The are billions of stars, millions of planets, but only one man, Terrance McDoogal. And...there's only one pie.
Behind the Scenes - The Hyperplexity
The Ludgonian Industrial Union is proud to present another behind the scenes look at LIU Atlas. Today, we join the crew as they attempt to navigate the Hyperplexity.
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.
Onboard the Magellan MK II:
Amaya: “Thanks for coming, guys. I’ll try to keep this brief.”
Doog: “You act like we had a choice. There’s not a lot of alternatives on this ship. I guess I could have hung out in the bathroom or airlock.”
Mike: “Quit interrupting the boss, Doog.”
Doog: “Whatever. You’re just sucking up to her because she promised us pie.”
Amaya: “A promise I intend to keep, as long as we get through this meeting.”
Doog: “You act like we had a choice. There’s not a lot of alternatives on this ship. I guess I could have hung out in the bathroom or airlock.”
Mike: “Quit interrupting the boss, Doog.”
Doog: “Whatever. You’re just sucking up to her because she promised us pie.”
Amaya: “A promise I intend to keep, as long as we get through this meeting.”
Oldie: “Did I miss the pie?!”
Mike: “Looks like we have an underwear and suspenders scenario again…”
Oldie: “Forget about my outfit. Answer me! Is there still pie?”
Amaya: “The pie is still here, settle down.”
Doog: “Even your wrinkles have wrinkles, Oldie. I’m losing my pie appetite as we speak.”
Oldie: “That’s just more for me.”
Amaya: “That’s enough! Sure, Oldie’s attire is…distracting…but we don’t have time to linger on it. I have time sensitive information to deliver.”
Mike: “Looks like we have an underwear and suspenders scenario again…”
Oldie: “Forget about my outfit. Answer me! Is there still pie?”
Amaya: “The pie is still here, settle down.”
Doog: “Even your wrinkles have wrinkles, Oldie. I’m losing my pie appetite as we speak.”
Oldie: “That’s just more for me.”
Amaya: “That’s enough! Sure, Oldie’s attire is…distracting…but we don’t have time to linger on it. I have time sensitive information to deliver.”
Amaya: “Computer, display the destination.”
Computer: “Displaying the Hyperplexity.”
Amaya: “Thank you. Right now, Hugo and Seitse are plotting a course to our next destination, a planet called Fenestrula. Fenestrula is located near the Deep Core, in a section of the galaxy called the Hyperplexity.”
Doog: “The Hyperplexity?”
Amaya: “Yes. This dense portion of the galaxy is packed with stars, blackholes, and planetary debris. Hyperspace travel is exceptionally difficult in this area due to the complex gravitational fields.”
Oldie: “What does that mean for us? Do we still get pie? I want pie.”
Amaya: “It doesn’t mean anything for you guys. Hugo and Seitse are plotting a series of finely-tuned jumps…”
Computer: “Displaying the Hyperplexity.”
Amaya: “Thank you. Right now, Hugo and Seitse are plotting a course to our next destination, a planet called Fenestrula. Fenestrula is located near the Deep Core, in a section of the galaxy called the Hyperplexity.”
Doog: “The Hyperplexity?”
Amaya: “Yes. This dense portion of the galaxy is packed with stars, blackholes, and planetary debris. Hyperspace travel is exceptionally difficult in this area due to the complex gravitational fields.”
Oldie: “What does that mean for us? Do we still get pie? I want pie.”
Amaya: “It doesn’t mean anything for you guys. Hugo and Seitse are plotting a series of finely-tuned jumps…”
Doog: “Are they qualified for that? Seitse just got her license a few months ago. Maybe Mike should be up there.”
Amaya: “I’m…”
Mike: “Me? I don’t think I’d be any help. I have no training. Also, I might miss the pie.”
Oldie: “I think Mike should be up there too. More pie for me. Whoops, I didn’t mean to say that last part out loud.”
Amaya: “If…”
Doog: “When a teenager finally gets their Hover-Car license, you don’t send them to drive the Emperor across the galaxy.”
Amaya: “What?! What are you talking about?”
Cam: “I think he’s trying to say that novices shouldn’t take on complex tasks.”
Mike: “That, or he’s comparing himself to the Emperor.”
