The are billions of stars, millions of planets, but only one man, Terrance McDoogal. And two ships named Magellan.
Behind the Scenes - the Magellan Mark II
The Ludgonian Industrial Union is proud to present another behind the scenes look at LIU Atlas. Today, we look at the Magellan Mk II, the crew's new ship and new home.
Note: This episode is presented in full screen. The corresponding dialogue is underneath each photo.
Note: This episode is presented in full screen. The corresponding dialogue is underneath each photo.
Doog: “Welcome to another special edition episode of LIU Atlas. I’m your host, Terrance “Doog” McDoogal. Today, we’ll be checking out our new ship, the Magellan Mark II. Yeah, that’s right. We got a new ship. Like its predecessor, the Mk II is a Jaculan-Class Cargo Ship. It’s a much newer model than our previous ship, though, and it has several notable upgrades. One such upgrade is visible from this angle. The Mk II has a much bigger cockpit. Our pilot, Hugo, won’t have to sit alone anymore. There’s room for a co-pilot.”
Doog: “My favorite upgrade, at least on the ship’s exterior, is the new airlock. Our previous ship lacked this feature, making in-space docking an impossibility. The airlock should allow us access to previously unavailable destinations.”
Doog: “The Magellan and Magellan Mk II have nearly identical propulsion systems. The engines have rarely been a problem for us, so I don’t mind that feature. Alright, that’s enough of the exterior. Let’s see what’s new on the inside.”
Doog: “The Mk II has two decks. This is the main deck. It’s where the living quarters are located.”
Oldie: “We have a table now! Do you guys remember tables? You eat on them.”
Mike: “Yes, Oldie, we remember tables.”
Oldie: “But this a table-table. Not a floor-table.”
Mike: “Indeed, much better. Our food will taste less like dirt and feet now.”
Mike: “Yes, Oldie, we remember tables.”
Oldie: “But this a table-table. Not a floor-table.”
Mike: “Indeed, much better. Our food will taste less like dirt and feet now.”
Cam: “Forget the table. Check out these beds. They smell new.”
Doog: “Yeah, and there’s four of them. That’s like triple our old bed count.”
Mike: “Double, not triple.”
Doog: “Who cares about the math? The point is, we have more beds.”
Mike: “Still not enough for our crew of six, though.”
Amaya: “Ahem, don’t you mean seven?”
Mike: “My bad. I keep forgetting you’re here.”
Doog: “Yeah, and there’s four of them. That’s like triple our old bed count.”
Mike: “Double, not triple.”
Doog: “Who cares about the math? The point is, we have more beds.”
Mike: “Still not enough for our crew of six, though.”
Amaya: “Ahem, don’t you mean seven?”
Mike: “My bad. I keep forgetting you’re here.”
Doog: “There’s a kitchen opposite of the beds, in between the stairs and airlock. Stairs…did we have to put those in here?”
Amaya: “How else would we get to deck two?”
Doog: “I don’t know…elevators, maybe.”
Amaya: “And lose the under-stair storage? Where else are we putting the Doog Dummy?”
Amaya: “How else would we get to deck two?”
Doog: “I don’t know…elevators, maybe.”
Amaya: “And lose the under-stair storage? Where else are we putting the Doog Dummy?”
Mike: “I can’t believe you guys are glossing over the fact that we have a kitchen. A kitchen with food.”
Oldie: “Food. Remember food?”
Mike: “Yes, Oldie! We remember food!”
Oldie: “Food. Remember food?”
Mike: “Yes, Oldie! We remember food!”
Amaya: “There’s also two smaller rooms on the main deck, under the cockpit.”
Doog: “A bathroom to the right and a utility room to the left.”
Doog: “A bathroom to the right and a utility room to the left.”
Doog: “The bathroom is pretty basic. It’s definitely a lot cleaner than the old Magellan.”
Amaya: “Let’s try to keep it that way. Maybe we can come up with some sort of chore assignments or cleaning schedule.”
Doog: “Maybe. The bathroom sounds like a good chore for Timbo. Speaking of schedules, we’re going to have to adjust the bathroom schedule, now that you’re here. So much for my regularity.”
Amaya: “Uh…moving on.”
