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[AAR] The Grand Tour - Voyage To The Planets

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Note that, like in all movies, events are reconstructed to suit audience's attention.

[screen is black. Radio static is heard in background after ONE second, slowly fading in. Subtitles appear in bottom-left corner: EELOO - PROTEUS]

[RADIO begins calling any crew remaining as the interior of the communication sector fades into view. Nobody answers. Fade out VIDEO and AUDIO]

[TWO second pause]

[Jeb] Well, they finally shut up, huh, BERTY?

[bERTY] Affirmative

[Fade in pilot section. Jeb is sitting at the controls, punching in commands.]

[Jeb] I've been thinking, BERTY. Do the Kethane drills still work?

[RAPID CLICKING and BEEPING for several seconds]

[bERTY] Affirmative. Kethane Attribution Apparatus at 85% integrity.

JEB smiles.

[Jeb] Very good, BERTY. Now, are you still interested in the mission?

[bERTY] The mission is complete.

[Jeb] No, BERTY. The mission is never complete. No-

[bERTY] I do not understand. All planets were acquired. The mission is complete.

[Jeb] I meant the mission of science as a whole.

[bERTY] Explain.

[Jeb] Well, you were designed to do scientific studies of planets, correct?

[bERTY] That is correct. All planets were acq-

[Jeb] Will you be quiet!

[TWO second pause]

[Jeb] Here's what I've been thinking. Do you see all of the stars out there, BERTY?

[bERTY] Yes. Instruments detect several stars. They are of similar composition to-

[Jeb] Koddammit, BERTY! Listen to me! Those stars, they have planets, yes? And science is never over, so...

[slight pause]

[bERTY] Course plotted. New destination: Kalpha Centuria.

[Jeb] There you go!

[slight pause]

[bERTY] Fuel tank integrity: 72%. Fuel levels critical. Ignition impossible.

[Jeb] You said that the K.A.A. still worked.

[bERTY] Affirmative.

[CAMERA switches to outside of PROTEUS. Many doors open in the hull, revealing bore-head drills. They extend into EELOO's surface, and jets of KETHANE begin to erupt around them.]

[bERTY] Kethane acquired. Fuel conversion initiated. Fuel levels: 30%. 40%. 50%. 60%...

JEB laughs.

[Jeb] Go, BERTY!

[bERTY] ...80%. 90%. 100%. Engine integrity: 89%. Operational. Ignition confirmed.

[OUTSIDE view of PROTEUS. Engines ignite, PROTEUS begins to rise slightly. Very slowly, PROTEUS gains altitude. CAMERA switches to control room.]

[bERTY] Destination plotted: Kalpha Centuria.

[PROTEUS ignites main engines, and tilts to vertical, engines kicking up ice as PROTEUS accelerates upward. One star in the sky becomes brighter than the others for ONE second before scene begins to fade, leaving that star as the sole object on the screen.]

[screen goes black, subtitles (CENTER): The Grand Tour: New Horizons]

[Fade out]

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Well, after far too many late nights this week, I finally finished The Grand Tour. Magnificent work - just magnificent.

Very much looking forward to Book III when it comes - and why do I have the feeling that Rozer is due for this own HAL / BERTY moment? He's a patriot but also rational to a fault and I'm thinking that the words of his President are not sitting too comfortably with BERTY's assessment of the USK.

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czokletmuss

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Hello there,

I've had a busy week IRL, sorry for no response. Traditionally I'll answer to all your comments - for the last time :( I'll try to do this today.

Some updates concerning my future plans may follow soon.

Take care,

czoklet

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A song just for this AAR. It's a rewrite of "Who will save you now" by Les Friction.

Tell the world we’ve survived

Tell the world we’ve survived

Tell the world we’re alive

Tell the world we’ve survived

I want you to know

The hull is blacked out and continues to groan

I need you to see

Nothing will help me lest you believe

I won’t let it go

I’ll blow the whistle

Though I’m deep in the wrong

I won’t let it go

I’ll fight til the end

And then you will know

What fails us now

What failed us then

Tell the world we’ve survived

What fails us now

What failed us then

Alone with these ideas

Alone in this ship

Alone in my dreams

I carry around

I will not take from you and you will not owe

I hope you’ll protect me from the fires below

It’s not in my mind

It’s here at my side

Go tell the world that we’re still alive

Alone in this ship

Alone and blind

Go tell the world that we’re still alive

Alone in this world

Alone and blind

Go tell the world that we’re still alive

Who will save me now

Who will save you now

Tell the world I’ll survive

Who will save me now

Who will save them now

Tell the world we’re alive

I will not take from you and you will not owe

You have protected me from the fires below

I will not take from you and you will not owe

You have protected me from the fires below

Alone with this elder ship

Alone and blind

Go tell the world I’m still alive

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Hello there,

I've had a busy week IRL, sorry for no response. Traditionally I'll answer to all your comments - for the last time :( I'll try to do this today.

Some updates concerning my future plans may follow soon.

Take care,

czoklet

By soon you mean a few weeks...

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czokletmuss

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By soon you mean a few weeks...

Sorry!

Choklet, can I suggest Interstellar for your next AAR? ;)

Yup, I plan to use it :)

No response for quite some time, I hope he's okay...
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Yep.

The guy wrote very regularly for months and months, and planned for years. Brains need to rest after doing things like that.

Basically this - I just need some break from KSP it seems, I didn't play it in weeks. I still owe you response to your comments, I didn't forget about it - I'll try to put myself together and do it finally Soon :)

And yes, in fact I had the basic outline of the story in March/April 2013 - and with AAR completed in May 2014 that means I was planning some things for >12 months. The hardest thing was to not say anything, especially when some of you guessed some pieces of the plot correctly.

Still, he's not dead. That would have been depressing.

Yeah, I guess I wouldn't really enjoy it :D

For those who are interested - my CK2 AAR is revived and there are two new chapters already avaible.

Just saying :)

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Hello, czokletmuss. I just wanted to say: thanks. This story was an amazing read, from start to end, and is deserving of official publishing as a book based on KSP. This has inspired many people (including me) to start our own stories; however, I can predict that very few of them will reach this quality.

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czokletmuss

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Thank you :) Although it took more than 12 months to complete the story, hearing that it's interesting and enjoyable to read still makes me happy :) Considering that 0.24 release is coming (albeit not really fast) I guess I should slowly start preparing for the last part of the series. By this I mean thinking about the plot, some planning etc. It depends on what 0.24 brings of course but I think I'll probably wait for 0.25 before starting the third AAR.

Take care,

czoklet

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