Lost in Space IC

[LeaT]

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Prologue: June 10th, 2046

Earth wasn't dying, but it was certainly doing its best to kill off the latest infestation of creatures that were making uninhabitable to even its own kind. While the uneducated masses told themselves they would adapt, the highest echelons of science knew better, or at least they thought they knew. So the Resolute was built and the careful selection of families was made to ensure humanity would survive. The cost for each family was almost unimaginable, few would be able to afford it themselves, so corporate and governmental interests conspired to test and select only the best and the brightest families with the most potential for renewing the human race beyond the reaches of Earth's star system.

Each family unit was housed in a short range Jupiter space craft which was capable of orbital travel and landing on the host planet, Alpha Prime. The Jupiter craft would also serve as their homestead until more permanent homes and buildings could be produced locally. Each Jupiter included a Chariot land rover along with various other options and amenities. The 70 short range Jupiters of the initial colonization were housed and transported by the Resolute through interstellar space. The crew of the Resolute were not selected to be colonists and would return with the Resolute for the next wave. At least that was the plan.

The first indication anything was wrong was an alarm blaring and announcement for "all colonists to return to their Jupiters immediately". Before many of them could make it, explosions rocked the Resolute, throwing people to the deck and adding to the chaos. There was no time to lose as parents frantically did head counts before initiating the emergency separation programs of their Jupiters which were now life boats for the doomed Resolute.

When all was said and done, only 3 Jupiters survived, 3 families out of 70 and they were no where near Alpha Prime. Fortunately, they were close enough to a star with nearly a half dozen planets, and 2 dozen moons. It was the last act of the Resolute bridge crew, to get them a chance at survival, not just for them but perhaps for all of humanity. Now if only one of the planets or moons was habitable, they might have that chance.

A New Plan:

The smallest planet, and one of the larger moons, looked promising from orbit. In the end it was decided there was enough fuel to land and take off from the moon but the planet would be a one way trip. They opted to try their luck on the moon with the planet being a backup if things couldn't work. There appeared to be plant life though animals couldn't be directly imaged. The atmosphere was friendly enough, at 23% oxygen, combined with a slightly lower gravity than Earth they would actually all likely feel a bit of spring in their steps, perhaps literally.

The three remaining Jupiters landed on a vast grass plain in a triangular pattern each about a mile distant from one another. To the east was a thick forest with potential for some diverse animal life if they were fortunate. While the immediate question of survival was of prime importance, the weight of perpetuating the human race still hung heavy on the heads of the three families.

 

[Colonel_Liam]

Who: Marcus O'Donnell, Maxwell O'Donnell, Martin O'Donnell
Where: Outside the O'Donnell Jupiter
Relevant: @LeaT as Megan O'Donnell and @apollo247 as Theo Wheeler

The sun was low on the horizon when Marcus stood up straight, and arched his back to work the kinks of having spent the last several hours plowing and tilling the lines of upturned dirt with just hand tools, into what he hoped would soon be a blossoming fields of potatoes, wheat, and corn. At this point it wouldn't be anywhere near enough to keep their little community fed for more than a few months if grew at all, but it was important to determine if they could even grow crops from Earth on this new planet, and he didn't want to go through their whole seed stock before they had figured out this moon's weather patterns and seasons. If it worked it would add some variety to the packaged food supplied they had managed to salvage from the Resolute before the accident. If not they would at least learn from their mistakes and do better the next time.

Making his way from the far end of the field he approached the Jupiter class landing craft that was home to 5 people now, picking up his discarded shirt and jacket as he went. His family, and the security officer they had pulled in during the evacuation. He didn't know Theo well yet but in all the confusion aboard the dying starship, it would have been a sin to launch with space and resources for others. Too many had been lost and he was glad that they had at least helped one more person survive.

As he approached he saw his two sons shouting excitedly and as he approached, Maxwell waved him over. "Dad, the well struck water and the scanner says it's already potable!" he said and gave the contraption a pump, which jettisoned a stream of cold clear water, another step in the longevity of their little homestead. Marcus would have been willing to bet that the aquifer would be accessible by the other families Jupiter landing craft as well.

He ruffled his two sons red hair, a trait that had skipped him in his family but that they had also inherited from their mother. "Well done boys. It will be good to have some good news at the meeting." he said, and then had them pump the well for a bit while he rinsed the worst of the dirt and sweat from his body before he pulled his shirt back on.

"Head on over to the chariot boys. I'll go grab your mom and Mr. Wheeler." he said, and went up the steps to the the living quarters of the Jupiter. There he found his wife Megan working on one of the many projects it took to keep their little home up and running, and snuck up behind her, slipping his arms around her waist and kissing her at the join of her shoulder and neck. "I missed you." he said simply, knowing that she would understand that after a hard days work he got pretty frisky.

Reluctantly though he pulled himself away from her. "We'd better get going or we'll be late to that meeting Dr. Smith called." he said, referring to somewhat odd scientist that had accompanied the Robinson's on their spacecraft. He wasn't sure what the meeting was about yet, but from the tone it seemed important. Listening to how Megan's day had gone, and her concerns he called down a hallway that led to Theo's quarters. "Hey Theo, we need to get moving!" as they exited the Jupiter and made their way to the chariot.

 

[apollo247]

Who: Theo Wheeler
Where: Outside the O'Donnell Jupiter
Relevant: @Colonel_Liam as Marcus, Maxwell, Martin O'Donnell and @LeaT as Megan O'Donnell

Theo sighed as he sat in his quarters, he had been looking forward in settling into his new position on the Resolute and seeing his sister, he just hoped that she managed to stay out of trouble and was safe. The last thing his father told him before leaving Earth was to keep her safe from harm and now he figured it might be a while before he got to see her again. Still, he was alive and that's what mattered to him the most. Theo was grateful for the O'Donnell family, he didn't know Marcus well but the father just seemed to be looking out for his family, just like anyone would do in this situation.

