 Why didn’t David awaken the woman first?
CAPTAIN CHAOS By D. ALLEN MORRISSEY Science equipped David Corbin with borrowed time; sent him winging out in a state of suspension to future centuries ... to a dark blue world whose only defense was to seal tight the prying minds of foolish interlopers. [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories November 1952. "Your name is David Corbin. There were round dials set in a row above a speaker. Over the mesh-covered speaker, two knobs glowed red. The curve met another straight bulkhead on the left. "Your name is David Corbin. If you understand, press button A on your right." The mesh-covered hole and the two lights looked like a caricature of a face, set in a panel of dials. I reached down to the tightness that held my body, found the wide strap that held me and fumbled with the buckle. How do you describe being weightless when you are born into a world bound by gravity. There was no sensation of place, no feeling of up or down, no direction. "If you understand, press button A on your right." a door to my left that appeared to be air tight. I rubbed them across my face, feeling the solidity of flesh and bone, afraid to think too hard about myself. "My name ... my name is...." "Your name is David Corbin." The name meant nothing to me, but I thought about it, watching the relentless lights that shone below the dials. I floated against the door, twisting the handle in fear that it wouldn't turn. I reasoned it was there to propel yourself through the passageway in this weightless atmosphere. Behind me I could see the opened door I had left, and the thought of that questioning voice made me want to move. I will always remember the scream of terror, the paralyzing fright of what I saw through the portholes in the wall of the room. After the first shock of looking out, I accepted the fact that I was in a space ship, yet I couldn't read the maps that were fastened to a table, nor understand the function or design of the compact machinery. Now it must tell me why I didn't. It must tell me.... "Your name is David Corbin. If you understand, press button A on your right." The red lights blinked out as I stood in patient attention, trying to outguess the voice. It was the only thing I saw that could help me, guard me against another shock like seeing outside of the clear portholes.
 He found her beautiful and didn’t want to harm her.
 He had amnesia and forgot.  She was important to the mission.  He stumbled and hurt himself.  He found her beautiful and didn’t want to harm her.