Part 7/9:
The Darkest Hour and Grim Realizations
As the countdown to three years approaches, a shocking revelation occurs: 500 passengers may have to be ejected from the ship to reduce weight and hasten their return. Miscalculations, human error, and misunderstandings compound the crisis, culminating in a horrific incident where passengers, convinced they are in a simulation, open the airlock, leading to frozen deaths in the vacuum of space.