TwelveOf8

The Battle of Sea Salt Bay

Sorry but I think this one is dead in the water.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

Toony @Archmage MC was right about one thing. She wasn't a good robot to ask for dating advice. What she basically said was that she was so sexy that everyone wanted her all the time. Also, that a relationship would go great guns if both people were totally honest and they wanted the exact same things. Fiddlesticks was a few prawns short of a galaxy when it came to matters of love and intimacy and even he knew that. But still, Fiddlesticks felt that it was nice to know someone or something else that was as clueless as he.

"Oh, ok. Thanks anyway." Fiddlesticks replied. He felt a little nervous now for he was going to undertake a secret mission. A mission that may very well be way over his head. Perhaps this was a test, Fiddlesticks thought to himself. A training exercise maybe? It would make sense. The crew of the Quest for Flavour would have to be ready for any situation. Any situation at any time.

And with that thought, his nervousness turned to excitement. The ladybug cleaner bot did say it was a secret. But that was probably for his sake. It didn't say that he couldn't get help. So Fiddlesticks had to play it sly. He had to get help without it looking like he's being assisted, for that would give away his secret mission. Such a ploy would take a Machivellian mastermind. A mind that Fiddlesticks fancied he had but never really demonstrated before. But, Fiddlesticks thougt to himself, it will be soon. This was his time to shine. A mischievous grin spread across his devious face beneath his cunning eyes.

Fiddlesticks took one more scoop of ice cream but, to nobody's surprise but his own, it was all gone. He must've ate it all whilst coming up with his devious plan. Another habit of his, but a good one though. He called them his tasty schemes. Fiddlesticks found that he could plan and remember better if he ate his favourite food while he schemed. Fun berry ice cream being one of them. Food and Fiddlesticks went together like Holmes and Watson. The success of said schemes though, was another story entirely. One that lead to many hilarious and embarrassing outcomes. But when they worked, they really worked.

An awkward silence of an unknown length of time later, Fiddlesticks piped up with a request. "At the party on Ofromia, could you stay close to me? I may need you.". Fiddlesticks gave Toony his best puppy dog eyes look.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

Jeebus I'm doing lots of inneundos with Toony huh? xD.

@Archmage MC

Innuendos Schminuendos.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

Yes, ready to move on. Let's PARTAY!@Hylozoist

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

Fiddlesticks felt a strange dip. The kind of dip that one would feel at the top of a roller coaster track. The one that gave the roller coaster carts their momentum for the rest of the ride. This dip almost made Fiddlesticks spill his ice cream. He thought it strange but didn't pay it any mind. The fun berry ice cream was begging to be eaten. And so it was.

"Wha wa dat?"Fiddlesticks asked Toony @Archmage MC. His mouth was full of ice cream which muffled his speech. Specs of the creamy dessert flew from his mouth as he spoke.

He took a massive gulp before issuing a satisfied sigh. "Oh, uhh no reason. It's just that I've never seen a robot like you before. Just curious is all" replied Fiddlesticks. "What the heck's an intercourse? Is that like a special pod racing track or something?" he asked, not really caring whether he was answered or not. "I'll have you know that cleaner bots are not designed for pod racing. Racing pods are cleaned by pit stop cleano bots." Fiddlesticks stated with the authority of a learned scholar.

Despite being completely aware of how attractive this female robot was, he felt neither shyness nor awkwardness. This was a first for Fiddlesticks, especially with a girl as attractive as Toony. Maybe she knew a thing or two about girls and dating since she's essentially one herself. "Actually Toony"Fiddlesticks hesitated before continuing "I need some dating advice, for a friend". "Make it quick though, with faster than light travel, we'll be there sooner than you think" he warned.

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"I have a lot to do right now" is what I usually say right before I spend a lot of time not doing a lot of the things that need to be done right now. So go forth, do the things that need to be done! I've got a lot to do right now, and I'm still wrapped up in bed, checking subscriptions here and getting sucked into Wikipedia and the like!

@Hylozoist

Ordinarily you'd be right but not this time, sorry. If you want to move the story along right now then that's fine. I can go over what happened on the ship in some flash back type sequences in later posts. I know you're real excited to move things along! I have to sleep though. :(

Maybe I just need better timing. There are times when I'm buzzing around this forum without a post in like a day or so, but when everything's going down I just have to have stuff to do.

HIiiiiiiiiiii

2005 called, they want their style back. @Emo Boy.
Nah just playing, looking forward to seeing you in the forums.
As a former emo kid turned hipster turned borderline insane weirdo, I salute you.

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Writing a reply in bed, on a tablet whatchamacallit, so apologies for typos and the like in advance. And, also, I probably should have been clearer about the effects (or lack thereof) on the ship itself!

So this is how I see it; there'd be a momentary sensation of "dropping" as the ship dives into the Unreal. If you've ever been on a rollercoaster that suddenly drops, and how your organs and other icky interior bits are briefly not falling at quite the same moment that you are... it'd feel like that. I think that it's something to do with how your organs are suspended inside you, or something like that. It probably effects Toony more, on account of being all liquid-y, and that would explain her reaction to it.

During the travel period, if all goes well, those inside the bubble created by the engine shouldn't feel too much in the way of acceleration. I have many exciting ideas for what might happen when all does not go well.

@Hylozoist

That makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up. I will have a post up in several hours. I have a lot to do right now. Boooo I know.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

A question about faster-than-light travel in this game @Hylozoist. How do the crew members themselves experience it exactly on board the quest for flavour? Do we strap ourselves in or do we just go around doing whatever? Not even noticing that it's happening really.

Interplanetary Space Friends - A Game About Space Adventures, Friendship and Fast Food

I'm just waiting for Toony to reply to me. Afterwards yeah, I'd be ready on move on as well.