> n
You move north.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.

There's a huge pile of purple penguins here, as well as Megan's G4. Megan is here.

> e
You move east.
This area is for hardware testing and experimentation. The charred remains of some glorious experiments litter the floor . The main hall is to the west, while an additional lab area is to the east. A teleporter is set up here. Also here is a Linux disc and a music megaphone.

> get all
You pick up the Linux disc and the music megaphone.

> w
You move west.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
There's a huge pile of purple penguins here, as well as Megan's G4. Megan is here.

> install linux disc on g4
(Your score has increased by 10)
You start to install Galaxy Linux on Megan's G4. The screen displays, "You are not Megan Morrone. You may not....Oh, Galaxy Linux? Wow! I'm sure she won't mind!" The G4 happily accommodates you and soon a smiling galactic Tux graphic is appearing on the screen. As soon as this happens, the purple penguins as one jump into the air and begin flapping and circling about the G4, whistling happy little tunes. Megan exhales loudly, gets up, dusts herself off and then says, "Thanks! You saved me from a truly annoying experience. I better run to the set." With a smile and a wave, she trots off to the set.

> n
You move north.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> n
You move north.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west, behind which you hear some kind of commotion. South will lead you back into the studio.

> n
You move north.
You are standing at a dusty crossroads. To the west you see a metal building. To the east is something that looks like a cheap hotel. The studio is south of here.

> w
You move west.
You are outside a roundish metal building with a sign on it reading, "Planet X Public Library." North will take you inside the Library, while east leads to the crossroads.

> n
You move north.
Apparently this Library isn't used much. There are hardly any books on the shelves and there's no librarians present. South will take you back outside, while a suspicious-looking door lies to the north.

> n
You walk into the dark room. Suddenly the door slams behind you. You can just barely make out the figure of the Web Lab Master Tom sitting in the darkness. "I'm sorry to do this to you, but you've got to help me!" he cries. "I can't remember the name of the first president of the U.S. Congress and it's driving me crazy! I can't let you out until you help me remember." After speaking, Tom falls back into frustrated contemplation. You're in a room that is very dark except for a single shaft of light that descends from a slit in the ceiling. Tom is here.

> search room
(Your score has increased by 6)
You feel along the wall of the dark room and discover a shelf. There's hardly anything on it except for one book.

> get book
You pick up the book.

> stand in light
You stand in the shaft of light.

> read book
You open up the book to read it, and a sticky note falls from one of the pages and onto the floor in the shaft of light.

> get note
You pick up the sticky note.

> read note
The note says, "History will always remember John Hanson, the first president of U.S. Congress."

> give note to tom
(Your score has increased by 10)
"By Crackey! That's right! Good ol' John Hanson! Man, that's a load off my mind. Alright, I guess we can go now." He stands up, unlocks the door in the south wall, and leaves.

> s
You move south.
Apparently this Library isn't used much. There are hardly any books on the shelves and there's no librarians present. South will take you back outside, while a suspicious-looking door lies to the north.

> s
You move south.
You are outside a roundish metal building with a sign on it reading, "Planet X Public Library." North will take you inside the Library, while east leads to the crossroads.

> e
You move east.
You are standing at a dusty crossroads. To the west you see a metal building. To the east is something that looks like a cheap hotel. The studio is south of here.

> e
You move east.
You are standing outside the Planet X Luxury Hotel. To the north is the Desert Planet Cafe, moving east will take you inside the Hotel, while west will take you to the crossroads. An immense robotic bulldozer is slowly making its way towards the Hotel.

> e
You move east.
This is the lobby of the Planet X Luxury Hotel. West takes you back outside, while to the north you can see some kind of game room. Through the open doors to the west you can see the bulldozer continuing its approach. There is a glass case here. Joshua is here.

> n
You move north.
This is the Planet X Luxury Hotel's game room. South takes you back to the lobby. There is an Asteroids game here. Darci is here.