Amaya: “I have full faith in our pilot and navigator. That’s not even what this meeting is about.”
Amaya: “I’m…”
Mike: “Me? I don’t think I’d be any help. I have no training. Also, I might miss the pie.”
Oldie: “I think Mike should be up there too. More pie for me. Whoops, I didn’t mean to say that last part out loud.”
Amaya: “If…”
Doog: “When a teenager finally gets their Hover-Car license, you don’t send them to drive the Emperor across the galaxy.”
Amaya: “What?! What are you talking about?”
Cam: “I think he’s trying to say that novices shouldn’t take on complex tasks.”
Mike: “That, or he’s comparing himself to the Emperor.”
Amaya: “I have full faith in our pilot and navigator. That’s not even what this meeting is about.”
Doog: “Uhh! Somethings happening!”
Cam: “I don’t feel so good!”
Mike: “Are we crashing?!”
Amaya: “If you guys would let me…”
Mike: “Should we panic? I think we should panic!”
Doog: “We’re going down boys! Ahhh! Ahhh!”
Cam: “I don’t feel so good!”
Mike: “Are we crashing?!”
Amaya: “If you guys would let me…”
Mike: “Should we panic? I think we should panic!”
Doog: “We’re going down boys! Ahhh! Ahhh!”
Hugo: “Jump one in progress.”
Seitse: “Readings are within range. Crew may be experiencing gravitational turbulence. We expected that though.”
Hugo: “Yep. Everything looks good. Well plotted, Seitse.”
Seitse: “Thanks!”
Seitse: “Readings are within range. Crew may be experiencing gravitational turbulence. We expected that though.”
Hugo: “Yep. Everything looks good. Well plotted, Seitse.”
Seitse: “Thanks!”
Doog: “Amaya, you have to go up there and find out what’s going on! Did we lose an engine? Did we hit something? Are we going to die? How long do we have?!”
Amaya: “Everything is going to be just…”
Amaya: “Everything is going to be just…”
Doog: “Ahhh! Ahhh! It’s happening again!”
Amaya: “Quit screaming!”
Oldie: “That’s it! It’s every man for himself!”
Amaya: “Quit screaming!”
Oldie: “That’s it! It’s every man for himself!”
Seitse: “Slingshot maneuver in progress. Sub-light engines are at max.”
Hugo: “Stand-by for second jump in 5…4…3…2…1. Jump!”
Hugo: “Stand-by for second jump in 5…4…3…2…1. Jump!”
Amaya: “Oldie! What are you doing?!”
Oldie: “It’s every man for himself!”
Amaya: “What does that have to do with our table? And why are you holding Cam’s screwdriver?”
Oldie: “I’ll shank anyone that comes by this refrigerator! The food and pie are mine!”
Amaya: “For Emperor’s Sake, quit panicking! This is…”
Oldie: “It’s every man for himself!”
Amaya: “What does that have to do with our table? And why are you holding Cam’s screwdriver?”
Oldie: “I’ll shank anyone that comes by this refrigerator! The food and pie are mine!”
Amaya: “For Emperor’s Sake, quit panicking! This is…”
Doog: “Ahhh! Ahhh!”
Mike: “Ahhh!”
Oldie: “Rawr! I’ll murder you all if you come closer!”
Mike: “Ahhh!”
Oldie: “Rawr! I’ll murder you all if you come closer!”
Amaya: “I’m coming to get the screwdriver, Oldie. Just breathe and relax. It’s going to be ok.”
Mike: “You don’t want to do that. Oldie is a maniac when he panics. It’s worse when food is involved.”
Oldie: “I’ll do it! I swear!”
Doog: “Stop helping Amaya, Mike! We’ve clearly declared this an every-man-for-himself scenario.”
Mike: “Sorry, I forgot!”
Doog: “Now, what should I do with the remainder of my life? I was leaning towards a last meal, but Oldie took care of that. What else is there to do?”
Mike: “You don’t want to do that. Oldie is a maniac when he panics. It’s worse when food is involved.”
Oldie: “I’ll do it! I swear!”
Doog: “Stop helping Amaya, Mike! We’ve clearly declared this an every-man-for-himself scenario.”
