2023 Quest Calendar 7: Flying the Karnak

Today I am Feeling: Pretty good! I didn't get hurt,
and I'm starting to actually enjoy myself. Maybe
this "immersive experience" will be okay afterall.

 Truceday, Nebulis 24

I finally met the ship's pilot, Naylee. I had, of course, seen Naylee briefly the at dinner the previous day, but now I met her for real. She is a member of the frosk species, a pink-skinned species that is decended from amphibians. 

Of all the members of the ship I've interacted with so far, Naylee is by far the friendliest and the most welcoming. She said that she could use a good co-pilot and asked me to take over flying to our mission.

Oh, yeah, our "mission," apparently, is to

2023 Quest Calendar 6: The Cooking?

Moonsday, Nebulis 23

Today, I met Ascel, a Husqel man (identifiable by his blue-grey skin and the ridges on the top of his head.) It sounds like Ascel tries to a little of everything on board the ship. He does things that have no one else to fill the roll, like cooking and finances, but he also helps the others as a 2ndary on their positions as well.

It sounds like Ascel and SD-113 don't exactly get along. SD-113 doesn't like

2023 Quest Calendar 5: Engineering

Starday, Nebulis 21/Sunsday, Nebulis 22

Today, I met the ship's engineer, SD-113, a robot. SD-113 acted (no doubt was programmed to act) frustrated that Captain Cayliss had sent me to aid him. I wonder if, in his programming, he has awareness that he is an actor playing a role, or if they programmed him to believe this is all real.

SD-113 was working to repair a terminal. He said that if the captain wished it, he would let me try to help, starting with the wiring. I looked at the wiring and had no idea what to do with any of it. I was hoping that, as part of the experience, there was no real right or wrong way to do it and that I would just get a pat on the back for getting it right no matter what I did.

Man, was I wrong about that! I put one wire in the wrong place and was shocked BAD. I imagine it's just supposed to be a mild buzz to let the person going through the experience know that they solved the puzzle incorrectly, but it just HURT so much. I can't imagine how

2023 Quest Calendar 4: Target Practice (And I'm the Target!?)

Today I am feeling: Surprised and injured

Fruitsday, Nebulis 20

I met the first mate, a Gunnbaar man with green skin and spikes on his head who stood a foot or two taller than me. He introduced himself as Brokvar and asked for my assistance in the training room. I thought he just wanted my help calibrating a machine or something (a puzzle or mini-game that was supposed to be an engaging part of the interactive experience.)

No. He took me into a room full of targets and of training combat bots. He tossed me into the middle of the room and then turned the bots on! He said that he wanted to test my combat abilities to see how useful I would be in the field. I tried to protest that I didn't have a weapon, but this apparently did not matter to Mr. Brokvar. 

Lasers began firing in all directions. I dropped to the ground as I noticed

2023 Calendar 3: Work?

Today I am feeling: Anxious that this
"experience" might get in the way of
my enjoying my cruise.

Thornsday, Nebulis 19

Today, Captain Cayless told me that we, the crew of the Karnak, had been hired for a mission, and that my skills would be useful for it. This must be the first location on the cruise and the first part of the interactive experience. While I think it'll be fun to play at being an adventurer, I do hope that they still have planned in time for me to see the sights and landmarks at our first planet.

Captain Cayless also said that I should meet with others on the ship and try to help them with their duties. I realize that this is mostly a "meet the cast before the exciting bit starts" part of the experience, but I'm hoping that

2023 Quest Calendar 2: All Aboard

Today I am feeling: Excited but nervous

Windsday, Nebulis 18

Apparently the cruise I signed up for is one of those 'immersive live-action interactive experience' type deals. You know, where everyone wears costumes and you're supposed to pretend to be a part of the story. I did a murder mystery dinner thing once, but that was like a few hours. This is an extended cruise! Seems almost crazy that they'd plan one of these to go on this long. But I'm not complaining.

I don't remember scheduling one of these themed cruises when I signed on, but apparently that's what it was. Maybe that was just in the fine print. You'd think it would have been a bigger part of the advertising.

2023 Quest Calendar 1: Introducing Harvel

Truceday, Nebulis 17

Arrived today at the spaceport. I'm excited to set off on this new adventure! I know that some people have frowned on me taking a year off after school to travel the galaxy, but they weren't invited anyway!

A year long space cruise seems like just the thing to take my mind off of things. Prepaid and all-inclusive, I should be good to go! If, for some reason, I do need to make some extra credits, I'm sure that there are some odd jobs the crew will need done around the ship.

Now I just need to find the ship. It's supposed to be the Kartick or something. I lost my boarding papers, but