I was intrigued by
Comfy Spaceship, so I Googled it and found the other piece.
Comfy Spaceship, Part I, as in the OP
Comfy Spaceship, Part II
I'm thinking about a story featuring alien abductees. Maybe because I watched
The Vast of Night a few weeks ago. I'm also thinking of
Dark Matter,
Farscape,
Stargate: Universe, maybe a little bit of
Galaxy Quest. A mysterious ship and a varied cast of characters forced to work together.
1. I'm going to start with an
"Alien Abductor" class ship. Our cast of characters are all people who've been scooped up by an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
2. None of the interiors look very alien to me, but I was thinking that an alien who was kidnapping people might put some effort into making its captives feel more at home. When they designed their ship's habitat, they wanted it to be recognizable as a spaceship to their captives. They examined Earth's broadcasts and found transmissions featuring video representations of Earth spacecraft, or at least what Humans envisioned spacecraft to be. These broadcasts were of course from the 1960s-1970s.
"Old-Fashioned Interior" it is.
3. Our group of abducted Humans awakens and meets one another. Looking around, they find...
3a.
Tier-1 Cabins, a
Tier-1 Medical Lab,
Tier-1 Bathing Amenities, and a
Tier-1 Library. They even find
A Bar, with
Games and
Music. Most intriguingly, they find...
3b. A
Tier-2 Fabricator. Naturally, they spend some time testing its limits and capabilities. Kentucky bourbon; Pad Thai; clothing better than the tacky
Logan's Run jumpsuits they woke up wearing. After some time, with full bellies and proper attire, they decide they need to find out just what the hell is going on and strike out into the rest of the ship. They walk into...
3c. A
Tier-2 Plant Garden and a
Tier-2 Aquarium, each carrying samples of Earth flora and fauna. Moving on, they discover...
3d. In addition to the
Human Crew Quarters they already found,
Alien Crew Quarters. With aliens. It seems Earth wasn't the only planet this Alien Abductor visited. Each of the other species has its own quarters, complete with a Plant Garden and Aquarium representing their home planet. Interestingly, all of the aliens come from planets with approximate atmospheres and gravity. The abductors deliberately took a variety of species who could coexist on the same ship.
4. Moving on, our cast of characters and some of their new friends find the part of the ship meant for the crew, and locate...
4a. A
Tier-1 A.I. Companion, operating its
Tier-2 Synthetic Android. This appears to be the only "crew" on the ship. In a sense, it
is the ship. Strangely, the ship has features for its "guests" that suggest they're not just prisoners, that the ship has more in mind for them.
4b.
Wide Bridge Windows, provide a view and a
Holographic Map shows the ship's position as it races towards its next destination, whatever that is. Moreover, the cast of Humans and aliens find...
4c.
Upgraded EVA Suits tailor-made for everyone. Clearly, they're expected to be operating outside the ship, in hostile environments. Even more ominously, in another bay stand rows of
Powered Armor, dwarfing the EVA suits and fitted with a variety of weapons. These are also seemingly made to the abductees' specifications, Human and alien alike. Clearly, the ship anticipates its new 'crew' will be encountering not just toxic atmospheres and extreme temperatures, but something that will require a mini-grenade launcher and an exoskeleton capable of swinging an SUV like a baseball bat.
5. Our heroes encounter
Planetary Events and meet
Alien Creatures in their travels, always having to return to the relative safety of the ship that abducted them in the first place before it takes off for its next destination. But waiting out there in the dark, the reason the alien ship needs its new crew:
Dimensional Entities, the likes of which H.R. Giger and H.P. Lovecraft might have dreamed up, threaten all the myriad species of our galaxy.