> x game
It's a classic Asteroids stand up arcade game. There's a switch on its back that has two settings: Hard and Easy. It is currently set to Hard.

> flip switch to easy
(Your score has increased by 10)
Darci is so engrossed that she doesn't notice you flipping the switch. "What!?" she suddenly exclaims. "This lousy thing's difficulty switch must be broken. What a cheap piece of garbage!" In a rage, she lifts the entire game above her head and throws it into the lobby. You hear a loud smashing and shattering noise as it lands. "Well, enough of this foolishness," she says. "I'm off to the set.." She leaves. Amazingly, Joshua seems to have slept through it all -- you can just barely hear his continued snoring.

> s
You move south.
This is the lobby of the Planet X Luxury Hotel. West takes you back outside, while to the north you can see some kind of game room. Through the open doors to the west you can see the bulldozer continuing its approach. Also here are the game tokens, a bazooka and broken glass. Joshua is here. The Asteroids game is here.

> get bazooka
You pick up the bazooka.

> shoot bazooka at bulldozer
(Your score has increased by 10)
You take aim at the bulldozer as it's just about to topple the hotel. You fire and the bazooka makes a cool "ZAP" noise as a green ray shoots through the door which strikes the bulldozer, instantly shrinking it to toy size. It rolls into the lobby, completely harmless now.

Behind you, you hear Joshua wake up with a start. "Hey," he says, "What was that cool ZAP noise? You know, I was having the funniest dream: It was like the beginning of The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, when Arthur Dent is sleeping and his house is about to be destroyed by a bulldozer...Ah, never mind." You tell him the situation on the set. "All right, I better get over there," he says. He puts on his mirrored shades, thanks you, and leaves. This is the lobby of the Planet X Luxury Hotel. West takes you back outside, while to the north you can see some kind of game room. Also here are the game tokens and broken glass. Joshua is here. The Asteroids game is here.

> get bulldozer
You pick up the miniaturized robotic bulldozer.

> get tokens
You pick up the game tokens.

> drop bazooka
You drop the bazooka.

> w
You move west.
You are standing outside the Planet X Luxury Hotel. To the north is the Desert Planet Cafe, moving east will take you inside the Hotel, while west will take you to the crossroads.

> n
You move north.
You are inside the delightfully quaint Planet X Desert Cafe. Also here is Roger's ID. Roger is here.

> get id
You pick up Roger's ID.

> s
You move south.
You are standing outside the Planet X Luxury Hotel. To the north is the Desert Planet Cafe, moving east will take you inside the Hotel, while west will take you to the crossroads.

> w
You move west.
You are standing at a dusty crossroads. To the west you see a metal building. To the east is something that looks like a cheap hotel. The studio is south of here.

> s
You move south.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west, behind which you hear some kind of commotion. South will lead you back into the studio.

> s
You move south.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> place id in tube
You put Roger's ID in the tube. The ID is briskly whisked away to the innards of the machine, then is spit back out into your hand. A printout slowly rolls out of the Match Maker and falls to the floor.

> get printout
You pick up the printout.

> read printout
The printout reads, "Congratulations, _ROGER_CHANG, we have begun the universe-wide search for your perfect mate! As soon as your companion has been located, you will be notified at the address given on your ID. (small print) Please note: some searches take up to 1,000 years. Charge for search is $6.75 (adjusted Galactic dollars) per minute until search is complete. Thank you!"

> s
You move south.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> e
You move east.
This area is for hardware testing and experimentation. The charred remains of some glorious experiments litter the floor . The main hall is to the west, while an additional lab area is to the east. A teleporter is set up here.

> enter teleporter
You climb inside the teleporter and with a blinding flash of light you find yourself in the TechTV offices.
This is the room where The Screen Savers shows are planned. The teleporter to take you back to Planet X is here. North will take you to the Screen Savers' office cubes. Also here are some meeting notes and some crumpled paper.

