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Welcome to the laboratory!
This is not just the
lab, however, it's also the living room and dining room
during off hours. We're still kind of working on moving
more decoration in here, and not all of my tools and books are in
place yet, either. It'll look a little less sparse once we're
properly loaded up.
This is where I
assemble and monitor larger projects, such as this rare Arcadian
Ironwood tree over here. We've named the tree "Kensington" in honor of a
friend of ours. Mostly a friend of Fresia's, actually.
Behind the tree you'll see my wooden-top work bench, and on
the opposite side of the room is my metal-top work bench.
I use these for woodworking-based and metalworking-based projects,
respectively. As I said, there isn't a whole lot to see up
here yet due to the fact that the ship is so new. It's only a
matter of time before the whole thing is littered with papers and
projects. The window up there can be folded upward
while we are in port, and projects can be removed with a crane, when
needed.
This is the ship's main
control. The map on the left is a zonal map of Arcadia
showing the states of conflict in various areas of the nation.
While we are cruising slowly, I need only to select our destination
from this map and the ship will automatically chart a course in that
direction. The black screen on the right side of the wheel is
the ship's computer. I can access any function of the
ship by running through touch-screen menus here, and I am told that
the OS is backed up on at least three other fallback systems that
will take over if this one ever fails... although I am also assured
that failure is an unlikely case. This computer is also
accessible from the cargo bay, where I will take you near the end of
the tour.
The ship's wheel
is rarely used, actually. During manual drive, that blue
screen up there snaps to life and shows a panorama of the
landscape right in front of the ship.
As for the red
button by the steering wheel... well, just don't push it and
we'll all be grateful.
If you stand up here by
the wheel and look across the lab, you'll notice a large rocket
hanging from the ceiling. This rocket is an antique from one
of Arcadia's past wars, but still entirely functional. Please
do not try and jump to it or hang from it, because I can tell you
from experience that this is a very unwise thing to do!
Moving back to the
other side of the lab again, this is the table where we ea--hey,
that's strange...
...I don't remember
installing this comically oversized pipe! Something
tells me I shouldn't lean in there too far. I'll have to ask
the builders about that later.
This gallery
area charts many of Fresia and my past adventures. Ah, the
good times we've had! This is my favorite place to relax and
read a book in the evenings. Sometimes, I'll pull the couch a
little closer to the skylight so I can see the stars.
It doesn't look like
anybody is in the bathroom at the moment, so now would be a good
time to show it off. Come on!
Next: Check out the ship's
bathroom. >
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