As Theo sat down he had taken apart his laser rifle, it was standard issue for security officers in times of crisis. He was cleaning it and ensuring that the rifle was in good shape before use. He had no idea what was on the planet they were now on, but whatever might be out there he wanted to be ready. All he had to do was to remember his training and he'd be alright, survival was key now and he was sure that the Resolute was alright and they had people looking for them. Theo smiled at the thought, he did miss his family and his parents didn't pass the selection process, his sister was all he had.

He was finishing up cleaning the barrel when Marcus O'Donnell called out. "On my way." He called out as he grabbed his jacket. Theo managed to put together the rifle once more and open the door to his quarters, he wouldn't be here if it weren't for them. Theo was assigned to the Jupiter just for transport, his final destination was the Resolute and when everything went down he was lucky enough to find the family again and now he was here. The only people he had any interaction with yet was the O'Donnell family, he'd heard about the other families through them. Since being here on this planet Theo scouted the immediate area to check if it was safe but nothing further.

Theo stood out of his quarters and stretched, he closed the door and followed Marcus. "Any clue on the nature of the meeting?" He asked Marcus as he looked at the chariot. He nodded to the boys as he looked back at Marcus and his wife Megan, he was professional at all times, even in this situation. Still there was always the question of what they were going to do now, whatever was decided Theo would support but there was always the thought of heading back to the Resolute and back to his sister.

 

[LeaT]

Megan O'Donnell & Penny Robinson
Where: Outside the O'Donnell Jupiter
Relevent: Anyone about.

When Mr. O'Donnell said 'grab' his boys knew he was probably not kidding. Megan enjoyed the intimacy even if he did quite often manage to startle her just like this time. She was so focused on what she was doing most of the time that she hardly ever noticed just before he pounced. That little shot of adrenaline from the small fright had her heart pumping, and she melted into him, glad he still cared enough to want to hold her like this. "I can feel how much you missed me." She teased back, one hand slipping behind her to show her appreciation for his arousal, the other guiding a hand to her full breasts. She turned towards him as he pulled away. "Now that you have my blouse all rumpled up you're in a hurry to go?" She scolded him playfully, as she smoothed her blouse unnecessarily. "Is everyone going?" She asked as she thought about the subject of tonight's meeting. It was hard to try and say Max shouldn't go given his age, but Marty was still her baby, even if he was taller than her now.

****

Though she was excited, Penny walked towards the O'Donnell Jupiter at a quick pace instead of running. She didn't want to show up at their Jupiter all sweaty, so she had to pace herself even though the reduced gravity and the additional O2 made her feel like she could run for days. She had finally managed to talk her moms into letting have a bit of free time to see some of the other teens and she didn't want to waste it. She should have been suspicious at how easy it was though, probably because of the subject of Dr. Smith's meeting. She was astute enough to know something was up when her moms and Judy got real quite when she walked into the room. She probably wasn't going to like it, but she was living for the moment, and at this particular moment, she was thinking about boys near her own age.

Penny was headed towards the Stevensen Jupiter as she told her moms, but she might as well see if any of the red heads wanted to join her. Her Moms had suggested the Stevensen's probably because all the the O'Donnell's were technically adults and might be coming. She could barely conceal her smile when she saw the two boys out working on the well. Though she was very keen to see them, she couldn't ignore the clear running water coming out of the pump. "Very cool!" She said, dipping her hand in the cool stream. "Can you drink it?" She asked, having grown tired of the stale water from the tanks of the ships.

"I was just headed to the Stevensen's for a visit, thought you guys might want to come?" She suggested, not bothering to tell them about the meeting if they didn't know already.

 

[MsBloom]

Who: Joan
Where: In and around the Robinson's Jupiter.
Relevant: @LeaT (Maureen), @Motoharu (Judy)

Joan had been tinkering away all day making various tools for farming and working on some traps that she would talk to Marcus about setting along the edge of the forest after the party. The traps were designed to trap rather than to kill. This was in case they should attract some animal that could be domesticated and give them food in the longer perspective rather than just meat for the night. On her walks along the forest she had seen several species of small chicken like animals that she had then managed to conclude might supply them with eggs. She had also seen a heard of grazers about five miles to the South from their Jupiter on another of those walks. They appeared to have a fur reminiscent of wool but whether it could be used to make cloth still remained to be seen.

When she heard her youngest daughter call her she looked up and waved at Penny who was going to the Stevensen's for the evening to hang out with people her own age rather than being stuck with her moms and her adult older sister.
"Have fun," she said with a smile.
"And be good," she added as she knew Penny was at that age when hormones were running rampant.
She remembered herself at that age and she had been a train wreck of raging hormones, switching girlfriends almost from weekend to weekend. Perhaps that was all down to the simple fact that she had a major crush on her older brother Lane's stunningly beautiful girlfriend, now her wife. The fact remained though that she had at 16 been one horny bitch.
"I will Mom," Penny had said and walked off at a brisk pace.
"And they know you're coming?" Joan called out after her.
"Yes Mom. Mommy called them and asked if it was ok for me to hang with Nate, Mei and Jodi," Penny stopped, turned her head and rolled her eyes.
"Ok then Honey. Don't be late. And have fun."
Just not too much fun, Joan added to herself.

