Jeremy finds his way to the bay.
INT. RUNNER BAY - MSS PURGATORY
A neglected emergency escape craft occupies the small bay. On its hull is printed RUNNER SERIES A-2.
Residents are trickling into the bay.
Jeremy helps an elderly couple board the craft.
EXT. MSS PURGATORY
A missile approaches from Earth. It clips The Hellas.
The Hellas heaves sideways, tearing itself away from The Purgatory.
Several bodies, including the Kek, tumble out of the exposed command center into space.
The Kek is flailing.
INT. RUNNER BAY - MSS PURGATORY
The Purgatory heaves from the missile striking The Hellas.
A red light flashes in the bay.
The Runner's hatch automatically slams shut.
A large space door opens in front of The Runner.
Residents approaching The Runner are thrown out into space.
INT. RUNNER
Jeremy climbs into the pilot's seat. He examines the cockpit controls.
He manages to release the Runner's docking clamps, start its engines, and ease the craft out of the bay.
He programs a course to the moon.
A side view mirror displays a missile striking and destroying The Purgatory behind them.
No one in the cabin is aware of The Purgatory's destruction.
Most of them are just grumbling about the inconvenience.
FADE OUT.
FADE IN to the Runner's cabin.
The aisle is overflowing with two days worth of emptied emergency ration packets.
Nerves are frayed. Tensions are high.
Jeremy's voice comes over the intercom.
JEREMY (V.O.)
Attention passengers. I know it's been a
long trip but we are currently in lunar
orbit and will be arriving at Crater Cove
within the hour.
EXT. NASA CRATER COVE LUNAR COMPLEX - DAY
Habitat modules wrap around a pair of double domed arboretums.
A runway extends between them.
The Runner lands on the runway.
INT. RECEIVING CENTER - CRATER COVE - DAY
Jeremy enters. A UNIFORMED MAN hands him a plastic card.
JEREMY
What's this?
UNIFORMED MAN
Five hundred credits, sir. The staff at
Crater Cove regrets the loss of The
Purgatory and those who went down with
her. We hope this small token will make
your transition less stressful.
JEREMY
Thank you.
The man continues handing out cards to the Runner's arriving passengers.
Jeremy wanders into one of the corridors.
A sleazy holographic woman leads Jeremy into The Sierra Twilight Club, feeling him up all the way.
INT. SIERRA TWILIGHT CLUB - CRATER COVE - DAY
Jeremy sits at the bar. He spots Tara. She's sitting atop an empty beer keg, slouched over a small steel table. She is very drunk.
An OLD MAN approaches her from behind.
He smiles with rotting teeth behind her back.
He places a plastic card on the table in
