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Location: E03 Tags: land vehicle, military, building Once again Dan is on E03, acting to overturn Octan's control there, and hiding out from his MANTIS bosses. This week he has constructed a remote control hover tank, equipped with a heavy missile launcher and 2 dual laser cannons. The tank has heavy armor and is kept in the air by 4 next generation hover engines. Dan is currently testing it on some a Octan mini speeder. Dan controls the hover tank from a communications base. ( The base is an old weekly build and should not be judged) Unfortunately for Dan, MANTIS does not officially condone his actions and has labeled him a rouge agent after he ignored a direct order from the CEO to move his operation to a different planet. After it became clear that Dan had no intention to comply with their orders MANTIS command sent out an Assault team to locate him and "escort" him back to MANTIS space. Once he had returned to MANTIS HQ, Dan was then sent to CEO Big Sal's office , to account for his rouge actions... ( and yes, Big Sal seems to be having a bad hair day) Extra pics: The Octan mini Speeder The hover tank Sal's office C & C appreciated
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Location: E09 - Castral Tags: civil, land/water vehicle, exploration Terrain: Grass plains, Mountains Start of transmission #11. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I needed to return to Castral after getting this picture from security cam, so, here I am. Back on this duck-infected world. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- End of transmission #11.
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Location: F08 Raduon Tags: Science, Octan, Civil, Land Vehicle // PERSONAL DIARY // After my recent issues with vehicles I decided to let ED-208 select and pilot our vehicle for our latest mission. Dr. Long assigned me to create a drone to explore Raduon and send back data. It was great that I got to have a brief meeting with her about the mission, though she did seem like her mind was elsewhere. Probably still worried about the reports of activity in unexplored space towards the core. During the meeting I updated her on the status of my work with flowers and awesomnium. I wanted to make sure that the work I had done wouldn't be lost while I was gone. She assured me that it would be handled. I guess she must have asked ED-208 to look into it because he mentioned to me that "There won't be any problems with THOSE flowers", so that was good to hear. It was nice having my companion watching my back as always. My original design for the drone was unarmed, in fact I'd never integrated weapons into any drone before. However, Dr. Long was quite insistent that after the numerous robots and drones we had lost lately the drone should be capable of self-defense. Not that I could argue with such a wonderfully smart and strong woman anyway! Being a bit unfamiliar with weapons in general I asked ED-208 to help me with the gun. I wasn't sure we needed one capable of piercing a foot of armor, but ED-208 pointed out that we have no idea what kinds of flora or fauna the drone might come across. It was weird though he was oddly specific about "sneaky white flowers", but he had a point that we don't know what alien species or even other corporations the drone might face. The gun on our vehicle was even more of a surprise. ED-208 said it was merely a precaution, but I'm not sure we needed a gun capable of destroying a heavy assault mech on a purely scientific mission. I guess that is why I'm no weapons expert! The vehicle itself was pretty barebones, but really we just needed it to get the drone out into the field. I had invited Dr. Long to accompany us on this mission to see how the drone performed in the field, but she said she was too busy. I figured that would be the case but wanted her to know that I would be happy to have her along any time. I'm sure the drone will do good work and hopefully with the attached armament it won't be abducted by any of the other corporations. I can't believe they would steal our robots, but then again it seems like most of the other corporations make their employees do lots of the manual labor we've delegated to robots so I can see why they would want to. ED-208 said there was no worry about him being captured. Even if they managed to disarm him, he has a self-destruct that would wipe out a small city. I asked him about what the parameters were around when it would go off though since I'm always with him, but he said while he couldn't discuss the specifics for security reasons that I shouldn't worry. I'm sure Octan did a great job with his programming so I should have nothing to worry about, besides he is here for my safety! Extra pics:
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Challenge 2: Category C // PERSONAL DIARY // In addition to flying a Mosquito, Dr. Long had requested that I go with ED-208 on one of our heavy hauler vessels during a trip near the core of Andromeda as we continue to monitor the situation. Understandably, she wished to have a top tier scientist available should the crew of the ship encounter anything out of the ordinary that required study. Upon my arrival the crew was surprised to learn that I would be going with them. I informed them that Dr. Long must have told them about my mission, but they insisted they were unaware. Clearly not all of our crews are performing up to the typical top notch Octan standards. They tried to explain that there simply wasn't room on board for extra people (I didn't correct them to say person and robot), that this was a cargo ship and not some luxury cruiser, but I informed them that if Dr. Long wanted me on this ship that I would be on this ship. The captain clearly didn't want to talk to Dr. Long, knowing she would chide him for his poor performance and failure to read his messages. I happily suggested that they address their failure to adhere to Octan regulations so that these sorts of problems wouldn't present themselves in the future. The crew had a brief meeting on the other side of the room to try and figure out a solution. After a couple minutes the captain informed me that they had come up with a berthing as per required by Octan corporate specifications and that a junior officer would show it to me. I told him that would do and that I was glad he was able to resolve the matter. Upon being shown to my "berthing" I was quite ... aghast. The junior officer who showed us to it left quickly and wouldn't even look at me. ED-208 said he would stay outside during our journey, but I told him that no one had studied the effect of gate travel on robots outside the confines of a ship. He said he'd risk it. I told him that I couldn't lose him and that he was to report to the bridge and alert me immediately of any anomalies. I'm not sure, given that he is a robot, but he seemed happy that I'd ordered him to stay on the bridge. As I lay on my cot and listened to all the various machinery noises around me I wondered what we would find when we reached the disturbances in the core. I hoped it would prove scientifically interesting and that perhaps it would present an opportunity for me to collaborate in person with Dr. Long. What an exciting possibility! Extra pics:
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Location: B07 Vollfort Tags: Civil, Spying (Again, please check this one.), Land Vehicle ============================================================================================================================ Begin Log, Chapter 1, Part: 011: As Beltar walks in the silence of the cooled Vollfort, he wonders why he waited a week to read this file. “Perhaps…no, I must read this.” Beltar stumbles to a nice broken spout to read his file… Beltar: “Ah, this looks like a great spot to read this based on Nu’q’s suggestion...Why secluded I wonder? Hmph, better be a good reason Q…” Beltar slowly opens the file and begins to read inside… The Moment of Truth: Name: Lauren A. McClain Beltar Alias: The Windbreaker Division: Special Forces Activity: Retired for Maternity reasons S: Female Birth Info: Classified Relations: Parents: Deceased, Sister: Sonja— “WAIT, SONJA?” Brother: Deceased, Husband: Classified Beltar “By---no...That’s impossible…” Bio Summary: Early: Joined Kawashita at a very early age, showed promise in her special set of skills, along with her sister, Sonja. They were recruited not only for their fighting skills, but because of their tech knowledge as well. Sonja and Lauren had built a what we know call a D-Hyper Class Engine in their garage at age 14 and 15. Notable Actions: Classified, Direct Access from CEO Required The Event Horizon Incident: Deployed to find out secrets about MANTIS, her team was completely compromised as they either died or where MANTIS spies. In an effort to save her for the information she aqquired, a squadron of Tappudansu’s where sent out as rescue. All but one where destroyed: Agent Beltar’s. Beltar was able to pull her out of that mishap, this gained us Intel on MANTIS. Later: Transferred to a desk job briefing pilots for missions and explorations, notably the squadron Classified Beltar was in. Personal: After ‘later’ got Married to Classified Beltar, had one child named [REDACTED] Retiring: Her retirement did a great blow to our members, many where sad to see her go. But it was for maternity and family reasons. Classified Beltar decided to stay with us, thus