She put away the tilling machine she had been working on that she hoped would help Marcus expand his field quite a bit with a lot less effort than he had created the small plot he had been working on for a few days now. The meeting Dr Smith had called would start in about half an hour and she wanted to wash up a bit first and maybe throw on a clean shirt too. Inside the Jupiter she found Judy and Maureen talking about what the meeting might be concerning. It had seemed important by the way Dr Smith had requested all adults to attend without exception.
"So what do you think it's all about," she asked as she pulled off her dirty t-shirt and started to wash her hands, face and chest. A shower would of course have been nice but there wasn't time and besides they needed to conserve water.

Once she was clean she grabbed a clean t-shirt from the room she shared with Maureen and put it on. She then grabbed a protein bar from the cupboard next to the fridge and ate it without much enthusiasm. It was dry and tasteless but full of nutrition.
"I can't wait until Marcus has his first harvest in," she said.
"Or until we catch something in the traps I've been working on. I could kill for fresh food."

 

[ChrisGabriel]

Who: dr. Zoe Smith
Where: Near the Robinson's Jupiter.
Relevant: the Robot, anyone around, later everyone

Getting saved by the Robinsons after the Jupiter she was on crash-landed was a positive, but having Don West turn up too was... something she hoped wouldn't turn out to be a bad thing. Still, seeing how humans was always led by their various drives, the only thing she had to fear was a mob of them turn against her. So, 'dr. Smith' was trying hard to stay in the leading group, and was fiddling with the robot too. Basically she was doing the same thing with it and the people, exploring, understanding their inner workings, their baser instincts, and knowledge, to see whereshe could add to it with changing her own responses and making the right nudges to get them to choose the right way. Right, for her, of course, after all, she was unique, and well, others was just a lot. Usually.

Now, the main concern was the contact with the Resolute, and the possibility of leaving or new arrivals. June was not really concerned about the basic needs, seeing that she was provided with those. Food, water, warmth, rest, security, safety... for those all these humans and hopefully the robot was well suited for, being chosen from among the best of humanity. What June was concentrating now was the psychological needs, as those could help or hinder her self-fulfillment the most. Already spoken to some of the others, June was building a logical speech, but would need the other leaders and the medicaldoctors to do their own part, and to come to their own - similar - conclusions.

dr. Zoe Smith would help them, and every other people, of course, to reach the right conclusion, but she could not be th one who came up with it first.

What she knew and hoped for, that the need for intimate relationships, friends, and the feeling of accomplishment and prestige would help medium term, but to help the at the start, the lighter gravity and abundance of oxygen definitely helped to keep the mood lighter and the blood to almost boil. Adding some specific ingedients into the makeshift punch would help them relax, and get her to see who was trying to keep back others, or themselves from the slightly alcoholic beverage, and who would be sneaky about getting some, or overindulging...

Well, it was not worse or better than the christmas or easter punch, but was a nice something after the last days of hardship. She would offer it up the same to everyone.

"Welcome to the first day of our future life. I am dr. Zoe Smith, to keep us all sane and feel right towards a better future we must build together." 'dr. Smith' would be smiling showing her perfect teeth, and giving out punch in either a reusable receptacle (or if soeone offered their own), or a compostable cup.

 

[LeaT]

Who: Maureen Robinson
Where: In and around the Robinson's Jupiter.
Relevant: @MsBloom (Joan), others if present or arriving for the meeting.

Maureen had been tinkering as well, but with numbers, not tools. Joan would find her at a computer workstation, the screen showing various graphical representation of the mathematical models Maureen had created based on the information Dr. Smith and Judy (her medical doctor daughter) had explained to her. The resulting graphs labelled 'Population' nose dived in most cases, the one's marked 'serious genetic abnormalities' shot upward, finally the last few graphs looked a little less dire. Of course any model was only as good as the assumptions it was built upon. Maureen had no reason to doubt Judy's information, she wished she felt the same about Dr. Smith. It wasn't like they could just Google it, the Jupiter systems only contained the personal libraries of the family assigned to them. Of course that included Judy's medical texts which were helpful but not necessarily geared towards the problem the three families faced out here in uncharted space. The Resolute had contained the vast archives of human knowledge that was no only so much space debris orbiting about the star central to this system. It didn't even have a name as far as she knew.

Behind Closed Doors

Maureen got up when Joan came in. There was something about Joan's scent when she had been working all day that was something of an aphrodesiac for her wife. She took Joan's shirt as she took it off, holding it to her face and inhaling before tossing it into the hamper. "The future." Maureen said somewhat cryptically, she wasn't one to keep things from Joan but she was so unsure of what it all meant and more importantly what they could possibly do about it. It looked hopeless to her and she didn't want to spread that hopelessness, especially when she wasn't even sure of the data. She instead focused on her half dressed wife, her pale hands washing Joan's dark back even as she massaged her muscles. "Me too, but I'm hungry for something else at the moment, maybe after the meeting?" She gave Joan a sly smile before heading out of their room.

As Maureen remerged into the family area she found another keyboard, though this was was the white and black keys of a musical instrument. Impressive as they were, the Jupiters weren't built for something like the baby grand piano they had in the home on earth. It was a pale substitute for someone with Marueen's ear for music, but when plugged into the Jupiter's sound system, few others would notice the difference in sound even if the atmosphere just wasn't the same. She warmed up her fingers with a few melodies then went and got what would pass for refreshments ready for the meeting. Flavored and unflavored water was about all they had to offer, she would be delighted with at least one part of Dr. Smith's plan, the punch.

As others arrived, she would be playing the piano for light background music until the meeting is ready to start. She can easily talk to others as she plays.

