Sometimes the backseat is in a completely different dimension than the front seat.
Driving along on what seemed like a perfectly ordinary day, suddenly out of nowhere I hear:
"Self destruct in:
5
4
3
2...."
"Jeffrey?"
"Yes?"
"What's going on?"
"Self destruct mode has been activated"
"Yes. I got that............. but why?"
"The aliens are closing in and they cannot be allowed to intercept our technology."
"Oh."
I had no idea that a Honda van was so valuable to other civilizations.
"Jeffrey..."
"Yes?"
"Why can't you just jump to lightspeed?
Am I having this conversation?
"The jump engines are malfunctioning"
Yes I thought I felt something a bit off when I turned the corner back there.
"OH and you can't fix them?"
"Not in time to save the technology from the aliens.
Self destruct is the only option"
Unfortunate for those of us that didn't make it to the escape pods.
"Mom?"
"Yes?"
"Can I finish? We're almost to the market and I want to get this over with before we get there."
"What if some of us aren't ready to give our life in the line of duty?"
"This is the price you pay when you are a starship captain on a dangerous mission through the universe."
See and here I thought I was just a run of the mill mom on her way to get groceries.
I learn something new every day.
I found a recent picture of me in my Spaceship Captains suit with my totally awesome ray gun.
Maybe this isn't so bad after all!!
Driving along on what seemed like a perfectly ordinary day, suddenly out of nowhere I hear:
"Self destruct in:
5
4
3
2...."
"Jeffrey?"
"Yes?"
"What's going on?"
"Self destruct mode has been activated"
"Yes. I got that............. but why?"
"The aliens are closing in and they cannot be allowed to intercept our technology."
"Oh."
I had no idea that a Honda van was so valuable to other civilizations.
"Jeffrey..."
"Yes?"
"Why can't you just jump to lightspeed?
Am I having this conversation?
"The jump engines are malfunctioning"
Yes I thought I felt something a bit off when I turned the corner back there.
"OH and you can't fix them?"
"Not in time to save the technology from the aliens.
Self destruct is the only option"
Unfortunate for those of us that didn't make it to the escape pods.
"Mom?"
"Yes?"
"Can I finish? We're almost to the market and I want to get this over with before we get there."
"What if some of us aren't ready to give our life in the line of duty?"
"This is the price you pay when you are a starship captain on a dangerous mission through the universe."
See and here I thought I was just a run of the mill mom on her way to get groceries.
I learn something new every day.
I found a recent picture of me in my Spaceship Captains suit with my totally awesome ray gun.
Maybe this isn't so bad after all!!