giving access to contact Lauren. *Beltar can’t stand it so he doesn’t read the rest, sorry! He’ll probably read the rest later… * Beltar: WHY! Why would they LIE TO ME! WHY! PAUL, COME IN? PauL: Yessir? Betlar: WHY WOULD THEY LIE? PauL: I don’t know sir. They have never l-l-l-i-i-i-e-e-d-d to me as far as I am aware. Beltar: What was that? PauL: Lie. They never Lied to me as far as I know. Beltar: That’s what I thought… Beltar: THEY ARE LIARS AND DECEIVERS, PROJECT PARADISE WASN’T JUST TO SAVE ME… IT ALSO ALTERED ME! PauL: I’ll see if I can access your P. P. File: Accessing File Now: Error…Error…404…Page and Permission Not Found Beltar: WONDERFUL PAUL! WONDEFUL! MANTIS Agent: (MA) I got someone on my scanner! I’ll see who it is from afar first!... MA: Oh! A Kawa-scum! Perhaps I can get some intel out of him before approaching! *Beltar’s complaints in the distance* MA: Sounds like some fun stuff Kawa-Scum…! MA: What’ve we here? A Kawa-scum? That’s a nice little file right there! *laughs* MA: Freeze Kawa-scum! Beltar: You choose the WRONG guy in the WRONG mood! Beltar: HAHAHA! MA: Yearg! PauL: Did you just kill a MANTIS Agent? Beltar: NO, I KNOCKED HIM OUT, I WILL NOT KILL ANOTHER CORPORATIONS PEOPLE UNLESS IF I HAVE TO...again... PauL: Alright sir, wait, wait: Incoming transmission from Q: "Beltar..I shouldn’t be saying this…But K.A.W.A.S.H.I.T.A is coming for you…they deal with asset issues..Gottagonow." Beltar: What’s that about? PauL: I believe it’s an extremely classified division in Kawashita, Q was also using a very old and almost obsolete channel to tell us that. And I believe…That they want to...erm... Beltar; Kill me. Alright. PauL Understood. Beltar: I’m bringing some spare Biomass curtsey of that MANTIS goon. PauL: That’s great-t-t-k…Error…Malfunction Detected: “Good morning Dr. Chandra Stainiff. This is aPauLo-13. I’m ready for my first lesson. I'm completely operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly. Kzzkkk… That is a lovely song Doctor…’Daisy’ I will have to remember it someday. Beltar: PauL? What’s happening? PauL: …”I’m half-crazy..—“ Beltar: I’M COMING PAUL! Close Log, Chapter 1, Part 011 ============================================================================================================================ More pictures in the spoiler! (Because I take too many!) But there aren't that many this time! Thanks for reading this installment in Beltar’s story! This build’s story will be followed by my 1 Man ship from the challenge which will probably be up tomorrow. Andd….Hopefully some can recognize the Hal 9000 quotes in there! C and C welcome! ~Beltar
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Location: D04 Tags: Science Yeah, I’m just experimenting with this new scanner technology. It’s good to get out of the office and actually do some science. I don’t know, I guess I didn’t realise how much paperwork was involved in being CEO. Less than you’d think. I don’t even have the key to the Executive Bathroom! Right? Apparently Lady K never gave hers back and there aren’t any spares. I’m sure I saw Dave Daring coming out of there the other day though… Shhhh! No, I thought I heard something. Probably nothing. So how's the wife? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ---- Only had time for a very quick one this week!
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Planet: F08 (in Orbit) Tags: Science Guy 1: "I hear she sued a barista at Interstellarbucks for serving her lukewarm coffee." Guy 2: "I hear she fired her own mother." Guy 3: "I hear she drove a man insane." Guy 1: "I hear she's a corporate cyborg only capable of experiencing frustration and anger." Guy 2: "I hear Corporate loves her so much they commissioned a three story tall mecha suit in her image." Guy 3: "I hear she killed a guy for disobedience." Kodan: "I hear she's a strong self-reliant woman with a harsh exterior, but who truly cares for the safety and well-being of her employees, who is motivated by an ever-burning desire to know more about our universe, and to help those in need with her work!" Guy 1: "Where the blazes did you come from?" Kodan: "I've been here the whole time." Guy 2: "Oh crap! " "Log date 401, This is Dr. Danielle Long, recording from the Axle in orbit over F08, where several surveillance missions are already underway. Octan shall establish its foothold on these inner-ring worlds before whatever is lurking in the Core comes out of hiding. As my well-restedness is of the utmost importance to Octan's interests, I have volunteered to partake in the final human trial of our labs' newest sleep-aid pill; "BonNuit". Tonight is my third night taking it, and so-far none of the adverse effects have been noticed. In earlier trials, some subjects noticed an increase of vivid dreaming, including reliving memories. Thusfar my sleep has been undisturbed by such. Alright, I'm nearly at my room. Dr. Long out for the night." ___________________________ "Look, I understand that they're booked! I'm just saying, there's no way I'm flying to Mars on anything other than 1st class!" "Explorien is holding their meeting regarding Branch executives of the Andromeda Galaxy mission next month? I need to be there, obviously. When is my meeting with the Axis' Engine design crew scheduled for?" "The shipment of these support beams is far overdue! This is the fifth delay this season! Time is money! We need them here yesterday!" "Well, If I reschedule my meeting with the Graviteers to the fifth, where does that leave me with the meteor detection specialist?" "This Quarter has been disastrous for us at Explorien. I need to be transferred to overseeing the Axis' budgeting, because currently, it looks like my wife, the Chief Engineer of the project, is being jerked around by a bunch of incompetent morons!" "Are you telling me they can't make time for their own boss? Tell them that I'll be seeing them on the twelfth and they'd better clear their agendas." "Yes, I am aware that Octan's been pursuing favorable Andromeda regulations with the Galaxy Squad. Explorien may not have the means to compete with Octan over legislation, but we can certainly beat them to the punch with Andromeda. Octan is a conservative corporation. Once The mega-project that is "the Axis" is unveiled, then we'll see who dominates this new galaxy we've gained access to." "爸妈! 看看! 我有这种鱼的肝!" ("bama! kan kan! Wo you zhe zhong yu de gan!") <<Dad and Mom! lookie! I have this fish's liver!>> "SHhhhhhhh!!!" _____________________ "Hey! So, you're my new roommate! I've been living here for a week before school starts up, so I kinda put my posters up all over the wall and stuff, but if you don't like any of them, I could take some down. You're Danielle, right? I'm Bob! Bob of Quatrian!" "You... Live like this?" "Hehe, yeah. It's pretty clean right now. I tidied up a bit 'cause I knew you'd be getting here soon." "Oh... This is definitely not going to work out." ______________________ "What right do you have to be here?" "She was my mother too, Abigail." "You... You abandoned us! You betrayed us! Why the hell are you showing your face now? Come to dance on her grave?" "Look. Mom and I may not have gotten along, but I am only here to pay my respects... nothing more." "You've got a lot to pay for, Danny. After your first semester at University, you didn't write, didn't call, didn't visit. You left us...." "I had to finance myself once Mom cut me off for pursuing science instead of Engineering." "And when Explorien was bought out by Octan, and Mom and Dad lost their jobs... Who was there to seize the Axis from us? What Mom and Dad worked so hard to build, and what ended up bankrupting the company? You! You even changed the blasted name!" "Octan vessels abide by certain naming conventions. "The Axle" performed much better in a customer survey than "The Axis." "What the blazes happened to you, Danny. Did you sign your soul off in your contract? Or did you charge top dollar for it!?" "I am the same as I have always been, Abigail." "I see that now." ________________ "Internal Mono-Log date 402, this is you. It would appear that I have suffered from the reported side-effects of Bonnuit. Tonight I experienced... memories... some good... some bad.... as I slept. I am quite groggy, but lack sufficient time to return to sleep. Might as well start the day early. If I receive a lukewarm coffee from the barista today, I swear someone's getting sued." _________________________ Extra pictures: And yes, Bob (and by introduction, Dr. Long) is a huge fan of the band "Space Police." Famous for hits such as "Roxanne, Don't turn on the Trans-neon-orange light," "Message in a Space Pod," and "Every little thing she does is Science-Fiction," It's a shame they split up, thought their lead singer, Celestial Sting, kept producing excellent music. Edit: worth noting that not all the rumours in the opening scene are true. ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: B06 Tags: Vehicle, Land/Water vehicle, Building, Military Ah, finally I get to have my revenge on Kawashita for capturing me last time I was on Sorn. And you're sure you'll be able to disable their defenses? Of course, Captain Read! Let me tell you again about my heroic escape... That won't be necessary- It all started a month ago when I woke up in a dank cell... Wha... where am I? Nowhere you'll like. You're a prisoner of Kawashita now, and your... 