> n
You move north.
You are standing besides the seemingly endless rows of office cubes where The Screen Savers do their non-studio work. No one's here now. To the east you notice what must be Patrick's cube. The meeting room lies south, and a kitchen lies north.

> e
You move east.
This is Patrick's cube. West will take you back to being by the cubes, while to the north you spot Martin's cube. Patrick's stuff fills the cube.

> drop bulldozer
(Your score has increased by 6)
As you put the miniaturized bulldozer down, blue lights on its back light up and it twirls around, as if examining the area. As it faces Patrick's cube it says, "Trash detected. Commencing demolition."
It immediately begins to tear into the immense pile of Patrick's stuff, heroically and maniacally shredding papers and books, pulling apart and digesting hardware, and vaporizing game boxes.
To your amazement, it only takes the bulldozer several seconds to finish the job (apparently shrinking it has sped it up.) "Trash eliminated," the bulldozer says, and shuts itself off.
It looks like there was something under all that stuff. This is Patrick's cube. West will take you back to being by the cubes, while to the north you spot Martin's cube.

> get tape
You pick up the punk tape.

> n
You move north.
This is Martin's cube. A tad bit untidy, but nothing compared to Patrick's cube's natural state. South will take you back to Patrick's cube. Also here is a video.

> get video
You pick up the video.

> s
You move south.
This is Patrick's cube. West will take you back to being by the cubes, while to the north you spot Martin's cube.

> w
You move west.
You are standing besides the seemingly endless rows of office cubes where The Screen Savers do their non-studio work. No one's here now. To the east you notice what must be Patrick's cube. The meeting room lies south, and a kitchen lies north.

> n
You move north.
The office kitchen is beset by a burned popcorn smell. Apparently someone caught the microwave on fire again because it's gone. There is, however, a refrigerator here. South will take you back by the cubes. Also here is a banana peel.

> get peel
You pick up the banana peel.

> s
You move south.
You are standing besides the seemingly endless rows of office cubes where The Screen Savers do their non-studio work. No one's here now. To the east you notice what must be Patrick's cube. The meeting room lies south, and a kitchen lies north.

> s
You move south.
This is the room where The Screen Savers shows are planned. The teleporter to take you back to Planet X is here. North will take you to the Screen Savers' office cubes. Also here are some meeting notes and some crumpled paper.

> enter teleporter
You climb inside the teleporter and with a blinding flash of light you find yourself back in Lab Area A.

> w
You move west.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> s
You move south.
You are in a room that's directly outside the studio's live set. A large plate-glass window is set in the southern wall through you can see people adjusting cameras and setting up lights. You also notice Russ and Josette, the line producers, running around frantically waving their arms. To the north is the studio's main hall. To the east is the snack room. You can see Megan on the set, trying to get her Download of the Day to work. You can see Joshua on the set, sorting through faxes. You can see Darci on the set, gutting some old 386 for its parts. You can see Tom on the set reading a Philip K. Dick book.

> e
You move east.
This is a small snack room. West leads to outside the set. Jessica is here, frantically drinking coffee. Whenever she is about to finish, a servobot in the corner glides over, gives her a refill, and then returns to the corner. Jessica is here.

> drop peel
(Your score has increased by 10)
You put the banana peel on the floor. Jessica almost finishes her coffee and as usual, the servobot wheels its way out of the corner to give her a refill. However, on its way it slips on the banana peel, loses its balance, and falls over on its side, wheels spinning.
Jessica finishes the last drop of her coffee and says, "Whew! I think I've had enough caffeine. I better get to the studio. I'll see you there." She sprints off to the set. This is a small snack room. West leads to outside the set. The servobot is lying on its side, wheels spinning. Jessica is here.