 

[Amante]

Who: Allen Stevensen and Nate Stevenson
Where: In and around the Stevensen Jupiter
Relevant: @LeaT (Penny) @MsBloom (Kat) @Motoharu (Mei)

Allen sat at his desk in the Jupiter, musing about the irony that even with and entirely new world just outside the door... he was still inside, looking at a screen, and crunching numbers. He was running through the entire electrical schematics of the Jupiter. The craft were perfect... for now. But, if they were going to grow their ‘homestead’ and make a sustainable life, then they would need new electronics, and the Jupiter’s were going to be the only real source of manufactured electrical components.

So, he was looking through the Jupiter’s systems, identifying what could be repurposed, and what needed to stay where it was. Kat had mentioned that Judy Robinson was coming by, so he doubted he’d be seeing much of the kids the rest of the day... Nate in particular. His son hadn’t said anything about it, but he was only 17, and clearly into the girl.

He tried to reach a good stopping point in his analysis, there was a meeting at the Robinson’s Jupiter soon, and he hated to be late...

****
Nate had, after his step-mom had mentioned that Judy was coming over, immediately grinned, and then tried to hide the fact that he was grinning. He’d gone outside and was looking out at the horizon, over the scenery of their new world, and intermittently juggling a soccer ball while he waited for company. He’d told Mei they were having company, but she’d been occupied and hadn’t joined him outside yet.

 

[MsBloom]

Who: Joan
Where: In and around the Robinson's Jupiter.
Relevant: @LeaT (Maureen)

Joan smiled as she felt her wife's soft hands washing her back, felt them tracing the outline of the sportsbra and leaned back placing the back of her head against Maureen's shoulder, turning her face towards her and reaching for her wife's hands she lowered them down to her breasts and kissed Maureen's neck.
"Mmm ... after the meeting. It's been too long," she agreed and poked her tongue out aiming for Maureen's ear.
There was no time for anything more elaborate at the time but Joan felt it too, the itch of almost a full week without sex. While the two had been together more than 20 years and married for 18 of them they both still craved each other and for them to not having been intimate in a week was rare and the only times it happened were when their work took them apart from each other. The last week since the emergency landing they had simply been too busy to have energy left at the end of the day. The most they had gotten were a few groping sessions here and there.

"The future, you say?" she asked curiously when she put on her jacket over the fresh t-shirt.
The climate where they had landed was warm and comfortable but the evenings tended to get a bit chilly.
"Procreation?" she followed up the question after having cast a quick glance at her wife's graphs.
It was of course a question that would come up eventually since the prospects of them being found and rescued were slim at best. Judging by the state the Resolute had been in the last time she saw it being drawn in by the sun's gravity there was no chance its emergency beacon had been activated and if it had been it had not been active for very long and the communications systems on the Jupiters were designed for intra-orbital design only, mainly to be used to communicate with the Chariots and orbiting vessels like the Resolute.

She walked over to Maureen by the keyboard and gently put her hands on her wife's shoulders, leaned in and kissed her scalp.
"Dr Smith sure doesn't waste time does she?"

---

Who: Kat
Where: The Stevensen's Jupiter.
Relevant: @Amante (Allen), @Motoharu (Mei), anyone else around.

Kat had spent most of the morning exploring the surrounding area in their Chariot trying to map out the flora and fauna of the unknown world they were on. She had taken off as soon as the sun was over the horizon and she had had good news when she got back. About 75 miles to the North she had found a lake where she had found fish when scanning it. She had taken samples of the water as well and analysis showed that it was quite alright for drinking. This would solve two of their bigger problems, food and water in abundance. On her way back she had found a grove of trees with deep blue fruits about the size of a small apple and some bushes with berries. She had picked both for further analysis to determine whether they were poisonous or not. If they turned out not to be then she would ask Marcus O'Donnell to plant the seeds to give them a sustainable food source that didn't come in the shape of bars, a bit closer to home.

She had shared the good news with her husband when she got back late in the afternoon and after having washed up she started to make sure the kids would have snacks when The Robinson girl came over. It wasn't like there was a lot to choose from but she did put out some protein bars and cherry flavoured water.
"You be good now," she told Mei since Nate had rushed outside the second Penny had been mentioned.
It was kind of cute the way that boy tried to hide how much he liked that Robinson girl while at the same time being being completely obvious about it.
"Make sure that Jodi feels included as well. The poor girl hasn't had it easy."
She gave her step daughter a kiss on the forehead and grabbed her Jacket.
"Dad and I will be back as soon as we can," she added and with one foot outside the Jupiter added: " And also make sure your brother and Penny doesn't get into trouble."

She got into the drivers seat of the Chariot and turned it over.
"I wonder what Dr Smith wants that is this urgent," she asked no one in particular.

 

[Amante]

Who: Allen
Where: The Chariot with Kat
Relevant: @MsBloom (Kat)

Allen had grabbed his coat and headed for the Chariot with Kat, hugging Mei on his way out, and telling Nate goodbye and not to get in any trouble. He was half joking, they were alone on the planet after all, but Nate had rolled his eyes at his father anyway.

He sat in the passenger seat of the Chariot, whistling a tune of no particular importance as the vehicle started up. He’d miss the sound of a gasoline engine, already a fading technology on Earth, but the low hum of the electric motor was still somewhat soothing.

“I can only imagine. We’ve hardly just gotten planetside. If the air was going to kill us we’d already know” he told his wife. He reached over to place his hand on her thigh, giving her leg a soft squeeze. “Something tells me the kids are gonna be occupied til late” he told her, voice taking on a bit of a sultry, suggestive tone.