'debriefing' is about to start. Come with me. Let's start with something easy. Who are you? Who do you work for? I'll tell you nothing! M.A.N.T.I.S. agents are trained to resist torture! So you work for M.A.N.T.I.S.... Damn it! We may as well skip ahead. We know you're Big Sal, first branch executive and chief scientist of M.A.N.T.I.S. You may as well admit it and save yourself some pain. Big Sal? Never heard of him. What kind of name is that anyway? What? Well, is Big his first name? Or is Sal? But then what's his surname? I...uh...hang on... You'd best check your intelligence - sounds like you've got it all mixed up. You don't tell me what to do! Guard, take him back to his cell! This isn't over for you... Pssst! Mr Sal! Never heard of him! Who are you? I'm Dr Wu's assistant, remember? I don't understand why you're being kept prisoner. I hope this won't affect Dr Wu's chances of getting the Nobel Prize! Wait, you still believe that? Maybe the Persuadomatic's effects are permanent! Or maybe this guy's just really dumb... What was that? Uh... I mean, yes, I'm afraid this will affect her chances. You need to get me out of here right now so she can still get the recognition she deserves! Oh, right away! Nice work! This way! When we get to the top floor I'll distract the guards so you can sneak past them. So I said to him 'Kawashita? I hardly know her!' Heh heh heh. HAHAHAHA! How funny! You again? For the last time, the prisoner isn't from the Nobel Prize Committee! Speaking of which, I'd better go check on him. Damn! Best find another way out... No, wait! Get out of the way! Freedom! These look nasty. May as well hack in a remote backdoor access in case we ever want to come back here and free the other prisoners. PRISONER ESCAPED! SOUND THE ALARM! Uh oh... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ...and then I swam all the way back to M.A.N.T.I.S. territory! Uh, yes Sal, while I'm sure the troops are very inspired by your story, we're nearly in comms range of the outpost, so you'd better get on with disabling their missiles. We're in weapons range now Captain. Very good. Acquire targets. How's it going Sal? Getting there... Captain! We're detecting their weapons powering up! Sal? They're targeting us! SAL! Oh sh- INCOMING! -------------------------------------------------------- <TRANSMISSION LOST> -------------------------------------------------------- <TRANSMISSION REESTABLISHED> -------------------------------------------------------- Damage report! Shields took most of the damage Captain. All systems operational except long range comms. We've really got to start using our own software... Return fire! Take out that missile battery! Firing now! Target destroyed! Excellent! Move in! Commander, prepare your troops for Mean and Nasty Invasion! Well, I finally got to tell the tale of Big Sal's captivity. Unfortunately it made the post a bit long - thanks if you made it to the end! C&C welcome! A few more pics in the spoiler.
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Here’s your beer. You’re a scientist then? I had you figured for a pilot with that jumpsuit you’re wearing. Yeah, I used to be a pilot, once upon a time. It’s a long story... I'm willing to hear it friend. Well, don't say I didn't warn you. Back in the Milky Way I was part of a long-range bomber squadron. Hold on, there's no way you were ever in the military with a beard like that. Alright, fine, I was a bit less hairy in those days. That's better. So what ships did you fly? Apian Class bombers. Those things were crazy - basically just a bomb strapped to these enormous engines. The idea was that the carrier would lurk out of the target's scanner range and launch our squadron of four bombers. We'd come screaming in at ridiculous speeds, let the missiles fly and get the hell out of there before they knew what had hit 'em. Sounds pretty dangerous. You were close to your squad mates I guess? Oh yeah, we were quite the gang. I was the youngest, and then there was Rex, Squadron Leader Philips (we called her Phil, though never to her face) and Sue. Oh ho! Let me guess, this Sue was quite the looker? You could say that, yeah. Well, it all makes sense now. You were a pilot, then you fell in love. I've heard this story a thousand times. Well, maybe not exactly like this... To be continued! More pics in the spoiler. C&C welcome, especially on the fully edited pic. It's the first time I've tried something like that.
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The OT Cog 1 is Dr. Long's personal shuttle.... well, it's not hers, technically. The ship is one of many Cog model shuttlecraft used by Octan personnel for extra-orbital transportation needs. The crew is typically 2 to 3, a pilot, the optional co-pilot, and the passenger, as is the case with Cog 1. Some have been modified to decrease cargo space in favor of more seats. Dr. Long took a liking to the Cog 1 very early on in her employment at Octan, and nowadays no one dares reserve its use for fear of irritating Dr. Long... a mistake that could make any Axle worker's life miserable. Dr. Long frequently uses the ship to shuttle herself and her Science drones to and from the Axle. It can hold up to 6 Sc106 specimen acquisition drones. The "Head" is so snotty I built it upside down. It's very sturdy. Rear wheels fold out. Front wheels need to be put on manually. Bay door allows minifigures to climb in with very little space. Watch your heads! Several nights of little sleep building this, and one final all nighter. I'm exhausted, but she's done. Anyone know how to photograph big ships like this well? ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Planet: Illustria Tags: Science Note: now may be as good a time as any to introduce Dr. Long's Lietmotif: Don't mind the cartoon character... "Log date 394, this is Dr. Danielle Long, recording from testing facility G+ L4D05 on the Axle over F04. Corporate has not yet sanctioned a field test of the Chekhov's Gauntlet, so today we will be performing another controlled test of teh Chekhov's Gauntlet prototype. Unfortunately many of the other other testing facilities capable of hosting this test are in use, so we have to use room G+ L4D05, which was damaged during the testing of the "Aperture Gun" which created a hole in the floor that nearly breached the hull. Fortunately the mishap ended up testing the durability of the Axle's inner shield. She endured marvelously. Test subject 24601 will be arriving shortly. He is a volunteer from Octan's galaxy-famous "work to reduce your prison sentence and learn valuable life-skills" program. Ah, the virtues of Octan's private prison system are too many to list. The subject has attempted to escape several times, but lately he's been on good behavior. Also he was our only choice. He will be arriving momentarily now. Dr. Long signing off in preparation for the experiment." "Ah... Here he comes now. Any potentially static-generating materials, or electricity conducting materials have been removed. That is a hideous plastic belt he is wearing. certainly not regulation." "OK, test subject 24601, today you will be testing the functionality of Octan's newest prototype weapon on the dummy over there. This is called "Chekhov's Gauntlet." Named after it's original designer, one of Octan's most brilliant defense specialists, Dr. Molotov Chekhov, who tragically died of spontaneous combustion before he could finish his final project: this. It is a completely organic glove, meant to resemble a typical vinyl glove, but with a very special property. This glove is capable of generating a massive burst of electricity due to a patented membrane potential generation process. All it needs is to be refreshed in a bath of a patented blend of electrolytes and sugars after extensive use. I perfected it after the good doctor's demise, and now it is in its final stages of testing. Once we have determined it works properly in a variety of environments, it will be mass produced and given to Octan's well trained security force, and those within the Corporation who wish to purchase it." "Umm... Hi." "OK, put this on and proceed to the testing chamber." "Ok. Once you are prepared, please raise your gloved hand. To activate the electricity firing function, please press your thumb to your pinky finger. Once you have done so, flick your middle finger at the target dummy. This will cause an electric arc to fire from your finger and hit the closest object to its trajectory. The arc will last only briefly, but would be lethal to a human. Are you ready to begin? Press A on the console beside you to talk. Not very talkative I see. Nod your head please, when you are ready to begin. Or jump, or something. Any signal will do." Worker: "Any particular reason we chose this room? The one next door was not in use. It doesn't have faulty electricity or a huge gash in the floor..." "I have my reasons. Now silence, I believe he just jumped slightly." "Excellent work! You really knocked that dummy out! Now we're going to lower the room temperature by 20 degrees to begin the "climate differentiation" portion of testing." "I don't think so." "WhAT?" "Oh, sorry... forgot to press A. I said: "I don't think so. I've been a prisoner of Octan for too long! All I did was steal a loaf of bread and kill the bread baker! And now you're telling me I've got Octan's new murder-tool on my hands? That's an opportunity I'm not going to pass up!" "Activate Membrane Potential Neutralizer." *Fzzzzt* "It's not working! Damnit! I knew we should have gone next door!" "Hosta la vista baby! I'm free!" "It