> w
You move west.
You are in a room that's directly outside the studio's live set. A large plate-glass window is set in the southern wall through you can see people adjusting cameras and setting up lights. You also notice Russ and Josette, the line producers, running around frantically waving their arms. To the north is the studio's main hall. To the east is the snack room. You can see Megan on the set, trying to get her Download of the Day to work. You can see Jessica on the set, looking at her Site of the Nite. You can see Joshua on the set, sorting through faxes. You can see Darci on the set, gutting some old 386 for its parts. You can see Tom on the set reading a Philip K. Dick book.

> n
You move north.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> n
You move north.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> n
You move north.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west, behind which you hear some kind of commotion. South will lead you back into the studio.

> w
You move west.
You are standing on top of a rocky hill. To the west is a building bedecked with garish flashing lights. A sign on top of the building reads "The Fantabulous Mr. Universe Contest." You hear a lot of cheering and cheesy music emanating from the building. East will take you to the entrance of the studio.

> w
You move west.
You are inside the building where the Fantabulous Mr. Universe Contest is being held. There is a slot in the wall here.

A crowd of cheering aliens surrounds a large stage upon which the Mr. Universe contestants stand.
Much to your surprise, you recognize one of the contestants. It's Martin Sargent! A spotlight is shining on him, and he looks haggard and uncomfortable. When he spots you, he cups his hands around his mouth and shouts above the music, "Hey! You've got to help me get out of here! I never wanted to be part of this contest but these crazy aliens won't let me go!" As he finishes speaking the aliens cheer and clap, apparently pleased with his speech. Martin is here.

> put video in slot
(Your score has increased by 10)
You plop the video into the slot. You immediately hear some clicking and whirling sounds from behind the wall. Suddenly the screen covering the back of the stage flickers to life, revealing an image of Martin in a speedo. The boisterous crowd suddenly goes dead quiet. In the shock and silence, Martin is able to slip off the stage and run out the door. As he leaves, he glances back at you says, "Thanks, but try a less embarrassing form of rescue next time, huh?"

> e
You move east.
You are standing on top of a rocky hill. To the west is a building bedecked with garish flashing lights. A sign on top of the building reads "The Fantabulous Mr. Universe Contest." The building is now quite silent. East will take you to the entrance of the studio.

> e
You move east.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west. South will lead you back into the studio.

> n
You move north.
You are standing at a dusty crossroads. To the west you see a metal building. To the east is something that looks like a cheap hotel. The studio is south of here.

> e
You move east.
You are standing outside the Planet X Luxury Hotel. To the north is the Desert Planet Cafe, moving east will take you inside the Hotel, while west will take you to the crossroads.

> n
You move north.
You are inside the delightfully quaint Planet X Desert Cafe. Roger is here.

> give printout to roger
(Your score has increased by 10)
Roger yanks the printout from your hand and quickly scans it. "Wow! This is great!" he exclaims. "This is sure to get me a hot date! Now I have the strength to produce my segments again. I'll see you on the set." He stands up and leaves

> s
You move south.
You are standing outside the Planet X Luxury Hotel. To the north is the Desert Planet Cafe, moving east will take you inside the Hotel, while west will take you to the crossroads.

> w
You move west.
You are standing at a dusty crossroads. To the west you see a metal building. To the east is something that looks like a cheap hotel. The studio is south of here.

> s
You move south.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west. South will lead you back into the studio.

> e
You move east.
You are on a twisty path full of annoying curlicues and knots. A sign point south says, "To the Rocket Pad" while another sign pointing east says, "To the Dusty Sea of Dust." West will lead you back to the entrance to the studio.

> s
You move south.
You are standing besides a gleaming Launch Pad, on which stands a small rocketship. A sign by the rocket says, "Be sure to visit the Galactic Mart! Conveniently located in Sector 1119!" North will take you pack to the Twisty Path. Also here is a spacesuit.

> get spacesuit
You pick up the spacesuit.

> wear spacesuit
You put on the spacesuit.

> in
You climb into the rocket. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> turn dial to 1119
You turn the dial to 1119.

