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Location: H06 Tags: Engineering, Ground Vehicle, Building Back on H06 withing the newly built engineering bay, a few delegates had come for an inspection of the newly constructed, not tested Mech. suits Enjoy, thank you for looking feedback always welcome hopefully tagged right.
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Location: G09 Tags: Airplane, Vehicle Finally got a week's leave to go pick up my camera! Oh lookie! There it is! Umph! *splash* Gotch ya! Uh-oh. I'm not sure I like that noise! ... Aaaah! Oh well! At least I still got my camera! Now let's go see if this puppy still works! Overview: And a shot of Guy's new flyer! Because I love big engines: For some reason I really like the way this build turned out, almost better than my treehouse. IDK, I guess it's just the colors! Comments and constructive criticism welcome as always!
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Location: H03 - Kaalin Tags: Building, Spaceship, Spying 22 Octobrinali 3815, Mantis Postal Station B08-3 Moose: "Yes, my Domination for Dummies has finally arrived!” “Postie: Can I help you?” Moose: "Parcel for Henry Moose, Staff Number Alpha-six-one-four-two-nine-three-seven-papa-two-eight-fi…” “OK! I got it! Geez, most people just use their ID tags… Here you go, thumb print here.” Moose: “Sweet, now to open the box. Hmm, it does look awful big for a book. I bet there’s lots of useful information in there.” Moose: “Wait, what the?!?” Moose: “It looks like some kind of fancy suit.” “Come with me if you want to live” Moose: “Isn’t that a bit melodramatic? Or are we about to be hit by a meteor or something?” “No you idiot, it’s a threat!” Moose: “Oh…I see…well, pretty stranger or death? Hmmm… I guess I’ll come with you.” “Good choice. But one more thing, call me pretty again and you won’t live.” 22 Octobrinali 3815, OTS Deuterium, undisclosed location “Welcome on board the OTS Deuterium, now take off your clothes!” Moose: “What? Right here? …. “And wait, you’re Octan?... this is like one of Alvin’s fantasies.” “I’m not trying to seduce you. Put on the suit. I wasn’t to check there hasn’t been a mistake. By which I mean there has been a big mistake.” “And no….I’m not Octan, I just borrowed one of their ships for a little trip we are about to take to examine their progress on Kaalin.” Moose: “Wait, so I’m a spy?” “No Moose, you are not a spy. You do however, due to an administrative error, own a spy suit.” Moose: “Which makes me a spy?” “Gaaah! Look, these things are extremely expensive as they are custom fitted and contain persuadomatic technology. So either you will become a useful spy, or your contract will be terminated and you will enjoy life in the MANTIS forced labour division.” Moose: “We don’t have a forced labour division!” “No we don’t, just like we don’t have a special operations command or spy corps.” Moose: “Oh. Well I guess I could get used to the life of a spy….” Moose: “Fancy bars….” “No….” Moose: “Martial Arts….” “No….” Moose: “Witty puns…” “No….” Moose: “Hot women….” “NO! That’s not what being a spy is about!” “We are going to jump to Anomaly H03, fly casually toward Kaalin and deliver some cargo to the experimental Prometheus Class Orbital Power Station that Octan have built in orbit.” Moose: “That sounds a lot like my normal job of being a pilot…are you sure this is spying?” “Yes! According to the Hitchhikers guide to Andromeda, spying includes ‘gathering information about another faction’ which is exactly what we are going to be doing. If it wasn’t spying we couldn’t even get to Kaalin, especially if we forgot our spy suits!” 25 Octobrinali 3015, Kaalin geostationary orbit “There she is!” Moose: “Wow, that thing is huge. Sensor suite is online and logging.” Computer analysis: The OPS Prometheus is significantly larger than expected. The solar arrays total 2km in width. The majority of the structure appears to contain the power conversion and transmission equipment. The habitat dome on top is shielded from the sunlight keeping internal temperatures close to those of the tropics of Farmolis. There are two smaller domes which appear to contain hydroponic farms. Switching systems for the power beam appear to be located within the primary radiator array. “Excellent. Now let’s get closer; approach just like I briefed and, whatever you do, don’t get between the station and the planet as the microwave link will fry us instantly.” Octan ATC: “Shuttle approaching O.P.S. Prometheus what is your cargo and destination.” Moose: “Prometheus, OTS Deuterium, we are carrying parts and technical crew for the forest moon.” “You idiot!” Octan ATC: “Deuterium, say again? Did you say forest moon?” Moose: “Negative Prometheus; Cargo is parts, a droid technical crew and four mushrooms.” Octan ATC: “Deuterium, you are cleared to approach, we could use those mushrooms, the cafeteria Bolognese has been pretty bland of late. Proceed on approach route Alpha.” Moose: “Wilco, approach via Alpha.” “I can’t believe that worked. Do something like that again and I’ll shoot you myself.” Moose: “Sorry…..” “Now bring us in past the primary radiator array and I’ll get out. You deliver the cargo then pick me up again on the way back.” Moose: “You’re getting out?” “Yes, just fly casual and act like you belong. The droids will handle the cargo so you shouldn't have to talk to anyone long enough to blow our cover.” Where is Moose’s companion going? Will Moose get away, is it all and elaborate Octan trap? Tune in next time to find out!
