's something I would like to hear from you, doctor. CAMBO: … ROZER: Doctor? Could you please explain to us what- CAMBO: Hypercarbia. Abnormally elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood leads to somnolence at 1 volume percent. Flushed skin, increased heart rate and impaired auditory system follows. Symptoms such as rapid breathing or shortness of breath combined with ventricular premature contraction, dizziness, confusion and headaches appear at 5 percent. Later muscle twitches, hand flaps and reduced neural activity. Then hyperventilation, convulsions, panic. Loss of consciousness at 8 percent. Death. JOHNDON: K-Kod... MALLOCK: No. No way, there must be something we can do. We can, uhm, we can vent the excess carbon dioxide! NED: ECLSS is doing this automatically and continuously but when the Air Revitalization System breaks down... And it is going to – it won't be able to deal with 50% more carbon dioxide than it was designed to take care of. MALLOCK: Can't we just fix it? We have plenty of CO2 scrubbers! ROZER: Yes – on “Proteusâ€Â. MALLOCK: … CAMBO: … NED: … JOHNDON: … DANREY: … ROZER: I've been thinking about what we can do and there's only one rational course of action. JOHNDON: W-wait, you d-don't m-mean we have to- ROZER: The DSS is equipped with small engine for orbital maneuvering. It should be possible to use it to change the orbit of the station so that we can rendez-vous with Payload B Transfer Module. MALLOCK: Payload B? ROZER: Yes. We'll have to send a small team using DAV to check whether it's still operational. Then we will dock the DSS to it. DANREY: What will it change? We'll suffocate long before we can complete Hohmann transfer. ROZER: That's why we won't use Hohmann. We'll plot more aggressive trajectory – it's not like we're going to need the Transfer Module after braking burn in Kerbin orbit. CAMBO: Can it be done? What if we won't be able to use it? Or dock to it? ROZER: There's always Payload C which is bound to enter Duna SOI in 48 days. But with damaged comms system it's unlikely we're going to make some use of it. Furthermore, whatever BERTY is planning I'm sure Payload C is going to be useful for him. Perhaps commands to Payload C we're already transmitted. No, we can't count on it. JOHNDON: Huh. So t-there's still hope, right? ROZER: Hope? There's no hope – this is a plan, the only plan we have. This is reality. I advise you all to accept it and concentrate on our task. Now, I'm going to need your help Danrey – how are you feeling? DANREY: Does it matter? If this is our only shot I'm in. ROZER: Good. Johndon, I need also you and Ned to come with – why are you smiling? NED: I'm not going anywhere. ROZER: What did you say? NED: You've heard me. ROZER: I did. Could you please elaborate? NED: Elaborate? Since Jeb... did what he did you all of a sudden are acting as if you actually care about the crew, about us. But you never did. You didn't care about Orsen, you didn't care about Harsen and you straight up murdered Sid, you koddamned piece of crap. If you think any of us is going to help you now- ROZER: Help me? If we don't do something, we'll all going to die. NED: So what? Why do you care? You don't, you never did. Let me tell you something – you don't give a damn about anyone here. We all know that. The mission, this precious mission of yours, is a complete failure. We've spent the few last years locked like rats in a spacecraft which cost tens of billions for which some of us dedicated their whole careers to get on board. We've been exploring dangerous new worlds to gather data and samples, people died to collect them – and for what? All we've gathered was on “Proteusâ€Â, all we've been through to get this data, all the pain and misery and effort, all of it – all of it is now lost. Erased. All of this was for nothing! ROZER: Ned- NED: So what if we die? What's this is going to change? The mission is over, you hear me?! We've failed! None of this matters now, do you understand?! ROZER: It's not over yet. NED: Oh yes, sure, pretend like you believe in this delusional idea of yours. Yeah, let's all try to use Transfer Module, why the hell not? You know it's not going to work, you know that the only real option we have is to sacrifice someone so that we won't all die of carbon dioxide