> push green button
You press the green button and the ship takes off with a roar, quickly blasting its way out of Planet X's atmosphere. Within minutes you approach a small, rotating space station that has a huge neon sign attached that reads, "Galactic Quick-e Mart." The Rocket automatically docks with the Galactic Mart. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the Rocket. There is a console here. The Rocket is docked with the Galactic Quick-e Mart, which you can enter by going west.

> out
You can only move west.

> w
You move west.
The Galactic Quick-e Mart is a huge, shiny, overwhelming affair filled with mind-boggling products you can't afford. There is, however, a bargain bin here. East will take you back to the rocket.

> x bin
The bargain bin looks pretty cleaned out, there's very little left in here. An Illudium PU-49 Space Modulator is inside the bargain bin.

> buy modulator
(Your score has increased by 10) You take out the game tokens, and a shop bot whizzes toward you. "Yes," is says with disdain. "You just barely have enough." With a little nozzle, it sucks the tokens out of your hand. It then picks up the Modulator, hands it to you, and then whizzes away.
At this moment, you notice Scott Harriott standing nearby, leafing through a magazine entitled "Sasquatch in Space." He suddenly notices you and looks flustered. "Research," he says, "I-I was doing research for the show." He fumbles with the magazine trying to put it back on its proper rack. "Well, my research is all done so, uh, so, uh...I'll guess I'll go back to the show now." He gives you a guilty smile and then slinks away. In fact, he seems to disappear in a flash of light. Did he just teleport away? Hmmm....

> e
You move east.
You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the Rocket. There is a console here. The Rocket is docked with the Galactic Quick-e Mart, which you can enter by going west.

> push blue button
You press the blue button and abruptly the rocket spins around and blasts off towards Planet X. The speed of its descent is frightening, and you are almost sure you are going to crash into the Launch Pad instead of landing on it, but at the last possible moment the rocket does a graceful flip that turns your stomach and lightly lands on the Pad.
You hear some gurgling sounds as the rocket is refuelled, then silence. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> out
You climb out of the rocket.

> l
You are standing besides a gleaming Launch Pad, on which stands a small rocketship. A sign by the rocket says, "Be sure to visit the Galactic Mart! Conveniently located in Sector 1119!" North will take you pack to the Twisty Path.

> n
You move north.
You are on a twisty path full of annoying curlicues and knots. A sign point south says, "To the Rocket Pad" while another sign pointing east says, "To the Dusty Sea of Dust." West will lead you back to the entrance to the studio.

> w
You move west.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west. South will lead you back into the studio.

> s
You move south.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> s
You move south.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> e
You move east.
This area is for hardware testing and experimentation. The charred remains of some glorious experiments litter the floor . The main hall is to the west, while an additional lab area is to the east. A teleporter is set up here.

> e
You move east.
This is the second of two rooms set up for equipment testing. West will take you back to Lab Area A. UGM 3.0 is set up here. Yosh is here.

> install modulator on ugm
(Your score has increased by 10)
You install the Illdium PU-49 Space Modulator on UGM. UGM's monitor suddenly turns blue, then a message reading "Clarice 2000 Activation Successful" spills across the screen.
"Alright!" says Yosh. "Way to go! Watch it for a bit to see what it does and I'll head over to the studio. Thanks!" Yosh leaves.

> x ugm
It's the Ultimate Gaming Machine, version 3.0. On the screen is a 3D graphic of a cute white cat. The cat's mouth is moving, and through the speakers you hear, "Hello, I'm Clarice 2000, an Artificially Intelligent Virtual Cat. As an demonstration of my prowess, I have identified two anomalies in the following sectors surrounding this planet: 7438 and 4692. Unfortunately, finding that out took up most of my memory resources, so now I feel pretty dumb."

> w
You move west.
This area is for hardware testing and experimentation. The charred remains of some glorious experiments litter the floor . The main hall is to the west, while an additional lab area is to the east. A teleporter is set up here.

> w
You move west.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> n
You move north.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> n
You move north.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west. South will lead you back into the studio.