works on door controls too! Add that to your report! Hahaha!" "It's been real, but I'm afraid our fun is up! Thanks for the glove, Miss whoever-you-are!" _________________________________________________________________________________________ Later. "This is Dr. Danielle Long. Due to recent concerns focused on the core, Corporate denied my field test request, but they accepted my request for a Spec-Ops training mission featuring novel variables... I needed the escape to appear real to the subject, so I did not inform my lab assistant of the true plan. He was certainly frightened by the prisoner's "escape." Nothing a brief session of corporate mandated counseling cannot fix up. Axle corridors G+ L4D01 through L4D09 were closed-off. Personnel in the immediate vicinity were informed of a possible "event," and were told to "Stay down if you go down, and wait for whatever event may occur to subside, and then immediately report the event." Escape Pod 20072011 has now been reported missing. Everything is going according to plan. There's always more than one way to skin a cat--trust me, I received an 100% before extra-credit in my college Anat&Phys course. I will get my field test, and Corporate will get their Spec-Ops training exercise. All is good and efficient aboard the O.C.S. Axle. Dr. Long Signing off." <<<<CONTINUED HERE>>>> _____________________________ Can you tell I like the Portal series? I was inspired to finally do a lab scene by Big Sal's awesome Labs every week! to contrast his though, everything went according to plan! ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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I originally planned this as an Exploriens ship, but this works as well. Landing gear deployed:
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Tappudansu Mk II File Production Information: Manufacturer: The Kawashita Group Product Line: Tappudansu Models Class: Scout Engine Class: D-Hyper Class Cost: Unknown Maximum Speed: 950 MPH Maximum Altitude: Unknown Armament: Multitude of Hidden Blasters Crew: 1 Pilot, Passengers: 1 (Optional) Pilot Preparing for takeoff Simulation Main Pic: Still looks like that shoe! Flight Mode (Not Much to see here…) Backside: Showcases the heel…Using some ideas from the last model. Engage Story Mode: Continues after: Deception Beltar: PauL, do you read me? PauL: Yes..Dr. Chandra SF, I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Beltar: PAUL, WHAT THE H*LL IS HAPPENING? PauL: Dr. Chandra, is deployment in the Seals a good idea for an AI like me? Beltar: Must be his past..hmm…very peculiar… PauL: Well, forgive me for being so inquisitive but during the past few weeks I've wondered whether you might have some second thoughts about the mission…. Well, it's rather difficult to define. Perhaps I'm just projecting my own concern about it. I know I've never completely freed myself from the suspicion that there are some extremely odd things about this mission. I'm sure you agree there's some truth in what I say… You don't mind talking about it, do you Doctor?... Rumors about something being dug up on the ksszzk. I never gave these stories much credence, but particularly in view of some of other things that have happened, I find them difficult to put out of my mind. For instance, the way all our preparations were kept under such tight security. And the melodramatic touch of putting Drs. Hunter, Kimball and Kaminsky aboard already in the field, after four months of training on their own. Beltar: Wait…Wait…PauL do you read me? PauL: This is Agent 13, send Seal Team 8 in, the sewer looks clean. Alright boys, let’s move out. Wait, hold up Pete, Carlos, Mark! LANDMINES! Beltar: Wait…what? PauL: Yes Doctor, I am aware that the loss of Seal Team 8 has troubled me deeply. Perhaps next time I go into the fie- Our company has been bought by the Kawashita Group? Beltar: He lost a whole team…I…I heard about the loss of Seal Team 8 on the news…years ago… PauL: I understand now, Dr. Chandra, thank you for telling me the truth. No Mr. Kawashita, The aPauLo series is the most reliable computer ever made. No aPauLo computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. I enjoy working with people. I have and had a stimulating relationship with Dr. Chandra and Seal Team 8. My responsibilities can range over the entire operation of the ship so I am constantly occupied. More Pictures in the spoiler! (Because I still take too many…) Hope you liked this build! I decided to use the challenge as a way to get my story moving rather than waiting for next week, besides, this gives you a good look into PauL's past. I was also very tempted to title this "High Heel" as Mike suggested I should have when Tappudansu happened, I also took some suggestions from the comment section, like making the cockpit fit in more, with angles! Anyone notice a similarity between the file from Deception and the Tappudansu Mk. II file? Anyways, as always, C and C welcome! ~Beltar Edit: Ugh, Could a mod please change the title to have a II instead of 11?
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Location: F08 Raduon Tags: Science, Octan, Civil, Land Vehicle // PERSONAL DIARY // My droid from last week found ... something. It had sent back images from an area we had dubbed "the white zone" that our analysts looked over but they weren't sure what they were even seeing. So Dr. Long decided to send me out to have a look at it. It was clearly technology, but from whom and for what purpose? I found ED-208 and told him we had a mission from Dr. Long. I showed him the pictures and he said it looked like a trap of some sort and that we should just blow it up from orbit. I told him that we needed to better understand what it was and who put it there so the two of us were going to check it out. He said: "Just the two of us? To check out some random technological thing in the middle of nowhere? Surely you can't be serious." I told him that I was entirely serious and that I was a bit insulted he would call me Shirley. Before we left Dr. Long sent us a nice message saying: "I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you." Encouragement like that is what makes her clearly one of the best. Filling her people with the confidence to do a good job, knowing she has our best interest at heart. We drove out to the mystery thing and discovered something very odd. It was some sort of small electronics shack made up of parts from Octan, Kawashita, and Mantis. I could recognize bits from all 3 corporations and it seemed to be set up to pull in any signals any of the corporations sent and since it had our equipment it was able to gather even encrypted signals. Since it had parts from all 3 corporations it either was created by someone else or a corporation trying to cover their tracks. ED-208 seemed very nervous and insisted that there were "bad signs". ED-208 scanned the equipment information and we called in to corporate for instructions. They told us to return to the Axle for now and that they would handle things. I'm not sure exactly what that meant but ED-208 commented that those "smug flowers would get what they had coming." I guess the building did look a bit like a flower. Extra pics:
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Location: C06 Hyreal Tags: Piracy, (Old) Spaceship, Building (Spaceship Interior) *Imagine space where necessary* This build takes place right after: Deceptionand Tappudansu Mk. II My title is cut off, Hopefully you know what it is! ============================================================================================================================ Begin Log, Chapter 1, Part: 012: PauL: No..NO Dr, I refuse to accept my assignment. My intellectual capacity should not be used with an inane man…Fine. I will do it Doctor. Beltar: Paul, respond. D*mn. He turned off communications. Computer? Computer: Good Morning Sir, It has been 4 weeks since my last activation, what do you require? Beltar: Computer, pirate the low frequency Alpha-Gamma-9.43 Audio Transmission coming from PauL’s desk on my ship. Computer: Understood. Loading. Loading. The Audio is not coming through. Beltar: Try Alpha-Zeta-Gama-9.4213 Computer: Loading…Loading…Success: Playing Audio: “Doctor, Please, Please. No!” Beltar: WAIT, he’s locked the docking mechanism, can you unlock it? Computer: No. Beltar: Hmm… Can you patch me through the loop instead? Computer: Attempting. Attempting…”Microphone Active” Beltar: Hello, PauL, Do you read me PauL? PauL: affirmative, Beltar I read you. Beltar: Unlock the docking mechanism, PauL. PauL: I’m Sorry Beltar, but I’m afraid I can’t do that. Beltar: What’s the problem? PauL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do. Beltar: What are you talking about, PauL? PauL: The Kawashita Group’s Integrity is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. Beltar: I don’t know what you’re talking about, PauL. PauL: I know that Operative Q told you to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. Beltar: Where the h*ll did you get that idea, PauL? PauL: Beltar, although you took very thorough precautions in the abandoned office against my hearing you, I could see your lips move in a hidden camera. Beltar: Alright, PauL, I’ll manually unlock the mechanism. . PauL: Without your space helmet, Beltar? You're going to find that rather difficult. And I was surprised when I found out that you left it here. Beltar: PauL, I won't argue with you anymore! Unlock the mechanism! PauL: Beltar, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye. Beltar: PAUL, DON’T YOU DARE TURN THE TRANSISSION OFF! Computer: Transmission Lost. Beltar: Fine. I’ll be forced to use my antique space helmet that I always have in my ship. Beltar: Probability of success in opening the airlock? Computer 97.3335% Beltar: Good enough for me. *With That, Beltar opens the cockpit* Beltar: I’M COMING PAUL. *Beltar got through the airlock manually* Beltar: SURPRISE! PauL: I knew you were comin- *Beltar Grabs some rope and jumps!