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Location: F10 Arium Major Tags: Land Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // After our discovery of the time machine it seems Dr. Long had become quite concerned for our safety. She had sent two hard suits, one for each of us, and had asked that we keep near them in case we needed to use them. I thought it might be a bit extreme given we were also near the Ter Tahls and they could help keep us safe, but it was another reminder of how much Dr. Long cares about her employees. ED-208 was initially very annoyed though because Dr. Long had sent a hard suit for "Ed Zob". I told him that it was clear Dr. Long was protecting our identities but he insisted that she thought he was some guy with that name. I asked him which was more likely, that one of the most brilliant minds in the galaxy had mistakenly sent a suit to a robot OR that she knew given our discovery that our safety could possibly be at risk and in an overabundance of caution and concern she had sent the suits and disguised his identity. Particularly since he was an advanced robot that other corporations or aliens would love to steal and reverse engineer. His incredulous stare clearly meant that he realized the error of his logic! ED-208 did seem rather pleased with the armament on his suit though. I told him that was further proof that Dr. Long had intended the suits for us specifically as mine was more geared towards science with the hands and the communications and scanning gear. Whereas his suit was quite obviously intended as a defensive suit with the weaponry! His was designated Mobile assault.Kommando (Ma.K) and mine was known as the Mobile armor.Kommunications (Ma.K). ED-208 pointed out how confusing it was to name them in such a way that both had the same acronym, but again I pointed out Dr. Long's genius. By making the acronym the same letters the enemy would never know what they were facing! Her military acumen is second only to her scientific prowess. Tor said the suits were most impressive and that he would be happy to have them moved into the Ter Tahls' underground facility. I thanked him and said that would be ideal. ED-208 suggested that we should create some mini-drone bots to use to supplement our suits, so I believe that will be our next task. I assured Tor that we would share our developments with them since they were kindly providing the facilities. He was most appreciative. I've realized that despite my initial beliefs that they were a simple race that we would have to kindly guard, the Ter Tahls were actually a very helpful race that wasn't that inferior to us humans. Extra Pics: Thanks to Goatman for suggesting we all have a Ma.K week, I've never built anything like these suits before and it was a fun challenge!
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Location: I06 - Yetornius Tags: Exploration, Spaceship, Fleet Bonus Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=116119 Somewhere over Yetornius.... Betsy May, come in. This is Cobra Leader. Cobra Leader, this is Betsy May. We are receiving you loud and clear. How goes the CAP? Any Zoid sightings? Negative, Betsy May. Though...I think I've found something that our Octan friend would be interested in. Copy that, Cobra Leader; patching you through to him now, please hold. ... Pombe here. I hear you have something for me Ms. Haverly? Call me Ishmael. Alright, Ishmael. What is it you see? I think I've found the source of the poop asteroids you and your colleague are both so interested in. I have no interest in poop asteroids! Sure you do. Now, what might be the source of the poop asteroids? I'm not sure, actually. But it looks like a giant space whale, sir. Just one? It's not a pod of space whales? Just one, sir. It must be a lone bull. If you say so, sir. Ishmael, could you send me the coordinates of the space whale? Eshey, get ready, we're heading out. The coordinates have been sent, along with it's current speed and vector. Why are we heading out to the space whale? Instead of collecting frozen poop from poop asteroids, this is our chance to get a fresh poop sample. We're going to give the whale an... ...anal probe. Next: Comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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While awesomenium, water, and biomass are important to survival in Andromeda’s Gates, other resources are also useful. Octan Corp. constantly scours the galaxy for resources that can keep the company on top. Eagle-Eye Silver stumbled upon a mineral deposit of strange blue crystals and decided to collect a sample for Dr. Long to take a look at. Octan claims the Prospecting technology with this tech build, proving we know how to swing an ultrasonic pickax on occasion. Or build robots to do it for us.
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Tags: Vehicle (pick one, I really don't care either way. ), Science Location: H09 IMG_20151018_174252 by Danny-Longlegs, on Flickr "Log date 454, this is Dr. Danielle Long. The tropic regions of Planet Wastyria in Sector H09 are host to the greatest biodiversity on this otherwise frigid planet. Here temperatures rarely sink below 0 degrees Celsius, allowing for a myriad of temperature sensitive creatures to thrive. I have stumbled upon an organism roughly analogous to earth coral here. Presently I am utilizing an Aquatic Hardsuit to get a closer look at this biome." IMG_20151018_174040 by Danny-Longlegs, on Flickr IMG_20151018_174358 by Danny-Longlegs, on Flickr IMG_20151018_174518 by Danny-Longlegs, on Flickr IMG_20151018_174607 by Danny-Longlegs, on Flickr No story this week. Dr. Long is finally doing some innocent Scientific research. She finds out that Kodan has a time machine later! I'd like as much feedback (be harsh! I can take it!) on the coral as I possibly can, as a coral reef not too dissimilar to this will feature as part of a contest entry for something else... ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: H08 - Sinden's Run Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=115721 Currently, somewhere in Sinden's Run.... These are the suits we'll be using for our next assignment. Why do they look like giant walking trash cans? Because they're based on Japanese designs, Eshey. We stole these from Kawashita? No...no, we didn't steal these designs from Kawashita. I don't get it. That's alright, Eshey. Anyways, get inside your suit. We'll be dropping onto an asteroid in Sinden's Run soon for our assignment. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later, on the asteroid.... This asteroid is green! That's because this is a poop asteroid, a phenomenon recently discovered by our CEO John Hannibal (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=115640). WE'RE STANDING IN POOP?!?! AND THAT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY IT'S GREEN!!! And how are you even breathing with your suit open? What are you talking about, Eshey? All my poops are a healthy green. MINE AREN'T!!! Well...they mostly aren't.... Once we get back to the Axle, I'll be sure to put you in for another vet visit to have your stool examined. Now, use your collection flask to get some poop asteroid samples. The poop asteroids here in Sinden's Run are especially rich in awesomnium, which make them likely to harbor bacteria that have the Metal Eater property, which is something that Dr. Long is interested in (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=115149). We'll bring them back to the Axle for proper screening. I can't believe I'm on an asteroid collecting poop. Remember, over 60% of the dry mass of feces is bacteria. Why do you know these poop facts? Wait...do you feel that rumbling? AHHHH!!! A GIANT EYEBALL ALIEN POPPED OUT OF THE POOP CRATER!!! WAIT, WE HAVE NO WEAPONS!!! That's normal, Eshey. I see that all the time in my poop. THAT'S NOT NORMAL!!! Here, use this stick I found sticking out of the poop. KILL IT, KILL IT!!! No need for deadly force, Eshey. Just poke it in the eye and it will go back inside. I do it all the time. Here, take the stick and practice on this alien. Comments and criticisms are all welcome! Next:
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Location: F10 Arium Major Tags: Science Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // Dr. Long had sent me something to investigate urgently. The Ter Tahls were kind enough to allow me to use one of their research labs to do my scientific inquiry into the blue box I had been sent. As it turns out the blue box was just a container for what was inside. What it was that was inside turned out to be a bit trickier to figure out. I wasn't sure if it was some arcade dancing game, medical scanner, or some sort of sex thing (sadly pombe wasn't here to ask about that one). I had spent an hour looking it over when Tor stopped in to check on things. He offered his assistance or the assistance of any of the Ter Tahls scientists if they could be of help. I thanked him for his kind offer but told him that this was very advanced scientific stuff and that I wasn't sure they could be of help right now. I mentioned that once I knew what I was dealing with I may need further assistance. Then Tor said: "You mean with your time machine?" WHHHHAAAAA?!?!?! So I guess Tor and the Ter Tahls had seen this thing before and it was a time machine. The Ter Tahls themselves had a moral objection to using it, but they had helped some early humans in Andromeda and prevented the time machine from falling into Zoid hands. Tor expressed surprise that we humans had seemingly forgotten about such a powerful device, but I assured him that it was not the case at all. I told him that I was sure Dr. Long had sent it to me knowing that the Ter Tahls would know about it and help me to keep it safe. I decided that given the profound power of the device I had better contact Dr. Long immediately. I had a holo-call with her and explained that I had managed to use my considerable skill and thorough data analysis to figure out that it was a time travel device. She was quite shocked and insisted that I send the device back to her immediately for her to properly handle it. She ended the call quickly likely due to her shock, but I suspect once she has time to process all of this that she will realize just how valuable I am and give me the recognition I have earned. Extra Pics:
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Location: H04 Tags: Exploration, Vehicle, Land Vehicle Hey Guy, on behalf of Octan Corporation's executive board, I'm here to inform you that we have a job for you. Oh. What might that be? Nothing too bad, just a bit of exploration on Crofter's Ridge. Okay, I think I can handle that. Right. Well, the catch is... we're kinda running out of grant money... getting towards the end of the year you know... so... So... what? So, your new vehicle is... a little small. What in the?!? Have a good time! This is a little kid size trike! I know. I thought it would fit you. See ya! -later, on Crofter's Ridge- Interesting. Looks like a pumpkin patch, and appears to have been cultivated at some point. Oh, hey, maybe that's the farmer! Sir? Hello? Daah! Oh, it's just a scarecrow! Ha! Mock me, will you! Take that! What's that thing? It's pretty cool. I think I'll call it Blewie. Hey, blewie! Now I got an alien pet! Oh! It tickles! Stop, Blewie! Bad Blewie! Shoo! Shoo! I think that scarecrow was supposed to keep Blewie away. Aaaaugh! I'm not getting anywhere! And fast! An overview of the pumpkin patch: This was a pretty fun build! C&C are very welcome as always!
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Location: G10- Onix Tags: Civil, Vehicle, Space Vehicle Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Picking up where we left off... Nate: Keep running! There's an exit just up ahead! Jebediah: There's nowhere left to run. We're trapped. Nate: They're here. Jebediah: You go on ahead! I'll hold them off as long as I can. Nate: I'm not going to leave you to fight a horde of the undead on your own. Jebediah: This is it then. End of the line. *pew pew* Zombie: Uhhhh... Nate: What?! Jebediah: Guy! You got my message! Guy: You're darn right I did! I got home from the pumpkin patch just in time to come pick you up! *pew pew* Guy: Got em! Let's go! Nate: Everyone onboard? Let's get out of here! Jebediah: Six weeks of buildup for that? That's kinda lame. Guy: Oh, just you wait. Corporate also ordered a fireworks show. Missile should be touching down in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... *explosion* *crackling fire* Nate: Well worth it. THE END... ...OR IS IT?
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Tags: Science Planet: Farmolis "Log Date 447, This is Dr. Danielle Long, Performing weekly verbal summary of progress report on selected Top-Secret Octan Science projects. Project 2, Code-name: Trooper 2 is progressing excellently. The body's mutation rates have been successfully slowed while subject remains in induced coma. Subject's cryogenic freezing chamber is functioning adequately, and the tubing is checked twice a day, along with vitals. Subject's transformation is fascinating, and we've recorded a myriad of changes on the genetic level. It's hard to believe that even Kawashita was capable of creating such a destructive super-predator. Max security protocol is followed strictly. Project 13, Code-name: Project Icarus is at a stand still. We can't quite figure out what the Blue Box recovered from the ancient space facility on G09 is intended to do, nor how activate it. I have decided to have the object delivered to Kodan Black, to see if he can figure it out, but as it is, I see no reason for the project file to continue taking up space on my desk. It's just a big blue box, after all. Kodan can handle it. *snip* Summary Complete. Now, I have a meeting