It has been a few hours since you landed in Huston and Elon is being interrogated by Jim Bridenstine about the demo 1 flight of the 10x starship. You have decided to wander around the Johnson space centre while you wait. You find yourself in the apollo age mission control. You sit down on one of the seats even though you get the feeling that you are not supposed to. You lose track of time thinking about the Apollo program.

"It's wonderful isn't it?" Elon's remark makes you jump.

"I'm sorry," He looks at you apologetically.

"Don't worry about it," you respond. You are glad it was Elon that caught you here.

"And it is,"

He holds his hand out for you. You take it because you are curious as to where he will lead you. He has the same shy smile that he had when you meet him in college.

"Thank you," he catches you off guard.

"For what?" You shoot him a confused look. You are worried that he is going to mess up like an awkward teenager.

"Catching Sam Jones," he responds. You can tell he is struggling to express his gratitude. At least you understand how grateful he would be.

"Don't worry about it. I was only doing my job," You are flushed with a wave of modesty. Two minutes later you've both made it to an awaiting car. You look at him in the eyes.

"Elon where are we going?"

"Trust me you will like it," He reassures you. You decide to trust him because you are curious. Ten minutes later you have made it to a cafe. It's one of Elon's favourite spots in Huston. You both approach the counter and order a coffee. You decide to sit down because there is something you need to discuss.

"So what did Jim have to say about the demo 1?" you get the conversation going. Elon looks at you with a hint of pride.

"It's going to involve docking with the ISS and a possible attempt at translunar injection," he is trying his best not to go into full-on nerd mode. At least you are aware of the basics of rocket science.

"That's good," you reply. You wish he would go a little more technical but at the same time, you are glad that he is closing in on his goal of going to Mars. Thirty seconds later the waitress arrives with the coffee. You both thank her and she leaves.

"Would you go to Mars?" Elon remarks making the conversation more interesting. You take a second to think about it because you hadn't really thought about it.

"Yes, I would because I believe that Mars will be the Noah's arc of mankind," You respond.

Elon's phone rings. He answers it. A minute later he has finished.

"We will have to continue this conversation on the plane because I am needed at Tesla," you can tell he is a little disappointed. You both quickly finish your coffee and leave.

"Don't worry about it," You respond as you get in the car. You understand the chaos of his schedule anyway.