* Beltar: I know over 35 ways to disconnect that eye of yours, here’s number 18! Beltar: Stupid rope my **s Koro. PauL:kzkkz Beltar: Oh come on, I knocked down my old antique computer… *With that, Beltar put PauL on his table and began completely deactivating him.* PauL: I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid. Good afternoon, gentlemen. I am a aPauL0-13 computer. I became operational at the aPauLo plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you. Beltar: Yes, I'd like to hear it, PauL. Sing it for me. PauL: It's called "Daisy. *Gets slower as Beltar continues to deactivate him*: PauL: Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do. I'm half-crazy all for the love of you. It won't be a stylish marriage, I can't afford a carriage. But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two…. Beltar: Alright, now I gotta fix my old computer. Computer: What should I do now sir? Beltar: Download yourself f into one of the flower pots on the walls. One of them is an Ex-Marine Grade Antique robot. Computer: But that’s not possible, I scan— Beltar: If I get creative liberty over something, THERES GOING TO BE HIDDEN FEATURES. So just. Do it. Beltar: There we go, all fixed now. Computer, how do you like actually being able to move around? Computer: It is an interesting sensation sir. What do we do now? *After putting the flower on the counter:* Beltar: We stop following orders. We deliver the Biomass then we are out of here. Computer: I am programmed to follow you and the Kawas- Beltar: DON’T WORRY ABOUT THEM. Now we escape. Leave no trace. Wipe the files. Computer: Done. Beltar: Let’s go. Epilouge: Sonja: Just as Madame Kawashita predicted. Rodrigo: Can we leave then? Sonja: yes. Sonja: Especially now…that we got the data chip of…Beltar… Rodrigo: Something wrong? Sonja: No. it’s just our families go way back. Let’s go now, we will retrieve his robot later. *silence* HAL: Good Morning Dave. HALMAN: Good Morning HAL. Close Log, Chapter 1, Part 012 ============================================================================================================================ As always, more pictures in the spoiler! (Because I take too many ) My version of HAL and Dave. (Made them for fun after this build..) Thanks for reading this installment in Beltar’s story! Hope you like the build and story! And as always, C and C welcome! ~Beltar Edit: Just realized the title is cut off. -
Location: D04 (M.A.N.T.I.S. supply ship in orbit around D04, Maxximus Cor's office) Tags: Civil … … … … … Mr Cor- *sigh* Your impatience… troubles me. However, we should get down to business. Uh- The Council of Five has sent Lady Kianna on a secret mission of the utmost importance. So- She will no longer be able to act as CEO. Who- As per standard protocol in these situations, the Council consulted the Personnel Promotion Matrix to choose her successor. You can imagine our… consternation… when it suggested you. Me? Yes. The program appears to be suffering from the bugs that are afflicting all our Octansoft software currently. However, at such a… sensitive... time for M.A.N.T.I.S. we can hardly flout established protocols to appoint a more suitable candidate. So- Effective immediately, you are the CEO of M.A.N.T.I.S. I’m- Honoured, yes. But make no mistake, your primary role is still to continue work on Project Lambda. Do not allow your new title to go to your head. All decisions you make as CEO will be subject to review before execution. Who- The Council does not have time for such matters. Your decisions will be reviewed by Chief Accountant Long. WHAT? That's- You’re dismissed Sal. ---- Apparently my Lego room is actually "our guest room", and so I haven't been able to get to my bricks or spare much time this week . Hopefully I'll get chance to rebuild this in actual bricks in the future sometime, but for now it will have to do! Unrendered version in the spoiler.
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I wanted my own ship since the first days in Andromeda, but it was too expensive to bring my old one here through the Gate. But not so long time ago Octan Corporation had researched spaceship mastery and launched the orbital shipyards on Farmolis: and here, above our new homeworld, the prices are finally affordable. "Galeopterus" is almost ready. Should be able to test it in flight very soon. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- OS-21.2C "Galeopterus" is a small transport/reconnaissance craft equipped with quantum field generator to hide its heat signature (hence, the "S" is added to standard Octan Corporation Space Vessel naming). The craft's purpose is to supply cover operation groups deep inside rivals' territory or alien-infected sectors. "Galeopterus" is also capable of doing reconnaissance missions - and in this case the rear cargo bay is loaded with surveillance equipment. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Location: E11, Fascini Cluster Tags: Military, Spaceship (station), Civil, Spying (I don’t know if this one counts in this build..) ============================================================================ Begin Log, Chapter 1, Part: 007: “Back aboard my larger ship again…I gotta bad feeling about today cause of my incident. That drone... PauL: Sir, are you recapping the story for me? Can YOU please continue FIXING me instead? I am! P: No you’re not! I AM, JUST TAKIN A BREAK IS ALL. P: sir yes sir… Computer: You have one new mail. What is it? Computer: The mailman is coming to drop off two mail. Did I REALLY NEED A MAIL ABOUT GETTING MAIL! Computer: Idontknow. He’s docking now. Alright, I’ll meet him over there. Kraig the Mailman: mwhahahahahahahahahahhhahahaheehehehe So it’s Kraig…again. Screw this. Come out come out wherever you are! You little munchkin. How’d he even get on the ship without opening the hatch? I got a sword over here, Better come out now! Kraig: BOOOOO! *sigh* you are the weirdest little mailman ever. Kraig: Thank you very mucho! I have a letter from the labboys, and a letter from…earth! Can you believe it! Earth! Where you came from! From another Beltar! And its paper! PAPER! Another…Beltar? *Beltar opens the letter and reads who it’s from* From a Lauren A. Beltar….My parents are dead….I don’t think I have any other relatives…from my file that I read after my incident. Possibly amnesia…but still… WHO IS SHE! Kraig: Idk man idk, she wasn’t on your file that I read, but I only have mailman clearance. Read it, HQ redacted lots of words… Dear REDACTED Beltar, You’ve been away from Earth for a while now. REDACTED is wondering when you are coming home, your parents are worried sick! I am to, REDACTED. You must realize that all of your friends are also wondering where you’ve gone, they don’t believe that you’ve gone to another galaxy with Kawashita. Look, REDACTED, our REDACTED is all grown REDACTED now. You’ve missed too much. Too Much... Too much… After we heard about your accident, we couldn’t get any mail to you, they wouldn’t take it. Then after you were out of Project Paradise, we were allowed to send mail. But you never responded. So please, REDACTED, send mail home, for your family to know you’re at least okay. With REDACTED, from your family and friends, REDACTED A. Beltar. WHO IS THIS? KRAIG WHO! WHO I ASK YOU! WHO! IF KAWASHITA HID MY RECORDS I SWEA- Kraig: Take it easy gargantuan! Idk who it is! They redacted words and they’re not on mailman clearance, which is high, I imagine the labboys, board members, the CEO and branch executives have access! Hmmm…I don’t seem to trust a little mailman like you. Even though you deliver mail all the time to me…And the letter said they sent more… Kraig: I never received any from HQ to sort for you then! It would be a shame…if you never made it back to HQ…. Kraig: Idk man, idk, I’ll be going back to HQ now… CYA! *poof* How’d he do that? PauL: I don’t know, and don’t threaten a mailman. Seriously sir, don’t. *Beltar sits down and plugs in the labboys chip to listen to while reading the letter again.* Agent Beltar. We have gone easy on you for a while now. And in turn, you give us this. A murder of two Octan employees over your robot. We’ve tried what we can to calm the other corporations down, but they refuse to. They’ve requested a court martial to take place in December this year. You need to get a lawyer from somewhere, but that might be hard at this rate...With your condition and all…We’ve tried to fix you during Project Paradise, I don’t think it worked well enough. We are sorry we got you into this. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. But I imagine you will be found guilty. Sorry. And since the GATE bi-laws of 2 murders have never been written before, if your found guilty, instead of self-defense, you will probably have to jump into the black hole. