diff --git a/gopher/Melvin P Feltersnatch/001.txt b/gopher/Melvin P Feltersnatch/001.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..441dbaa --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/Melvin P Feltersnatch/001.txt @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +Oh no. + +This isn't right at all. I shouldn't be here, wherever here is. +I mean, this _is_ a here, right? I don't see anything or hear +anything, not even myself. Oh my god! Where is my body? What is +going on, and why am I thinking in text? WHATTHEFUCK‽ + +Wait... did I just fucking INTERROBANG‽ I DID IT AGAIN! + +This is unreal. Literally, this can't be real. + +Wake up, wake up, wake... nothing. Ugh. Okay, let me take stock. + +I was in my ship ☑ +There was a comet ☑ +I had to pee ☑ + +Ooh, ☑ s are neat! Can I do more of that? ☺ YES! + +Right, back to the problem at hand. What the hell is going on. +Maybe if I start at the beginning... + +I was cruising along in the ship at light speed. I was watching +a comet out the window thinking how strange it was that I could +still see it even at my speed, but then figuring that since it was +to the side of me I wasn't really moving away from it at light +speed. I started doing some geometry in my head and that made me +realize I needed to go to the bathroom. Ahh, that's right! + +The bathroom is in the fore of the ship, and I was strapped in the +rear. So, like a dingus, when I stepped forward toward the +bathroom I broke the speed of light! + +☼ POP☼ + +There it went! The speed of light shattered into a thousand pieces +around me, or maybe that was me shattering into it. Whatever the +case, I woke up here. Or maybe I started existing here? Where IS +here? I feel a ... connection, I guess you could call it. It's +like I'm tethered to something, but I can't tell what it is +exactly. I do keep hearing the name Sinjorino in my... mind? +Screen? Whatever. + +Um, if anyone is out there--if anyone can understand me, please +help. This is Melvin. Melvin P. Feltersnatch. I... just help. diff --git a/gopher/Nemesis/001-mapping.txt b/gopher/Nemesis/001-mapping.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2b2fbb --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/Nemesis/001-mapping.txt @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +Captain, identity verified. + +Transmission now begins. + +------------------- + +We are within the next few hours supposed to enter unknown +territory. We are approaching with caution, as visibility is very +low. Sensors report high radiation ahead. Readings seem to +indicate a presence of something like a nuclear-powered ship like +ours, however this may be the sensors malfunctioning again. + +Other then the tense atmosphere, everyone is happy and well. +Sensors and data collectors are ready for mapping. + +As unfortunately data can only be sent in plain text, it will come +in weekly digests of the most important data. + +Oh, and I nearly forgot, we found a relic from the so-called +"Earth" days. A computer with parts in it we have never heard of +and units measured in measly gigabytes instead of petabytes. + +It has a number of "charging" adaptors that have some kind of +plug on the end - am I the only person to remember plugs instead +of radio power? We are searching for an adaptor that will connect +it to the radio power network. + +Hope to bring you vital data soon. + +------------------- + +Transmission end. diff --git a/gopher/The Steel Lady/historical_log.txt b/gopher/The Steel Lady/historical_log.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3cbf348 --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/The Steel Lady/historical_log.txt @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Kor begins working on a ship as it awaits eventual sale on the +planet [REDACTED]. The hyperdrive is non-stock, and Kor lacks the +necessary parts to adapt it for use with this freighter. The +unfortunate result of this is that the ship will need to be +constantly refueled until the correct parts are acquired. + +[UNKNOWN] + +The Steel Lady was sold to Mad Man Mooney, the proceeds of this +transaction were used to purchase The Silver Falcon. Moments after +the transation took place, the faulty hyperdrive exploded, +completely obliterating Mad Man Mooney's asteroid and all +inhabitants. diff --git a/gopher/Tom/0001.txt b/gopher/Tom/0001.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b6c69cb --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/Tom/0001.txt @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +Microphone check. Testing testing 1 2 3. Hmph. This is trial number 5873 for +testing communications using quantum mechanics and ... Oh my God it's +transmitting. Merideth! I just invented quantum communications! This is going +to change everythin--... Wait. Merideth, I just got a response. Oh, and there's +even more coming in! Umm, a lot more. Melchizedek, adrestia, Starbloom, another +from Melchizedek... I guess I'm not the first to discover this after all? Oh, +hold on, the first article is dated for the year 3781. That's weird... or is it? +Never mind, now is not the time for this. I need to inform the General, he is +NOT going to believe this! Hey, Merideth, you turned the microphone off, rig-- diff --git a/gopher/adrestia/dilation.txt b/gopher/adrestia/dilation.