 

[Letrixia]

Who: Jodi​

Where: Hidden away, coming out
Relevant: Whoever finds her

“Mmmm I put this here... and there... and bingo! Radio fixed!” it was a side job while on board of the space station that everybody lived and she made quite a few credits on it. Giving the fixed radio to the man who brought it to her she showed him that it was indeed working and he gave her some credits, “Thanks!... now time to go eat!”. She smirked her mind focused on some good grub as the alarms went off and the sound of the ship telling people to go to their Jupiter. She knew the Jupiter where her family was at was very far away and she would not make it there in time.

The emergency was much worst when the explosions started happening, “Shit shit shit!”. She looked around noticing one Jupiter who was barely enough distance for her to get in. “I am not staying here!” she rushed through the people and thanks to her wits and knowing every crook and cranny of those Jupiter ships she found a way to sneak on board just before that Jupiter had to go, she was safe for now. She wondered exactly how many Jupiters did made it out and if her families did made it. Looking in her backpack she tried to access the files but the spaceship was gone or so it seemed. Then she looked around and there were three Jupiters nearby she just hoped one of them was her older brother.

She had falling asleep by the time the jupiter landed the shaking was enough to wake anybody out. Stretching herself out she finally got out from the hole on the wall she was in. She got out of the ship and stretched her back looking at the scenery, the air was light and the gravity was weird “I guess I need to get used to this... now to try and find my brother if I know him well enough he should be around”.​

 

[Colonel_Liam]

Who: Martin O'Donnell
Where: The O'Donnell Farmstead to the Stevenson Jupiter
Relevant: @LeaT as Penny, the rest of the younger crowd eventually.

Martin jumped at the exclamation of "Very cool!" from an unfamiliar voice nearby. Though he understood the importance of now having a reliable source of water when, or rather IF, the nearby rivers froze up, that sort of thing wasn't where his interests lay. Of course he had helped his older brother to set up the well, but when they were done his attention had been diverted by some sort of flying 'insect" nearby. It reminded him of a moth or butterfly, but from what he could tell, the creature had 10 legs which set it outside the traditional insect classification. He was about to run into the jupiter to get his sketchbook, when his attention was diverted yet again by Penny's unexpected voice.

"Yeah, the scanner came back clean on any kind of dangerous bacteria or pollution." he said, offering her a canteen of the cool crisp water. The more natural taste was a welcome change from the stale sterile water the Jupiter's were supplied with. Her next question caught him a little wrongfooted. In truth he had been planning to join his family at the meeting since back on Earth he would have been considered an "adult, since he was 18 he would have been able to vote, but who knew what kind of rules and laws there would be on their new home. It seemed like the scientists were the ones calling the shots right now, and despite his age, everyone seemed to think of him as one of the younger "kids". Not for the first time he mentally cussed out his parents for deciding they wanted to leave Earth.

Caught in that awkward position, a certain amount of repressed hormones from being cooped up with his family and the heightened energy that came with the lower gravity and oxygen rich air, made him forgo his claim on being an "adult" for the time being, and fully aware of the knowing grin that was spreading over his older brother's face. He gestured in the direction of the Stevenson Jupiter which was just out of sight over a wooded ridge. "Yeah.. I was just about to head there, want to walk together?" he asked Penny, hiding the embarassement he felt, not from talking to a pretty girl, but by talking to a pretty girl in front of his brother.

As they made their way there, he made small talk with the young woman, catching up on where she had lived back on earth, hobbies, and all the usual things you talked about when meeting someone new, but when they brought up their favorite foods and they shared a pizza topping as their favorite he paused, realizing that it might be a long time before they had ANY kind of pizza. As that realization settled over him he realized they were right in front of the ramp to the Stevenson Jupiter, the family chariot already on the move. He looked to penny and bluntly stated, "This whole thing is pretty fucked isn't it?"

Who: Marcus O'Donnell, Maxwell O'Donnell,
Where: The O'Donnell Farmstead to the Robinson Jupiter
Relevant: @LeaT as Megan and @apollo247 as Theo, then basically all the adults.


Maxwell couldn't help but smirk at Martin's discomfort at his presence when Penny came by. He knew Martin wasn't a virgin and actually had done pretty well for himself back on earth. However he knew that hormones were hard to control at Martin's age, and he had caught himself fantasizing about the Stevenson's wifes tight body, Maureen Robinson's thick dark hair, and even the potential of Judy, who he had only seen from a distance so far, giving his mind ample opportunity to run wild. On board the Resolute there had been more of an opportunity to flirt and date, with 70 families aboard, but with most of their supplies lost with the ship, and more tragically, likely the other 67 Jupiters and their occupants, the flexibility and honestly, the time, were limited for such things.

As such he left his brother alone, giving him the best chance at whatever was going to happen, he hauled himself into the drivers seat of the Chariot ahead of his parents and Theo. When they were all aboard he started it up, and drove at a break neck speed. Something he could tell his father didn't approve of, towards the Robinson jupiter, barely avoiding his fathers crop plots.

They arrived at essentially the same time as the Stevenson's and made their way inside. Marcus was pleased to report that his son's had accessed a clean aquifer and that they would be happy to set up similar wells at the other families homes in the next few days to everyone assembled. Soon everyone would be able to take nice long showers, rather than rinsing their bodies with damp cloths and small bowls of precious water. "Though it's still going to be cold!" Maxwell interjected, a smile on his face as he took a swig of the specially prepared punch, the tangy flavor welcome.

Marcus continued, helping hismelf to the punch as well. "We also finished planting our test plots today. Hopefully we'll see some seedlings form them in the next few days and we'll know if the soil here and our seeds have any compatability, but I can't make promises about the weather staying in a growing season." he said. Not wanting to dampen the good news overmuch, he began to inspect one of the non-lethal traps Joan had made, and let out a mock cry of alarm as it rapidly closed over one of his fingers in a tight, but non damaging vice.