Amaya: “Let’s try to keep it that way. Maybe we can come up with some sort of chore assignments or cleaning schedule.”
Doog: “Maybe. The bathroom sounds like a good chore for Timbo. Speaking of schedules, we’re going to have to adjust the bathroom schedule, now that you’re here. So much for my regularity.”
Amaya: “Uh…moving on.”
Doog: “The utility room seems to be a bit of a waste. It’s essentially a closet. My spacesuit is in here, and there’s some tools and spare parts.”
Amaya: “Don’t forget the washer and dryer.”
Doog: “Is that what those box thingies are?”
Amaya: “Uh, yeah. You’ve never used a washer and dryer before?”
Doog: “Nope. I usually just toss stuff away after a few wears. Don’t look at me like that, elite girl. I bet you don’t do laundry either.”
Amaya: “I, at least, know what they are, though.”
Amaya: “Don’t forget the washer and dryer.”
Doog: “Is that what those box thingies are?”
Amaya: “Uh, yeah. You’ve never used a washer and dryer before?”
Doog: “Nope. I usually just toss stuff away after a few wears. Don’t look at me like that, elite girl. I bet you don’t do laundry either.”
Amaya: “I, at least, know what they are, though.”
Amaya: “Up the stairs to Deck #2.”
Doog: “Sigh, if we have to.”
Doog: “Sigh, if we have to.”
Doog: “Everything is small and cramped up here.”
Amaya: “It was the only way we could fit a second deck in here.”
Doog: “So, what’s up here?”
Amaya: “You haven’t been up here yet?”
Doog: “Nope. And, given the stair situation, this will probably be my last time.”
Amaya: “Fair enough. There are two small rooms up here.”
Amaya: “It was the only way we could fit a second deck in here.”
Doog: “So, what’s up here?”
Amaya: “You haven’t been up here yet?”
Doog: “Nope. And, given the stair situation, this will probably be my last time.”
Amaya: “Fair enough. There are two small rooms up here.”
Amaya: “The first is my bedroom.”
Doog: “So, that’s where the fifth bed is. How come you get your own bed and room? I’m the star of the show, shouldn’t this room be mine?”
Amaya: “I don’t know if you noticed, but I’m a woman on a ship full of guys. I need somewhere private. Besides, would you really want to take the stairs every time you wanted to go to your room?”
Doog: “Didn’t think about the stair thing. I guess it is best if you have it.”
Doog: “So, that’s where the fifth bed is. How come you get your own bed and room? I’m the star of the show, shouldn’t this room be mine?”
Amaya: “I don’t know if you noticed, but I’m a woman on a ship full of guys. I need somewhere private. Besides, would you really want to take the stairs every time you wanted to go to your room?”
Doog: “Didn’t think about the stair thing. I guess it is best if you have it.”
Amaya: “The other room up here is the editing suite.”
Doog: “Timbo’s abode. It’s a good place for him, away from everyone else.”
Amaya: “It’s also where we’ll store filming equipment, so other crew members will be up here as well.”
Doog: “As long as I don’t have to be up here.”
Doog: “Timbo’s abode. It’s a good place for him, away from everyone else.”
Amaya: “It’s also where we’ll store filming equipment, so other crew members will be up here as well.”
Doog: “As long as I don’t have to be up here.”
Amaya: “Around the corner we have the fire suppression system and the cockpit.”
Doog: “Yes, let’s store the vital fire fighting system upstairs, where it is useless to me.”
Amaya: “Something tells me you’ll forget your hatred of stairs when everyone is burning alive in a fire.”
Doog: “You underestimate my hatred.”
Amaya: “Really?”
Doog: “Ok, fine. Burning alive slightly worse than stairs.”
Doog: “Yes, let’s store the vital fire fighting system upstairs, where it is useless to me.”
Amaya: “Something tells me you’ll forget your hatred of stairs when everyone is burning alive in a fire.”
Doog: “You underestimate my hatred.”
Amaya: “Really?”
Doog: “Ok, fine. Burning alive slightly worse than stairs.”
Amaya: “Which brings us to the final stop of the tour, the cockpit.”
Doog: “Ooh, this is roomier.”