to attend. Dr. Long out." Later.... In the Human Resources building in Headquarters City on Farmolis. Dr. Long: "Book three adjacent rooms. This weather has delayed take-offs, so we'll have to stay the night on Farmolis." Odus Dillberg, Dr. Long's Secretary: "You got it boss!" Dr. Long turned to face the man before her, as her secretary left to attend business. Kevin: "Have a seat, Danny. Can I call you Danny?" Dr. Long: "I'd rather you didn't. So, Kevin, It's been a while since we last met in person." Kevin: "We haven't needed to in a while." He beamed. Dr. Long: "Well, your office looks nice. A lot of red." Kevin: "Well, while I do love all Octan colours equally, some colours are just more equal than others, don't you agree? And, by the way, I simply love the Octanis Orchids. They brighten a room like only Shawn from sales ever could. May he rest in peace." Dr. Long: "I didn't give you those flowers... I just engineered them." Kevin: "And by doing so, you gave them to us all, for a reasonable price." Dr. Long: "I trust you didn't call me here just to discuss my bachelor's degree final project?" Kevin: "Of course not, Danny, we're here to talk about your recent performance. You are aware that Pombe has been promoted to a higher position than yours, yes?" Dr. Long: "I am... aware." She stated, through grit teeth. Kevin: "Ok, good. If you didn't know that'd be a little awkward. Glad we got that out of the way. So, any notion as to why that may be?" Dr. Long: "I avoid making judgements as to how Corporate makes its decisions." Kevin: "Excellent answer! The less one knows, the better! But in your case their reasoning is fairly straight forward. You've really been dragging your feet on some of your projects, Danny." Dr. Long: "Science must be performed by the book, and protocol must be followed. All this takes time." Kevin: "Well, I think we both know that your investigation of 'the facility' could have been a bit quicker... and certainly more productive, considering we've got nothing to show for it. Time is money Danny." Dr. Long: "Of course. You know... we could have discussed this over a holo-chat." Kevin: "Well, There's another reason Pombe has been promoted so fast." Dr. Long: "Go on?" Kevin: "Well he's great! The man's funny, well adjusted, and he brings in plenty of new customers and employees on a daily basis! It's unbelievable all the stuff he get's away with!" Dr. Long: "oh." Kevin: "Unbelievable. Really. We've watched your security tapes. He's not cheating. He is simply amazing." Dr. Long: "We could have done this in a Holo-chat." Kevin: "You've observed this, right? How he seems to be able to do whatever he likes? With no consequences to his actions? How even physics seems to bend to his will? And how the paperwork you file on him never seems to bother him in the least? You've sited his dress code violations literally 420,247 times." Dr. Long: "I recall each and every one. " Kevin: "Well, Corporate wants to know how he does it!" Dr. Long: "Huh?" Kevin: "We've considered he may have some passive psychic powers capable of casually warping reality... and we want to know if we can monetize this! This is why I called you here. I want you to look into this and try to figure it out. You're a scientist. You can handle this. Corporate has its utmost faith in your abilities.... That's why you got so far in the first place, after all!" Dr. Long: "Hm. Ok, fine. I will look into Pombe's 'Reality warping' potential." Kevin: "There's our Danny! Keep up the good work, you! Excellent meeting! And remember, miss one week of work and the next person behind you takes your place! No pressure!" Dr. Long: "Of course. Have a fine evening, Kevin." Later, in Dr. Long's hotel room on Farmolis. Dr. Long: "That was sufficient, Odus, you're no longer needed." Odus: *nervous laughter* "Alright Danielle." Dr. Long: "Put a shirt on, and comb your hair. I won't have my secretary appearing like a slob. And when you've finished that you may leave. I have a Holo-Chat to attend in 10 minutes." Odus: "Cool, I'm on it." Dr. Long: "OK, Great." A few minutes later. Dr. Long: "Hello, Kodan, this is Dr. Danielle Long. Can you confirm that you have received the files on Project Icarus? The Object should arrive at your location in a week's time....." The following day. Bob: "How're you doing Danielle!? Long time no see, eh?" Dr. Long: "That's still not funny." Bob: "Hehe, well, I think it is. I've been busy piloting! We should catch up some time, though." Dr. Long: "Yeah" Bob: "Do you remember how we used to look up at the stars on those chilly autumn nights on earth? And you used to point out where Andromeda was, and the constellations? I was thinking about that the other day. They're so different here. Do you ever just... look at the stars?" Dr. Long: "No." ...... _______________________________________ Extra pictures: ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: E11 Tags: Vehicle, Spaceship [micro in background], Land Vehicle -15 minutes later- At last! Here I am, deployed on E11! Hey, what's this?! That's a real small flag. I guess Kawashita employees don't have much reason to be patriotic. *zzzzcccrrrkkkk* Good riddance! I think we need to replace it with something though. There! Now THAT's a flag! I could see some problems here. *shrug* Oh well! -15 minutes later- A view of just the base! The Octan micro deployer: I've been wanting to do an asteroid build for, well, quite a while. So I had fun with the build, and also with the story! At first I thought I'd have to use 2x2 rounds for the Octan flag pole, but then I thought the smaller rounds added a bit of humor. C&C welcome!
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Location: E11 - The Fascini Cluster Tags: Vehicle, Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Exploration, Civil --Weekly Explorer's Transmission-- --Log of Eagle-Eye Silver-- --12 Oktobrinali 3815-- After Kawashita spent some time mining Sector E11, a treaty was struck to share the awesomnium-rich asteroid field between Kawashita and Octan Corp. The sharing agreement gives Octan Corp. the opportunity to acquire the precious resource. I’ve been piloting an OT-14 Zelus dropship-style shuttle this past week making cargo runs between the large asteroids in the Fascini Cluster. It’s fairly menial work, confirming a different manifest a few times a day and running between asteroid and fleet endlessly. At least the Zelus is nimble and quick. The four Pegasus TFG thrusters are controlled independently by the flight control computer and that vectoring makes for impressive maneuverability for landing and docking as well as at high speed. There’re even rumors of Octan SpecOps modifying some of these shuttles for their use, and of course painting them black. After piloting this thing for a week, I can certainly see the appeal. --End-- I really need to build more in the week! More pics tomorrow-ish, I need some sleep...
