Post by Mister Steel on Jul 17, 2022 13:41:32 GMT -5
Araka
The Unbreakable Mister Steel could not believe his luck! Thanks to the money he'd earned, he was able to afford his very own STARSHIP! Sure, he didn't have a driver's license and had never actually applied for training courses that would allow him to operate ANY heavy machinery, but how complicated could flying a starship be? After all, when he was a lad, Donût had held the top score on the "Space Fighterz" video-game when he'd briefly lived at the trailer park. Some strange, doughy old man in a trench coat had even congratulated him! ...Of course, Donût's mother was sure that man was a pervert, since why else would an old man in a trench coat be talking to a teenager about a special, once-in-a-lifetime offer?
Eh, that was all ancient history by now. Donût had his own starship! Sure, he'd had to scrub blood and viscera out of the upholstery on the vaguely RV-shaped vehicle... and it was full of dents and scratches... and the engine made strange whining and whirring sounds... and he was pretty sure there was some sort of creature living in the sewage tank that was getting too handsy (or tentacly) whenever he got close to the toilet... but the starship was HIS! AND it had a big red Turbo button on the console!
And it was big enough for passengers! So, Steel had switched the "Road Rhino" hitch-hiker's app that he'd downloaded some time ago from "Rhino" to "Lift" and set his price to "gas or grass". So, anyone with the app could see he was heading to Konats, and volunteer to come along in exchange for a nominal fee or food and provender. There was a last, less-than-savory option, but he'd disabled that.
Either way, little to do but wait for the first person that had accepted his lift before take-off, and give whoever else was headed to Konats a chance to hitch a ride... either by app or the old-fashioned way.
The Unbreakable Mister Steel could not believe his luck! Thanks to the money he'd earned, he was able to afford his very own STARSHIP! Sure, he didn't have a driver's license and had never actually applied for training courses that would allow him to operate ANY heavy machinery, but how complicated could flying a starship be? After all, when he was a lad, Donût had held the top score on the "Space Fighterz" video-game when he'd briefly lived at the trailer park. Some strange, doughy old man in a trench coat had even congratulated him! ...Of course, Donût's mother was sure that man was a pervert, since why else would an old man in a trench coat be talking to a teenager about a special, once-in-a-lifetime offer?
Eh, that was all ancient history by now. Donût had his own starship! Sure, he'd had to scrub blood and viscera out of the upholstery on the vaguely RV-shaped vehicle... and it was full of dents and scratches... and the engine made strange whining and whirring sounds... and he was pretty sure there was some sort of creature living in the sewage tank that was getting too handsy (or tentacly) whenever he got close to the toilet... but the starship was HIS! AND it had a big red Turbo button on the console!
And it was big enough for passengers! So, Steel had switched the "Road Rhino" hitch-hiker's app that he'd downloaded some time ago from "Rhino" to "Lift" and set his price to "gas or grass". So, anyone with the app could see he was heading to Konats, and volunteer to come along in exchange for a nominal fee or food and provender. There was a last, less-than-savory option, but he'd disabled that.
Either way, little to do but wait for the first person that had accepted his lift before take-off, and give whoever else was headed to Konats a chance to hitch a ride... either by app or the old-fashioned way.
WC: 322
Total WC: 322
PL: 35,000
Items: Capsule Shuttle + Turbo Drive