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Location: F09 - Arium Minor Tags: Exploration, Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Civil Building Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=122481 Currently, aboard the Axle... Alright, sir. I've collected the evidence. Excellent, Scooter. Note: the above build is recycled. Now we have proof that my brother kicked the buckets. Thank you, brother. Anytime, sister. Scooter, prep our ship. I can't wait to show the chief accountant the results of our latest success. Gregory, come, we'll give you a ride home. Thanks for the offer, sir. But I think I'll stay to help your brother out. Afterall, I do have a debt to repay for the rescue from the Zoid. As you wish. Let's go Scooter. Yes, sir. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later... Sir, we're approaching Arium Minor. It'll feel good to do a good old fashion exploration mission again. What will we be looking for? If we knew what we were looking for, Eshey, it wouldn't be called exploration. I'm so happy that you let me join you to help out! I can't stop smiling! Anytime, Gregory. Oh, there! That's a good spot, just drop us off on top that clifftop, Sue. Roger that, sir. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Even later... So, let's take a look and see what we see. You chose a great spot! The view is excellent! Right? Crap in a hat! Sir! There are angry alien birds headed our way! Missiles are locked on. Firing! Fox one! Fox two! Eshey! No! Those aren't missiles! They're bombs! WHO PUTS BOMBS ON A LAND VEHICLE?!?!?! Bruce designed that bomber you're flying! Why did you drop bombs on us?! They're going to detonate any second! AHHHH!!! WE'RE GOING TO DIE!!! KICK THEM OFF!!! KICK THEM OFF!!! <distant explosions> Oh my avocados. We're still alive. Somehow. I think I peed myself. There's still the matter of the angry alien birds. They're approaching fast. We're in luck! We just happen to be right next to a pair of origami paper trees! Origami paper what? Quickly, Gregory! Build us a paper shelter to hide in from the birds! On it! Great job, Gregory! Are you sure you wouldn't rather work for Octan? I appreciate the offer, but I'm quite happy at M.A.N.T.I.S.. That's Octan's loss. Hey, let's relax on this paper sofa and watch the game on the paper big screen TV. Sounds good. Did you want a paper cold one? You read my mind, Gregory. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

All my monies to Bob!

Dramatis Personae: Previously, http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=122185.... What? That's it? You're just letting us go? Lady, no one has the right to detain a party animal like Alois. He rocked our world with his singing and dancing. LIKE A PONY!!! Yes, yes, that's fine and all. However, there's still the matter of our ship. Well...first we can't let you have the cargo. Them's the rule of the game, sorry, nothing we can do about that. As for your ship.... ...we've decided that we like the colors of it too much. So we've decided to keep it. Wait, you're taking our ship?! Hold on there, lady. Yes, we're keeping your ship. But we aren't total jerks. We're giving you one to replace it. In fact, it is also a class 2 trade, so in game terms, you won't even notice a difference in how it performs in the MCRA. There it is right now. The Absolutely Fabulous. It's not even minifig scale! It's just a model! It's called forced perspective. What do you think the budget's made of? Unlimited bricks? This isn't digital, you know! And it's in Corrington colors! We're Sea Rats! It's not like Corrington has a monopoly on the color red. Wait a second. Weren't you in Andromeda's Gates last week playing the hard wares guy (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=121965)? Yeah, my agent got me a gig as an extra for both Eurobricks games. That's wonderful! I've always wanted to be an actress! Who...who are you? And...where's Peacock? She's Wilhemina Savore, the newest graduate student of the group. I've had to let "Motorboat" go, because the test audiences found him to be too offensive. Call me Willy. We got rid of Peacock, just like that? Yes. DOWNSIZED!!! Meh, I never liked the guy much, anyway. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