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Tags: Science, Spaceship Planet: F03, Foring The sun shined brightly in the field where the meeting was to be held. The Merchant Confederacy had decided a plantation on Foring (one belonging to a wealthy local client of theirs) as the place where the talks would be held. They had prepared a platform in the field. They had chosen a gains using the plantation itself as the facility was atmosphere controlled, and the air was not conducive to extended breathing by those with lungs... A bizarre ship descended from the heavens, carrying one of the two ambassadors of the Confederacy. Dr. Long and her colleagues has assembled before the platform, engaged in pre-meeting talks. Dr. Long: "the briefing mentioned extensively the refugee issue being faced by the Confederacy. I hope you aren't planning to offer free handouts to these people." John Hannibal: "They're not looking for Charity. We are here to discuss equitable trade arrangements. We are both looking for mutually beneficial arrangements. The refugees need somewhere to live and work... we need laborers on planets with atmospheres foreign to us, and colonists for our homesteads. I don't see that our goals are at odds." Dr. Long: "Very good. Another source of cheap Labor is always beneficial. I just want to ensure that these talks are productive." John Hannibal: "You don't have to babysit us. I am the CEO, after all." Dr. Long: "Of course, Mr. Hannibal." The final dignitary arrived, and the introductions began. John introduced the group to Callahan, with whom he'd been talking, and the new dignitary, a representative from the he plantation owner's company. Dr. Long found the new arrival most intriguing. "Fascinating" she stated, looking the man over, "I was lead to believe that the Merchant Confederacy is comprised solely of Humans... so that would make this specimen a human as well... the genetic modification is extensive... and perplexing. I wonder what purpose these appendages serve?" Dr. Long queried, gently lifting one of the dignitary's tentacles. John Hannibal: "Dr.Long, I don't see how this is appropriate. We are their guests. Well have time for medical examinations following the talks." Dr. Long: "Of course. This genetic modification technology is simply fascinating..." Dignitary: " performed by the Zoid to my people a hundred years or more ago. They desired an amphibious servitor of human stock. We were made to harvest the Awesomnium from the depths of Sorn, but We rebelled and joined the Confederacy, and now our proud traditions are practiced in freedom from the oppression of slavery." Wick Nole: "Greetings. Shall we begin?" Dignitary: "Yes, Let's" The talks continued for several hours as many important topics were brought to bare. Including the discussion of the refugees joining Octan as colonists, and Octan's inclusion in the confederacy, as well as the continued threat posed by the Zoid raiders. Callihan resolved that he wanted to inspect some of Octan's famous ships and to observe their pilots in action. When the meeting concluded, a fit 20 something year old with scruffy hair in a tight suit and brown kaki pants rushed to Dr. Long. Dr. Long: "What Is it?" She asked her secretary, Odus Dillberg. Odus: "Sorry to interrupt you Dr. Long!" Dr. Long: "What's done is done. What do you have for me?" Odus: "Well I just noticed you have a new meeting on your agenda for next week with HR on Farmolis!" Dr. Long: "I didn't schedule anyrhing... unless... Kevin." Odus: "Who?" Dr. Long: "A colleague. Sounds like I have to take a trip to Farmolis then..." Odus: "Alright! Roadtrip!" Dr. Long: "You can leave now." "Log date 440, This is Dr. Danielle Long, Recording from Foring. Diplomatic talks with the Merchant Confederacy have gone exceedingly well... I anticipate extensive collaboration in the futures. John Hannibal was right, their brand of Anarcho-Capitalism is quite compatible with Octan's practices. Furthermore, this time served as an excellent chance for one of my interns to gather flora samples. Time is money, after all. On another note... it may be prudent to take Zoid captives when next we encounter them... it sounds as though their gen-mod tech could be quite profitable should we be able to reverse engineer it... alright, that's it for now. Dr. Long out." Dr. Long has assigned an intern to gather specimens of local flora to be analyzed on the Axle! How industrious of her! Time is money, after all! The Science must get done! The ship is "The Flying Pig" ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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Location: E11 - The Fascini Cluster Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship Dramatis Personae (because because): Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=115447 Currently, somewhere in the Fascini Cluster.... There she is! The Betsy May! My home sweet home! We're glad we could help you fly home, Bruce. My thanks again. Drinks are on me once we settle aboard. Fly?!?! He didn't fly!!! He drove off and crashed into over a dozen asteroids that he used as way points to make it all the way back to the Betsy May!!! Of course he flew, Eshey. A famous author once described flight as having the knack of throwing yourself at the ground and missing. What part of "missing" did he accomplish on the way here?!?! Eshey, are you suggesting that you are a better pilot than one who is actually a pilot by profession? Alright, taking off from this last asteroid to make my approach to the Betsy May. Holy avocados. He's going to hit the Betsy May, isn't he? I really can't watch. Octan C.L.A.W., this is the Betsy May. Thank you for recovering our missing pilot. Don't worry, we'll take it from here. We got Tabman and the T.U.M.B.L.E.R.. See, Eshey, there's nothing to worry about. They activated their tractor beam to bring him in. WHY DO THEY LET HIM FLY IN THE FIRST PLACE?!?!?! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aboard the Betsy May.... Urgent message from CEO John Hannibal, sir! Good job on returning Mr. Vayne back to the Merchant Confederacy, you two. Thank you, sir. It was our pleasure. Unfortunately, a new situation has occurred. Three Merchant Confederation awesomnium mining prospectors have been captured by the Zoid and are being held on an asteroid. You need to find them quickly and rescue them. Right away, sir. Any description on how they are dressed? They are dressed in orange mining space suits. I've already had the mechs you requested earlier delivered to the Betsy May. Interesting choice of paint job, I must admit. You already had mechs sent here in case we would need them? Of course, Eshey. I'm always thinking ahead. Anyways, they are ready to be loaded into drop pods. Best of luck and be careful. Hannibal out. There they are. Aren't they something? Why are they painted in jungle pattern camouflage?! I'm surprised you don't know the purpose of camouflage, Eshey. It's to help us sneak up on the Zoid undetected. THERE ARE NO JUNGLES ON THE ASTEROIDS!!! Tsk, tsk, Eshey. What did I say about thinking ahead? Of course there are no jungles on the asteroids. That's why we're bringing our own. Hi kLIk, hONey! Bqllr! My...brain...what...my...brain.... They will drop with us and help us blend in while we sneak up on the Zoid. HOW WILL THEY EVEN BREATH ON THE ASTEROID?!?!?! Don't you know basic biology? Plants produce oxygen that we can breath, and we produce carbon dioxide for the plants to breath. Any elementary school student knows this. They will be able to breath just fine on the asteroid. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later, in the Fascini Cluster.... There they are. We've found the captured prospectors and their captors. Prepare to drop, team. There we go. They don't seem to have noticed us. Now let's sneak up on them. How is this even working? Wait...A GIANT SHARK ALIEN HAS JUST APPEARED FROM A CREVASSE BETWEEN US AND THE HOSTAGES!!! KILL KILL KILL!!! Rawr! How did the hostages and the Zoid even cross that crevasse? Powering up weapons, targetting the shark.... Stand down, Eshey. Firing your weapons will give us away and endanger the prospectors. It seems like we don't have a choice. We have to... ...jump the shark. WE JUMPED THE SHARK MONTHS AGO!!! You never make any sense, Eshey. I've never jumped a shark before. Anyways, here I go! Rawr? It's official. He jumped the shark. My brain just broke again.... Ha ha! Got you by surprise didn't I, you Zoid slavers! Take that, and that, and that! Thank you, for saving us! I thought I was going to die! I can't thank you enough! My hero! How will I ever repay you? That's easy! Buy Octan! YES, SIR! Rawr! Pombe to Betsy May: we've located and rescued your missing prospectors. Please send a shuttle to these coordinates. Copy that, Pombe. Thanks again for saving our crew. Tabman has ordered extra rounds for you. Team, we'll stay here until the prospectors are safely away on the shuttle. Rawr! Your name is Sherman and you're a dentist? Nice to meet you, I'm Pombe and this is my team. Do you take Octan dental insurance? Next: More pics under the spoiler tag. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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Halixon had been deployed down to the ocean planet F10. The deployment shuttle dropped him onto the water surface on a Water Hovercraft. He'd use this to maneuver the vast ocean. Now, to find a small piece of land to set up a water pump... Top: Back: ------- Just a vehicle build. I would have built some water, but i don't quite have enough blue plates to set the hovercraft on. C & C welcome! Note: This is my first build in AG, so some helpful comments are appreciated.
