“It’s up to you, Igor,” Commander Victoria Mol told me, beautiful as always, but gloomy and clearly embarrassed. – Sit down. I was invited to sit in the office of the chief of the orbital station only twice: during the interview, when I was applying for a job, and then much later, after a particularly stormy corporate event of the technical department, which I organized. However, the latter was my direct responsibility, because I am sort of responsible for leisure time: that is, I pierce the gray realm of scientific boredom with a fiery ray of festive enthusiasm... in theory. In fact, it’s quite difficult to motivate my bore students. Everyone is sitting in their laboratories, stern, fit, in dull-colored suits and up to their ears in their research. We have to work with each individual individually...”