Location: E01 - Donwarr Tags: Exploration, Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Strip Club...I mean, Civil Building Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=121965 Currently, aboard the Axle above Donwarr.... If I understand this correctly, your assignment requires me to kick all these buckets. Note: Above build is recycled. That's correct, brother. That makes a lot of sense. However, may I ask a for a favor before kicking these buckets? Of course. I've just received a lot of ice from one particularly industrious employee (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=122442). It would help me a lot to use these buckets to chill beverages for my new endeavor aboard the Axle. Afterwards, I'll kick them all for you. Not a problem, brother. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile, on Donwarr.... Sir, all I see are angry frog like aliens. Are you sure there are M.A.N.T.I.S. survivors from the Zoid wreckage? Ishmael, are you flying a PeliCAN or a PeliCAN'T? I'm flying a PeliCAN, sir. Good. John Hannibal has told us that there are M.A.N.T.I.S. survivors from the Zoid wreckage (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=122456) and that rescuing them are a priority. Yes, sir. Anyways, let's ask these angry frog like aliens if they've seen anything. Suuusususuus. Suususususuussssssusuusus. Sususus. Suususususu. What? You aren't actually angry? You are just frog like aliens? Ussusususu. Ssssususuususuususuus. Sususssu. Ususususssssssusuususus. Suususuusus. Oh, you just have "resting angry face"? And you've seen a minifigure recently that also has "resting angry face"? Ssuusuusuusuuuuususu. Suususuususuus. Usususuuususu. Usssssususuususuus. Susuusususssusuuuusuusu. I see, he's just over there. Thanks for the help! I'll go see if he needs assistance then. Hello, I am Beautiful Man from Octan. I'm here to rescue Zoid captives. Are you a crash survivor? Do you need help? My name is Gregory. Sorry if I seem angry, I suffer from "resting angry face". I'm actually quite overjoyed right now at being rescued. I'm transmitting coordinates to a rescue transport right now. I'll stay here with you until it arrives. Thanks! Let me tell you: those Zoid did some crazy experiments on us M.A.N.T.I.S. captives. I thought Big Sal's employee weaponization experiments were brutal, but these Zoid...let me tell you: I actually developed a superpower this time from their experiments. Superpowers? Yeah. Some of us got powers to start fires, or to freeze objects, or to create explosions. Wow. What's yours? Mine is the ability to fold paper really, really, really fast. Here, let me show you. Here's a piece of origami paper. Watch. And now it's a paper rat! Amazing! I didn't even see you fold it! Right? I'm thinking of using the superhero name "Origameister". I like it! You totally should! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile, back aboard the Axle, a recently recuperated Dr. Long (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=122466) steps out into a corridor.... <music bass reverberates through the walls> My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, And they're like It's better than yours, Damn right it's better than yours, I can teach you, But I have to charge Note: Above build is recycled. My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, And they're like It's better than yours, Damn right it's better than yours, I can teach you, But I have to charge Note: Above build is recycled. I know you want it, The thing that makes me, What the guys go crazy for. They lose their minds, The way I wind, I think its time Note: Above build is recycled. La la-la la la, Warm it up. Lala-lalala, The boys are waiting Note: Above build is recycled. La la-la la la, Warm it up. Lala-lalala, The boys are waiting Note: Above build is recycled. My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, And they're like It's better than yours, Damn right it's better than yours, I can teach you, But I have to charge Note: Above build is recycled. I can see you're on it, You want me to teach thee Techniques that freaks these boys, It can't be bought, Just know, thieves get caught, Watch if your smart Note: Above build is recycled. La la-la la la, Warm it up, La la-la la la, The boys are waiting, La la-la la la, Warm it up, La la-la la la, The boys are waiting, My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, And they're like It's better than yours, Damn right it's better than yours, I can teach you, But I have to charge Oh, once you get involved, Everyone will look this way-so, You must maintain your charm, Same time maintain your halo, Just get the perfect blend, Plus what you have within, Then next his eyes are squint, Then he's picked up your scent, Note: the disco ball is recycled from this build: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=122185. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

All my monies to Bob!

Dancing with Myself | MCRA | pombe | Sea Rats Absolutely Fabulous | FB1 | pombe | Sea Rats

Dramatis Personae: Somewhere in Kings Port... %^$%&$$%@$%^$&^*&$*%$@$^@%^#!!! You know, Lucy...we could probably overtake the guards. Maybe you could persuade them to open the gate? What? Grr...fine, fine. <sigh> PSYCHOLOGY!!! Here goes...Hey, guys~ Look, lady. We totally overheard you guys talking about your plan. And besides, no offense or anything, but you don't exactly do it for us. Your friend, Alois, over there, however... AWKWARD!!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Later... 'Cause you make me feel... LIKE A PONY!!! So good... LIKE A PONY!!! So good... LIKE A PONY!!! So good... MONY MONY!!! All comments and criticisms welcome!