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Location: E11 - The Fascini Cluster Tags: Military, Vehicle, Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Spying, Piracy, Science [O - E11] Trailblazers Log of Jebediah O'Reilly, Entry #023 My team and I have landed on the surface of an asteroid in the Fascini Cluster. On the way in we took out a Kawashita awesomenium transport; and now we move in to seize the valuable cargo. Our mission also doubles as a field test for Dr. Long's new localized atmosphere maintainer (LAMB for short... still don't know what the B stands for, but who knows, I'm no scientist. ) This field allows for my men to traverse the asteroid on foot and for cooler looking stuff to happen like firing missiles, smoke, and flamethrowers. End log of Jebediah O'Reilly, Entry #023 [O - E11] Trailblazers The valiant defenders are no match for Jebediah and his team... [O - E11] Trailblazers [O - E11] Trailblazers [O - E11] Trailblazers This is even worse than that incident with that pie! [O - E11] Trailblazers Extra shots in spoiler. Thanks for looking! Comments and criticism are welcome, as always. Worry not, the final part of Infection will be posted next week. I just needed to take a break in order to do it justice.
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[O - F10] - The Consummate and Paramount Importance of Brevity
Kodan Black posted a topic in AG1 Archive
Location: F10 Arium Major Tags: Science, Land Vehicle Previously... // PERSONAL DIARY // Tor wanted me to see some of the military technology they had. He said their military force was called the Marines, which ED-208 said "That would make sense." but I'm not sure what he meant. Maybe because they reminded him of the human Marines. Though Tor said they generally refer to themselves as Leatherbacks instead of Marines when among their own. Not sure why ED-208 found that amusing, must be a weird robot thing. I actually had a very productive discussion on gyroscopic stabilization with one of their scientists. Dr. Long had sent me a message about some issues our robots had been having and she asked me to look into it. I didn't want to submit a full report yet because I was still learning so much from the Ter Tahls, so I only sent back info regarding the gyro upgrades I would suggest. I think partially Dr. Long just wanted to check in on me and make sure things were alright since she hadn't heard from me in a while. Her reply of "OK, great." was also so typically her. She had taught me the importance of time, especially in science. This one time I had been talking to her for about 45 minutes when she stopped me and said that in science if you leave something for 1 minute too long during an experiment it can radically change things. So she told me that I had 1 minute to talk to her before the experiment was over. It really made me think about needing to keep things brief and to the point. She has such a brilliant mind and a fantastic way of looking at things and getting other people to understand them. Tor took me into one of their research and development labs where they had a new autonomous tank they were working on. It was a mobile defense tank with 4 multipurpose missiles. ED-208 seemed very interested in it and asked if it could be remote controlled by robots. Tor said that it couldn't currently but that was a very good suggestion. ED-208 said he would be happy to assist with trying it out if they needed. It was really great to see him becoming a bit less worried about aliens and so willing to help. The Ter Tahls seemed to have very advanced technology, at least as advanced as our own. Hard to believe these aliens could be as advanced as humans, but in some ways their technology even exceeded ours! I was really excited for the prospects of learning from them and showing my new findings to Dr. Long. As a woman of science and knowledge she would be ecstatic to hear all about this! Extra Pics: (Easter eggs for some upcoming story direction can be spotted) Tank's launcher raises and lowers and there is even a blast shield panel that is integrated -
Location: F09 Tags: I can't believe that you still insist on my dive, even after my sub blew up! The explosion was literally so big that I got blown all the way to Castral! Are we still stuck on that? Can't we get on with the dive already? Okay, I'm going, I'm going! Well, I'm gonna have to admit... it's pretty pretty down here! A shot of the vig: I do like the black and purple colorscheme! "Behind the scenes" I just might have to try this technique again; I really like the way it looks! It was quite parts intensive though! C&C are very welcome! Thank you for looking!