Amaya: “It might be tight, but it should hold the whole crew in the event of any emergency.”
Doog: “Don’t tell me…the Mk II has the same lifeboat feature as the old ship. The cockpit can detach and fly on its own.”
Amaya: “Yeah, what’s wrong with that?”
Doog: “Oh, you know, A LOT. Hugo here has abandoned us a time or two when things got rough. The feature is not so great when you’re not in the cockpit when it ejects.”
Hugo: “There wasn’t any room in the old cockpit! Besides, I’ve apologized a million times.”
Amaya: “Uh…computer?”
Computer: “Go ahead.”
Amaya: “Lock lifeboat feature. Allow unlock only when three crew members give authorization.”
Computer: “Confirmed.”
Doog: “Nice! I didn’t know you could do that. I wonder what else the computer can do?”
Amaya: “Computer, lock crew member Doog’s permissions to level 1.”
Computer: “Confirmed.”
Doog: “Hey! I want to do stuff too!”
Amaya: “I think it is safer this way.”
Doog: “Computer, lock crew member Timbo in bathroom!”
Computer: “That command is not authorized.”
Doog: “Dang it.”
Doog: “Ooh, this is roomier.”
Amaya: “It might be tight, but it should hold the whole crew in the event of any emergency.”
Doog: “Don’t tell me…the Mk II has the same lifeboat feature as the old ship. The cockpit can detach and fly on its own.”
Amaya: “Yeah, what’s wrong with that?”
Doog: “Oh, you know, A LOT. Hugo here has abandoned us a time or two when things got rough. The feature is not so great when you’re not in the cockpit when it ejects.”
Hugo: “There wasn’t any room in the old cockpit! Besides, I’ve apologized a million times.”
Amaya: “Uh…computer?”
Computer: “Go ahead.”
Amaya: “Lock lifeboat feature. Allow unlock only when three crew members give authorization.”
Computer: “Confirmed.”
Doog: “Nice! I didn’t know you could do that. I wonder what else the computer can do?”
Amaya: “Computer, lock crew member Doog’s permissions to level 1.”
Computer: “Confirmed.”
Doog: “Hey! I want to do stuff too!”
Amaya: “I think it is safer this way.”
Doog: “Computer, lock crew member Timbo in bathroom!”
Computer: “That command is not authorized.”
Doog: “Dang it.”
Amaya: “Now that we have a dual cockpit, I want to start cross-training some of the crew on being a co-pilot. It can’t hurt to have emergency pilots. It would be nice to give Hugo a break from time to time too.”
Hugo: “Amen. I might get to leave the cockpit for longer than thirty minutes.”
Doog: “I have some piloting experience under my belt. I’d make a great co-pilot.”
Amaya: “Uh, yeah…sure you would. Too bad for those stairs though. I guess it will have to be someone else.”
Doog: “I could maybe do the stairs for something this important.”
Amaya: “I don’t know. Given your history…I think it’s safer if we give the co-pilot position to someone else.”
Doog: “Fine. I didn’t want to do the stairs anyway. Is this stupid tour over yet?”
Amaya: “Aw, don’t be sad, Doog. We’ll find you something else to do.”
Hugo: “Amen. I might get to leave the cockpit for longer than thirty minutes.”
Doog: “I have some piloting experience under my belt. I’d make a great co-pilot.”
Amaya: “Uh, yeah…sure you would. Too bad for those stairs though. I guess it will have to be someone else.”
Doog: “I could maybe do the stairs for something this important.”
Amaya: “I don’t know. Given your history…I think it’s safer if we give the co-pilot position to someone else.”
Doog: “Fine. I didn’t want to do the stairs anyway. Is this stupid tour over yet?”
Amaya: “Aw, don’t be sad, Doog. We’ll find you something else to do.”
Doog: “Well folks, that’s the new ship. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Hopefully the Mk II will live up to its namesake. The old ship might have been smelly, dirty, and cramped, but I’ll definitely miss her. Oh well, see ya!”
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Amaya: “Before we leave the Grex Cluster, there’s a planet I want to visit. I think it will make a good show.”
Doog: “What is it?”
Amaya: “Formidabant.”
Doog: “What is it?”
Amaya: “Formidabant.”
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