Mike: “Sorry, I forgot!”
Doog: “Now, what should I do with the remainder of my life? I was leaning towards a last meal, but Oldie took care of that. What else is there to do?”
Doog: “I got it! I need to call my loved ones!”
Mike: “Your grandma?”
Doog: “No, Candy and Fantasy.”
Amaya: “Who?”
Mike: “His favorite girls from the brothel.”
Doog: “Computer call Candy!”
Computer: “Sorry, I found no subspace contact information for a ‘Candy”. Please manually enter the subspace address or utilize the directory.”
Doog: “I don’t have the address! I guess look it up in the directory! Hurry! We might die any minute! Ahh!”
Computer: “I will need additional information to process your request. What is Candy’s full name and planetary location.”
Doog: “Um, she’s on Camana V. I don’t know her last name! I don’t even know if that’s her real first name! Just call all the Candy’s in the galaxy. I’ll know her voice.”
Amaya: “Doog, stop panic dialing random prostitutes! There’s nothing to worry about. This is just turbulence. It’s expected. Everyone needs to stop freaking out. If it was an emergency, the computer would have warned us.”
Doog: “I didn’t think about that. Maybe we are panicking for no reason.”
Mike: “Your grandma?”
Doog: “No, Candy and Fantasy.”
Amaya: “Who?”
Mike: “His favorite girls from the brothel.”
Doog: “Computer call Candy!”
Computer: “Sorry, I found no subspace contact information for a ‘Candy”. Please manually enter the subspace address or utilize the directory.”
Doog: “I don’t have the address! I guess look it up in the directory! Hurry! We might die any minute! Ahh!”
Computer: “I will need additional information to process your request. What is Candy’s full name and planetary location.”
Doog: “Um, she’s on Camana V. I don’t know her last name! I don’t even know if that’s her real first name! Just call all the Candy’s in the galaxy. I’ll know her voice.”
Amaya: “Doog, stop panic dialing random prostitutes! There’s nothing to worry about. This is just turbulence. It’s expected. Everyone needs to stop freaking out. If it was an emergency, the computer would have warned us.”
Doog: “I didn’t think about that. Maybe we are panicking for no reason.”
Hugo: “We’ve successfully navigated Tereshkova’s Maze. Stand-by for jump number three.”
Seitse: “Hold on. The computer has spotted something. We might have an asteroid crossing our trajectory.”
Hugo: “I see it. Reducing our speed as we speak. This might be a close call!”
Seitse: “I’m going to have the computer alert the crew. They might want to take a seat!”
Seitse: “Hold on. The computer has spotted something. We might have an asteroid crossing our trajectory.”
Hugo: “I see it. Reducing our speed as we speak. This might be a close call!”
Seitse: “I’m going to have the computer alert the crew. They might want to take a seat!”
Computer: “Alert! Alert! Collision warning! Alert! Alert!”
Doog: “I almost fell for it! We are going to die! Computer, what’s our progress with the Candy call?!”
Amaya: “What bad timing. They’ll never believe me now.”
Doog: “I almost fell for it! We are going to die! Computer, what’s our progress with the Candy call?!”
Amaya: “What bad timing. They’ll never believe me now.”
Seitse: “Trajectory is now clear. It wasn’t even that close.”
Hugo: “Better safe than sorry. Punch it!”
Seitse: “Hyperspace jump number three, engage.”
Hugo: “Better safe than sorry. Punch it!”
Seitse: “Hyperspace jump number three, engage.”
Doog: “Ahhh! The shaking is getting worse. We must be nearing the end!”
Hugo: “Jump three was perfect. Another navigational work of art.”
Seitse: “Ah, thanks. It wasn’t too hard.”
Hugo: “You’re being modest. The Anceps Binary System is one of the hardest jumps in the Hyperplexity. You took it on like a pro.”
Seitse: “Yeah, I guess I did. It’s too bad I can’t plot something easier for the crew. The gravitational turbulence has to be bothering them.”
Hugo: “Turbulence is unavoidable in the Hyperplexity. The crew will be fine.”
Seitse: “Ah, thanks. It wasn’t too hard.”
Hugo: “You’re being modest. The Anceps Binary System is one of the hardest jumps in the Hyperplexity. You took it on like a pro.”
