a.j. over the hill.
the asteroid shakes violently, throwing a.j. and lev around the cab. rocks bank down on the armadillo's top and hood. the asteroid surface continues splitting apart across the slope's fall line.
a.j. throws it in neutral. the armadillo stops.
-- a.j. punches the armadillo's pro-gravity thruster "off"
a.j. punches the pro-gravity thruster "start" switch. nothing.
the armadillo continues lifting into space, from which there is no return. a.j. toggles the "start" switch. the swtich's
a.j., lying sideways, keeps toggling the thruster start switch. the indicator light finally flashes "in" and a.j. rams it into drive --
a.j., shaken, takes a deep breath and gets out.