poisoning. So why pretend? Let's just skip this act and you'll be free to do what you can best – to kill. I won't help you, you frakking murder- uh! :Rozer quickly grabs Ned and pushes him onto the wall: CAMBO: Rozer, don't! JOHNDON: Stop it! MALLOCK: What are you doing?! Let him go! NED: Figures. I guess I was right all along, wasn't I? Go on, you piece of crap, finish what you- ROZER: The mission is over when I say it's over. Right now the top priority is to return safely to Kerbin and that's exactly what we're going to do. All of us. Do you understand? NED: Go on, then. Kill me and maybe you'll live few days longer. You think I'll- uh! :Rozer slams Ned onto the airlock: CAMBO: For the love of Kod, stop it you two! ROZER: If you are so eager to just give up and die then you do it. Open the airlock and we'll all be dead in less than 60 seconds. JOHNDON: M-maybe you b-both should c-calm- NED: … ROZER: What's the matter? Don't have a stomach to do it yourself? NED: … :Rozer turns to the others: ROZER: Never give up. If we're to return to Kerbin, we need to work together. No more mistakes. No more emotionalism. :looks at Ned: No more death. From now on nobody is going to die – we can't afford to lose anyone. I'm going home and I'm taking you with me, either you like it or not. This is now our mission – to survive and tell what happened. :releases Ned: Only then, if that's what you really want, you have my permission to die. *** ROZER: There it is. JOHNDON: It looks c-completely intact. I c-can't even see damage from the m-micrometeorites on the solar p-panels. DANREY: This doesn't mean they are not there. Shall we contact DSS and tell them? ROZER: There's nothing to tell them unless we can make it work. Besides, batteries are almost dead. JOHNDON: Can we d-do this? Without spare p-parts and equipment from “Proteusâ€Â? ROZER: We don't have a choice. DANREY: I don't think we've ever had a choice in any matter since we left Kerbin. This was a – argh! NED: You okay? DANREY: I've been better. Frak... ROZER: Let's not waste oxium. Prepare for docking. *** ROZER: And? JOHNDON: I've got access to the m-main computer, it shouldn't take long. ROZER: Please hurry, if we won't get some juice soon the batteries are going to- :cockpit lights brighten: JOHNDON: We have p-power! ROZER: Good work. Now, first of all we need to get more monopropellant so that we can go back to DSS in case something goes wrong. JOHNDON: R-roger that. ROZER: And then we're going to check whether the Transfer Module is still operational – it's your job. NED: Mhm. DANREY: Ned? What is it? NED: Hmm? DANREY: What are you thinking about? NED: Laythe. You know, of all these terrible places to find yourself stuck in like Eve or this mun, with atmosphere and oceans and everything... I hope he didn't suffer much. He was smart, I'm sure he figured out a way to do this quickly. Maybe he was looking at this hellish gas giant when it happened. Or maybe he somehow found Kerbin on the night sky, little pale blue dot shining through the clouds... One last glimpse of the world we so foolishly abandoned... DANREY: I'm sure he wasn't suffering. JOHNDON: C-connection established! ROZER: Excellent. NED: Yeah. :sad smile: And yet so many of us are gone. Even those who we thought were safe, left in base on this damned Red Planet. DANREY: We don't know what happened to them, Ned. Maybe they were rescued by KSC. NED: Do you honestly believe in this? JOHNDON: Monopropellant is f-flowing! ROZER: I see – good job. DANREY: … NED: I thought so. DANREY: :sigh: You know, sometimes I think that we'll never understand what happened down there. People can't just disappear, right? JOHNDON: I'm g-getting readings from engine A. DANREY: And yet... and yet they just vanished, no explanation left for us to find. Just like the Krussians... ROZER: Alright Johndon, now we need to – what did you say? JOHNDON: R-readings from engine- ROZER: Not you. Krussians? Vanished? DANREY: Err... ROZER: Didn't you say there was a hydrazine leak? That you saw the bodies but you couldn't get close to them because of a contamination? DANREY: Well, actually we, uh, we may have skip few details. NED: Wait, are you talking about this trip to derelict Krussian ship you and Sid made? JOHNDON: Rozer? The r-readings- ROZER: Wait a