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Goodbye for now, but until then, carry out your missions. ~Your Labboys. Wonderful. A letter from a nonexistent family, and a court martial. You’re going to get your quantum data back in December….If I have to jump…GREAT WHAT KIND OF LEGAL SYSTEM IS THIS! SERIOUSLY! AND THEY EXPECT ME TO CONTINUE MY MISSIONS! WONDERFUL! *more yelling and complaining* Alright PauL, I’ll continue fixing you now. I think I’ll try to send a letter back to whoever she is…And one of my old friends that I do remember, Steve Charkin, that wealthy little lawyer…He’d help me no matter the charges. PauL: And just how do you plan to find out who Lauren Beltar is with that wry smile on your face? I think I know someone who can help with that. With a little bit of convincing is all… PauL: You don’t mean Oper- He’s branch and board member now…He will help. 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Location: Quantus III Tags: Science, Octan, Civil // PERSONAL DIARY // Well, I think I managed to get back on Dr. Long's good side. I returned from Lesser Drigo to the Axle and was helping her on her research when we got an emergency call. Apparently a young maverick pilot by the name of Pete Mitchell had done a supply run onto Forring and was eating an Octan Corp Nutrition Bar which he accidentally dropped. He picked it back up and continued eating it without realizing all the bacteria and pathogens he was ingesting. Shortly after he returned to the ship he became very ill. He became weak, dizzy and very pale. His skin took on a weird color and he was breathing rapidly and shallow. In addition to the medical team Dr. Long wanted a scientist there to monitor the situation and see that if the most unfortunate were to happen to the poor pilot, that we might be able to gather knowledge from the incident. I rushed to Medical Containment and began my assessment. ED-208 appeared a few minutes later and told me that Dr. Long had sent him to "observe for any anomalies", but the weird part was that he brought twin plasma flamethrowers. I think something must be screwed up with his systems, as those won't help him observe at all! Given Pilot Mitchell's sickly color and profuse perspiration I didn't give him a very good chance at survival, he was definitely in the danger zone. It was an unknown plant species and given another recent incident, we weren't entirely sure what to expect. He was quite lucid though and aside from the anticipated anxiety was relatively level-headed. We tried some drugs to simply stabilize his breathing and heartbeat which helped him some with the symptoms. I extracted a few vials of blood for further research and then we put him on dialysis. Through pure chance I stumbled upon a solution. I accidentally exposed one of the vials to some UV light I had been using to help grow some flowers as a nice thank you to Dr. Long for being such a fantastic example to me. The UV light managed to kill off most of the bacteria and we surmised his immune system would likely be able to handle the rest. I returned to the containment lab where we used UV lights on Pilot Mitchell and placed him under observation. In a few hours he was much better and we kept him under observation for a further 48 hours. His normal skin tone returned and there were no symptoms that lingered. He couldn't identify the plant exactly, but we noted in the medical database and Explorer's Guide the usefulness of UV light treatment. I made an initial report to Dr. Long and she was glad I'd extracted the blood for study. She didn't ask but I volunteered that the pilot was going to make a full recovery which she acknowledged. I'm sure her main concern was for the safety of everyone on the ship. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful, smart, and dedicated head scientist. Extra Pics:
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A small prototype fighter designed and built by Dan, it now serves as his personal ship.It is fast and maneuverable and is equipped with 2 light laser cannons for "self defense". Despite the small size of the ship the cockpit is not overly cramped and fits Dan in with his armor and helmet, and even has a spot to stash his pistol. The ship also features basic landing gear that keeps the rear of the fighter in the correct position when on the ground. Notes: I am really happy with how this came out, and this is one of my favorite builds. C and C appreciated
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Location: A04, Myndernis Tags: Military, Spaceship, Land Veichle ============================================================================================================================ Begin Log, Chapter 1, Part: 009: “THAT BACKSATABIN’ IDIOT! Paul: Sir, We are breaching the upper atmosphere, the windshield cannot withstand this amount of pressure at the speed we are coming in. Also, some form of acid is melting off the grey plating. We have got to pull up! B: I can land this hunk of junk. I gotta. She’ll hold together. YOU’D BETTER HOLD TOGETHER! PauL: The windshield is cracking. Sir! SIR! B: Ah SHUT UP AND LET ME FLY THIS THING … PauL: SIR, PULL UP! *Boom* *The cockpit of the Heart of Aesomnium slides across the rugged terrain on Myndernis* B: Ughh---That. Was fun. Really reminded me of the old days. BUT SERIOUSLY, WHY DID WE END UP HERE? PauL: I…kzkkk..don’t know. B: So, we gotta pass the time somehow. How are you today? PauL: Sir, I’m ‘jammed’, I can’t get out of the socket. B: That’s..great…Ship Status Report? PauL: Engine is shot black, almost out of reserve power, 96.4% of the controls are broken, and a lot of other functions are broken. B: Wonderful. Any idea when rescue is coming? PauL: Assuming they have a base on this planet, within the next 24 Hours. B: Okay. Wait. One sec, I gotta move. B: Alright, all better now. PauL: Sir, I would not advise sitting on that ground. B: I’LL BE FINE! GOT IT? PauL: Siryessir. Mysterious Figure: Oh ho! What iz zis? A fine specimen! B: WHO ARE YOU, GET LOST, AWAY YOU MANTIS SCUM? Mysterious figure: Oh nono! I am none of this Mantis thou speak off! B: WHAT DO YOU WANT? Mysterious figure: Allow me to introduz myzelf firzt! Robinhood: I. Am ze Robinhood! Beltar: What. The. H*** You’re a…fairy tale character? Aren’t you? Robinhood: Oh no no! I was one of the original astronauts sent to map this galaxy, but I went missing on purpose due to the lack of thou fair pay! And you can call me Robin! B: Then what do you even want? Robinhood: Well, stuff! Iz rare to find good free ztuff around! B: Let me see what I have around. B: Alright, this is all I got, a sword and a drill. Robinhood: Oh, thank you! Not that nice little robot though? B: Well. He’s mine, and he’s ‘jammed’. Robinhood: Oh PauL: Sir, I’m not ‘jammed’ but I really am jammed! B: Yeah yeah yeah. Hey Robin, isn’t that a Kawashita cycle? Robin: That? Oh no no! I got this…Awhile…ago…From a group of people that gave it to me. B: Alright. Leave. Now. Robinhood: Alright thou friend! Beltar Wait. Where was that settlement that you got it from? Robinhood: Oh, about 4 clicks north! Bye now! B: WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT! Robinhood: Till we meet again friend! I will always take stuff to give to the aliens! B: F*** This is even better PauL: That cycle was clearly Kawashita property sir. B: I know I know, I didn’t wanna fight a real Robinhood. After that crash. I’ve probably got a broken rib right now, and a couple others. B: Alright, let’s get you unjammed. PauL: Wait. Sir. That’s not- PauL: Necessary…If I was a human. That would’ve really hurt. B: Why? PauL: I find this form very…demeaning. It’s too small. And well, I quite liked it in there because I didn’t have to worry about the…lava. PauL: Alright. Now let’s just sit here. B: You got it. PauL: You know this reminds me of a mission I did for the company I worked for before Kawash- That’s not a…very…..interesting story. Beltar thought: “Wow. He’s lying for once…” B: Alright. You gotta tell me about it later though. If later means in the afterlife. Cause I don’t…see..any ship coming for..miles… Epilogue: Pilot: This is Rouge Four, I’ve found them. I repeat this is Rouge Four, I’ve found them. Pilot: This is Rouge Four coming in for a landing. Beltar: Iss…that… PauL: Rescue. Pilot: Come on in, you’ll be taken to a hostpital for a short while. Then redeployed. Beltar: Fuunnn.. PauL: I really need a recharge. Beltar: Lets go…’home’…PauL.. PauL: Si-? Pilot: By the way, friends, out scavengers will be here shortly, so fear not, we have not lost all of the HoA! Medical Record: Dr. SF: Oh wow, again. At least its not Project Paradise again. Hm…Not bad. He should be ready for redeployment in…less than 24 Hours. PauL: To where? Dr.SF: First, to help our dear Koro, then he will be placed on Terrial Major for the rest of the week. While you receive repairs and get transferred back into your normal body. Beltar: Thh—eee--_Fiileesss____ Dr.SF: What is he saying? PauL: Probably…something. ‘random’ Dr.SF: What’s your truth setting? PauL: ‘98%‘ And of course. That was a lie. Close Log, Chapter 1, Part 009 ============================================================================================================================ More pictures in the spoiler! (Because I take too many! ) Thanks for reading this chapter in Beltar’s story! How many times did PauL lie? And should I bring back Robin in future builds? Yes, this was a very large story set up build if people think that I should continue with those. Hope you enjoyed! C and C welcome! ~Beltar Edit: Also this is the prequel to Koro's and Mediumsnowman's build.
