Welcome Aboard, Doc' Alistair

Who: Doctor Alistair Withnail
Where: Blue Dwarf
When: Concurrent with my last post
"Starbug 8 you are clear for landing in Docking Bay 3, welcome home"
came the German accented voice of the Space Traffic Control officer
over the ship's communication channel. The small, green vessel flew
through the cargo bay doors and touched down on the landing pad. An
airlock on the side of the ship opened and a landing ramp extended
out of the ship. Out of the ship came the two man crew of pilot and
co-pilot, as well as a solitary figure wearing a slightly shabby suit
and carrying a battered leather suitcase. His name was Alistair.
Alistair Withnail.
Alistair looked around him, and sighed. This ship - which was a bit
of a dump - was to be his home for the foreseeable future. Just over
a month ago, he was living in a three million dollarpound luxury
apartment in San Francisco, dining out every night at the most
fashionable restaurants, socialising with the politicians,
celebrities and other world renowned scientists (indeed, he was on
first name terms with Professor Douglas Henderson - the inventor of
the A.R. Groinal Attachment) and wallowing in his vast fortune and
running his own research laboratories. Now, he had nothing. The
clothes on his back, the small change in his pocket and his few
personal possessions he carried in his suitcase.
Alistair moved out of the landing bay and made his way over to a
large screen showing the face of a woman in her thirties with
shoulder length blonde hair. Going from his experience with
computers, he took this to be Holly - Blue Dwarf's 10th Generation
A.I. Computer.
"Good day, computer" Alistair said to the computer. He was one of the
sort to treat a computer as an it rather than something with a
distinct personality.
"Alright, sweetheart?" said Holly "what can I do you for?"
"I need directions to my new quarters - Doctor Alistair Withnail.
I've just come aboard don't you know." he said briskly.
"Two ticks, let me check with the database" Holly disappeared off for
about ten seconds, before reappearing "yep, everything seems to be in
order. Your quarters are on Deck 064, Room 582." Holly said with a
smile.
Alistair walked off in the direction of the Xpress Lift, whilst Holly
stuck her tongue at him.
"Thank you Holly" she said to no one in particular "that's quite
alright Al". After his rudeness, Holly decided that Alistair's shower
settings should be set to 'liquid oxygen'. "Bastard" she said, before
disappearing off screen.
Stepping out of the Xpress Lift onto Level 64, Alistair preceded to
his quarters. Arriving and entering, he was greeted by a very strange
sight.
It was a giant penis.
<To Be Continued>