Length: Short Story - 3,500 words NASA engineer Ericke works in Boston, Massachusetts and must take an immediate flight to NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to fight for his budget. One problem, Ericke is deathly afraid of flying. On the subway ride to the airport, he meets an odd-looking man wearing goggles fashioned out of security peepholes. The man offers Ericke advice for his flight, but is it the advice of a genius or a madman?