 

[Amante]

Who: Nate Stevensen
Where: Outside the Stevensen Jupiter
Relevant: @LeaT (penny) @Colonel_Liam (Martin) @Motoharu (Mei)

Nate waved over to Martin and Penny as he headed back towards the Jupiter. “Hey Martin, hey Penny” he greeted them, just glad for some company that wasn’t his direct family. He did one last juggle of the ball, catching it and heading back over for the Jupiter. He’d have to be careful, this was his only ball, and a replacement was not going to be possible.

“You guys want to explore some? I think I saw a stream a little west of here earlier” he suggested, paying noticeably more attention to Penny than Martin. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Martin, he even looked up to the older boy a little, but Penny was... pretty, and flirty, and all he really wanted to do was spend some time with her. He hadn’t as much as he’d liked before they’d abandoned the Resolute.

 

[LeaT]

Who: Penny Robinson
Where: Arriving at the Stevensen Jupiter
Relevent: @Colonel_Liam (Martin) @Amante (Nate) @Motoharu (Mei) Maybe @Letrixia (Jodi)

"So do you go by Martin, Marty, or what?" Penny asked in her casual manner as they made small talk on the mile walk between Jupiters. She hadn't really appreciated how nice it was to be able to just talk to someone close to her own age having been stuck with her mom, older sister (who acted older than she was), and a couple of near stranger adults. Martin's awkwardness wasn't very well hid, though the true reason for it wasn't obvious though Lea it assumed it was her and it kind of amused her to think that.

Martin was certainly cute, though she was a bit more into the athletic types, so seeing Nate kicking around a soccer ball caught her attention right away. She wasn't rude towards Martin at all but it would be hard for him to miss her interest.

Penny really did want to explore but paused. "I don't know about your parents but mine said we had to stay in the Jupiter with the doors closed." She looked at the two boys, her excitement at her small amount of freedom making her near bursting. "But I don't always do what I'm told." Her smile erupting across her face.

"Where's Mei?" She asked as she didn't want to exclude them even if they might be competition for the boys' attention.

 

[Amante]

Who: Nate Stevensen
Where: Stevensen Jupiter
Who else: the other yount adults.

“Right on” Nate replied, a grin replacing the slight disappointment on his face when Penny relayed her Mothers’ instructions. “We’ll tell them we were ‘surveying’, it’s just helping secure the area, they oughta thank us” he joked, throwing quotation marks around the glib excuse. The last thing he wanted was to be cooped up in the Jupiter. Hadn’t they been locked in for long enough? He wanted to get out, breath the air, stretch his legs.

“I think Mei’s still in the Jupiter?” he suggests, leaning in the doorway and pounding on the wall as if knocking. “Mei! Company’s here, we’re going on a hike come on!” He called up to her, before turning back to Martin and Penny.

 

[MsBloom]

Who: Kat
Where: The Chariot with Allen
Relevant: @Amante (Allen)

Kat nodded as she navigated the Chariot southward over the hilly terrain that separated their Jupiter from the Robinson's. In between them, slightly to the East was the O'Donnell's where even from a distance it could be seen that their well digging project had paid off. It was of course nothing like an entire lake full of fresh water but it was a lot closer to home and that would matter a lot, especially for irrigation purposes.

She nodded at her husband's answer. If anything the air on the moon, combined with the slightly lower gravity compared to Earth, was making them stronger and hopefully healthier considering how polluted Earth's atmosphere had been when they left their home planet.
"I don't think it's anything like that at all," she said pensively and using only one hand to steer she placed her other hand on top of her husband's
"Maybe we could take a slight detour on the way back then?" she said with a seductive smile at Allen.

She then turned her attention to where she was going again and a few moments later added to her initial response to why they were being summoned for a meeting.
"She's not that kind of doctor anyhow. If it was something to do with out health or some other medical issue it would have been Judy calling the meeting not Dr Smith."

She parked the Chariot next to the Robinson's and turned the electrical engine off.
"That's another thing we will have to get set up as soon as possible," she said.
"The batteries in our Jupiter's won't last forever."

 

[Amante]

Who:
Where: The Chariot on the way to/arriving at the meeting
Who else: @MsBloom (Kat)

He could feel her tension in the tone of her voice. She was right. This wasn’t going to be a medical topic, whatever it was was going to be about the hard truths they had to face.

They were stranded, on this foreign planet, with nobody likely to come rescue them within their lifetimes. It had only been by luck that the place was even survivable, let alone conducive to life. There were decisions to be made. He found himself nervous, but resolved to put on a brave face and do whatever needed to be done, for his children’s sake, and Kat’s, if nothing else.

“I’ll get started on a plan for that first thing tomorrow. Already starting working out a plan for how to cannibalize the Jupiter’s” he told her. He paused for a moment, before getting out, grabbing her hand so they could be alone one more moment before heading inside. He leaned in, brushing his hand across her face tenderly and kissing her. “We’re going to make a good life here Kat” he told her, voice certain in only the way a father’s can. “For you, the kids, all of us. I promise, whatever it takes” he tells her.

When the moment had passed, he exited the Chariot with her, and headed for the front door. He could hear the sound of piano music as he rang the bell, still holding his wife’s hand in his.

 

[Motoharu]

Who: Judy Robinson
Where: Robinson Jupiter
Relevant: @ChrisGabriel (Dr. Smith)

Judy looked visibly exhausted. She had stayed up most of the night running simulations, trying to think of options for the human race's long term survival. Dr. Smith called a meeting with that as the topic, without revealing what her idea was. Of course Judy could not go in blind, so she researched the topic on her own. She never imagined she would have input on such an important topic. The survival of the current generation already seemed to be an insurmountable problem, and she worried they were thinking too hard about generations that might never even exist. In the end she realized it would be selfish to only focus on the survival of the current generation. How to do it was another matter, and the options ranged from bad to worse.