> e
You move east.
You are on a twisty path full of annoying curlicues and knots. A sign point south says, "To the Rocket Pad" while another sign pointing east says, "To the Dusty Sea of Dust." West will lead you back to the entrance to the studio.

> s
You move south.
You are standing besides a gleaming Launch Pad, on which stands a small rocketship. A sign by the rocket says, "Be sure to visit the Galactic Mart! Conveniently located in Sector 1119!" North will take you pack to the Twisty Path.

> in
You climb into the rocket. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> turn dial to 4692
You turn the dial to 4692.

> push green button
You press the green button and the ship takes off with a roar, quickly blasting its way out of Planet X's atmosphere. Within minutes you approach a small artificial satellite above Planet X, and slow to a stop. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. There is a console here. Outside the window you can see a satellite. You may exit the rocket to go into space (provided you are properly attired).

> out
You exit the rocketship. You are floating outside the Rocketship in space. You are right next to a satellite.

> x satellite
The satellite is a dinky tin-can affair with winking orange lights. You can just make out a display on it which reads, "Improper Alignment" in red LED letters.

> kick satellite
(Your score has increased by 10)
With some effort, you are able to adjust the satellite's position. Its display changes to read "Proper Alignment" in green LED letters.

> in
You float over to the rocket and climb back inside.

> push blue button
You press the blue button and abruptly the rocket spins around and blasts off towards Planet X. The speed of its descent is frightening, and you are almost sure you are going to crash into the Launch Pad instead of landing on it, but at the last possible moment the rocket does a graceful flip that turns your stomach and lightly lands on the Pad.
You hear some gurgling sounds as the rocket is refuelled, then silence. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> out
As you climb out of the rocket, you notice Morgan walking by. "Hey," she says, "I was SO lost out there. It was like the whole planet's GPS satellite system was messed up. Luckily, it just started working again, so my trusty Palm was able to lead me back here. Well, see you on the set." She waves goodbye and walks off to the studio.

> in
You climb into the rocket. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> turn dial to 7438
You turn the dial to 7438.

> push green button
You press the green button and the ship takes off with a roar, quickly blasting its way out of Planet X's atmosphere. Within minutes you approach a what looks to be a flying saucer, and slow to a stop.
You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the Rocket. There is a console here. Through the glass you can see a flying saucer.

> out
You exit the rocketship. You are floating in space near the rocketship. A flying saucer is nearby. You may enter either the saucer or the rocket.

> enter saucer
You slip inside the flying saucer through one of its air ducts. Elaborate silicon wiring snakes along the walls and ceilings of this creepy craft. A pale green glow from an unidentifiable source fills the area. You may exit the saucer.
There are a bunch of aliens walking around who look surprisingly like walking, talking AMD chips, each with a cooling fan attached to its back!
You also see Leo tied to a chair in the middle of the room, being harangued by what you assume is the leader of the aliens. "You see, Mr. Laporte, we have you now! Thought SETI was stupid, eh? No intelligent life out there, eh? Ha-ha! Guess you were WRONG!" Leo, whose mouth is gagged, rolls his eyes. "Furthermore, Mr. Laporte," continues the alien leader, "...we know that your co-host Mr. Norton has callously killed several of our lesser brothers with his careless installation techniques. For this both of you will pay!" Also here is a metal sheet. Leo is here.

> read sheet
"To do list: Fix the space/time rift in the storage room. Location of rift in space: Sector 3071."

> out
You exit the Saucer and are back in space near the rocket.

> enter rocket
You float over to the rocket and climb back inside.

> push blue button
You press the blue button and abruptly the rocket spins around and blasts off towards Planet X. The speed of its descent is frightening, and you are almost sure you are going to crash into the Launch Pad instead of landing on it, but at the last possible moment the rocket does a graceful flip that turns your stomach and lightly lands on the Pad.
You hear some gurgling sounds as the rocket is refuelled, then silence. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> turn dial to 3071
You turn the dial to 3071.

