Re: Battle Royale! Round 6: Wainwright Omega 57
02-15-2010, 01:01 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by MyifanW.
"What is this..."
Whit's awe was fairly obvious, as he was seeing his first ever space station. A large dome of clear plastic shone in front of him, sheltering a small piece of land focused around a few smaller buildings. The rock that Whit had heard earlier had dented the front door, allowing Whit an easy entrance. He didn't bother thanking his lucky stars now- he took the current events as customary.
Sneaking through the door, he found space mining equipment, which made very little sense to him. What did make sense, however, was the vehicles parked inside a small garage. He had driven a model C before, which bared some resemblence to these streamlined space vehicles. They were mostly just frames with engines, built as efficiently as possible. One, however, caught Whit's eye. It was a much larger vehicle, one with a gigantic drill on it's front. At it's back, it had two of the smaller go kart like vehicles in storage. It had four sets of wheels, one on each side of the body. Cautiously, Whit climbed in. The controls were incredibly simple, and Whit understood how things worked immediately. The buttons were all well distanced from eachother and clearly labeled with helpful pictures, and the steering stick was large enough to grip wiu both hands. The truck was built for people in space suits, afterall- it needed to be like this. The only thing unclear was a screen which displayed land patterns and colors. Whit sat silently, pondering his course of action.
"... This is somewhat foolish looking... Although it certainly seems mobile. Tsk. I kind of want to dive this just to drive it... Well. This is certainly what I was guided here for. This thing was here for me to use."
Easily, he convinced himself to drive. With a whir, the vehicle activated, and lurched forth. Whit drove towards the way he had come in. The opening wasn't big enough. However, that wasn't any trouble... Whit turned on the drill and accelerated heavily. He battered door flew to pieces. Laughing, he tried another button, one that he wasn't sure about what it did. Instantly, he felt the truck lurch, as the bottom set of wheels suddenly jumped. He witnessed the image in the window in front of him drift downwards... He caught a glimpse, then, of Wainwright omega 57. He didn't dwell on it too much, though, as in the next moment he collided with another asteroid. He felt gravity casually tug him up, and was startled to realize the driver's compartment was twisting. Slowly, it rotated, until Whit knew that down was down again. He smirked.
"What a useful machine..."
"What is this..."
Whit's awe was fairly obvious, as he was seeing his first ever space station. A large dome of clear plastic shone in front of him, sheltering a small piece of land focused around a few smaller buildings. The rock that Whit had heard earlier had dented the front door, allowing Whit an easy entrance. He didn't bother thanking his lucky stars now- he took the current events as customary.
Sneaking through the door, he found space mining equipment, which made very little sense to him. What did make sense, however, was the vehicles parked inside a small garage. He had driven a model C before, which bared some resemblence to these streamlined space vehicles. They were mostly just frames with engines, built as efficiently as possible. One, however, caught Whit's eye. It was a much larger vehicle, one with a gigantic drill on it's front. At it's back, it had two of the smaller go kart like vehicles in storage. It had four sets of wheels, one on each side of the body. Cautiously, Whit climbed in. The controls were incredibly simple, and Whit understood how things worked immediately. The buttons were all well distanced from eachother and clearly labeled with helpful pictures, and the steering stick was large enough to grip wiu both hands. The truck was built for people in space suits, afterall- it needed to be like this. The only thing unclear was a screen which displayed land patterns and colors. Whit sat silently, pondering his course of action.
"... This is somewhat foolish looking... Although it certainly seems mobile. Tsk. I kind of want to dive this just to drive it... Well. This is certainly what I was guided here for. This thing was here for me to use."
Easily, he convinced himself to drive. With a whir, the vehicle activated, and lurched forth. Whit drove towards the way he had come in. The opening wasn't big enough. However, that wasn't any trouble... Whit turned on the drill and accelerated heavily. He battered door flew to pieces. Laughing, he tried another button, one that he wasn't sure about what it did. Instantly, he felt the truck lurch, as the bottom set of wheels suddenly jumped. He witnessed the image in the window in front of him drift downwards... He caught a glimpse, then, of Wainwright omega 57. He didn't dwell on it too much, though, as in the next moment he collided with another asteroid. He felt gravity casually tug him up, and was startled to realize the driver's compartment was twisting. Slowly, it rotated, until Whit knew that down was down again. He smirked.
"What a useful machine..."