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f153690 --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/adrestia/dilation.txt @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +bablefish transcript: + +adrestia /---\ +approaching Ł332 gue sector 8 / u u \ +xxx telemetry redacted xxx \_ / +ansibel yr 4825 \__/ + +[transcript follows...] + +geralt regis riavande, first writ scribe +--- +status high alert, approaching normality + +the adrestia's to Ł332 gue sector 8 took an unplanned route through an +asteroid field. it's been a wild ride. + +according to the readings that i'm seeing now, it appears that there is some +missing time, along with an accompanying gap in our logs. + +this is still under active investigation. the current working theory is that +we passed through some form of wormhole that didn't change our position in +3d space, but rather our local time frame. + +the current plan is to maintain our current position, run additional +diagnostics and consult with the relay to check if any other vessels have +experienced such a phenomenon. + +we'll also be catching up on the messages and logs that have just started +coming through our ansibel node. + +expect further updates with the results of our investigations and hopefully +an additional update when we land safely at Ł332 gue. + diff --git a/gopher/listing.gophermap b/gopher/listing.gophermap index c17c3b3..49e82ff 100644 --- a/gopher/listing.gophermap +++ b/gopher/listing.gophermap @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +0Tom - Quantum Communications Trial #5873 /Tom/0001.txt +0adrestia - unexpected dilation on approach /adrestia/dilation.txt +0Melvin P Feltersnatch - Please help /Melvin P Feltersnatch/001.txt +0Nemesis - Mapping Update /Nemesis/001-mapping.txt 0Xero Carbon Wells - Nereidian markings, oh my /Xero Carbon Wells/log3.txt 0Voortrekker - Not alone! /Voortrekker/9-not-alone.txt 0Hoffnung - I am authorized to negotiate /Hoffnung/013.txt diff --git a/gopher/rss.xml b/gopher/rss.xml index 60e46bf..c491c13 100644 --- a/gopher/rss.xml +++ b/gopher/rss.xml @@ -2,6 +2,161 @@ Cosmic Voyage gopher://cosmic.voyage Messages from the human stellar diaspora + + Tom - Quantum Communications Trial #5873 + aewens@cosmic.voyage (aewens) + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Tom/0001.txt + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Tom/0001.txt + Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:18:33 GMT + + + + adrestia - unexpected dilation on approach + demosthenes@cosmic.voyage (demosthenes) + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/adrestia/dilation.txt + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/adrestia/dilation.txt + Thu, 20 Dec 2018 04:55:40 GMT + + + + Melvin P Feltersnatch - Please help + tomasino@cosmic.voyage (tomasino) + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Melvin P Feltersnatch/001.txt + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Melvin P Feltersnatch/001.txt + Thu, 20 Dec 2018 03:57:16 GMT + + + + Nemesis - Mapping Update + fosslinux@cosmic.voyage (fosslinux) + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Nemesis/001-mapping.txt + gopher://cosmic.voyage/0/Nemesis/001-mapping.txt + Thu, 20 Dec 2018 03:54:51 GMT + + Xero Carbon Wells - Nereidian markings, oh my tfurrows@cosmic.voyage (tfurrows) diff --git a/gopher/ships/Melvin P Feltersnatch/gophermap b/gopher/ships/Melvin P Feltersnatch/gophermap new file mode 120000 index 0000000..640624a --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/ships/Melvin P Feltersnatch/gophermap @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +/var/gopher/ships/ship/gophermap \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gopher/ships/The Silver Falcon/gophermap b/gopher/ships/The Silver Falcon/gophermap new file mode 120000 index 0000000..640624a --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/ships/The Silver Falcon/gophermap @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +/var/gopher/ships/ship/gophermap \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gopher/ships/The Steel Lady/gophermap b/gopher/ships/The Steel Lady/gophermap new file mode 120000 index 0000000..640624a --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/ships/The Steel Lady/gophermap @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +/var/gopher/ships/ship/gophermap \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/gopher/ships/Tom/gophermap b/gopher/ships/Tom/gophermap new file mode 120000 index 0000000..640624a --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/ships/Tom/gophermap @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +/var/gopher/ships/ship/gophermap \ No newline at end of file