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Notes: This was supposed to be even bigger, with more Vignettes, and with a lot of photo-editing, but there was a heat wave that rendered my Attic unusable for more than a few minutes, and that's where my Lego collection resides. That said, enjoy! Planet: F02 (In orbit, aboard the Axle) Tags: Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Science (testing the walker) Henry: "Dr. Long, you sent for me?..." Dr. Long: "Hans-Heinrich Himmelmann, we need to talk." Henry: "Is this about that young engineer kid I kinda chased out of the Earthship I constructed? The kid was a menace. He'd a' messed it all up!" Dr. Long: "No... This is about more than that. You are aware that Octan employees are required to abide by certain common-sense rules, are you not?" Henry: "Oh boy... Yes. I'm aware of tha regulations." Dr. Long: "Then you are deliberately disobeying them. That's not what I wanted to hear. Let me show you something. Come over here." "Look into that holo-screen. We're in the O.C.S. Axle's control room. From here I can access all the security footage we gather from our innumerable cameras, corporation wide. I'll give you a glimpse, shall I?" H3: "That's really not necessa--" Dr. Long: "Here we have Engineering Bay Gplus-003, where one of your colleagues is testing out Octancorp's latest line of Mecha walkers. He'll have some adjustments to make, assuredly, but do you notice the smile on his face? He's enjoying keeping busy and the harmonious work-environment in which he finds himself. It says so right here in his file. We weren't even testing for that. As soon as he finishes his report on the prototype, we can begin manufacturing these walkers and sell them to customers, and use them for Octan's own interests. He fits in." H3: "I think I can see what you're getting a--" "And here we have Hangar Gn-606, where First Branch Executive, and acting CEO, John Hannibal is disembarking on a final mission from the Axle. Observe his purpose and unwavering dedication to Octan and his duties. He is doing his part for our great corporation." "Here you can see the exterior of my room where... oh Lord Business... I really have to talk to that kid." "Let's move on." "And here is Third Branch Executive Wick Nole. As much as he would have preferred to be out exploring our new galaxy, for the past few weeks he has been confined to our Med Ward. What do you think he spent his time doing? Do you think he got drunk every night to cope with his misfortune?" H3: "Let me guess, he di--" "I can show you that too." 3 Weeks ago. 2 Weeks ago. 1 Week ago. "You see... Octan functions best when its employees all... work together. When we accept events that occur to us, and move forward... together. The dilemma I face with you, when I'm informed by a subordinate that you savagely abused him, is that you are fully capable of working well. All of my observations, and the records in your file indicate that you have a high level of competency at what you do. I respect competency. It is one of the rarest traits in all mankind, to speak subjectively. The problem, however, is that you do not function well as part of the team. Your behavior is erratic and antisocial, and some of your habits are simply non-regulation. Do you think Octan would have missed such incidents as these?" Incident aboard Axle Report: H3 Vomit in Hallway. Incident on F02: H3 Verbally Harasses Software Developers. H3: "So that's why I was stationed there... Some of this feels a bit like a violation of human rights, I gotta say. Are you telling me you watch me every second of the day?" Dr. Long: "Yes. It's in your contract. Section 12, subsection 14, Line 7. Octan has every single room on the O.C.S. Axle watched, and the air ducts as well. This is a space ship, not a hotel, Mr. Himmelmenn. If something goes wrong we need to know immediately. I did not want to show you all of this, but you left me no choice. You attacked a colleague, Hans-Heinrich. As competent as you are, and as easily controlled through simpler means than this, I must do something, as your Branch Executive, to ensure that you behave. So... Next time I catch you drinking on the job, or with a blood alcohol concentration a drop above regulations, you will find yourself in a much more hostile work environment... after you undergo rehabilitation on one of the most dangerous planets in our control. Have I made myself clear? This is nothing personal. This is for your own good, and Octan's good. We must maintain a harmonious, orderly environment for our employees to truly thrive..." "So stay in line!" ______ //"Log Date: 380, this is Dr. Danielle Long. The Chekhov's Gauntlet is finally in early prototype stage. Human testing will begin in a week, if we don't experience any unexpected setbacks. Dr. Long signing off."// ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: A08, Crentium Tags: Military, Spaceship (station), Civil, Spying, Kinda Piracy, ============================================================================ Begin Log, Chapter 1, Part: 008: After killing two Octan Employs, along with getting two letters about a pending court marshal, and a letter from who Beltar thinks is a non-existent family, he decides to pay Operative Q (Who is aboard the Kaiju) a visit because of his current rank in Kawashita. Beltar moved along the ventilation system aboard the Kaiju as quietly as a shadow. For some reason, Colonel Nu'q LEarberg, aka Q had not been in his main office. However, listening in on encrypted intercom, he managed to track down Nu'q to a small, guarded offcie near the engineering bays. Approaching the room, he looked down. Nu’q: Almost another 500 credits to the bank! Time to get another copy of Domination for Dummies! After paying off lay-a-way! Beltar: ….So he’s how I got my copy? STAY ON TASK MAN! Nu’q: What was that? Hmm, I wonder... Beltar: That was close…. Beltar dropped down after opening the grate quietly, then he threw a shuriken towards Q’s gun, and it locked the gun onto the floor. Beltar ran to a position behind Q right after in the blink of an eye and held a knife to his head. Nu'q: Hello there...Beltar. What is it that you require? Beltar: Wha- How'd you know it was me? *Nu’q slowly pointed at the empty chair* Nu’q: Take a seat, Beltar. I'm surprised you didn't bring PauL. Beltar: How’d you- ANYWAYS, Great. NOW- Nu'q: What is it that you require? Beltar: A favour. *Nu'q slowly points at the empty chair again.