Hi, Im Alice Pieszecki and Im here for the Sous-Chef position on the space station. She shook my hand and answered politely,

Nice to meet you Alice. Im Jennifer Harding. Im in charge of the hiring of the supportive personnel at the space station. Take a seat. And looking at my resume she added, You have a really impressive record. Im surprised you didnt apply for the Chefs position. She was looking very impressed. And I have to admit that I was even impressed with myself. I blushed a little and said humbly,

Noits not that impressive Im not THAT good you know, I just got very lucky.

Jen – she insisted I call her Jen and I didnt mind cause believe you me when I tell you she was hot hot hot – put her elbows on her desk and leaned forward to ask me, Why would you go on a spaceship for.I dont know how long.to cook for a bunch of people who will always be mad at you because they dont like whats on the menu for the day?

She did get me with that question. I hadnt prepared anything for those kind of questions. I had prepared a lot of time cooking things and I couldnt tell her the real motive for the space mission. Think Alice. Think fast. I laughed a little and answered, I always dreamt of going into space but wasnt good enough at piloting or anything like that. So when I heard about the cooking position I just said to myself that it was my only chance to go into space and also make my contribution to the war effort so I decided to go for it. And here I am. If you dont take me I will have to crawl on my knees and beg you to take me.

Jen leaned back in her seat and said laughed, I dont think youll need to crawl and beg for the place. She seemed to collect her thoughts and in a serious tone she added, Im going to offer you the Chef position. Its yours if you want it, youre the most qualified person for the job. The only other person who was qualified was a certain Lara Perkins but your record is better than hers, Ms Perkins will be your assistant. I was nearly jumping on my chair in excitement.