"John better get here fast-- OH SHI--"
Oh no! The cable's falling, right? Jump to the nearest cable or wall to grab onto it.
Your half of the cable is indeed falling right now. In your panic, you jump away and towards the... nothing. You jump straight into empty space. You clutch at the air, desperately trying to find something to hold on to but failing.
It is surprising how slow and yet how fast things seem to be happening while you are freefaling. You have time to see the metal support below and take in all its details. Yet your attempts to reposition your body and soften your landing quickly come to an abrupt halt when your body collides with the support.
There's a crunch and then your entire right side hurts, mostly your right arm and ribs. Everything is red from the pain and you almost pass out.
Damn it.
Summon up the damn detonator, trying again until it works. When done, suit up in the jetpack and get aloft. Head toward BETA and avoid its deathweapons.
Detonator summoning should be easy, it's just a battery, a coil and some-
You emit a surprised and not-very-manly scream when you feel something stabbing you in the face from the right.
After the initial surprise passes, you look around for the source of the pain. There's a very thin wire on the ground, one you wanted to use as an antenna. It has a thin covering of blood. Must have scratched you in the cheek.
It must be one of those notorious streaks of bad luck again.
At least it didn't poke your eye out.
Come on John, second time's the charm...
You get your detonator all right. You get a medium sized metal box, a bit bigger than your fist. It has a red button and an enormous rubbery antenna attached to it that could be the cause of many "overcompensating" jokes.