Seitse: “Yeah, I guess I did. It’s too bad I can’t plot something easier for the crew. The gravitational turbulence has to be bothering them.”
Hugo: “Turbulence is unavoidable in the Hyperplexity. The crew will be fine.”
Amaya: “Cam, you’re usually pretty level-headed. You believe me, right?”
Cam: “I did…until the collision alert. Now, I’m plotting my next move. If the ship goes down, where do I want to be? Hmm…”
Amaya: “Not you too!”
Cam: “I did…until the collision alert. Now, I’m plotting my next move. If the ship goes down, where do I want to be? Hmm…”
Amaya: “Not you too!”
Mike: “Doog! Doog! Forget about Candy! I have an idea!”
Doog: “You really don’t get this every-man-for-himself thing, do you?”
Mike: “I have an idea to counter Oldie’s kitchen seize, but, if you’re not interested…”
Doog: “I’m listening.”
Mike: “If we take the bathroom, he’ll have no choice. He’ll have to negotiate. We’ll control the toilet and toilet paper!”
Doog: “Hmm, I’m not sure if I want to spend the remainder of my life locked with you in a bathroom. However, the bathroom IS under the cockpit. If Hugo and Seitse eject the cockpit, we’ll be with them. I’m in!”
Cam: “That’s one of the smartest things you’ve said, Doog. Not that that means a whole lot. Timbo! You and I can take the laundry room! It’s under the cockpit too!”
Doog: “You really don’t get this every-man-for-himself thing, do you?”
Mike: “I have an idea to counter Oldie’s kitchen seize, but, if you’re not interested…”
Doog: “I’m listening.”
Mike: “If we take the bathroom, he’ll have no choice. He’ll have to negotiate. We’ll control the toilet and toilet paper!”
Doog: “Hmm, I’m not sure if I want to spend the remainder of my life locked with you in a bathroom. However, the bathroom IS under the cockpit. If Hugo and Seitse eject the cockpit, we’ll be with them. I’m in!”
Cam: “That’s one of the smartest things you’ve said, Doog. Not that that means a whole lot. Timbo! You and I can take the laundry room! It’s under the cockpit too!”
Doog: “I’ll secure the door. You look for weapons.”
Mike: “Weapons? Where am I going to find a weapon in here?”
Doog: “Grab the toilet brush. No one will dare challenge us with that in my hand.”
Mike: “Do we really need weapons?”
Doog: “When Oldie realizes this is a life boat or his prune salad kicks in, he’s going to want in here. We need to keep him out long enough to barter for some pie.”
Mike: “If we have pie, we can die in peace.”
Doog: “Exactly.”
Mike: “Weapons? Where am I going to find a weapon in here?”
Doog: “Grab the toilet brush. No one will dare challenge us with that in my hand.”
Mike: “Do we really need weapons?”
Doog: “When Oldie realizes this is a life boat or his prune salad kicks in, he’s going to want in here. We need to keep him out long enough to barter for some pie.”
Mike: “If we have pie, we can die in peace.”
Doog: “Exactly.”
Hugo: “That’s the gas giant, Ianuella. It’s in the same system as Fenestrula. We did it!”
Seitse: “Great!”
Hugo: “We need to lose some speed before we dock at Fenestrula. I might use the gas giant for some air-braking.”
Seitse: “Good idea. I’ll lower the flaps.”
Seitse: “Great!”
Hugo: “We need to lose some speed before we dock at Fenestrula. I might use the gas giant for some air-braking.”
Seitse: “Good idea. I’ll lower the flaps.”
Doog: “I, Doog, Chief of the Bathroom Tribe, welcome you to these peace talks.”
Mike: “Who made you chief?”
Doog: “Shut it. I’m trying to look powerful for negotiating purposes. As you all may have noticed, the shaking and collision alerts have ceased. It is possible that we all overreacted. However, there is still the matter of the pie. We want some.”
Oldie: “Never!”
Doog: “Hear me out, old man! Mike and I control the bathroom. We’re willing to defend this acquired territory with germ-laden toilet brushes and disinfectant spray.”
Mike: “It burns. Trust me. I got some in my eye.”