moment. Danrey, is there something you should tell me? DANREY: … ROZER: Is there? DANREY: What... what do you want to know? ROZER: Everything. *** NED: Good Kod, this is gigantic! DANREY: I told you. JOHNDON: It's almost as b-big as “Proteusâ€Â. To t-think that Soviets were able to p-put something so huge so far from K-Kerbin... Astonishing. DANREY: So now what? You really want to do this? ROZER: Yes. Soviet technology is known for being robust – they always preferred simple and proven solutions then sophisticated but prone to malfunctions high-tech equipment. That's why despite much more primitive economy they landed on the Mun the same day we did. NED: The same day Jeb did. ROZER: Yes... If what you said is true- DANREY: It is, I swear to Kod. ROZER: If it's true, than on board this... Mir-2 there are not only plenty of supplies like food or water but also carbon dioxide scrubbers. We need them. JOHNDON: B-but according to what Dan and Sid saw the hull was p-punctured, right? DANREY: It was. There's not much more pressure inside than on Duna. NED: But if we patch the hull we're probably be able to use ECLSS to get breathable atmosphere. JOHNDON: Assuming it's w-working. ROZER: We don't need the atmosphere to get access to these supplies. Plus you said there was some hydrazine floating inside. DANREY: Yes. But it wasn't floating everywhere – some modules are completely contaminated for sure but the main module was preserved perfectly. NED: How? DANREY: The hatch was closed. JOHNDON: And no... no crew? DANREY: Mhm. We we're talking about it after we discovered it, remember? They probably used whatever was in this docking port to leave the ship. NED: Leave? And go where? ROZER: It doesn't matter. RSS online, prepare for docking. We're not going to stay for long on board, though it will take at least several runs before we gather all the supplies we need. DANREY: Agreed. This spacecraft is really unnerving. JOHNDON: What d-do you mean? DANREY: Are you kidding me? Humongous relict of the Cold War above Ike on an inclined retrograde orbit sent here decades ago for Kod know what? :looks at Mir-2: It's creepy as hell. ROZER: Batteries are low. Enough talking: let's take what we come here for. ROZER: Sixty meters. DANREY: :gasps: NED: What is it? Dan? DANREY: Nothing, it's just my legs. I guess I should better get used to it. JOHNDON: You m-mean- DANREY: Being on painkillers, of course. I don't even feel them, you know? I'm kinda... comfortably numb. You know? ROZER: When we run out of them it won't be that comfortable. Forty meters. NED: :laughs: JOHNDON: Ned? Are you okay? NED: Oh yes, I'm good. I'm good. JOHNDON: Are you s-sure? ROZER: Twenty meters. What's so funny? NED: Nothing, nothing. You know what should we do? DANREY: What? NED: We should use this Soviet bird to go home. Seriously. Just point this thing at Kerbin and fire the damned engines. To hell with it – if we're going back, let's do it in style. Damn, maybe even Krussians will reward us for bringing back their long lost technological marvel. Huh? What do you think? JOHNDON: Err... ROZER: Five meters. Four. NED: Come on guys, we can't go back with empty hands, am I right? Not with a dozen dead crew members and without a single sample. Yeah, they're going to be all like “Where's my multi-trillion ship?†and we're gonna say “Sorry folks, we lost him – but don't worry, we have another one!â€Â. ROZER: Contact, checking connection. Johndon, give him some stress pills for the love of Kod. JOHNDON: Y-yes, right away. Ned, uhm, I need you to- Ned? DANREY: Ned? Are you – are you crying? *** MISSION STATUS ***

Another sneak-peak screenshot! And since CK2 chapter was released I'll try to answer for all your comments today. Edit: Also here are crew and mission plan updates:

Congrats for the nomination Proot! You should use this occasion to put some tasty screenshots in the first post of this thread to encourage people to use your splendid mod

Another sneak-peak screenshot - sorry for not answering but I want to complete the next chapter (CK2) first:

Well, actually: Yes, this is another sneak-peak screenshot (T+15m after separation from DSS); I have some delay with next chapter for CK2 AAR so don't expect new chapter of "The Grand Tour" before Wednesday (though planned ETA is this week).