> push green button
You press the green button and the ship takes off with a roar, quickly blasting its way out of Planet X's atmosphere. Within minutes you approach a what looks to be a rip in the fabric of space and time, and slow to a stop.
You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the Rocket. There is a console here. Through the window you can see a gaping rift in the space time continuum. You may exit the rocket to go into space (provided you are properly attired).

> out
You exit the rocketship. You are floating in space, just a short distance from the rocketship. There is a space/time rift here. You may enter the rocket or, if you are brave, the rift.

> enter rift
With no small amount of fear, you plunge head first into the rift. You are spiral down a long purplish tunnel and then are spit out into a strange room. Elaborate silicon wiring snakes along the walls and ceilings of this room. A pale green glow from an unidentifiable source fills the area. There is a red crate and a yellow crate here. Going south will take you through the space/time rift and back into space.

> x yellow crate
The crate is marked "King Size Cooling Fans." A sticker is on the yellow crate.

> get sticker
You take the sticker from the yellow crate.

> put sticker on red crate
You firmly affix the sticker to the red crate. As you do, something that was hidden on the wall above flutters to the floor.

> get patch
You pick up the space/time patch.

> s
You climb into the rift and are zapped back to a place in space near the rocket.

> use patch
You apply the patch and it immediately expands to a huge size, like a giant band aid, covering the rift.

> enter rocket
(Your score has increased by 10)
You float over to the rocket and climb back inside. Once you enter, you hear Cat's voice from the console. "Hey, whatever you did fixed the transmission problem!" she says. "The Netcam Cineplex is rocking full-on! I'm going to the set now! Thanks!" Her transmission ends.

> push blue button
You press the blue button and abruptly the rocket spins around and blasts off towards Planet X. The speed of its descent is frightening, and you are almost sure you are going to crash into the Launch Pad instead of landing on it, but at the last possible moment the rocket does a graceful flip that turns your stomach and lightly lands on the Pad.
You hear some gurgling sounds as the rocket is refuelled, then silence. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> turn dial to 7438
You turn the dial to 7438.

> push green button
You press the green button and the ship takes off with a roar, quickly blasting its way out of Planet X's atmosphere. Within minutes you approach a what looks to be a flying saucer, and slow to a stop.
You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the Rocket. There is a console here. Through the glass you can see a flying saucer.

> out
You exit the rocketship. You are floating in space near the rocketship. A flying saucer is nearby. You may enter either the saucer or the rocket.

> enter saucer
(Your score has increased by 10)
You slip inside the flying saucer through one of its air ducts. When you enter, you see the alien leader saying, "Hey, doesn't it seem hot in here to you guys?" Suddenly, his fan sputters to a halt. "Hey!" he says, grabbing a nearby lackey. "Go get me a new cooling fan from the storage room, huh?" The lackey rushes off and soon returns with a giant cooling fan in his hands.
"Alright, slap that baby on," the leader commands. The lackey gently takes off the leader's faulty fan, and begins to attach the new fan, when you suddenly hear a sickly crunching sound and the leader falls to the floor.
"Oh no!" cries the lackey. "It was a non-approved cooling fan! I've broken the leader!" The crew erupts into chaos, carrying off their broken leader and frantically leaving in silicon escape pods. Soon it's just you and Leo.
Leo quickly unties himself and says, "Man, they were annoying, weren't they? Listen, I think there's a teleporter over here that will take us to..." As he speaks, he leads you over to a bright green globe which suddenly flashes and both of you are back in front of the studio.
Leo says, "Well, I better head over to the set. Thanks a million! We'll get some very special swag for you!" He shakes you hand and walks off to the studio.
In the distance, you see the rocket returning to the Launch Pad by autopilot. Why isn't it that smart when you're in it?