Doog: “Stop interrupting me! Anyway, we are willing to drop our weapons and return the bathroom, if we get some pie.”
Mike: “Who made you chief?”
Doog: “Shut it. I’m trying to look powerful for negotiating purposes. As you all may have noticed, the shaking and collision alerts have ceased. It is possible that we all overreacted. However, there is still the matter of the pie. We want some.”
Oldie: “Never!”
Doog: “Hear me out, old man! Mike and I control the bathroom. We’re willing to defend this acquired territory with germ-laden toilet brushes and disinfectant spray.”
Mike: “It burns. Trust me. I got some in my eye.”
Doog: “Stop interrupting me! Anyway, we are willing to drop our weapons and return the bathroom, if we get some pie.”
Cam: “The Utility Room Clan also wants peace. We also want pie. We will relinquish our assets for a piece of the pie.”
Oldie: “What assets do you have? I need the bathroom. I don’t need anything in there.”
Cam: “That’s where you’re wrong. Doog and Mike might control one roll of toilet paper, but we have the rest. Did you forget the extra is stored in here?”
Oldie: “You both have my interest. I think a trade can be arranged.”
Oldie: “What assets do you have? I need the bathroom. I don’t need anything in there.”
Cam: “That’s where you’re wrong. Doog and Mike might control one roll of toilet paper, but we have the rest. Did you forget the extra is stored in here?”
Oldie: “You both have my interest. I think a trade can be arranged.”
Doog: “That just leaves you, Amaya. What do you have to offer? If you give me your game, I might cut you into the Bathroom Tribe deal.”
Amaya: “You guys are nuts. I’m not giving up anything. This all could have been avoided if you guys just listened to me from the start.”
Doog: “The panicking? That’s old news. We’re over that. This is a pie negotiation. Try to keep up.”
Amaya: “Oh, I’m caught up. You guys can keep the pie. I’ve had enough nonsense for today.”
Amaya: “You guys are nuts. I’m not giving up anything. This all could have been avoided if you guys just listened to me from the start.”
Doog: “The panicking? That’s old news. We’re over that. This is a pie negotiation. Try to keep up.”
Amaya: “Oh, I’m caught up. You guys can keep the pie. I’ve had enough nonsense for today.”
Hugo: “I scheduled us to dock, but it’s going to be a few hours. Fenestrula is a pretty busy port. I’m going to go into orbit around Ianuella’s little moon until we get called to Fenestrula. Why don’t you go down and check on the crew?”
Seitse: “You sure you don’t need me?”
Hugo: “Trust me, you’ve done enough for today. Good job.”
Seitse: “Thanks. You too. I’ll be back up in a little bit.”
Seitse: “You sure you don’t need me?”
Hugo: “Trust me, you’ve done enough for today. Good job.”
Seitse: “Thanks. You too. I’ll be back up in a little bit.”
Seitse: “What in the heck happened down here?!”
Amaya: “These idiots wouldn’t listen to me, so the turbulence freaked them out. In a matter of minutes, they devolved into primitive madmen. Oldie tried to shank several of us to protect his pie. The rest of the crew split into various city-states to counter Oldie. Now, they’re fighting over how much pie everyone gets.”
Seitse: “So…a typical Wednesday.”
Amaya: “More or less.”
Amaya: “These idiots wouldn’t listen to me, so the turbulence freaked them out. In a matter of minutes, they devolved into primitive madmen. Oldie tried to shank several of us to protect his pie. The rest of the crew split into various city-states to counter Oldie. Now, they’re fighting over how much pie everyone gets.”
Seitse: “So…a typical Wednesday.”
Amaya: “More or less.”
Doog: “On the count of three, we drop our weapons, ok?”
Oldie: “I’ll drop mine after you drop yours.”
Doog: “That’s not how pie truces work, Nards. We go at the same time.”
Oldie: “That Nards comment is going to cost you some pie.”
Doog: “Is it? How much can your diaper hold, geezer?”
Oldie: “I DON’T wear diapers! That’s it! I’m pulling out of the treaty!”
Doog: “So, it’s war you want!”
Oldie: “Bring it. Utility Room Clan, I will double your pie serving if you fight for me!”
Cam: “That’s tempting.”