Excellent work! And thanks for the Oreos and Doritos. Boy do I have the munchies....

I'm afraid I'm very guilty of this sort of thing. While I do try to write all my builds in as seamlessly as possible as part of the story, you can see how my weekly posts do tend to have a primary focus build with other builds being secondary. Bruce Vayne's spaceships, for instance, allow me to place a land vehicle in space, and I have built plenty of micro spaceship/air vehicles, like those in this week and last weeks' post to grab the technology advantage points. Up to now, they've been allowed. I'm with goatman in that if there was a shift in policy where this sort of thing would no longer be allowed, it would be nice to know how the player's should approach the weekly builds. There's some irony here in that there have been week's where the primary focus of my post was ignored and the "fast" builds were highly praised, like in the Rumors/aka Drape Factory entry, where I spent days struggling on the starfighter which incorporated a bunch of crazy techniques and less than an hour on the micro cave/factory which got praised because I put green hair on brown poles and a car grill on the roof. I guess one problem with LEGO is that effort is not always obvious in the final presentation.

I admit that one of the drawbacks of dressing the way I do is that it is difficult to carry things, especially bugs. I do miss having ants in my pants, for instance. However, sacrifices must be made for the greater good. That's an excellent vantage point, too, Agent G. I think the view would be quite spectacular from that angle.

Location: F03 - Forring Tags: Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Civil Building Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=121694 Currently, on Forring.... Sir, I just dropped off the last of the supplies we have to help the people of New Fredericksburg rebuild after the Zoid attack. Note to judges: the ruined city is recycled and should not be judged. How's the resupply going? Eshey and I are on our way to a hardware supplier in New New York, the next Merchant Confederate settlement over. We should be able to purchase tools and building supplies from them to tie us over while we wait for the Octan resupply freighter. Copy that, sir. I'll be heading back to the Shaft then. How much further, sir? It's just up ahead. There it is. Alright, let's see what they've got. Are you sure this is a hardware supplier? Of course, I found them on the OcWeb. Besides, the sign says right there: "HARD WARES". Stop wasting time, Eshey. Let's go. Greetings, I'm Pombe and this is Eshey. We're looking to buy some supplies to help the people of New Fredericksburg rebuild. Hi there! I'm Chastity. Welcome to my hard wares store. Terrible thing what happened to New Fredericksburg. By the way, I like the way you dress. I like the way you dress, as well. What exactly were you looking for? Let me check my list here. Alright, first, I need to pick up some hose. We have plenty of hose: in all shapes and sizes, in fact. Our hose are guaranteed to be the best you've ever had. If you aren't satisfied, we'll refund your money. Excellent. We'll take all the hose you have. Next, I need some flexible tubes. What length and stiffness did you have in mind? They need to be very long and rigid. We'll be inserting them into some tight spaces. Not a problem. We have several long and stiff tubes. Let's see. I need bigger nuts. The nuts I have are too small. Indeed, small nuts are a big problem, but no need to fear. We have nuts in all sizes. I'm sure you can find nuts large enough for your needs. Great! I also need 350 lb screws with long shanks and socket heads. Also not a problem. I can give you all the screws you want, however you want them. Perfect. I also have a lot of cracks to fill with caulk, but my current caulk has dried up. Yeah, I've had dried caulk before and it's not pretty. I can give you all the caulk you need. What else is on your list? A really good stud finder. Finding studs can be challenging, especially the ones that go deep. But I've got a few that will fit your needs. And finally, I need a good stripper, preferably large jugs. Sir! I think this conversation is inappropriate! Eshey? What are you going on about? Um...yeah...you can find the paint stripper on the top shelf of aisle 1. Great. I think that covers it. Don't mind my colleague here. She's not very smart. Comments and criticisms are all welcome! Note to judges: The above build is recycled and should not be judged. Sir, there're too many buckets. They're overflowing. If we got a big enough bucket to hold these buckets, would the chief accountant want my brother to kick that one, too? That might be a wise thing to do, just to cover our bases.

All my monies to Bob!

Look at what you did! You got a mod warning us about our content! Lucy has a point. It would make it hard for me to graduate you if we were banned. SITE GUIDELINES!!! Aw man....

