The lights in front of the shuttle were fairly vivid despite the heavy fog and rain.
500 mph the screen read... 700 mph... 1000 mph... 1700 mph...
They went back to the lounge and sprawled themselves on the cushions of the rests in the alcoves of the space vehicle. They weren't going to a different planet, just the other-side of this one. They had an appointment and they were already behind the schedule that they wanted to be on. They still had ample time to reach their destination, they just wouldn't quite be there as soon as they had previously expected and hoped for.
A couple of hours passed and they soon realized that they were almost to where they would be landing.
A couple more minutes passed and they felt the vehicle making contact with the landing area.
They stepped of the plane, and they both yawned and stretched out a bit as they stepped out into the bright sun. It's not the middle of the night anymore.
Oh well.
They were there, and the meeting would begin shortly.
