Difference between revisions of "Graveyard Missions"

"So," says Professor Logan as you exit your ship. "I see you noticed the undead rats...", pointing to the decaying rat dung spotting it. "Yes, there is a rather odd story behind those.. you see, working with the paranormal and supernatural, I eventually thought I would try to tackle reanimation. Well, my pet space Rat, Fluffums died. Being out here alone, I missed the presence of my companion quite a bit, so I set to work. I managed to bring Fluffums back but something had gone horribly wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong. I booted Fluffums out the airlock, but she managed to survive and well, before long she had infected the nearby Space Rats and this mess started. Perhaps I could search for a way to undo the damage... but why would I want to do that?" Professor Logan thinks for a minute. "AH-HA! I know, bring me samples of these undead space rats and I might be able to further refine my reanimation process. Just imagine the plague I could unleash on all mankind and whatnot... or maybe even get my Fluffums back!"

You are nearly sickened by the smell permeating the docking bay where you unload what Professor Logan wanted, and even more sickened by the delight he gets by it. After a maddening laugh he comes over. "Wonderful, Simon, this is absolutely wonderful! Don't you see the festering and oozing welts... OOOH! And look at this, a tail! Hmm? Ah yes, your reward, one minute." Professor Logan leaves for a moment and returns with your reward. "Here you go, and you will never know how useful this will be!"

"These undead rats have been getting very hostile recently. Just look at the dung I have to clean off my station now!" says Professor Logan rather perturbed. "Hmm. Simon, we have to put an end to this, and you have to do it right now! Why you? Have you seen my ship! Do you honestly think that I could take care of that vermin horde? I will help you out, but honestly, I'm not a Mad Grad Student anymore, I can not do this kind of thing! Well, what are you waiting for, they are ruining my spacebase!"

"Ahh, how invigorating! I forgot how much fun that could be! Anyway, good news! I am sure you have no idea what I have discovered in the rotting debris fields left by those zombified rats!" Professor Logan produces a very disgusting looking object. "This is the beating heart ... well not quite a beating heart, but anyway this is how those damned rats keep theirselves powered! Luckily for you, I can convert this organic technology into something you can use! I'll be right back" A short while later, Professor Logan returns with a new energybank for you and despite the awful smell, you accept it.

"Despite all the undead samples of various rat parts, I am still no closer to creating an even more horrid .... ah right, you have some sense of morality. I am still no closer to abolishing the plague I ... accidentally ... created. Regardless, I think it's time to do away with Fluffums, and perhaps get a sample of her tissues that I could study, you know to 'cure' the plague. Yes, that's right, I have no intention of making it worse and eventually enslaving all rat kind and some of the craftier Space Jellys... Off you go now!"

"So you took her out you say? And did you make sure to destroy her brain? WHAT?!! Well look what you just did, she will be back now ... yes, she will be back now! And with a vengence. She will be riled up, upset and more evil than ever! Ah, and did you bring back a sample of her flesh for me as well? Good news indeed! Now if only cloning was legal, hmmm, that never stopped me befor" You tap Professor Logan on the shoulder. "No, of course I am not going to clone this undead flesh and unlease another monster. What would make you think I would do a thing like that?! Oh, reward! Well, I don't have anything that special to give you, perhaps this hefty sum of credits will do!"

"Ah, hello Simon! Running from the flesh eating monsters outside again? As expected I guess. As you know, often times the rest of the scientific community leaves me out... well, they shun me like I smelled of rotting flesh. Eureka! That must be the reason! Regardless, I have a favor to ask of you! The other members of the scientific community constantly say my research has no purpose and there is no credence to back my findings, so I think it's time to prove myself to them! Then maybe I'll get invited to a symposium every now and then, gate-crashing them really has gotten boring over the years... anyway, I think I should do something that will get their attention, like create a paranormal device that could utterly and entirely destroy them! Of course, why didn't I think of that before! A threat is always the best way to earn someone's respect! Now, to do this, I will need more data on the souls that roam the graveyard. If you could capture a few, and give me their spectral energies... then I could come to an even greater understanding of how to use their abilities! Remember, spectral energy is very unstable, it will not be able to travel through wormholes so you will have to find it here, in the Graveyard!" Professor Logan wanders off into another room, mumbling incoherently.