Sometimes, Sue gets a bit...too...rigorous with the brick separator... Sometimes? ...and bricks break. Damn straight. We figured instead of just throwing the broken brick away, we could use it in a dramatic way...like, say, to add more gravitas to a scene. Big words, sir. You're using the big words again. Sorry, Sue. I'll stop here.

Dramatis Personae: Holy crap! How much further do we have to walk in this jungle?! My mosquito bites have mosquito bites! Bear with it for just a little while longer, Lucy. It appears that this path is leading to something more significant. OH! There it is! Given the feminine nature of this statue, it would appear that the Choochoochootuklukchoo people worshipped this goddess to bolster the fertility of the civilization. I'll say! I'm feeling my fertility being quite bolstered by standing in front of her! PHYSIOLOGY!!! Hold it! Wait! Aren't we supposed be locked up in a Mardier prison, according to the latest issue of the Kings Port Advertiser? Yes, yes, that. Well, Challenge 1 is due before the Freebuild to explain what happened in the MCRA Result from last month, so we are doing this scene first. TIME TRAVEL!!! Oh shut up, Alois! Wait...wha-what is Peacock doing to the statue?! FORNICATION!!! That...that's indecent! We...we can't show that here! Stop him, Professor, stop him! He's desecrating an ancient ruin! You stop him, Lucy. I'm not getting in the way of that. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

Location: F03 - Forring Tags: Exploration, Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Civil Building Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=121059 Currently, on Forring.... Alright! Ethyl and Beautiful Man have taken out the Zoid artillery. Ishmael, Bruce, now that the shelling's stopped, let's go see if we can find any survivors in New Fredericksburg. With you, sir! I have friends who live there! They better be okay, or the Zoid are going to pay! Blasted machine's malfunctioned! You go ahead, I'll try to land her somewhere safe and catch up. Copy that, see you there, Bruce. Sir, I'm approaching New Fredericksburg now...YOU DAMNED ZOID! WHY CAN'T YOU LEAVE THE MERCHANT CONFEDERACY ALONE!!! WE NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU!!! Ishmael...I'm so sorry. My scans aren't picking up any life signs. Let's hope they evacuated the city before the shelling started. I'm visually inspecting for anything that the scanners might have missed. DAMN YOU, ZOID!!! YOU'RE GONNA PAY!!! Wha...what is that?!?! Contact! We have a hostile contact! Hombre, where are you?! Ishmael, we have to bug out, our VTOLs aren't equipped to deal with that! BUT, SIR! WE CAN'T JUST.... There's nothing we can do against that! You'll just die, too! Wait! Hombre's here with the Fister mech! KILL IT, HOMBRE!!! YOU KILL THAT SONOFABEOTCH!!! PUNCH IT!!! PUNCH THE CRAP OUT OF IT!!! KICK IT!!! KICK IT IN THE MANDIBLES!!! IT'S DOWN!!! IT'S DOWN!!! RIDE IT, HOMBRE!!! RIDE IT LIKE A BOSS!!! It looks like Hombre took it down! Wait, there's something down there...let me zoom in...it...it's one of the Zoid mafia guys! Youse lousy Octan types have spoiled our plans too many times! Why donts youse come down from your big mech and fight me mano a mano like a real man?! JUST SQUISH HIM, HOMBRE!!! SQUISH...wait, what are you doing? You're not seriously getting out of the mech? Why did you get out of the mech?! Looks like youse Octan types have at least one guy with balls. What?! You'll pay for those words! EAT THIS!!! <SWOOSH> Why don't youse stay still?! OOOF!!! Urk.... <SNAP> Wait. Youse can't do that! Hold on! Hold on! Let's talk about this! HURK! Oooo.... Comments and criticisms are all welcome! Hey, we didn't make an appearance this week, sir. Hmm? We're making an appearance now, aren't we? That's not what I meant, sir. Well, that just means we need to make more of an effort next week, right, Scooter? Yes, sir.

I've got some banana juice, t...HURK! Ugh.... I told you I was going to kick you in the groin. Now stay down and shut up. PAIN RECEPTORS!!!

All my monies to Bob!

The jawas eating Darth Leia was definitely my favorite part!

That was Simon's fault. Just kick him in the groin when you return, and we'll call it even. That's Mephistopheles to you! And it's your fault for not sharing your notes! He should kick you in the groin! Shut up, you two, before I kick you both in the groin!

I, too, have balance issues because of how big mine is. Though, I don't recommend removing one side, in my case, just for photography reasons.

