Once out of the inner airlock, we were on a room-sized shelf, overlooking a wider, deeper space.

The inner airlock already stood open.

Still in that curious expectant hush, with only a few fleeting smiles at each other's transformed appearance, they passed through the inner airlock.

The inner airlock closed behind them.

The detoxifiers shut down and the inner airlock opened.

Just came out of the inner airlock.

They had reached that indentation when Baird saw that the inner airlock, door was closing.

The inner airlock opened outside the bridge.

She locked the inner airlock door as if shutting out something.

For at least a minute, there was only silence from the three now inside the inner airlock.