Tang Yue unbuckled his seatbelt and stuffed the photo frame on the dashboard into his pocket. Following that, he hopped off the Mars Wanderer's driving compartment with Tomcat waiting down below to hold his hand in the darkness. With the weather they were facing, they couldn't afford to lose each other. However, they didn't use a safety rope to tether themselves together. Tomcat could only hold Tang Yue tight.
Tomcat's paw held the small emergency light as he waved it in front of Tang Yue. "Follow me closely! Tang Yue, can you hear me?"
Even though the man and cat were inches apart, the quality of the radio comms was suffering terribly. The large amounts of dust and static suspended in midair interfered with the radio signals.
"I copy you." Tang Yue nodded. "Loud and clear!"