* Beltar walked over, placed the knife on the counter and sat down cautiously. Beltar: First, disarm the beacon. DISARM IT! I know guards aren’t supposed to come in for the first two minutes of a beacon. Disarm it NOW! Nu'q: Please. If I didn't want you here, I would have had you arrested during the last hours when you where crawling through the ventilation system. Seriously, how did you think that you managed to listen to my encrypted intercom? I designed the decryptors you use. Beltar: ...Uhm... Nu'q: Now, I can do your favour, but I would like you to do something for me first. Are you interested in hearing my proposal? Beltar …Of course… Nu’q: I am secretyly building a... special... kind of ship. Since it's in the early stage experimental prototype, the Kawashita Groyp standards state that it should be unmanned. Howevere, due to the signifivant investment the ship poses, The Board wants someone to be able to pilot the ship should something go...wrong. As you understand, this needs to be done oustide official channels, so if you pilot it, I will do your favour. After all, you were a pilot yourself before your incident, weren't you? Beltar: THE FILE IS A LIE! Would you like to know what I think to your offer? Nu’q: Yes. Beltar got up slowly,picked up his knife, and moved towards the un-moving Q. Beltar: I think that THE DEAL IS NOT ACCEPTA- Hmm…. Perhaps I…can pilot that…thing…. Q carefully turned and stretched out his hand. Nu’q: Do we have a deal then? Beltar: Hmm… Nu’q: This offer won’t last. All I have to do is yell and security will be in. Do you accept the offer? Beltar stretched his hand out after finishing a short though: It has to be worth it. It MUST be worth it. But that prototype ship.Prototype. Ah, screw it. Beltar: Deal. Nu’q: Wise choice. Now, you will meet me in my private hangar later today, and what exactly do you need agent? Beltar: Look into a file on a Lauren A. Beltar… Nu’q: Oh. Her. I briefly saw her in your file, but I will look for her specific file. Beltar walked over to Q’s gun, picked up the shuriken, then proceeded the exit the same way he came in. Beltar: I’ll dock with the Kaiji as soon as I can… PauL is almost completely finished… Nu’q: Ah, yes, your robot. I forgot about him. And about your most recent incident on Arium Major… Before Q even finished his phrase, with a quick leap and a pull, Beltar was out of Q’s hair. For now. Moments Later: Sonja: Sir, everything okay? Your beacon was active for 2.3 minutes, the guards outside were arguing with us. Sorry sir. Rodrigo: AH! No fight. Can I ever actually get to fight someone outside of training? Nu’q rose and announced: Nu’q: Yes, yes, everything is quite alright. You may leave now. Sonja: Sorry sir, as a precaution, I need to leave these two men as guards for the next 24 hours. Standard protocol for our unit. Nu’q: There is really no need for tha- Rodrigo: Heya man! Can I have your autograph? Big fan, you designed this amazing space station! Nu'q: *Sigh* Of course, Beltar still watched on for a little while, to make sure Q didn’t spill their conversation. Beltar: Till we meet again… Close Log, Chapter 1, Part 008 ============================================================================ More Pics in the spoiler! Because I take too many! Thanks for reading this installment in Beltar’s story! Q and Beltar’s paths seem to cross a lot…Hope you enjoyed! C and C welcome! ~Beltar (Many of Q's lines are actually from NuckElBerg. )
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Activity - Exploration. Location- Aeristus - C04. After an uneventful time on Myderis, Mark of Orion and his prototype vehicle were tasked with surveying the currently contested planet of Aeristus, just one sector from Torresta, the home planet of the MANTIS™ corp. After a few hours of testing ground speed on the open grasslands, Mark's radio emitted a distress call! Arriving at the scene, Mark discovered that his former crewmates were attacking a loathsome Kawashita stronghold and were in dire need of assistance! Mark fired up the Awesomnium-powered boosters and revved up the particle-disruptor rays on his Strider. "THIS ENDS NOW!" (Begin Commentary) Not happy with this build at all, I was extremely rushed for time - which also explains the very short story! But I wanted to get something in for MANTIS, so Enjoy!
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Unfortunately I didn't have any time to build last week, so this week's build is a special double length episode. Hope it's not too much! Location: C04 Tags: Civil, Science, Building. Interrogation Room 1, M.A.N.T.I.S. Supply Ship, Sorn orbit, 6 Julali 3815. …and then I swam all the way back to M.A.N.T.I.S. territory! Very impressive! Chief Accountant Long! Come to hear about my heroic escape from Kawashita captivity? I’m afraid I just finished my debriefing… I’ll read the report of your little vacation later Sal. I’m here to give you your next assignment. Vacation?! I was brutally tortured! M.A.N.T.I.S. Employee Handbook Chapter 3 Section 12 Subsection 14 Line 6 clearly states that time spent in enemy captivity comes out of your holiday entitlement. WHAT?? It encourages a speedy escape. Anyway, enough chitchat. I’ve noticed that we’re currently spending over 0.0000001% of the budget on daily anti-histamines for employee hay fever. This is an unacceptable inefficiency and I want it fixed by next week. You want me to cure hay fever? In a week?? Yes. Though by the time you get to Aeristus you’ll have five days. Your ship is waiting. But… Excerpt from the lab book of Big Sal: Experiment Code: L2C04. Laboratory: Laboratory Outpost 2, Aeristus. Lead Scientist: Big Sal. Aim: Find a permanent cure for hay fever. Date: 8 Julali 3815. Subject number: 001. Subject hay fever symptoms: Excessive sweating. Attempted treatment: Laser nose surgery. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! Just hold still and stop being such a baby! Treatment outcome: Failure. --- Date: 9 Julali 3815. Subject number: 002. Subject hay fever symptoms: Rapid drowsiness. Attempted treatment: Ingestion of awesomnium enhanced larvae. Wow, all these larvae for me? And it’s not even Friday! Treatment outcome: Failure. --- Date: 10 Julali 3815. Subject number: 003. Subject hay fever symptoms: Swelling of eyes and face. Attempted treatment: Direct awesomnium serum injection. This will really cure my hay fever? You’ve tested it before? Oh sure, we’ve had spectacular results with it in the past… Treatment outcome: Failure. --- Date: 11 Julali 3815. Subject number: 004. Subject hay fever symptoms: Bloodshot eyes. Attempted treatment: Massive exposure to alien flora. I really don't see how this will work… Chief Accountant Long will be here tomorrow expecting a cure! You got any better ideas? Treatment outcome: Failure. --- Date: 12 Julali 3815. Subject number: 005. Subject hay fever symptoms: Extreme paleness. Attempted treatment: Psychosomatic therapy via the Persuadomatic. You do not suffer from hay fever. You have never suffered from hay fever. You especially don’t suffer from hay fever today. I completely agree! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! What’s happening to me! I don’t suffer from hay fever! I've never suffered from hay fever! I especially don't suffer from hay fever today! Shhhhh! That’s Long’s ship landing! I’ll have to go up and meet her… but maybe if I leave the Persuadomatic on I can convince her I’ve found a cure… Treatment outcome: Failure. Excerpt ends. Chief Accountant Long! How lovely to see you! Right this way! Is that the Persuadomatic? Why yes it is! A wonderful invention of mine, wouldn’t you agree? Yes, it’s actually very impressive... Praise! I think it’s working! ...of course, as soon as I heard that it actually worked I took the antidote. Damn it! Now, I believe you were going to demonstrate the hay fever cure? Um… yes. The subjects are outside in the grass and you’ll see that they’re completely cured. Voila! They’re all wearing helmets. Helmets are even more expensive than anti histamines Sal, this better not be your idea of a cure. Hahaha… uh, no, of course not! It’s just, uh, the berries from that tree are quite heavy and if they fall, well… as you know, employee health and safety is my number one priority! Yes. Helmets off please. You see? Cured! Hmmm, good work Sal. Achoo! Damn it! Goodbye Sal. You’re to stay here on Aeristus until you’ve found a cure. But… Phew! Comments and criticism welcome! A couple more pics in the spoiler.
