diff --git a/gopher/Cilix/11_invitation.txt b/gopher/Cilix/11_invitation.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..82d377e --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/Cilix/11_invitation.txt @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ + +"Oh, there's my wife now," he murmured, half to himself. + +She took her time making her way over. We all, the Walshes and I, +kept our eyes locked on her as she wandered through the room. I had +to check myself and force my focus back to my rye, lest Walsh get +the wrong idea. + +When she got to us, she didn't so much as glance in my direction. +Smart girl. Still, it hurt like hell to be that close to her and +feel nothing but cold distance. + +"Are you almost finished here honey? You know we have to swing by +the house one more time before going to the shuttle." she said, in +a bored sort of drawl. Yet, was that love I sensed in her gaze? It +seemed that way. It seemed she was talking to a guy she really +loved, a guy that wasn't me. I started to get a bowling-ball +feeling in my stomach. + +"Yes, darling. We're all done here." Walsh got up and extended his +hand toward me. "Nice doing business with you Mr. Jules." + +Now she finally looked at me. That look of hers still knocked me +off my feet so easily. It took me longer than it should have to +shake Walsh's hand. + +"Yes, well, we'll be in touch after your trip," I muttered, still +trying to recover my senses. + +Her eyes widened. They were staring right at me and fixing me in +place. + +"Oh, honey, you mean you haven't sorted all this out yet?" she was +looking at him again, and had re-adopted her bored expression. + +"Yes, dearie, all finished." + +"But, don't you have to /sign/ something? I really don't want to +have to bother with all this when we get back." + +"That's not how these things work, my dear. Mr. Jules here has to +go and draw up the new policies for me to sign." + +"Oh, policies! I'm sure he has plenty of those lying around, +right?" She looked right at me again. Her gaze seemed to be moving +my arm into my briefcase, forcing it to magically produce some +papers. + +"Why, yes, yes I do," I said, sheepishly. + +"Really?" replied Walsh, he was starting to get confused and +annoyed. + +"Sure I do, sir. And they are those fine, airtight contracts I was +telling you about." + +"But surely you don't go around with them... oh, anyway, just give +me one, we must be on our way. I'll look over it on the shuttle." + +"Perhaps..." interrupted Judy, she still wasn't happy, "Perhaps +this gentleman could join us. Just in case you need to change +anything in the policy." + +This was starting to get ridiculous. The risks this girl was +taking. + +"That's absurd, darling. I'm sure he has much better things to be +doing." + +I knew I had no other choice at this point. If I wanted her - I did +- I had to follow her lead, right to the bitter end. + +I spoke up, just as they were all turning away from me, + +"Actually, Mr. Walsh, I happen to have all the time in the world." + +And just like that, we were all heading off to the stars together. + diff --git a/gopher/Excelsior/010.txt b/gopher/Excelsior/010.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f81ef61 --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/Excelsior/010.txt @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +Message inbound... + +Space Cruiser Excelsior +Destination: Sector 656233e, Starfield-Beta system +Location: Sector 656233e, Starfield-Beta system +Stardate Epsilon Zeta 20 Epsilon +[SYSTEM IN HAB MODE] + +[autotranslator on] + +Corporal Sam Arnold, Systems Administator +--- +Well, I figured I'd give another update. It's been a while. + +We've made progress on several fronts; there's running water and electricity +across much of the settlement, and computer access in most of them. Still, I +find myself attached to the Excelsior; luckily Commander Kerales understands, +and he's going to let me stay here as long as I need. After all, it's not like +the Excelsior is going anywhere anytime soon; we still need it for most comms +with the outside world. + +Anyways, the other reason I wanted to give an update is because Commander +Kerales gave me the A-OK, so I'd like to let you all know that my good ol' pal +Jeremy will be coming to visit us (or even come to stay) here at our new home. +He and I were almost inseparable back in the day, but he couldn't leave with us +in the chaos before the Convergence. Luckily, the Convergence wasn't as bad as +we thought, he managed to nick a spacecraft, and he's en route to come see us. +I can't wait. + +~ TRANSMISSION END ~~ diff --git a/gopher/listing.gophermap b/gopher/listing.gophermap index 4027a7e..97b3601 100644 --- a/gopher/listing.gophermap +++ b/gopher/listing.gophermap @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +0Excelsior - Systems Admin Report - Epsilon Zeta 20 Epsilon /Excelsior/010.txt +0Cilix - 11-Invitation /Cilix/11_invitation.txt 0Cilix - 10-Sunset Grand /Cilix/10_sunset_grand.txt 0Cilix - 09-Sales Pitch /Cilix/09_sales_pitch.txt 0LibreKrsnah - Day 14 /LibreKrsnah/014.txt diff --git a/gopher/tilde.json b/gopher/tilde.json index 9e18e38..5c95500 100644 --- a/gopher/tilde.json +++ b/gopher/tilde.json @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -{"name": "cosmic.voyage", "url": "https://cosmic.voyage", "signup_url": "https://cosmic.voyage/join.html", "user_count": 197, "want_users": true, "admin_email": "james@tomasino.org", "description": "Cosmic Voyage is a public-access unix system and tilde community based around a collaborative science-fiction universe. 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