New Years Pool Party--A 0.25 Preview

[The Jedi Master]

Since we now know the secret feature, I threw this together. I hope you enjoy. Get hyped, folks.

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KSC, Newupdatanurary 1st, 250 AU (After Union)

"...And the Jedi Space Program New Years Pool Party is now open!"

Gene managed to get out of the way as a stampede of party-loving kerbonauts jumped into the newly built pool, right next to the newly built Administration Building. Gene had designed it himself, and he was quite proud of it, pool included. It had it all--vending machines, meeting rooms and even a nice view of the VAB. It even had a helipad. As the head of KSC architecture, Gene considered the Administration Building to be his magnum opus.

At this point, the kerbonauts were having quite a lot of fun in the pool, so the Director had to tap the microphone to get everyone's attention. "Thank you all for coming," he said. "I hope you're all enjoying the pool. I want to do two things while I still have your attention, and Harv knows how long that will be, so I better be quick about it."

Everyone in the pool chuckled. Despite appearances, the Director did have a sense of humor. He continued. "First of all, I would like to thank Prokjet Enterprises for giving us these new parts to use in our spacecraft." He pointed at the other side of the pool, where there were all sorts of shiny new parts on display, from cargo bays to adapters to a huge new cockpit. Everyone clapped and cheered--new spaceplane parts had been needed for a while.

"Second, I would like to welcome some new people to the JSP team! Please welcome Walt, Mortimer and Linus Kerman!"

The three kerbals walked out onto the podium, and there was even more clapping and cheering. They took a bow, and the Director motioned the first one forward. Clad in a HAZMAT suit, he looked like he belonged at the Quarantine Center in R&D. "Hello, I'm Walt Kerman," he said, smiling. "I'm our new Public Relations head. You're probably wondering what the suit is about. Well, I used to work with monopropellant, and that stuff is really toxic, so I had to wear this. I never got out of the habit. But hey, it can't hurt, right?"

There were some chuckles as Walt stepped off the podium and motioned the second kerbal forward. He was an older kerbal--much older than anyone else on the premises, in fact, and it was starting to show. "I am Mortimer Kerman, your new accountant. I used to be the CEO of Rockomax, so I consider myself quite worthy of this position of illustrious power. I will serve this space program well."

Jeb leaned over to Bob and whispered, "He's an old geezer, isn't he?" Bob elbowed him in the ribs.

Finally, the third kerbal stepped onto the podium. He looked like a typical scientist type, and had a bright smile on his face. "Hello, I'm Linus Kerman, and I'm the new assistant scientist at the JSP. You may have heard of me from the Kraken Drive research papers, or from my website, Linus Academy. Don't worry, I'm not replacing anyone. I'll just be handling the practical, day-to-day science affairs, while Werner handles the bigger, more theoretical science." He spat out the name 'Werner' with absolute contempt and a little hatred.

The Director stepped back onto the podium. "It is my firm belief that this trio will serve the Jedi Space Program admirably. And now, as a special treat, you get to watch the first unmanned test of the Vulture Mk.1, a new SSTO using Porkjet parts!"

Everyone cheered as the new spaceplane rolled down the runway. It took off as majestically as an eagle...

...And promptly flipped over, did a corkscrew and and slammed into the Administration Building, as majestically as an albatross attempting a barrel roll. It went up in the biggest, most spectacular explosion the KSC had ever seen, topping the SRB Research Department's best efforts.

As everyone else ran off to make way for the newly hired fire-and-rescue team, Walt, Mortimer and Linus stood in the rubble, watching Gene cry "NOOOOOOOO! My baby! Why?!?!?!?!"

"This won't be good for our PR," Walt lamented.

"It will cost thousands to get this fixed!" Mortimer said, facepalming.

Linus smirked. "Good science, though. We now know that the indestructible buildings are actually destructible..."

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Thanks for reading, and prepare for 0.25!

[dryer_lint]

Haha, nice summary of what most people will be doing in 0.25. Well done

[Tw1]

Not bad.

Some how, Mortimer's dialogue reminds me of the treasurer of a uni club I help run.

I kinda want to fire Linus already, that's a terrible workplace attitude...maybe sacking those Kerbals could be a thing one day.

[The Jedi Master]

Haha, nice summary of what most people will be doing in 0.25. Well done

Thank you! I know what I'll do first when 0.25 hits.

Not bad.

Some how, Mortimer's dialogue reminds me of the treasurer of a uni club I help run.

I kinda want to fire Linus already, that's a terrible workplace attitude...maybe sacking those Kerbals could be a thing one day.

Well, if you look at my blog post, it says that Werner had completely forgotten about Linus, so he's kind of angry. He'll probably get over it eventually... right?