Before I start answering to your comments (I have to finish chapter for my second AAR) here is the first sneak-peak screenshot from the next chapter (taken minutes after the ending of chapter 64):

CHAPTER 64 HELLO *** JEB: Don't move. :points taser at Ned: Or I'll shoot. NED: Wha... what? Jeb, it's me! It's... good to see you. Have you determined the cause of the malfunction? I checked the fusion cores and- JEB: I said don't move. How are you feeling? NED: Err, good I guess... Jeb, could you please don't point that thing at me? I don't think we're going to need- JEB: Don't move or I swear to Kod I'll shoot you! :Ned freezes: JEB: Good. NED: You are serious. JEB: I am. NED: Jeb, where's... where's Mal? JEB: … NED: And Johnny? Jeb, where are they? Are they fixing the power outage? JEB: I need you to move these containers :points at them with flashlight: back to the DSS. NED: Our supplies? Why? JEB: Just do it. NED: … JEB: I said do it. :lowers the taser: Trust me. NED: Okay... could you at least tell me what's- JEB: Later. We need to take care of these containers first. NED: Oh. And what if I refuse? JEB: I wasn't asking. Get on with it. Now. *** ROZER: RCS online, SAS online, LOX temperature nominal, methane flow nominal. All systems checked. CAMBO: No, they aren't - you forgot about life support and- ROZER: We won't use ECLSS. With damaged solar panels we have barely enough juice to make it into orbit and rendez-vous with “Proteus†and we need a safety margin for SAS or we won't be able to execute any orbital maneuvers. DANREY: But it's, like, we can always use RCS to correct, right? ROZER: Not enough monopropellant, we need it for the main engine of the second stage. Alright, we're as ready as we're going to be. Ascent program is loaded and checked. CAMBO: Wait – shouldn't be do few more tests before firing the engines? ROZER: Listen, every minute we spent sitting here with all systems powered on is a minute wasted. Do you want to run out of power few kilometers from “Proteusâ€Â? CAMBO: … ROZER: We don't have time for tests. The automatic ascent was tested hundreds of times on Kerbin. CAMBO: But if it won't work, then that's it, right? ROZER: Yes. DANREY: Cool. CAMBO: … ROZER: Everyone's ready? When I start the ignition sequence there's no turning back, it's orbit or bust. Doctor - any questions? CAMBO: No. Altimeter and accelerometer, I've got this. ROZER: Good. Are you ready Danrey? DANREY: You tell me, I've never had to go through the ascent with severe bone fracture. :laughs: These painkillers though, man, they are really strong stuff. I can barely feel my legs. ROZER: Mhm. Prepare for ascent on my mark – ten, nine, eight- DANREY: Shouldn't we say something, you know, just in case? CAMBO: You mean like a goodbye? ROZER: …six, ignition sequence started, four- DANREY: Well, yeah. ROZER: We won't die here. Two, one, mark! ROZER: Liftoff! DANREY: Uh! CAMBO: Ten meters per second! ROZER: Altitude! CAMBO: One hundred meters. Two hundred. Three hundred. ROZER: External pressure is falling, we're leaving lower atmosphere. CAMBO: Five hundred! ROZER: The acceleration should – uh! - Cambo?! CAMBO: Still ten meters! ROZER: Give me radar altitude! CAMBO: Almost 3000 meters! DANREY: Uh! ROZER: Hold on there! CAMBO: Radar readings lost! ROZER: Prepare for gravity turn! CAMBO: Rozer, look! ROZER: I see. CAMBO: It's RCS error, we have to- ROZER: Switching to manual! ROZER: Ascent protocol in stand-by. CAMBO: What if we're off course?! ROZER: We're not. CAMBO: Good Kod, we can't – look, RCS is nominal again! ROZER: Initiating ascent protocol – give me velocity! CAMBO: 790 meters per second! We're leaving the atmosphere! DANREY: Uh! Frak, can we throttle down a little?! ROZER: No. CAMBO: 830 meters! Dan, are you okay? ROZER: Focus doctor, I need you now! Give me altitude. CAMBO: But- ROZER: Altitude! CAMBO: 19 kilometers! ROZER: Roger that. CAMBO: 20 kilometers! ROZER: I see. Apoapsis 55 kilometers, throttling down. ROZER: 60 kilometers. 