Summary

Chapter 7, “Space Jerks” is set on lunar day 188 in the afternoon. Dash sets out to find Roddy and encounters Patton and Lily Sjoberg. The Sjoberg family are the first who paid a company called Maximum Adventures for the opportunity to spend four months on the moon. Though the Sjobergs paid for “the deluxe lunar hotel suite” (111), their residence is basically the same as all the others. The family is accustomed to being waited on, and they are terribly unhappy with their situation. They try to order everyone on MBA around, but most simply ignore them. The twins are particularly mean to Roddy. When Dash finds them on this day, they have taken Roddy's game goggles and refuse to give them back. Dash would normally have left the room without interfering but he needs Roddy's help so he grabs the goggles. Patton and Lily...