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That
oil
would
be
finished
petrochemicals
by
the
time
the
Nostromo
arrived
in
orbit
around
Earth
.
Such
methods
were
necessary
.
While
mankind
had
long
since
developed
marvellous
,
efficient
substitutes
for
powering
their
civilization
,
they
had
done
so
only
after
greedy
individuals
had
sucked
the
last
drop
of
petroleum
from
a
drained
Earth
.
Fusion
and
solar
power
ran
all
of
man
’
s
machines
.
But
they
couldn
’
t
substitute
for
petrochemicals
.
A
fusion
engine
could
not
produce
plastics
,
for
example
.
The
modern
worlds
could
exist
without
power
sooner
than
they
could
without
plastics
.
Hence
the
presence
of
the
Nostromo
’
s
commercially
viable
,
if
historically
incongruous
,
cargo
of
machinery
and
the
noisome
black
liquid
it
patiently
processed
.
The
only
system
the
cameras
picked
up
was
the
one
set
neatly
in
the
centre
of
the
various
screens
,
the
one
with
the
improper
necklace
of
planets
circling
an
off
-
colour
star
.
There
was
no
doubt
now
in
Kane
’
s
mind
and
less
than
that
in
Lambert
’
s
that
the
Nostromo
’
s
intended
that
system
to
be
their
immediate
destination
.
Still
,
it
could
be
an
error
in
time
and
not
in
space
.
Sol
could
be
the
system
located
in
the
distance
just
to
this
star
’
s
left
or
right
.
There
was
a
sure
way
to
find
out
’
Contact
traffic
control
.
’
Kane
was
chewing
his
lower
lip
.
’
If
we
can
pick
up
anything
from
them
,
we
’
ll
know
we
’
re
in
the
right
quadrant
.
If
Sol
’
s
anywhere
nearby
,
we
’
ll
receive
a
reply
from
one
of
the
outsystem
relay
stations
.
’
Lambert
’
s
fingers
nicked
different
controls
.
’
This
is
the
deep
-
space
commercial
tug
Nostromo
,
registration
number
one
eight
zero
,
two
four
six
,
en
route
to
Earth
with
bulk
cargo
crude
petroleum
and
appropriate
refinery
.
Calling
Antarctica
traffic
control
.
Do
you
read
me
?
Over
.
’
Only
the
faint
,
steady
hiss
of
distant
suns
replied
over
the
speakers
.
Near
Ripley
’
s
feet
,
Jones
the
cat
purred
in
harmony
with
the
stars
.
Lambert
tried
again
.
’
Deepspace
commercial
tug
Nostromo
calling
Sol
/
Antarctica
traffic
control
.
We
are
experiencing
navigation
-
fix
difficulties
.
This
is
a
priority
call
;
please
respond
.
’
Still
only
the
nervous
stellar
sizzle
-
pop
.
Lambert
looked
worried
.
’
Mayday
,
mayday
.
Tug
Nostromo
calling
Sol
traffic
control
or
any
other
vessel
in
listening
range
.
Mayday
.
Respond
.
’
The
unjustified
distress
call
(
Lambert
knew
they
were
not
in
any
immediate
danger
)
went
unanswered
and
unchallenged
.
Discouraged
,
she
shut
off
the
transmitter
,
but
left
the
receiver
on
all
-
channels
open
in
case
another
broadcasting
ship
happened
to
pass
close
by
.