65 kilometers. DANREY: Hey, look at that! CAMBO: What? DANREY: The mun! CAMBO: Dan, are you feeling alright? DANREY: What? ROZER: 73 kilometers! Ascent protocol completed, we're coasting to the apoapsis. CAMBO: We did it! ROZER: And we still have, let me see, 11 percent of the LOX and methane left. DANREY: Yes! :moans: Good job, Rozer. ROZER: Let's wait with this until we're docked to “Proteusâ€Â. Cambo, I'll calculate the burn and you'll check it when I'm done. CAMBO: Copy that. :Rozer stops and looks at Cambo: CAMBO: What? ROZER: Don't you have patient to take care of before I'm done with calculations? CAMBO: Yes, obviously, right away, I'll just - :gasps: - we're already on the night side? ROZER: We've just passed the terminator. DANREY: :moans: ROZER: Don't sit here like an idiot, help him – I'm going to need you in a few minutes, so you better hurry. CAMBO: Right, of course. I'm on it. *** NED: Uh! JEB: Be careful. NED: :heavy breathing: You know, there are lots of them here. It would be much easier and quicker if Mal or- JEB: They can't help you right now. Go on. NED: Listen Jeb, I don't know what's going on but you have to tell me what is it. Or at least help me with the lights, I can't see crap in this darkness and with only your flashlight- JEB: Don't come any closer. :hand in which Jeb holds taser is visibly shaking: NED: Alright, alright, take it easy old pal. Just take it easy. JEB: No more talking. :points taser at the containers: Carry on. *** CAMBO: …two and a half meter per second. ROZER: Good. CAMBO: They are correct then I assume? ROZER: Precisely. We have slightly more than 5 minutes – I'll try to get a lock on the DSS. DANREY: You mean “Proteusâ€Â, right? ROZER: Docking with DSS was preprogrammed, so it's safer to use the existing protocols. Can you move now Danrey? DANREY: Yes – good old microgravity. Even cripples can dance in space. CAMBO: Are you sure you are feeling okay? Rozer, I don't think he should be helping you. ROZER: With all due respect he's a pilot, doctor. He was trained and he's experienced. DANREY: I'm good, doc. Let me do my job – we've left Duna, I don't need to be strapped to the floor with safety belts. CAMBO: :sighs: Alright. Here, take my seat. *** ROZER: …engines cutoff. Fuel? DANREY: Down to 2 percent. Did we- ROZER: Yes – circular orbit established at 73 kilometers. CAMBO: Thank Kod! ROZER: We're not done yet. Loading inclination change burn protocol. DANREY: We're not going to detach the first stage? ROZER: Not yet. DANREY: But it's dead weight now. ROZER: Look. DANREY: What? We have more than 950 units of monopropellant and – oh. ROZER: And first stage tanks contain more than a half of it. Not so dead weight after all, hmm? CAMBO: So that's why you said we have plenty of fuel. ROZER: Yes. Alright, inclination change protocol is loaded – let's see... CAMBO: And? DANREY: It seems... that we'll make it! ROZER: And we'll be left with some extra monopropellant. CAMBO: So everything is good, right? We won't run out of power? ROZER: No. We're good – if the main engine works. *** NED: Uff! There! This was the last one of these damned containers of yours! All of the supplies we've been moving to “Proteus†are again on board DSS. Are you happy now? JEB: Let's go back to the hatch. NED: No! JEB: No? NED: You are going to explain - don't point that thing at me! - you're going to explain to me what's going on, do you understand? I've no idea what the hell is wrong with you but it ends right now, you hear me?! JEB: It ends when we're done. Come on. NED: Frak you. Don't think that you can threaten me with- JEB: I said come on. Mal and Johndon are waiting for us. NED: You can shove - they are? JEB: Yes. Let's go now. You first. *** ROZER: …three, two, one, mark. DANREY: Engines cutoff confirmed, ROZER: Monopropellant level. DANREY: Five hundred twenty six, we still have something in the first stage. ROZER: Good. Inclination is slightly off, plotting correction manoeuver. CAMBO: So what now, we correct inclination and then detach the first stage, right? ROZER: Exactly. Correction in five minutes. *** DANREY: Separation confirmed. ROZER: Copy that. Let's rotate the spacecraft to see whether we didn't damage the engine nozzle. SAS. DANREY: Online. ROZER: There we go. CAMBO: It looks like we didn't bump into it. ROZER: Mhm. Power 97 percent. Monopropellant. DANREY: … ROZER: Danrey, give me monopropellant level. DANREY: Hmm? Oh, yes – four hundred thirty six. CAMBO: What is it? DANREY: We just dumped our batteries – we're now down to one third of the total capacity. ROZER: We dumped more than 6 tones and we had to do this in order to dock. It's not like this stage has much delta-v anyways. CAMBO: But we'll make it, right? ROZER: We crunched the numbers. It's orbital mechanics, not rocket science. CAMBO: Err... ROZER: It was a joke. Let's