In 2020 Roman Lappat and Massive Voodoo started the first
MV Challenge 2020 - Beyond your imagination - Google Fotos
"Beyond Your Imagination" or Astronaut challenge.
It was a huge success
with many wonderful entries. Please take the time and browse all the entries.
So for this challenge I had quite few ideas that I wanted to do, and all of a sudden my heroine Wilma became a real astronaut, as she was the center of each of the little stories I envisioned for these little scenes.
The first model for this was "Hello Sweetie"
And this was the original story:
Vladimir’s first assignment after Space Academy took him to the Dietrich
Sector where he conducted several free-space experiments far above the
Marlene gas giant. But regardless how challenging his experiments were he
could only think of his great love – Wilma.
She was his first and last though and he imagined her face wherever he
looked – and in his heart she always spoke to him, greeting him in her
usual way “Hello Sweetie”.
The second model was "Space Plumbing"
and the accompanying story:
While her husband Vladimir was on a space assignment Wilma was drafted
for a special experiment in nano exploration. The experiment called for an
experimental craft and its crew to be shrunk to nano size and injected
into the body of a VIP human. Once in the bloodstream the crew was to find
and remove arterial clogging in several spots.
Wilma’s task was to use the special build nano laser and remove the
thrombosis in the arteria pulmonalis.
The third model was "Close Encounter" or Space Window:
In their 50th year of space travel Wilma and Vladimir were assigned to
the research vessel Simul Viator to observe the tidal impact of the moon
Caracho’s passage in close proximity to the planet Crushemal.
Parking the Simul Viator in a very close orbit Wilma and Vladimir could
closely observe the tectonic forces which frequently ripped the upper
crust of Caracho apart keeping the surface in a constant turmoil. Their
research led to further successful expeditions to Crushemal and Caracho
and quite lucrative mining enterprises.
Number 4 was "Dragons Den"
Having earned their reputation as successful researchers Wilma and
Vladimir could cherry pick any assignment or expedition they wanted. And
highest on their bucket list was to find the sunken city of Osiris on
Kerbal.
After several week of painstaking inspection of the Kerbal jungles they
finally stumbled into the remains of an ancient Osiris temple. But just as
they were examining the relics and treasures golden eyes and glowing
nostrils flared to live!
They stumbled on the dragon Cymoril and her den – and no dragon takes it
lightly when its stash is disturbed! The following frantic escape was a
close shave and left both wounded and deeply shaken.
Quite a ride so far!
Number 5 is my all-time favourite "I paint the stars for you"
Following their narrow escape on Kerbal Vladimir fell into a deep
depression. He felt responsible for their almost deadly encounter with
Cymoril the dragon and the wounds Wilma and he suffered that day.
To free Vladimir from his stupor Wilma tried many things – most
unsuccessful. But one day she dressed up as Vladimirs favorite singer Axl
Rose playing November Rain at full power and painting the stars for him
and he finally woke.
It is such a simple peice, yet it carries so much :)
Number 6 was the revival of Vladimir or "Where astronauts are born"
With the song November Rain still blasting in his ears Vladimir finally rose from his depression feeling elated and newborn.
He felt so great he could take on the world … no the universe!
He was ready to rock the universe together with Wilma.
And so we come to Number 7 "Danger Surf" - a typical Wilma moment
Following a long recuperation time on Alto with rather low key
expeditions Wilma and Vladimir deiced to have a bit more fun and to check
off their bucket list.
So in their 75th year of space travel the next
item on Wilma’s list was to surf in the dramatic waves of Northgard. While
the waves were quite famous it was less known that huge predators
roamed the Northgard ocean.
An just as Wilma was surfing one of the
best waves she ever experienced a giant Cultösaurus broke the surface
attempting to snatch her for a light breakfast.
But Wilma would not
have any of it! She out surfed the beast easily and after a prolonged
chase the creature broke off the hunt with a frustrated snort.
After 150 years of constant space travel, at the age of 180, Wilma and Vladimir embark on their final journey. Ever since they met at Space Academy, they had gone together on almost every assignment.
Now, one nano-bot after another in their bodies had begun to fail, no
longer able to keep up with the repairs their aging forms required. They
had become frail. Slower. Careful.
But they were still moving. Step by step,
side by side, they made their way forward — toward their final
destination. Toward the last great mystery of life. And all the great
adventures they'd still have and the whales.
They left the capsule
behind. They would not be needing it anymore.
For a while it got quiet around the two, but I never quite forgot them and finally in 2025 it was their time to shine again! And now they are rolling!
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