September 1, 2003
Narthex, Part 3 The Continuum
"Where are we?" asked K-Three. He, Captain Kurt, and Chairman Gop were in a large, flat area. The flatness extended as far as the eye could see, and in all directions.
"We are in a place on the planet Narthex called 'The Continuum'." replied Chairman Gop.
"There is nothing around here. Why did we come here in the first place?" asked Captain Kurt, not a little unnerved by the size and, well, flatness of the expanse.
"This is the only way to get to Narthex City, the capital of the Planet Narthex. It is only there that we will find the parts to make the neccessary repairs on the starship Extrasize.
"How much farther?" asked K-Three.
"I don't know." was the response.
"Which direction do we go?" asked Captain Kurt
"I don't know."
"How can we get there if we don't know how far it is or which direction to go?" was a frustrated Kurt's next question.
"We just keep walking. We will know when we get there."
"How do you know?"
Gop thought a moment. "Well, it has always worked for us before."
This was not a satisfactory answer for the captain. "Let's get Scott-E, our navigation robot, help get us there sooner." He pulled out his remote beaming device ("Where did he get that?" "I don't know. Just be quiet and listen to the story!") and pressed a button. Scott-E materialized before them.
"You beamed, Captian?"
"Scott-E, I need you to set coordinates for Narthex City, capital of the planet Narthex."
"Right away, Captain." replied the robot. He began to buzz and whirr. The buzzing and whirring continued much longer than normal. Finally he stopped.
"Captain, after activating my NPS (narthex positioning system, for the uneducated), I have determined that Narthex City lies due north."
"Great!" exclaimed Captain Kurt. "See, I told you there was a better way."
"Unfortunately," continued Scott-E, "I have been unable to determine which way is due North."
"What!"
"Directions get kind of fuzzy here in the continuum." explained Chairman Gop. "Not to worry, we will get there eventually. We always have."
"Well, I guess we will have to do it your way." sighed the captian. "Let's bring the robot along. He might be of some use to us later."
With that, all three began to trudge together in no particular direction.
Will the intrepid voyagers find their way to Narthex City, or be trapped forever in the continuum? Stay tuned to find out.
Posted by Andrew on September 1, 2003 11:08 AM.
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Posted by: The Chairman at September 1, 2003 7:42 PM
Andrew Writes:
That was until the Capital Relocation plan of '89. As you will probably recall, Garbcinium was deemed too small to contain all the government
buildings and agencies needed for the running of a large planet like Narthex.
Seriously, you of all people should know these things.
Andrew
I reply:
But as you remember when Gop became Chairman in '94, he relocated the capital back to Garbcinium because he considered Narthex City to be to close to the Nave (which we all know is a crime-ridden cesspool). I wish you would remember your history!
Posted by: The Chairman at September 2, 2003 7:00 PM
A decision which was voted down by the Narthex Legislator and Unanimously voted unconstitutional by the Narthex Supreme Court.
Don't they teach anything in the schools anymore?
Posted by: Andrew at September 2, 2003 11:00 PM
But whe Gop assumed dictatorial powers, he made the decision on his own.
Posted by: The Chairman at September 3, 2003 10:23 AM
Wow, the governmental procedures on the Extrasize sound even more complicated than in the BFSHOUE.
Posted by: k3 at September 5, 2003 6:55 PM
Well, they were complicated till Gop became Dictator (um, Chairman for life)!
Posted by: The Chairman at September 6, 2003 3:25 PM
Oh.....My.....Goodness......
To think, in a hundred years or so, they'll make an epic trilogy out of this.
DBC
Posted by: DBComings at September 15, 2003 4:44 PM
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you must be joking! Everyone knows that the capital of Planet Narthex is Garbcinium! Narthex City is just the largest spaceport.