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[51stcentury]

[Viewers are greeted by a charmingly dashing white smile, easy and confident without being cocky, shining blue eyes and the face of a 1950's matinee idol. He's dressed in his customary outfit of braces and greatcoat, his very presence commanding your attention]

Hey there, kids. So it's come to my attention that there are some of us a little more used to this whole traveling in space thing, am I right? I mean. There are some of us on here who have literally never even heard of the idea, which. Is charming, really it is. But that means that this whole Tranquility thing has gotta be more than a bit of a shock. So here's where I'm going to be taking a poll.

How many of you are familiar with travel in space? How many of you have heard of it, but never dreamed you'd do it yourself? How many of haven't even dreamed of traveling the stars?

I figure if we cover that much at least, we'll be able to determine how many of us need a bit more explanation than the fact that we seem to be on some sort of large passenger vessel traveling through some undetermined part of some unknown galaxy. Vague, I know, but I haven't exactly found a viewing screen yet, have you? That's where the rest of us come in. Maybe, with your help, we can figure this all out.

[He goes to reach forward to turn off the video feed, before a thought comes to him and he stops, a more mysterious look in his eyes as he does] I don't suppose that any of you are familiar with time travel...?

Comments

[zoosmell]

why wouldn't you need pillows?
or else you're going to wake up with that bad crick in your neck...
actually it wasn't really space travel, i was just sitting on my bed that was not on land?
but i was going to do this awesome space journey, too.
except i was here and i think they could use more pillows here, too.
a giant bounce house would be cool.

[51stcentury]

Well. That's the first I've heard of anyone attempting space travel on their bed before.

You're right about the pillows, though. Never can have too many. [It's unclear whether he's taking the piss here or not]

[zoosmell]

it was more like hover travel...
or maybe not travel at all, i was just in space and on my bed?
it's a really great bed.
very comfy.
anyway, when i was going to do some mean hard space and time travelin', i was taken here and now we are here.

[51stcentury]

Well. We're still traveling through space right now, technically speaking. Not on a bed, though. This ship's a thing of beauty, and far more legit than that, whether or not it's as comfortable to travel on.

[zoosmell]

all big ships seem the same to me...
what makes this one so great?
is it because it has a garden and stuff?
but it's an ok garden.

[51stcentury]

Not every ship's got an oxygen garden, a pool, and accommodations for passengers. Certainly not as nice accommodations as these ones are.

[zoosmell]

yeah, but does it have candyland?

[51stcentury]

Candyland? [Look, Jack was kind of busy with Torchwood during the latter half of the twentieth century, cut him some slack]

[zoosmell]

you haven't played candyland?
it's a game about candy!
and you go to all these places...
that are CANDY.
and the entire board is like...
CANDY.
candy cane forest!
gum drop mountain!!
gingerbread plumb trees!!!

[51stcentury]

You don't say. Guess I'll look into it sometime.

Just how old are you anyway, kid?

[zoosmell]

sixteen year olds can totally play candy land.
but i guess i'm thirteen maybe.
it is hard to tell sometimes!
with all the ships and space and time and stuff.
how old are you?

[51stcentury]

[he chuckles] A lot older than thirteen, that's for sure.