Doog: “Slowly back up, Mike.”
Mike: “Retreat? I don’t retreat. I’m going to light these boys up.”
Doog: “Well, I’m retreating. Lay me down some suppressive fire.”
Mike: “Gladly.”
Oldie: “I’ll drop mine after you drop yours.”
Doog: “That’s not how pie truces work, Nards. We go at the same time.”
Oldie: “That Nards comment is going to cost you some pie.”
Doog: “Is it? How much can your diaper hold, geezer?”
Oldie: “I DON’T wear diapers! That’s it! I’m pulling out of the treaty!”
Doog: “So, it’s war you want!”
Oldie: “Bring it. Utility Room Clan, I will double your pie serving if you fight for me!”
Cam: “That’s tempting.”
Doog: “Slowly back up, Mike.”
Mike: “Retreat? I don’t retreat. I’m going to light these boys up.”
Doog: “Well, I’m retreating. Lay me down some suppressive fire.”
Mike: “Gladly.”
Seitse: “Should I intervene?”
Amaya: “Nah. This will keep them busy until we can dock at Fenestrula. Besides, that’s disinfectant that Mike’s spraying everywhere. This place might accidentally get cleaned.”
Note: Although it is the most accessible planet within the Hyperplexity, it still takes four precise hyperspace jumps to reach Fenestrula. The jumps are as follows:
Jump #1: Deep Core Expressway to The Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters are seven gravitationally bound stars. Their powerful gravity can pull a ship out of hyperspace if this jump is not precisely measured.
Jump #2: The Seven Sisters to Tereshkova’s Maze
Tereshkova’s Maze is an asteroid field that stretches several light years. The field will never coalesce due to the gravitational pull of the hundreds of nearby stars. Jumping into an unoccupied region within the field is a challenge. Not hitting an asteroid on the way out can be even harder.
Jump 3: Tereshkova’s Maze to the Anceps Binary System
The hypergiants, Alcyone and Ceyx, make up this massive binary system. If their gravity waves weren’t troublesome enough, the twin stars have dozens of planets. Some of these planets have dozens of moons. Finding a clear hyperspace route in and out of this system is the journey’s biggest challenge.
Jump #4: Anceps Binary System to the Jendela System
This is the journey’s easiest jump, but it still has its challenges. Finding a clear path out the Anceps System is difficult, but achievable. Dropping out of hyperspace in the Jendela System is much harder. The system has thirteen planets; nine which are large gas giants. Navigators tend to aim for the system’s outermost planet, Ianuella. Then, it’s a quick sub-light trip to Fenestrula, the system’s fourth planet.
Amaya: “Nah. This will keep them busy until we can dock at Fenestrula. Besides, that’s disinfectant that Mike’s spraying everywhere. This place might accidentally get cleaned.”
Note: Although it is the most accessible planet within the Hyperplexity, it still takes four precise hyperspace jumps to reach Fenestrula. The jumps are as follows:
Jump #1: Deep Core Expressway to The Seven Sisters
The Seven Sisters are seven gravitationally bound stars. Their powerful gravity can pull a ship out of hyperspace if this jump is not precisely measured.
Jump #2: The Seven Sisters to Tereshkova’s Maze
Tereshkova’s Maze is an asteroid field that stretches several light years. The field will never coalesce due to the gravitational pull of the hundreds of nearby stars. Jumping into an unoccupied region within the field is a challenge. Not hitting an asteroid on the way out can be even harder.
Jump 3: Tereshkova’s Maze to the Anceps Binary System
The hypergiants, Alcyone and Ceyx, make up this massive binary system. If their gravity waves weren’t troublesome enough, the twin stars have dozens of planets. Some of these planets have dozens of moons. Finding a clear hyperspace route in and out of this system is the journey’s biggest challenge.
Jump #4: Anceps Binary System to the Jendela System
This is the journey’s easiest jump, but it still has its challenges. Finding a clear path out the Anceps System is difficult, but achievable. Dropping out of hyperspace in the Jendela System is much harder. The system has thirteen planets; nine which are large gas giants. Navigators tend to aim for the system’s outermost planet, Ianuella. Then, it’s a quick sub-light trip to Fenestrula, the system’s fourth planet.