I like how tall and erect the flagpole is.

My sausage is delicious. M.A.N.T.I.S. employees are welcome to try! Bqllr!

Location: E02 - Jurin II Tags: Exploration, Spaceship, Land Vehicle, Civil Building Dramatis Personae: Previously: http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=120692 Currently, on Jurin II.... Why are we in this jungle again? And why didn't we bring any weapons? HOLY AVOCADO, THERE'S AN ALIEN RIGHT THERE AND WE HAVE NO WEAPONS!!! Calm down, Eshey. First, that alien is harmless. Second, I agreed to meet him unarmed. Anyways, this is the location, he should be here soon. Who will be here soon? Sir! A M.A.N.T.I.S. ground vehicle is approaching your location! Should I waste it? No, Sue, stand down. That's our contact. Return to the Shaft, Eshey and I'll be fine. Copy that, sir. See you back aboard. This must be him now. Greetings, Pombe. We've communicated through secret channels, but let me introduce myself in person. I'm Balthazar von Habibi, vice president of M.A.N.T.I.S. ultra-super-secret operations. Nice to finally meet you in person, Balthazar. Of course, I'm Pombe, and this is my associate, Eshey Reeshia Kolai. Nice to meet you, Mr. von Habibi. Um...how did you get out of your vehicle? It has no visible means of entry or exit. You'll have to excuse my associate, Balthazar. She's Octan's lowest performing employee. Not at all, Pombe. In fact, I commend you for bringing her along to expose her to some real company work. Most corporate higher ups only spend time and effort on their superstars. I think only excellent leaders bother with the hopelessly useless. Anyways, let's get down to business. I need to confirm things that I've heard about your employees. Interesting things...about how they treat the local peoples here in Andromeda...this is the type of thing that could change how Octan does business with M.A.N.T.I.S.. Because of the veracity of these rumors, I needed to keep this communication traceless, which is why I wanted to meet here like this. Well...everyone knows that M.A.N.T.I.S. has a rather unsavory reputation. It's something of a public relations and marketing failure, unfortunately. Our employees behave no differently than yours or Kawashita's. We are actively working to present a kinder, friendlier M.A.N.T.I.S. to the public. I'm sure these rumors you've heard are a result of a false perception of us and are probably overblown. No, Balthazar. I've heard firsthand from trusted Octan employees that...M.A.N.T.I.S. employees are...drapers. Wait, that's not what.... Sigh...I guess the secret's out. What?! Yes, it's a closely guarded M.A.N.T.I.S. secret. Our corporate culture promotes a love of drapery, and all M.A.N.T.I.S. employees are required to undergo a drapery short course at the beginning of their employment. In fact, our drapes are the most beautiful and the highest quality anywhere, and we take great pride in them. I see, the rumor is true then. It is. Then I want to place a very large order for drapes. Octan has a lot of windows. I'm lost. You're right, she's a lousy employee. However, I am happy to fulfill your order for drapes. Come, climb in. I'll take you somewhere I think you'll like. How did we get in here? There are no doors! See, we have a hidden drape factory here on Jurin II. It's hidden inside this cave up ahead. Clever. No one would think to look in a cave for a drape factory. Then I trust that you will not reveal our secret location here. Of course. Welcome to the show room. You can see for yourself our latest line of drapes. What beautiful dresses! Yes, Ms. Kolai. We drape women as well as windows. Perfect, then I would like to make a large order of dresses, as well. This will be a personal purchase, however, unlike the drapes for windows. As for the drapes, it is vital that the drapes match the carpet. Of course! The drapes must always match the carpet. But...your hair is green.... And yes, my drapes do match my carpet. You must show me sometime. It would be my pleasure. I...wow...um...wait...why can I see the sky and the clouds through the windows? Aren't we in a cave? Your failure to observe astounds, Ms. Kolai. These are just projected images to best present the drapes to potential customers. I'll be sure to put your name on M.A.N.T.I.S.'s do not hire list. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Meanwhile.... There are too many buckets to choose from! Which one should my brother kick? NOTE TO JUDGES: The above build is recycled. Maybe just to cover our bases, we should just have him kick all of them. That's a good idea, Scooter. Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

So, the people from Mardier dress in a topless fashion. Okay, that's doable. TOPLESS!!! I am strangely okay with this.