Judy walked to Dr. Smith's office holding two cups of coffee. She knocks, opens the door, and offers one of the cups to Dr. Smith. "Good morning, Dr. Smith. I thought you might appreciate a cup of coffee. I only slept for two hours after I finished coming up with ideas on your topic. I'm sure you've been working just as hard. I hope you came up with some better suggestions than mine. My ideas might work, but they are not exactly pleasent."


Who: Mei Stevensen
Where: Outside Stevensen Jupiter
Relevant: @Colonel_Liam (Martin) @Amante (Nate) @LeaT (Penny) Maybe @Letrixia (Jodi)

Mei had spent the morning pouting. All the adults were going to some important meeting, and they wouldn't let Mei come. She got into a heated argument with her parents, which devolved when she pointed out that Katherine was barely older than her, and not any more of adult then she was. Even in space, she was getting sent to her room. She isolated herself with her digital reading collection, barely reacting when her dad left and Kat gave her a forehead kiss goodbye, except with a blush. She actually liked Katherine as a person, but she could never see her as a mom.

Mei read on her own for a while, until her brother called her. As much a Mei enjoyed reading, she did want to get to know the other colonists better. Penny especially seemed very cute. She could tell her brother had a crush on her as well, and it surprised her that their tastes were similar. She needed to figure out if Penny liked boys or girls; that way she could decide whether to try to make move on her, or just be Nate's wingman.

Mei walkout out and gave a nervous smile to Penny. She then looked at her brother and said exasperated, "Hiking is what we decided to do? Hasn't it been enough strenuous physical activity to just set up the Jupiters? Oh well, I guess I'll come along, just don't drag me too far away."

Mei walked towards Penny and said more cheerfully, "Hi, Penny! It's good to see you again. It'll be nice to talk with a girl that doesn't think she's my mother, for once." She glaced over at Martin and said in a monotone, "Hi Martin."

 

[MsBloom]

Who: Kat
Where: The Robinson's Jupiter.
Relevant: @Amante (Allen)

As they walked towards the ramp leading up to the Robinson's Jupiter hand in hand Kat couldn't help but feel that whatever the meeting was about it was going to address the topic of survival in the longer run. She shook away the feeling and upon entering the Jupiter seeing and hearing Maureen at the keyboard she smiled and nodded at The O'Donnell's and at Maureen's wife, as as she had understood it ex sister-in-law. She remembered one night on the Resolute drinking at the bar with them and trying to make heads and tails of the rather intricate structure of the Robinson family. Apparently Maureen was Penny's aunt as well as her adopted mother and the same was true for Joan and Judy. It had taken her a while to get it all straight in her head but that was probably more to do with the number of tequila shots they had done than her ability for logical reasoning.
"I have good news," she said after she had greeted everyone gathered in the main room.
"I've found fish, big ones too. Big lake up North that won't freeze all the way through once winter comes. The water's clean and actually quite good but that could of course have more to do with the stale water we've been drinking since landing here."

She helped herself to a glass of punch and felt quite pleased with herself since it was a major discovery that would give them a sustainable source of both water and food. She did however make a point of how important it was that the O'Donnell's had struck water in their well.

Who: Joan
Where: The Robinson's Jupiter.
Relevant: @Colonel_Liam (Marcus) (Everyone else gathered or arriving there.)

"Pretty nifty huh?" Joan said as she saw the expression on Marcus face.
"I was thinking we could set some along the edge of the forest, either after the meeting or early tomorrow. I've made some tools for you as well. They'll make it easier to farm on a larger scale. They're out back if you want to take a look later."
She nodded at the Stevensen's as they arrived and tried hard not to let her eyes linger too long at Kat. Not that she would ever cheat on Maureen, or even consider it. She loved her wife passionately and despite her rather promiscuous past there was no other woman in the world she would ever want to be with. Looking didn't hurt though.

With everyone now gathered except for the one who had called the meeting, and Maureen busy with the entertainment it fell upon her to play the hostess and she began making small talk with everyone. She congratulated both Marcus and Maxwell on their accomplishments and Kat on her discovery but she still couldn't help but worry about the reason for the meeting, especially since her wife's evasive response was rather uncharacteristic for her. They had never held any secrets between them but Joan could help but to feel that Maureen knew more than she was letting on.

 

[ChrisGabriel]

Who: dr. Smith
Where: Robinson Jupiter
Relevant: @Motoharu (Judy Robinson)

"Thank you. I know we will have a hard time, I am making a punch for when we get everyone together..." she smelled the coffe, smiling at Judy, but then put it down shortly. "You found the same main problem that caught my attention, I am sure. If from a purely medical perspective... Maybe as a woman yourself. But we have others in this same situation, even if they have different sensibilities. What it comes down to, I think, that we just could not hope to keep up the known cultural premise. Also, if we do not catch the whole genetic thing in time, they would not have a liveable colony after we are already gone. Let's hope that some other survivors turn up, and that we can somehow collect what was left in space deep frozen... But I presume we just does not have the technology at the moment to start genetic engineering and in vitro fertilization. So... If you would keep focusing on the medical standpoint, I will go for the harder part, to get through the cultural convictions and beliefs."

 

[Amante]

Who: Allen Stevensen
Where: The Robinson’s Jupiter
Who else: @Colonel_Liam (Marcus) and any other adults.

Allen smiled as his wife told everyone of the fish and the lake. He hoped that the aquatic life was at least somewhat similar to what might be familiar on earth, but he was confident his wife could make just about anything taste delicious anyways.