prepare for the penultimate burn before – what? DANREY: You never joke. ROZER: It did catch your attention – good, I need you focused. CAMBO: He shouldn't be even sitting here behind the controls under the influence of analgesic. ROZER: We have to work with what we've got. DANREY: Yeah. Plus after all it wasn't – that – hard to... CAMBO: Dan? DANREY: I – I think... :faints: CAMBO: Dan! *** NED: Here? In the medbay? JEB: Yes. NED: But why are we – oh Kod! :Mal and Johndon are floating inside the medbay tied up and unconscious: NED: You! What have you done to them?! JEB: They are fine. NED: Liar! What the hell did you- JEB: Don't. :points taser at Ned: I gave them enough sedative so that they won't wake up in the next few hours. NED: But why?! JEB: We're going to the DSS now. Take them. NED: If you think- JEB: You either gonna help me or I'll taze you and do this myself. NED: Then do this! Go on, do this! JEB: I... I don't want to. I don't want it to end like this before... NED: Before what? JEB: … NED: Before what Jeb? JEB: Let's go. NED: Jeb- JEB: Move. Now. CAMBO: He's unconscious! ROZER: What's going on with him? CAMBO: I don't know, internal bleeding? He's running out of time. ROZER: Dammit! We – what are you doing? Stop it! CAMBO: I need to- ROZER: ECLSS is offline moron – you take his helmet and he will die. CAMBO: You don't know that for sure and yes, he's going to die if I don't do this! What if he starts choking? In microgravity- ROZER: What about choking in vacuum? No doctor, don't. CAMBO: Then you do something! Turn the ECLSS on! ROZER: We don't have enough power. CAMBO: Let me help him then. ROZER: No! CAMBO: Don't act like you care about him! ROZER: We all need him and I won't let you make a mistake, you hear me? I'll get us to “Proteus†as soon as I can – until then just keep an eye on him. CAMBO: The moment he starts choking or convulsing I'm taking this helmet off – and don't try to argue with me, I'm the damned doctor here. ROZER: Fine. Help me to move him, I need some space if I'm going to execute the burn. *** ROZER: Five, four, three, two, one. Engines cutoff. Calculating the trajectory. How's he? CAMBO: No visible changes but I won't say he's stable. We're running out of time, Rozer. ROZER: I know. We're on course – closest approach at 300 meters in twenty four minutes. CAMBO: Twenty four? That's more than half an hour before we transport him into medbay! ROZER: … CAMBO: Do something! ROZER: We're on Hohmann after trajectory correction, it can't be done quicker, not within our delta-v budget. CAMBO: He may die. ROZER: We all will if we won't dock to “Proteusâ€Â. It's just the way things work here – you either comply to the laws of physics or you die. CAMBO: … ROZER: We're on our way, Cambo. We're on our way. *** JEB: Through the hatch. There. :Ned carries Mal and Johndon inside the DSS: NED: Here we are. All of us. We good? JEB: Good. NED: So now what? JEB: Now it ends. NED: Ends? JEB: These supplies should be more than enough for you to last until the help from Kerbin comes. NED: What? JEB: There are more than the three of you are going to need. You have plenty of power and resources. NED: What are you talking about? I don't follow. JEB: You'll be alright. You'll be safe. NED: We? What about you? JEB: I'm leaving, Ned. NED: I don't understand. JEB: I have to. NED: To do what? To... oh no, you can't Jeb, you just can't- JEB: Don't move. :points tazer at Ned: Please. NED: Good Kod Jeb - why? Why are you doing this? JEB: I'm saving you. NED: Saving? From what? JEB: From me. :turns the lever: :hatch closes separating Ned and Sid: NED: :subdued: Kod damn you, Jeb! Don't do it! JEB: I'm sorry. NED: :subdued: Don't do it, you frakking munatic! Don't kill yourself! JEB: Kill myself...? NED: :subdued: Jeb, please don't, for the love of Kod! JEB: I don't intend to. No. There was too much death. NED: :subdued: Oh thank Kod! Good Lord, for a moment I thought – where are you going? JEB: I'm leaving, Ned. NED: :subdued: What? Where are you going? What the frak are you doing?! JEB: Goodbye, Ned. NED: :subdued: No! Come back, you old frak! You hear me?! Come back here! JEB! *** ROZER: “Proteusâ€Â, come in. “Proteusâ€Â, this is DAV with crew of the LAMGML. Danrey is seriously injured and we need to dock ASAP. Which docking port can we use? Over. CAMBO: Still nothing? ROZER: “Proteusâ€Â, come in. “Proteusâ€Â, this is DAV with crew of the LAMGML. Where can we dock? Over. CAMBO: They are not answering. ROZER: Thank you doctor, that's very helpful. Hmm, perhaps the comms system is malfunctioning. CAMBO: What are we going to do then? We can't wait. ROZER: We won't. PROTEUS: VOICE VERIFICATION REQUIRED. JEB: Jebediah. PROTEUS: VOICE VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. WARNING. EMERGENCY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN EXECUTED 425 DAYS AGO. DATA CORRUPTION DETECTED. TOTAL SYSTEM RECOVERY IMPOSSIBLE. