Re: [JMC_Blue_Dwarf] Symbolism and psyche\'s

Er, not to be difficult or anything, but Cerebrum is currently in the drive
room.
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Some traits are an inseparable part of human nature.
-JC Denton, Deus Ex
Quoting Andy Longman <sirlagerlot@...>:
> <ooc Christ it took me an hour to type this one handed!>
>
> Jay stared around the room, this place was a mess, boxes of what appeared
> to
> be paperwork and various files of information stacked as high as the
> ceiling, the room was in fact his office, although even HE normally kept it
> tidier than this…ok so he got Efof to do it but same diff….
>
> He pulled a random box out from the middle of the nearest stack, and then
> realised his mistake as he struggled to stabilise the tower of boxes
> stopping them from tumbling down on top of him. He steadied the stack, and
> pulled one the many files from the box, he read the title ‘Space Corp.
> survival techniques’
> He tossed it aside and took another this time entitled ‘Basic Engineering’
> he put the files back, in the box, and pulled out another. This time from
> the top of the pile, he took out the first file, this one was much thicker
> than the previous two, in fact it was an enormous hard-backed book,
> entitled
> ‘Advanced piloting’ he opened the book at a random point, the book was
> printed in small print, as if to get more on the giant page, and most of it
> had been scribbled out, replaced with Jay’s handwriting as if he’d
> re-written the manual he had always deep down felt he knew everything about
> flying.
>
> He returned the book to its box and placed it back to the top of the pile,
> turning away and heading for the door. He was surprised to find himself in
> his quarters instead of the corridor of the navigation deck. At least it
> resembled he and Alota’s home, but the place was littered with photos.
>
> He noticed one particular photograph, how could he miss it, it hung on the
> wall, overlooking everything in the room, surrounded by a huge gold frame
> it
> certainly overshadowed the others pictures as though it were more
> significant than them all. He recognised it as the photo of he and Alota on
> their wedding day, that photo had always taken pride of place on their wall
> but never to this extreme. He glanced at the other photo’s, all of Alota,
> his sister’s, brother, parents, his friends, he laughed to himself as he
> saw
> a picture of himself, Dean and Phil in Parrots dressed as characters from
> various super-hero comics and movies each with a pint of lager in their
> hand. He remembered that night, he’d been Wolverine, Phil was Spiderman and
> Dean…well Dean had the wrong idea and as a result was a womble.
> He picked a picture of his sister Vanessa from the wall, it was a photo of
> her taken when she was a bridesmaid at his wedding, shortly before she
> died.
>
> He replaced the picture and left the room, this time the door led to the
> drive room, unusually it was empty, the room filled only with the chatter
> of
> various machines regulating ships systems. He scanned the room and soon
> discovered that he wasn’t alone after all. A figure sat at the helm
> station,
> not a human figure.
>
> A hymenoptera figure.
>
> “What the smeg is going on?” Chrysler asked, reaching for weapon at his
> hip,
> only to find there was no weapon occupying the holster. “Isn’t it obvious?”
> asked the bug, bizarrely speaking English “I’ve taken control”
> “I see that…” Jay replied “But why the Blue Dwarf, it’s only a mining ship
> seems like poor strategy to me”
> The bug went to speak, but was interrupted by a voice over the comm..
> "Jay, Jay, i know you're in there, fight that bug,
> you've got a stronger mind than anyone i know, if anyone can fight it, you
> can, i know you're in there"
> “What the hell?” Jay said, that was Jack…whatever his last name is”
> “Yes…he’s under the illusion that you can regain control…”
> The room was shaken as if the ship had suffered an impact
> “What was that?”
> “Jack…he’s attacking”
> “Attacking…attacking the ‘Dwarf? If you think that you’re insane”
> “And your naïve Mr Chrysler this isn’t the Blue Dwarf this is YOUR MIND!”
> “oh” said Jay
> The tree was now dancing on a monitor.
> “You think you’ll get away with this?” Jay said “The crew will realise and
> stop you”
> “Please…” said the bug, “With your wife and best friend in command noone
> will risk hurting you, they will sit back and watch as you lead them to
> their death as soon as I get you to the drive room.
> “Wouldn’t hurt me huh?” Jay said, looking at a monitor as the room shook,
> more violently as before. “Then why has that big dude just blasted us with
> a
> bazookoid?!”
> “They’ll try and subdue you” said the bug “but they wont kill you, they’ll
> try and release you from my control but they wont succeed”
> “Then I’ll just have to do it myself….” Jay said and dived at the creature.
>
>
> <to be continued>
>
>
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