He joined Marcus, congratulating him about the water pump and doing what he was best at, talking about his kids. He felt somewhat of a kindred spirit to Marcus, the two of them being the only Male parents of the group. “You have any idea why Dr. Smith called this meeting Marcus?” He asked him, crossing his arms as they spoke. “I’m sure there’s plenty for us all to discuss, but I get the feeling this isn’t gonna be about fish and crops” he mused.

 

[Motoharu]

Who: Judy Robinson
Where: Robinson Jupiter
Relevant: @ChrisGabriel (Dr. Smith)

Dr. Judy Robinson sipped her coffee and answered with a sigh. "I considered both genetic engineering and in vitro. Genetic engineering technology was not brought with, since the original plan had more than enough colonists to not make it necessary. I don't have the requisite knowledge to build the proper equipment, and to reinvent it would probably take a century of work.

"In vitro is more promising, but too, much of the equipment was damaged in the landing. I might be able to get that working in a decade, but 25 years is a more realistic estimate. Maybe longer. We don't really have the time for that. And there is a lot of other equipment that is more important for our survival we need to prioritize."

Dr. Robinson gave Dr. Smith a concerned look. "I take it you arrived at a similar conclusion as I did? We need to find a way to encourage all of us to have sexual partners that maximize genetic diversity rather than personal preferences?"

 

[Colonel_Liam]

Who: Marcus O'Donnell, Maxwell O'Donnell
Where: The Robinson Jupiter Interior
Relevant: @MsBloom as Joan and Kat, @Amante as Allen


Maxwell spent awhile, leaning against the door from of the living area of the Jupiter, sipping his punch, and enjoying the audio and visual stimuli that Maureen was providing. Her piano playing was beautiful, and the way her slender body and lovely hair shifted gracefully as she changed keys and move her hands was not at all unpleasant to the eye. When she finished one piece he clapped quietly but enthusiastically. "That was wonderful Mrs. Robinson." he said before she launched into the next piece.

Feeling that he might get caught staring if he lingered much longer he joined another dangerous prospect, Katherine. He had been something of a fisherman back on earth, though what he caught there was usually not edible for consumption from all the pollution, but he engaged her on the properties of the fish she had encountered, asking after size, teeth, and how she had gone about catching them.


Marcus slowly worked his finger out of the trap. "These are great Joan, we'll see how much daylight is left but I'm sure these will be great at catching those....space chickens." he finally managed. He knew how to clean and cooks a bird, but someone expecting him to know the Latin designation would be sorely disappointed. "Any traps I made would likely kill them, and I don't know about the rest of you, but a sunny side up egg or 5 sounds like a great way to start the day!" he said laughing and rubbing his stomach. "I'd love to see what you've put together, If they're anywhere near the quality of these traps I'm sure they'll be a great help."

He greeted Allen warmly, though they came from different walks of life, and hadn't known each other long, their shared status as the two oldest men in the colony, as well as family men, was a strong bond right off the bat. "I'm not sure Allen. It can't be that pressing if they waited for tonight rather than calling an immediate, emergency meeting right?' He looked to Joan, who though not a man, seemed to be the head of her family group making them something of a triumvirate.. "You older daughter seems to be pretty close with Dr. Smith, has she given you any indication?"

 

[Letrixia]

Who: Jodi​

Where: Outside of Stevensen Jupiter
Relevant: Mei, Martin, Nate, Penny

She saw a couple of people her age coming out and gathering outside just as Jodi was about to get ready to head back inside to see what was all the commotion about the gathering of the adults. She finally realized that they knew about her as one of them asked for her name. Smiling she waved from the corner looking at them, “Guilty, hello people!... I kinda snuck aboard I hope I am not in trouble... it was either dead or sneaking on the jupiter”.

“You guys going hiking? I rather find out what is the deal with the reunion of the adults and I can find out, I kinda know the ins and out of the ship and all the crook and crannies even the ventilation area... if you people wanna find out... I mean I can always try to find out what they are talking about in there?”. Or we can be left in the dark and go hiking and waste time, you people decide.​

 

[Colonel_Liam]

Who: Martin O'Donnell
Where: The Woods and stream near the Stevenson Jupiter
Relevant: The other young adults.

Martin was quick to respond to Penny's question about his name, "Just Martin please." he said. His older brother called him "Marty occasionally when he was being his most obnoxious, and Martin hated it. When they arrived at the Stevenson Jupiter, Martin couldn't help but notice that despite the pleasant conversation they had shared on the way over, Penny's eyes and cheeks flared up when she caught sight of Nate.

Martin wasn't offended. He was used to some girls having a preference towards more athletic guys, and some were into artsier guys like him. Penny seemed to be the latter, and there wasn't much he could do about that. Even he could acknowledge that Nate was a good looking guy. He was more surprised by Nates sister. Mei came down the Jupiter's ramp and hit him with a wall of ice in her greeting. He hadn't expected her to jump in his arm then and there, but he also wasn't expecting her to almost completely brush him off.

"A walk sounds nice to me." he said, and began to follow after the group, bringing up the rear where he observed what might have been at last a part of Mei's reaction to him, he could see the Asian girl was enamored with Penny, more than just wanting to be friends with the only other girl close to her age. No there was sexual interest there. He tucked that though away in the back of his mind. Again he wasn't bothered, he had known that "dating" after the accident wouldn't be anything like back on earth.

His final surprise came when a panel on the Jupiter opened up, and a girl he hadn't seen his whole time here, or even heard about tumbled out. There was something about her that seemed familiar but he couldn't place it. Cocking an eybrow he asked, "Wait you mean like sneak on board the Robinson's ship and listen in secretly?"