Endtown by Aaron Neathery for December 02, 2015

surprise surprise…..and not a drop out of the glas even at 70 degree angle.Looks like somebody already awaits them ;)

Gravity works somewhat independently once one is inside.

There are only four glasses…. foreshadowing? Ominous.

Do come in. We’ve been expecting you. We’ve been waiting… in your dreams.

Yes, someone saw them coming and is throwing them a party. looks like a delicious iced fruit drink.But who, and is it drugged, poisoned, lethal or just tasty?

Chic, as a thirsty child, might run up and drink it down, except Kirbee will hold onto him and tell him about possible dangers.I would expect someone will have to take a sip and wait awhile before they all drink up.too bad that we all have had to learn to be suspicious.Also, the drinks line up with the angles of the door so they are on level ground once they pass the door.But they have got to remember what the dormouse said.

A bit suspicious.

Okay, the service is pretty fast, but getting there is a real pain. You’re getting only 3 stars on YELP.

I don’t know about you guys, but I smell a trap.

Probably the same kind of servers as on the Opabinia Queen. Ask for cheese next.

MARX! MARX! MARX! MARX! MARX!Holly and Wally should be running away very fast right now. Because this time, it’s Chic and Kirbee’s turn to play “Save the Universe”.

This is the sort of thing I’d expect Aaron Marx to do. It makes me wonder about his decision to aid Jacob Jackrabbit and then walk out on him once he gained power. He said that his actions served “the greater good”. It was suspected that part of the reason for his actions was that he wanted to get Wally and Holly to leave Endtown for some purpose. Did he intend for them to find this ship? Is he here waiting for them? I’m looking forward to seeing where this is going.

The altered gravity field is interesting. It reinforces my suspicion that this is some sort of Lucranian vessel. I have suspected that the [i]Opabinia Queen[/i] was kept aloft by some sort of anti gravity system (even Petey noted that her gas bag was too slow to provide enough buoyancy). It is likely that the Lucranians have some sort of artificial gravity technology. The whole thing seems a little more sophisticated than Marx’s ship, no external fuel tank (which is what the gas bag probably was) and probably jet engines instead of propellers. I am looking forward to hearing its story.

Ditto illusion?

So who becomes the guinea pig?

Wally might volunteerHolly says KirbeeChic might just go for it, and Kirby holds him back.

It looks like a reward for their bravery and determination. Less-worthy travelers would have avoided the ship’s risks and rewards.

That’s one question you never answer “Yes” to a Hawaiian.

Is this a daiquiri that I see before me?

The ship has sensed their needs and met the most dire of them.Cool and refreshing!And deadly perhaps?Nonsense! The ship is most likely run by a benevolent AI.Or 29 G-Hosts!The ship is stuck for whatever reason, and needs repairs, or at the very least a pilot to take the wheel.Remember the AI on the Lucranian ship? It’s waiting..For someone to step up and become Captain..Who will be first!

I’m pretty sure young Marx is going to show up soon…

And you may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”

Waiting for the update. Waiting for the update.