"Here is my idea! If I can unlock the secrets of this spirits energies, I could perhaps use it to banish others to the spectral plane! Just imagine what those uppity professors at Lyceum would do when if they knew I could send them to another dimension! Hahaha! What's that Professor? I can attend your symposium! Now that's more like it!" You leave as Professor Logan laughs manically.

"Time for me to start building the device! Lyceum will never know what happened, they will be in ethereal form and then I will get my symposium invites! Just wait until my friend from Lunacy hear about this one! Why the Mad Scientist might even break out with tears of joy..." Professor Logan sniffs a little, his eyes watering. "It really gets you... one day your a Mad Scientist, rejected by the intellectual community, and the next you are building a device to torture their very souls... Well, let us get to work! I will continue researching Spectral Energy here, and I need you to bring me supplies! Being out here alone, and well, being crazed I do not get many supply convoys stopping.. I will need 500 Metals, 150 Microchips and one Silver Bar. Be quick about it, I want to have Lyceum planning dinners in my honour before the week is out!"

"AH HA!! This is exactally what I required, a silver bar and microchips for the duo-tronic computer core, then metals for spectral energy containment... yes, this will all do very nicely! I can see it now. 'Oh Professor Logan! Don't banish us to the spectral realm!!! You're the best scientist in the universe, please, PLEASE we'll invite you to every symposium, even hold a roast in your honor!!!' Ahahahah! You have been very helpful Simon, so I suppose you deserve something. Hmm.. Of course, I'll give you one of my ships! What? Of course I have more than one, what would happen if the hull got bloody? I'd have to throw it away and use another, you can't use a ship with a bloody hull! Now, off to prepare for the roasts, symposiums and all the other benefits I am about to receive!"

"Hmm, I see you are looking to get a Space Rat Kitten, aren't you? And you came to me? What would possibly make you think that I would have one...." $startvendor gets defensive. "ALL RIGHT, I do have one. Err, more than one. Actually, I have a lot of them... You see, I raise them for my experiments." He smiles. "I guess I could part with one, but I need a replacement. And I want the replacement young."

"Here you go, but I might not be so nice next time you come asking me for something! I'm busy you know, the universe isn't going to plauge itself!"

"I always need more subjects for my research, perhaps you could find me some? Just bring me ten Souls and I'll give you a mention that you can use later!"

"Excellent! Now I can get back to my work! Here you go Simon, you can cash these in whenever you want!"

"I always need more subjects for my research, perhaps you could find me some? Just bring me ten Souls and I'll give you a mention that you can use later!"

"Excellent! Now I can get back to my work! Here you go Simon, you can cash these in whenever you want!"

"I always need more subjects for my research, perhaps you could find me some? Just bring me ten Souls and I'll give you a mention that you can use later!"

"Excellent! Now I can get back to my work! Here you go Simon, you can cash these in whenever you want!"

"You could use another Mini Mad Scientist?! What happened to the first one I gave you!!! Well, I happen to have a few more, but this is going to cost you! 50 Paranormal Research Diploma should do it!"

"Here you go, but I might not be so nice next time you come asking me for something! I'm busy you know, the universe isn't going to plauge itself!"

"You could use another of my items?! This one is very special, and I suppose I could part with it! 15 Paranormal Research Diploma should do it!"

"Here you go, but I might not be so nice next time you come asking me for something! I'm busy you know, the universe isn't going to plauge itself!"

"You could use another of my items?! This one is very special, and I suppose I could part with it! 5 Paranormal Research Diploma should do it, and I will give you some of my newest technology! A device that will block incoming damage!"

"Here you go, but I might not be so nice next time you come asking me for something! I'm busy you know, the universe isn't going to plauge itself!"

"You could use another of my items?! This one is very special, and I suppose I could part with it! All the Rats I had to expirement on until I could safely remove it... 20 Paranormal Research Diploma should do it!"

"Here you go, but I might not be so nice next time you come asking me for something! I'm busy you know, the universe isn't going to plauge itself!"