Zeta Disconnect: Fetch (part 1)

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited August 2006 in Science & Tech
Zeta Disconnect, Part 1 is a science fiction serial by CB Droege. The six chapters of part 1 will be published each Monday on our front page.
“You know what I like best about these briefings?” asked the white bearded, long-faced man. The agent merely raised an eyebrow, so the man in the lab coat continued. “I like that I can tell you the same jokes every time, and you always think that they’re funny.”
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  • WingaWinga Mr South Africa Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Can't wait for next week...
  • sharkydartsharkydart KY Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    great... I need to know what happens now!
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Hehehehe "The War of the Consonants"... ;)
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    I'm accepting bribes to see chapter 2 :D I'm enjoying it thus far myself.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Was this on your website some time ago? I have a vague recollection of it. I like it so far.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Yes, portion of the draft was on my showcase site for awhile, but I think very few people saw it there.

    I like the boomerang logo. ;)
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Like it so far.... Looking forward to reading the next chapter!!!
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Chapter 2 has been published!
    “Z-4Q woke and sat up. The room hadn’t changed much. It was dimly lit by emergency lights on the walls. There was a pile of rubble in one corner. There was, of course, no time portal and no team of technicians bustling around. A thick layer of dust covered the floor. He stood up, but was immediately struck by nausea and headache, so he sat back down. He would have to spend a few minutes recovering from the jolt of time-travel. There was a mild feeling of pulling from the inside, all over his body. He knew that this feeling was a result of his connection to his own time, and that the feeling would fade after a few hours, although the connection itself would remain.
    Cheers :cheers:
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Another FINE chapter... I'm into this, keep them coming!!!
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    I have a feeling there's going to be a big pissed-off dude with bare feet in Z-4Q's future.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Chapter 3 has been published this afternoon. :cool:
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    AWESOME... Again. I really hope you have tons more of this story ready for print. I'll be mighty ticked if it just ends with a "and he lived happily ever after"
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    I'm enjoying the story line. I did, however, do a double take when the part about the keyboard sewn into Zaq's pants came up... the people must have thought he was playing pocket pool! :hair: Is that really better than him appearing to talk to himself? Can't the time travel agency afford a throat mic? ;)

    Q, I can assure you that it does not end "happily ever after" - though that would be a rather ironic statement in the context of a time travel story. What I gather from CB is that he has the first six chapters submitted, and he's working as hard as he can on the next set, so that he does not leave a long break between publications.
  • sharkydartsharkydart KY Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    ;lakjsdlkfjsakljflkjskjfjaw2ekjrwe i can't wait until monday
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    I NEED MY FIX.... it's time for more Zeta!!!!!
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    After one-week off for the US holiday, Chapter 4 has been published!

    ...and it has resulted in a Zeta Disconnect trifecta on the front page :p
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Best one yet, I think, though a little too fast-paced. It conveys a sense of urgency, but the descriptions could have gone a little deeper once he dropped in on Sanchez.
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    I kind-of feel bad that it's taking up the whole front page... Is no one submitting anything else right now?
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    There are other articles in the queue, but I think yours require less editing on Matt's part. ;)
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Don't feel bad mate, I'm just glad something's getting up there :)

    GH... touche! :p
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    General Keebler wrote:
    GH... touche! :p

    That was a shot at myself rather than a shot at you. ;)
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    General Keebler wrote:
    ...GH... touche! :p
    Awww...he's not that touchie... :-/
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Chapter 5 is live! :cool:
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    It's all starting to come together now!
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Very nice indeed.....
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Well, I guess it's not too bad that Matt has forgotten to post this week's episode again. It gives me a chance to rewrite the next few chapters...

    I dropped my pen-drive out of my pocket today, and now my computer wont recognize it... When I shake it, it rattles inside :banghead:

    That's where the next chapters of Zeta Disconnect were being stored while I worked on them... :(

    At least now, I have an extra week before they are expected to be finished...
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Rattles inside! :hair:
  • CBCB Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Der Millionendorf- Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Yea... I'm assuming that's the pen drive's way of telling me that I'm not getting my data back...


    I thought those things were almost indestructable...
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    It depends on the brand & model, I suppose. My normal Sandisk drive with the plastic case seems a bit flimsy, but the Sandisk micro with metal case could probably get run over by a car without incident.

    I'd recommend cracking open the plastic case to see what is loose - if it's just the USB plug or something, then you could probably solder it back together.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    CB Droege wrote:
    Matt has forgotten to post this week's episode again.
    I didn't have the stomach for dueling the control panel when I got off of work last night :werr: Here we go...
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