GM: Paul
Players: Jon-Simon
Game Date: December 22, 2018
Dec. 22, 2018, the same day that Alex, Zerk, Ian and Meaghan headed out to meet up with Zerk’s friends, Scotty was putting the finishing touches on re calibrating the cloning pods so that humans could use them also.
Scotty had run all his tests, diagnostics and simulations and was confident that the chamber was ready to scan the first human. The first human to enter the lab area was Simon. Simon was his usual inquisitive self and Scotty decided to take advantage of that. Scotty explained that the project the team had talked about to create back up copies of people was ready. Simon was interested. Scotty then hit him with the “Would you like to go first?”
Simon is pretty taken aback by this. “Uh, thanks for thinking of me first, Scotty, but…I’m not really an ideal male specimen? I’m nearsighted, I have allergies, acne, my metabolism isn’t that great so I have a hard time keeping my weight down. Wouldn’t you want someone else?”
Scotty explained, “You misunderstood. This will only be used to clone you if something would happen to you. There will only be one of you at any given time. Think of it as a safety net. But don’t forget it will only create you as you are now. Anything you experience between images is lost. Remember, we decided to do this as a way to preserve humankind. Someone will need to be first.”
“Uh, okay then, I guess I will do it. What does the process involve?” Simon replied.
Scotty continued to explain. “This is a painless procedure much like a CT scan from what I understand of your medical machines and there will be a couple pokes for genetic samples. It will take a little bit of time but that is about it.”
With that Scotty gets Dr. Odom (just in case) and begins the procedure. Within a minute of the procedure starting Simon is drifting off. He feels a soothing hum and a warm tingling sensation all over his body and mind. This is the most relaxed he has felt in a long time and wishes it could go on forever.
Outside the chamber that Simon is in there is a sudden sonic boom as something passes over head. (Unbeknownst to those in the room the sonic wave is also accompanied by another wave that causes the chamber to glitch.)
As he drifts ever further down into the pool of bliss there is a sudden stab of pain. It is as though another body was thrown on top of him from a tall building. Then there is a swirl of images, memories that are not his own. Strange planets, voices, creatures; Where are you? He feels a stabbing pain in his head!!
This seems to go on forever. Simon feels trapped. The exhaustion is overwhelming. Just as he feels he can’t bear it anymore there is a light and he is pulled back to consciousness.
As Simon regains his senses he sees Scotty and the doctor over him working feverishly. The doc is on his chest giving him CPR. When they see his eyes open and he gasps for air the doc stops. The doc says, “Lie still!” He gives Simon a shot of something that burns through his veins. As the burning sensation fades Simon feels more relaxed and a bit more alert. The only lingering effect is the massive head ache Simon has. he feels like someone hit him in the back of the head. As he think about it he is suddenly sick. He quickly pulls himself up and heave over the side of the cloning capsule. The sudden movement makes his head feel even worse and he heaves a second time.
The doc works on Simon for about an hour and eventually Simon is stable enough to move on his own. Simon continues to have one of the worst headaches of his life, but physically he seems good enough to go. The doc is able to scare up some migraine medication which calms the pain to a dull head ache.