arfink Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) OK, new update: At first Mikolbe was thinking it might be smart to wash the floor a bit, but that's obviously women's work. Also, spraying water everywhere with the fire alarm would be a huge mess, and possibly a horrible idea. So, he drags the table to the center of the room, and puts the paper down on top of it. He manages to get most of the image in focus this way. [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-guY8x8J8C1s/T59I_shyfAI/AAAAAAAABj4/gT-v-jJp_84/s800/quest18.png[/img] After gazing at the chart for a while, he types in the "TIME" command to the computer. It reports back: [code] LOCAL TIME: 8:47 PM, APR 30, 2012 FTL COMPENSATED TIME: 8:47 PM, APR 30, 1925 [/code] Edited May 1, 2012 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Mikolbe decides he need to see more of that projected map. He goes to move the table, and when he bumps it the projector above seems to notice the movement, and readjusts the focus. He can kinda read the blurry parts now. [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_YM0o5wdoNs/T6lmHGAJ4sI/AAAAAAAABoQ/gWVeWVjpuyk/s800/quest19.png[/img] Oh dear. Only 26 LY of fuel left, and 87 LY to get back to... wherever Mikolbe came from. Presumably Earth. Mikolbe says: "I hope there's a gas station nearby." As if in answer, that same mechanical voice speaks again: "Fuel Depots Selected. Query: less than 26 light years." The projected image changes: [img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-19X36hKNqFU/T6lmG8emFuI/AAAAAAAABoQ/uxiF1Tb9qj4/s800/quest20.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1336502280' post='2428741'] Mikolbe then gets an idea, and says, "I hope there's a sammich station nearby...!" [/quote] [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tuTZ42X6MJk/T6s0kUEgKUI/AAAAAAAABps/sMlBniGRsM0/s800/quest21.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Mikolbe, his muses providing no guidance, looks aimlessly around the room again. [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rdLa714E7_s/T5DCmC71qOI/AAAAAAAABew/EueUJcAeyWc/s800/quest6.png[/img] Oh look, a door! I think it might have been there before. (yes yes, I just reused that image so you don't have to click back several pages.) Edited May 10, 2012 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 [quote name='brianthephysicist' timestamp='1336746740' post='2429769'] Let's try our current location code in the keypad: 116172 If the code doesn't work, I agree that we should ask the computer to open the door, or to ask the computer for the code to the door. If that doesn't work either, ask the computer how to access the restroom. (priorities: POOP!!!!!! first, ask questions later) [/quote] Mikolbe goes up to the keypad. With the projector enabled the keypad's backlight has been activated, making it easy to see the numbers. [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-btUnk1D8yLI/T63RxVyVHFI/AAAAAAAABqI/mZmRwam8sLw/s800/quest22.png[/img] He punches in the current location code of 116172, and the door slides silently open. The projector turns off. [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-asXu4yIgZG4/T63Rw4VjKwI/AAAAAAAABqI/RQG7iYTGSAU/s800/quest23.png[/img] Mikolbe is dazzled by the brightly lit interior of the next room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Mikolbe would have written down the numbers, but he has a photographic memory. It's like all he has to do is scroll up in his mental web browser to see those numbers again. Mikolbe takes a first peer into the room. Its interior is completely covered in a highly reflective white paint, but Mikolbe can't see where the light is coming from just yet. He peers around the corner and notices something: [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wR478n8If8g/T7FJssIY3XI/AAAAAAAABrI/omK797q83OY/s800/quest24.png[/img] At least he won't have to worry about getting back in his... room. Edited May 14, 2012 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Emboldened, Mikolbe looks around the rest of the room, this time less cautiously. [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-fEVtOr_u5Lk/T7FORGbv_JI/AAAAAAAABrc/9IoxdKGB0gE/s800/quest25.png[/img] There doesn't appear to be any danger or any other living beings in sight. Edited May 14, 2012 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Mikolbe, spying some mad scrilla on the floor, rushes over to grab it, heedless of all else! [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bA6QQsDeAf8/T7cb91_mOuI/AAAAAAAABuc/ttVL8MU309M/s800/quest26.png[/img] It`s a pretty big bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 (edited) Having obtained his scrilla, Mikolbe attends to another urgent matter. [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EdXYVvqfoT4/T7kswBcHF8I/AAAAAAAABu0/TVTqJajQHa8/s800/quest27.png[/img] Edited May 20, 2012 by arfink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 His urges now relieved, Mikolbe goes to check out the vending machine. This is what he sees: [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JmFS8sFAv_A/T72ckwEredI/AAAAAAAABvo/hU_fckkL4BQ/s800/quest28.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 OK, so here is the gist: Mikolbe is on a space ship. He manages to get himself out of cryo-sleep, find out more or less where he is, and find a bathroom to use. He has also found a vending machine at the space rest stop he is visiting, as well as a $20 bill he found on the floor. He's not sure what to do next. You wonderful muses will put ideas into his head. That is all. BTW, this is the most recent picture of the series, so you know what Mikol is currently looking at: [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JmFS8sFAv_A/T72ckwEredI/AAAAAAAABvo/hU_fckkL4BQ/s800/quest28.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote name='Lil Red' timestamp='1338087570' post='2435485'] has he already eaten? is he dressed? [/quote] He found a massive sandwich in his hat earlier. [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HXqrn9VPMz0/T5IS92fauhI/AAAAAAAABg4/nhxOgLNfQZw/s800/quest11.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 OK, consensus is one of everything except the beer: [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PfNdm8E-0As/T8Gbp-zFeOI/AAAAAAAAByg/gANkQ69bqNI/s800/quest29.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Mikolbe sports his new look! [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-AL05ir4WKK4/T8Gdrd9fy7I/AAAAAAAABy0/Z1l4nElP0v8/s800/quest30.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfink Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 [quote name='TheresaThoma' timestamp='1338104702' post='2435693'] Well are there any more doors? I'm thinking some exploring of the current location might be a good idea. [/quote] Mikolbe looks around the room. The opposite wall is basically bank, except for the seams between the sections of wall. The room is not quite round, but actually has a polygonal cross section. The ceiling is a large glass dome, through which Mikolbe can see more stars. Although he cannot see a nearby sun from this angle, he can see that this is the source of the powerful illumination in this room. [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lXiQi_zTS7c/T8WT_6qjTxI/AAAAAAAAB5A/XeUP0LRV2Kg/s800/quest31.png[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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