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Planet: E11 Tags: Science, Spaceship, Land Vehicle In an undisclosed location in MANTIS space.... Big Sal: "Ah! Accountant Long is driving me up the wall! I can't believe her last assignment!" Dave from accounting: "Well what'd she ask you to do?" Big Sal: "She tasked me with building a scientific spy satellite." Dave: "That doesn't sound too bad." Big Sal: "It wasn't challenging at all! We have kits of those things! She wouldn't even let me add a death ray to it! That's hardly scientific." Dave: "That doesn't sound too bad." Big Sal: "Well, instead of a death ray, I added a huge honking rear engine and an array of grabber arms and some other hidden defensive and offensive capabilities!" Dave: "Cool." Big Sal: "I call it the Gunless Noiseless Asteroid Tacker, or GNAT!" ................................. Later, in the asteroid fields of E11..... Big Sal: "Alright... GNAT is nearing target..." Big Sal: "What the blazes?! Is that a giant space Panda holding a Vacuum?!" ........................................ "Log date 433, This is Dr. Danielle Long checking in from aboard my Personal Asteroid Navigation Defense Armour, or O-AN1PMAc555D. I've been informed that there's supposed to be an acronym in the vessel's name, but Acronym's are hardly scientific, and unauthorized use of acronyms can easily result in miscommunication and a subsequent drop in efficiency and work-place harmony, and therefore are subject to a rigorous approval process. I don't believe I approved an acronym for the AN1PMAc555D. Semantics aside, I am currently among the asteroids of E11, planting the Metal Eater bacterium on a host asteroid. I mean to test the viability of E11's asteroids as a growth medium for the Axle's gene-manipulation Labs' newest product. We've developed this fascinating organism, the Metal Eater Bacterium, to be a safe and nutritious source of Biomass for our valued employees. Once I have seeded this asteroid, we will track it and examine the growth habits of the bacterium natural void conditions. Almost done now. Dr. Long signing off." As usual, better pictures pending. I'm back in the saddle, baby! To be clear, the Mech can freely fly in space, but can also crawl/walk on larger asteroids, and therefor counts as both a land vehicle, and a space vehicle. ~Insectoid Aristocrat
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[O-E11] The Fascini Cluster - setting up communication uplink
Jody Meyer posted a topic in AG1 Archive
Location: E11 - The Fascini Cluster - "A tight swirling cluster of Awesomnium rich asteroids." Tags: vehicle, engineering Open Channel to Octan: For some reason Octan has seen a decline in personal, not sure why, must be vacation time or something, anyways my wife and I were pulled from our work on H-06 to set up a communication link to Engineering HQ to set up an outpost for future mining of Awesomnium. I was able to bring a student from the engineering division to let him get his hand dirty to, understand what it is there work comes out to be in the real world. I was given a new buddy for the trip as well, handles nice, quick and simple, just the way I like it. Over and Out Mr. & Mrs. Smith I Hope you enjoy, thank you for looking C & C Welcome -
Location: E11 - The Fascini Cluster Tags: Exploration, Land Vehicle, Spaceship Dramatis Personae (because people forget stuff): Previously: http://www.eurobrick...pic=115126/url] Currently, aboard the Axle.... I suppose this is farewell for now, sis. Thanks again for dropping by to clean up my mess and take care of me. What are sisters for? Besides, it was nice to see you again, if only briefly. And I'm glad my team was able to help your employee, Eshey, get over her issues. She still has to work on her ability to not interrupt others while they are watching their favorite animes. Yes, thanks for helping Eshey. Not a problem! Anyways, we'll be off then. Keep in touch, brother. Now then, Eshey, let's go meet with Andromeda CEO, John Hannibal. I believe he had an assignment for the two of us. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Moments later in a conference aboard the Axle.... Thanks Eshey, Pombe, for meeting with me. I have a new assignment for you. Recently, I've made contact with a group known as the Merchant Confederacy out here in Andromeda (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=114305, http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=114599, http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=114876). They appear to be a potential ally and partner here, and they have asked us for help. Eshey and I would be glad to help. How do they dress, by the way? Who cares how they dress?! They dress...um...fine. They don't have a dress code like the corporations do. They are a loose organization of merchants with few formal regulations, if any, and are looking to Octan to provide them with resources and assistance with certain problems. What type of problems, sir? All sorts, actually. But your assignment is to locate a pilot who has gone missing in the Fascini Cluster. Wouldn't Sue have been a better person for this assignment, given her experience as a fighter pilot? We're already taking advantage of her combat experience. She's currently taking part in an assignment to deal with aliens known as the Zoid who are operating in the area. They attack Merchant Confederation ships to enslave their crews. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I hope you choke on your testicles and die, slaver scum!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I see. Where you and Pombe will be assigned should be far away from where the Zoid slavers are operating, given where his signal was last detected. Note that this is odd, considering he was flying on a mission to help deal with the Zoid, so something likely went wrong with his ship to send him so far away. They don't have any ships to spare at the moment to search for him. That is why I'm assigning you. No problems, sir, we'll find their missing pilot and bring him home. Excellent. I've already informed Big Z of the situation, and he should have something ready for you. Best of luck, Eshey, Pombe. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later in an engineering bay aboard the Axle.... For you two, I've got the perfect thing for a search and rescue. Let's see it. Meet the C.L.A.W.. Nice. She's a rugged maintenance and repair starship. She's highly manuverable and has three very strong and dexterous claw arms to help you manipulate objects. Her huge twin engines are powerful, and should you need to, you can pull just about anything from any where with those claws. What does the C.L.A.W. stand for? I have no idea, actually. Our CEO commissioned the design and, apparently, he likes acronyms. Alright, let's head out, Eshey. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later, in the Fascini Cluster.... We're arriving at the last known signal location of the missing Merchant Confederation ship. There's lots of asteroids here, sir. Is it possible that he crashed into one? Silly Eshey, what sort of pilot crashes a spaceship into an asteroid? Um...how about that one? And it looks like he's being attacked by alien duck creatures! Wait...I swear I've read reports about alien ducks operating here in Andromeda! We must kill them!!! KILL THEM!!! Those aliens are harmless. They're armed with knives!!! KILL THEM!!! Eshey, your silliness knows no bounds. Those are just knives. Besides, this ship isn't equipped with weapons. I knew I forgot to check for something! We'll just fly in close. That will scare the aliens away. There, see how they ran away? They're still out there somewhere! Now, prepare to use the claw arms to recover the starfighter. Phew. Thanks for that. I owe you a drink. Oh, you're alive! Thank goodness! I'm Eshey, and this is my supervisor, Pombe. We're from the Octan corporation and we've been sent to rescue you on behalf of the Merchant Confederation. It's nice to meet the both of you. I'm Vayne, Bruce Vayne. And this is my T.U.M.B.L.E.R., short for Takeoff Ultra Missile Ballistic Laser Emergency Roustabout. Wait. I thought we were here to rescue a pilot who flew his starfighter out on a mission against the Zoid slavers, but lost contact here in the Fascini Cluser. Those damn Zoid! I'll get them, yet! And yes, I am that pilot. Hmm...it seems the crash damaged my transponder signal. Um. How do I put this? Your T.U.M.B.L.E.R. is a missile tank. It's not a starfighter. Nonsense, Eshey. The T.U.M.B.L.E.R. is clearly a starfighter. It has tank treads and no visible means of thrust!!! Mr. Vayne, on behalf of the Octan corporation, I apologize for my colleague's behavior. One would think that we would have trained our employees to tell the difference between a starfighter and a missile tank. No apologies needed, Mr. Pombe. I appreciate the both of you and your rescue. How did you get into this predicament, Mr. Vayne? Maybe we can help you troubleshoot what happened. There's nothing to troubleshoot! It's a tank! I was on a mission to patrol against the Zoid slavers. I went over my preflight checklist. Everything was nominal. Then I flew the T.U.M.B.L.E.R. out of the hangar of the Betsy May, the carrier ship I'm currently staying aboard. You drove the tank out of the hangar of a capital ship?! And no one tried to stop you?!?! Then I noticed that I had difficulty with the thrusters, they weren't responding to my controls. And the navigation computer wouldn't set course for where the Zoid are currently operating. What sort of tank has thrusters and a nav computer?!?! So then I was adrift in space, until I crashed on this asteroid here. Apparently there are native duck like aliens who make these asteroids their home. It's a good thing you showed up when you did. Well, I think what happened was a fluke. Maybe if you restart your starfighter, everything will work as intended, and you can get back to your patrol That was exactly what I was thinking! Wait. You are both serious, aren't you? So if you angle the T.U.M.B.L.E.R. along this clearing, you should be able to take off and resume your mission. Makes sense to me. Engaging engines. He's going to drive his tank off the asteroid back into space?!?! Here I go! Increasing throttle for take off. You took off! Great! I'm glad we were able to help. Yes! Thanks again, both you! He drove his tank off an asteroid! And now he's heading for another one! Tell me this isn't happening! Alright, punching in the coordinates into the navigation computer. I'll see you both aboard the Betsy May. Drinks are always on me. For I am... Tabman. Next: More pics under the spoiler tag. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!
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Location: G10 - Onix Tags: Civil, Building Note: If you haven't already please read Part 1 and Part 2 before this one... Thanks. Ugghhh... What happened?! To be frank... I shot you. Luckily it was on stun. I thought you were one of them. One of who? Who are you? What's going on?!? My name is Nate. Nate Goldwoski. I work as an engineer at this facility. I was servicing one of the power cores when an explosion shook the facility. The warning lights came on and I must have been knocked out cold. When I awoke... They were there. I'm not sure what they are. A mix between the living and the dead... but they're not human. Stanton, or whatever is left of him, seems to be their leader. I managed a daring escape! I was able to lock the monsters in the reactor room. It was close, but I made it. That's when I came to the lab and found you. I was trying to figure out what happened... I thought you were one of them. Sorry about that by the way. When I figured out you weren't, for a lack of a better term, a zombie, I brought you back here. I've been trying to send a distress signal but the system locked me out. Let's see if I can fix that... *whirr* *beep* *Manual override successful. Welcome Mr. O'Reilly.* There. I sent an SOS signal. Corporate should be sending a dropship very soon. Wait, what's that noise...? I hear it too. *crash* *bang* Uh oh. Where did he get a wrench?!? It doesn't matter. Run! TO BE CONTINUED!
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Location: F10 Arium Major Tags: Science, Land Vehicle // PERSONAL DIARY // So as it turns out the turtles were actually the infant state of some aliens that inhabited Arium Major. The babies had made a distress call which just so happened to mess with human brains in a weird way. I guess they were nervous because from the signal intercepts they had gotten one corporation seemed to eat anything they could get their hands on, another corporation was of a warrior culture and therefore a threat, and as for our own corporation they feared we would take them as pets. Which I feigned surprise at and explained that as a scientist I was simply attempting to better observe them. It turns out that these aliens, they called themselves "Ter Tahls", lived underground on Arium Major because they liked to keep a humid environment. They also hoped it would keep our corporations from bothering them. Surprisingly they let ED-208 keep his gun as they took us into their subterranean living space. I guess the fact that we were massively outnumbered meant they were pretty secure in allowing him that bit of security. Once underground one of their elders, "Tor Tuss", came to guide us around. He explained that they had learned our language while studying us and from the signals they had intercepted. I was excited to tell him all about Dr. Long and how great she was and how he had to meet her because I was sure she would be so happy to help his species. He nodded and said there would be time for such things later. I was a bit disappointed because I wanted to show her all of this and tell her right away so she would know and be impressed with what I had discovered. I would off course leave off the psychotic episode I had where I imagined her with flames shooting out of her hand. And the panda. The Ter Tahls had a very advanced setup underground, it was quite impressive. I was sure that Dr. Long would love to learn more for our own scientific knowledge. Maybe we could even leverage their knowledge for the betterment of our own species! We headed out onto a landing platform and awaited a supply skiff that would take us to another part where Tor wanted to show us more of their incredible facility. Though we were vastly outnumbered and quite alone with an alien species, having ED-208 with me was reassuring. It was good to have a companion on this journey. And I knew just how excited Dr. Long would be and how valuable she would find me after I reported all of this to her! Extra Pics:
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