€œOk everyone, I will lead you to the Space Center now.€ G¼nter raised his fishing rod, and swung it in the direction of the city. €œThere, no if you will please take my hand, I will take you there.€ 6 Hands reached out for the gnome€™s left arm, his right arm firmly holding the rod. As soon as all 6 characters had a good hold on G¼nter, he started reeling in his rod, effectively launching the lot towards the city.
€œWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEE!!!!!€ G¼nter screams€¦
And then the team finds itself in front of the Houst€™a Space Center. It is an industrial metropolis, that€™s what it is. Lots of wood and copper and concrete, plumes coming out of big, big chimneys. A place of science, and magic. Several things give away the space pedigree of it all, be it the use of Saturn-shaped logo€™s, or the big launch site a bit further ahead. The gnome gives the map they have to Dave, Natsume and Anjushree so they can find their way to their goal, the Large Lemon Collider. G¼nter then leads the remaining team member, Sir Shirley Ragington the Third, Arcifer and Mortimer, to the storage hall [note; if Andy posts that he would rather have gone to the Lemon Collider, I can retroactively have him go there]. G¼nter grabbed a set of keys from his pocket, and opened the hall€™s doors. The trio entered a big empty hallway, with one large door in front of them leading to one massive hall, according to G¼nter. Instead of this door, however, G¼nter opens a smaller door at the team€™s right hand, which gives access to a smaller storage room. €œThis is where I am allowed to let you pick 1 item each, investigate them thoroughly if you wish.€Â
The items were separated in 3 categories:
Abandoned experiments
- A number of fruits, magical or otherwise remarkable
- An enlarged helium atom
- An odd looking flashlight
- A space ladder
- A number of flags, magical or otherwise remarkable
Outdated models
- A number of loose items of spacesuit clothing, be it boots, gloves, helmets or backpacks, magical or otherwise remarkable
- A whole 1-piece space onesie with hood, 1-size-fits-all
- A number of firearms, magical or otherwise remarkable
- A crossbow
Historical space relics
- A number of possessions from the late Yuri Vampirin, a blood sample, a cape and an enchanted toothbrush
- A number of possessions from the late Neil Wolfstrong, enchanted swimming trunks, a werewolf€™s tooth and an enchanted dog leash
- An enchanted piece of moonstone
- A stave labelled €œMars€Â
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Elsewhere in the city, Anjushree, Dave and Natsume walked up to the building where the Large Lemon Collider is located. The door was opened by what seemed to be a strange cross between a nutty professor and Frankenstein€™s monster. Or rather, he was a bloke with a scar across his forehead. €œWelcome, my name is Flank, I€™ve been expecting you, you must be the special ops squad selected by the chief. Come on in.€ The building was chockfull of tubes, tubes in straight lines, tubes making loops, and even some tubes in knots. The air was filled with a smell of lemons, in the corner was a juicer. €œCome with me, these are all smaller colliders, although some of them are connected to the actual Large Lemon Collider. Downstairs we will find the real deal€¦ don€™t be overwhelmed by it, it has a quarter mile diameter and runs from here to the north coast of the island.€ And so it did. Natsume and Dave arrived first, while Anjushree was having problems walking down the human-made stairs, the Large Lemon Collider was truly overwhelming. €œAs I€™m sure you have noticed, the door behind you has been forcibly opened at one point. What happened afterwards is still a mystery to us, but the Lemon Collider won€™t collide lemons anymore€¦€Â
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