> e
You move east.
You are on a twisty path full of annoying curlicues and knots. A sign point south says, "To the Rocket Pad" while another sign pointing east says, "To the Dusty Sea of Dust." West will lead you back to the entrance to the studio.

> e
You move east.
The Dusty Sea of Dust certainly lives up to its name. It is a huge mass of, well, dust, billowing about in an immense canyon that you're standing at the edge of. There's a bronze telescope here. It seems like you can just barely make out a speck of something floating on the Sea in the distance.

> put tape in megaphone
You can't put anything inside the music megaphone! You put the punk tape in the megaphone. It's a tight fit, so it's unlikely you'll be able to get it out again.

> play megaphone
(Your score has increased by 10)
The megaphone blasts out tunes from "12 Punk Songs You Don't Know But Love Anyway" at an incredibly high volume.
The music seems to reach Patrick and inspires him to turn his sailboat your way. Soon he is climbing out of the boat and facing you. "Dude, that tape rocks! I've been looking for it forever!" he says. You fill him in on the situation and he says, "Thanks! I'll see you on the set." and runs off in the direction of the studio.

> w
You move west.
You are on a twisty path full of annoying curlicues and knots. A sign point south says, "To the Rocket Pad" while another sign pointing east says, "To the Dusty Sea of Dust." West will lead you back to the entrance to the studio.

> w
You move west.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west. South will lead you back into the studio.

> s
You move south.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> s
You move south.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> w
You move west.
This is the deluxe new Netcam Cineplex 2000, the high-tech booth from which Cat and Joshua will screen all the live calls and galactic netcam beam-ins.

> e
You move east.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> s
You move south.
You are in a room that's directly outside the studio's live set. A large plate-glass window is set in the southern wall through you can see people adjusting cameras and setting up lights. You also notice Russ and Josette, the line producers, running around frantically waving their arms. To the north is the studio's main hall. To the east is the snack room. You can see Megan on the set, trying to get her Download of the Day to work. You can see Jessica on the set, looking at her Site of the Nite. You can see Yosh messing with some hardware on the set. You can see Joshua on the set, sorting through faxes. You can see Darci on the set, gutting some old 386 for its parts. You can see Martin on the set, practicing his fly moves. You can see Tom on the set reading a Philip K. Dick book. You can see Roger playing MAME on one of the set computers. You can see Patrick on the set smashing a CD-RW drive with a sledgehammer. You can see Scott on the set setting one of Leo's Hawaiian shirts on fire. You can see Cat on the set sorting through the B-roll tapes. You can see Leo on the set slamming the fridge so all the letters come sliding off.

> n
You move north.
You are standing in a long, white hall. To the west is the Netcam Cineplex, to the east is the Lab area, to the north is the studio lobby, and the set is south.
The penguins are happily dancing around Megan's G4.

> n
You move north.
You are standing in the lobby of the Planet X TV studio. The studio's main hall is south, and going north will take you outside. There is an odd device here.

> n
You move north.
You are standing outside the studio. The sky is a purplish hue and the ground is composed of a reddish sand. A hot wind blows dust on you. A twisty path leads east of here, a road leads north, and a hill lies to the west. South will lead you back into the studio.

> e
You move east.
You are on a twisty path full of annoying curlicues and knots. A sign point south says, "To the Rocket Pad" while another sign pointing east says, "To the Dusty Sea of Dust." West will lead you back to the entrance to the studio.

> s
You move south.
You are standing besides a gleaming Launch Pad, on which stands a small rocketship. A sign by the rocket says, "Be sure to visit the Galactic Mart! Conveniently located in Sector 1119!" North will take you pack to the Twisty Path.

> in
You climb into the rocket. You are in the small, crowded cockpit of the rocket. The rocket is resting on the Launch Pad. There is a console here.

> l
You've managed to get everyone to the set!
Congratulations!
You and The Screen Savers end up being so entertaining that the show gains Galaxy-wide syndication! You become such a popular star even Leo becomes jealous of you! Good job!

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