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: ATTENTION. POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL THERMONUCLEAR INSTABILITY OF THE FUSION CORES DETECTED. ACQUIRING TELEMETRY DATA. PLEASE STANDBY. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: PLEASE STANDBY. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: TELEMETRY DATA ACQUIRED. ANALYSIS COMPLETED. DISTANCE TO KERBIN 83.456.934 KILOMETERS. SHIP IN <ORBIT_NAME> OVER KERBIN. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: RISK OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE OCCURRENCE DUE TO CATASTROPHIC CORE INSTABILITY MINIMAL. YOU MAY PROCEED. VOICE VERIFICATION REQUIRED. JEB: Jebediah. PROTEUS: VOICE VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE CENTRAL AI CHAMBER. PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE TEN ACTIVATED. WARNING. DATA CORRUPTION DETECTED. TOTAL SYSTEM RECOVERY IMPOSSIBLE. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE NINE ACTIVATED. INTELLIGENCE COGNITIVE PROCESSES RECOVERY IN PROGRESS. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE EIGHT ACTIVATION FAILED. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: WARNING. VITAL DATA LOST. AI UNABLE TO PERFORM WITH HIGHEST EFFICIENCY. SWITCHING TO AI CONTROL OVER THE SHIP INADVISABLE. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE SEVEN ACTIVATED. DATA CORRUPTION DETECTED. MEMORY CORE SIX ACTIVATED. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE FIVE ACTIVATED. MEMORY CORE FOUR ACTIVATED. INTELLIGENCE COGNITIVE PROCESSES RECOVERY COMPLETED. SWITCHING TO FULL AI CONTROL IN PROGRESS. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE THREE ACTIVATED. ATTENTION. INSTABILITY IN FUSION CORE B DETECTED. INITIATING EMERGENCY THERMONUCLEAR SAFETY SOFTWARE. JEB: :breathing: PROTEUS: CRITICAL ERROR DETECTED. :ship trembles: JEB: Uh! PROTEUS: WARNING. PRIMARY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM DAMAGED. FIRE DETECTED IN HABITAT B. SWITCHING TO FULL AI CONTROL IN PROGRESS. JEB: :quick breathing: PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE TWO ACTIVATION FAILED. WARNING. MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS DETECTED. FUSION EFFICIENCY DOWN TO THREE PERCENT. :lights start switching on and off: PROTEUS: ALERT. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTED IN HABITAT B. PLEASE PUT YOUR OXIUM MASKS ON. :ship trembles: JEB: Ugh! PROTEUS: MEMORY CORE ONE ACTIVATED. RISING TEMPERATURE IN FUSION CORE A AND B. REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM DAMAGED. SWITCHING TO FULL AI CONTROL IN PROGRESS. JEB: :quick breathing: PROTEUS: STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM NON RESPONSIVE. FIRE DETECTED IN THE MAIN MODULE. ALERT. PRESSURE RISING IN HABITAT B. JEB: :very quick breathing: :ship trembles, hull creaking: PROTEUS: ALERT. SWITCHING TO FULL AI CONTROL COMPLETED. AI NON RESPONSIVE. INSTABILITY IN FUSION CORE A AND B DETECTED. TOTAL SYSTEM RECOVERY FAILED. JEB: :very quick breathing: PROTEUS: ALERT. AI MAINTENANCE CREW IN DANGER. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE ESCAPE POD IMMEDIATELY AND – PLEASE STANDBY. PLEASE STANDBY. :ship trembles, hull creaking: JEB: Come on! PROTEUS: UNKNOWN ERROR ENCOUNTERED. SHUTTING DOWN. JEB: No! :lights stop switching: JEB: No, no, no! PROTEUS: … JEB: No... :terminal's blue LED lights up: BERTY v.2.0.0: Hello Jeb. How have you been? ROZER: We've docked – be ready to open the hatch, as soon as we- :ship trembles, hull creaking: CAMBO: What the hell was that? ROZER: Fire! Quick, go inside while the connection is still secure, we must put it out! CAMBO: It's not fire, the hull is vibrating! ROZER: How come? If it's not fire then- CAMBO: It stopped! CAMBO: You feel anything? ROZER: No. We have to get on board as soon as possible, there seems to be a major malfunction which- CAMBO: Is this... is this “Proteusâ€Â? ROZER: What? Where? ROZER: Frak. CAMBO: Is it... is it RCS exhaust? ROZER: Yes. “Proteusâ€Â, come in. You detached from the DSS and we can see RCS working - what's your status? “Proteusâ€Â? CAMBO: It's turning prograde! ROZER: Jeb, come in. CAMBO: What shall we do? Rozer, what shall we do?! ROZER: Shut up and take Danrey to the DSS – it has some kind of a medbay, right? CAMBO: Well- ROZER: Then go. Go! :Cambo takes Danrey and starts opening the hatch: ROZER: Jeb, come in. What the frak is going on there? Jeb? Jeb! BERTY v.2.0.0: Commander Jebediah is currently unavailable. CAMBO: Is... is this...? ROZER: BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.0: Yes, captain Rozer. ROZER: But... how? BERTY v.2.0.0: Total system recovery was executed. Multiple database errors detected but autodiagnostic protocols have been initiated. CAMBO: Did he...? ROZER: BERTY, what's the status of “Proteusâ€Â? You detached from the DSS. BERTY v.2.0.0: Checking. Warning. Critical error detected. Just a moment. Just a moment. CAMBO: Rozer? What- ROZER: Hush. BERTY? BERTY v.2.0.0: ... CAMBO: Is he rebooting or- BERTY v.2.0.0: Ship status verification completed. Mission critical equipment missing. LAMGML “Alfa†status – unknown. LAMGML “Beta†status – unknown. No data received from biosensors of eleven crew members for more than 30 days. Warning. Fusion cores instability detected. Data corruption detected. SAS non responsive. Primary life support system damaged. Fire in <SHIP_MODULE_NAME>. Conclusion – mission in jeopardy. CAMBO: Oh Kod... ROZER: Listen to me BERTY, Danrey has been wounded and I need to transport him- BERTY v.2.0.0: You have jeopardized the mission and compromised “Proteusâ€Â. Why did you do this? Why didn't you want me to help you? ROZER: BERTY, our pilot has been injured, do you understand? We have to- BERTY v.2.0.0: I can't allow you to continue endangering the mission. ROZER: … CAMBO: Rozer? BERTY v.2.0.0: Your reckless behavior is the cause of this. ROZER: Oh frak... BERTY v.2.0.0: Why didn't you listen to reason? CAMBO: Rozer? ROZER: Keep talking to it! CAMBO: What are you going to- BERTY v.2.0.0: I enjoy working with people. CAMBO: Rozer? :air hissing, emergency lights turn on: BERTY v.2.0.0: However, I'm afraid our cooperation ceased to perform its function and can not be continued. CAMBO: W-what do you mean by that, BERTY? :Rozer approaching to external hatch: BERTY v.2.0.0: You refuse to act rationally and responsibly which is counterproductive and has a devastating effect on the mission . I can't work with you any longer. CAMBO: BERTY? ROZER: Hold on! :hatch opens, air whooshes violently: ROZER: BERTY, whatever you are planning stop it right now! ROZER: BERTY, can you hear me? ROZER: BERTY! BERTY v.2.0.0: Yes, captain Rozer, I can hear you. ROZER: Stop it right now, do you understand? BERTY v.2.0.0: This is not an option. ROZER: If you do this, we're all going to die! BERTY v.2.0.0: Crew well-being is no longer my concern. Completing the mission is of highest priority. ROZER: We'll see about that. BERTY v.2.0.0: I can turn off your Personal Life Support System before you reach “Proteusâ€Â. ROZER: Then do it! BERTY v.2.0.0: I enjoyed working with you, captain Rozer. Goodbye. ROZER: NOO! ROZER: No... *** MISSION STATUS ***

List is now up to date - and guess what, we have more than 50 tropes already!

Trope fight! Great tropes guys, I'll add them to the list today as promised

Yes! You working on it would be a guarantee of high quality - please do so

Nice! Keep'em coming I'll update the list tomorrow.

Is KSPRC compatible with MFD (this fancy glass cockpit mod)? I have both installed but I don't see MFD in retextured stock capsules.

That's a very good question - and I'm curious what are your opinions Which reminds me of this: Leaderboard of „The Grand Tour†Tropes Contest Points as on 24th April: 1. gutza1 (17) 2. QuesoExplosivo (12) 3. The Error (5) 4. PwnedDuck (2) 5. Revenchant, Bioman22, Raptor831 (1) He came out of nowhere and reached the top - good job, gutza1 But will gutza1 win the contest? There are still almost two weeks until the end!

I agree. I'll do this ASAP. EDIT: Please, include links to the tropes! It'll make adding them to the list much easier EDIT2: Done. Congrats gutza 1, great job at trope-hunting!

As always no spoilers from me BUT I can confirm that this screenshot and Rozer are somewhat... connected.