Starfarers Alpha/In a Galaxy Far Away

In a galaxy far away, sentient races are about to adventure among the stars. It is a time for a few races to escape the gravity of their homeworlds.

[Exterior: Underwater Rapid Transit Railway]

(A mulit-colored coral reef on the side of a volcanic mountain rises above a turbulant ocean surface. An almost clear train makes a trobbing sound as it speeds though a clear tunnel to a distant hole in the mountain.)

[Interior: Underwater Train - Conductors Car]

(In the front of the train is the conductors cabin. The conductor announces to the passangers.)

CONDUCTOR: "We are now approaching Calm Waters. We will be entering a tunnel shortly and disembarking in about 3 minutes."

(Two passangers with their backs to the conductors cabin, facing toward where they are arriving from. Patricia, a cylindrical crystaline almost rainbow colored figure under two meters tall, is standing next to the window; and Alex, a triangular crystaline figure who is a little taller, is standing next to the isle. They are plunged into the darkness of the tunnel. Small lights of underwater creaters streak by. There are a few moans from other passangers)

ALEX: "Tunnels always make me squemish. I don't like it when I can't see the suns."

PATRICIA: "Stay calm. It will not be dark for long."

(The train slows slows down to a crawl as they emerge into a calm lake. Several passangers are awed by the sight.)

ALEX: "Wow, I've never seen such calm waters before."

(Patricia turns to face her companion.)

PATRICIA: "It is a wonderful place. But it is hard to believe that such a calm place is already causing such turmoil."

ALEX: "You have been here before?"

PATRICIA: "Yes, on several vacations. I like to see new things. Like this new rapid transit system for one."

(Alex replies with a chuckle.)

ALEX: "And the space port when it is built."

PATRICIA: "If it is built."

(The train comes to a gliding stop in an underwater terminal.)

CONDUCTOR: "This is the last stop. Please reclaim your luggage from the storage comapartments if you have any."

[Exterior: Calm Waters - Train Terminal]

(The doors open to the platform and passengers exit. Waiting on the platform is a bellhop and a stewardess with a REP. PATRICIA sign. Patricia, followed by Alex, approach the two waiting attendants.)

STEWARDESS: "Representative Patricia?"

PATRICIA: "Yes."

(The stewardess tucks the sign under her arm and motions to the end of the platform.)

STEWARDESS: "Right this way. The bellhop will reclaim Alex's and your luggage from the baggage car. We are pleased you have arrived safely. I will show you to your room and then to the meeting hall where we are waiting for you"

PATRICIA: "Thank you."

(A short while later.)

[Exterior: Calm Waters - Hotel]

(The glass face of the multistory hotel looks out over the lake of the volcanic caldera. Sea waves crash agains the outer walls of the volcano sending a mist into the air. The light of the two suns ripple across the calm lake as they set behind the volcanic mountain in the distance.)

[Interior: Calm Waters Hotel - Meeting Hall]

(The stewardess enters the meeting hall followed by Patricia and Alex. She holds up the REP. PATRICIA sign as the circle of attendees quiets down. The hotel manager Mich is on the opposite side of the room. He motions to them to assume a possition at a podium next to him.)

MICH: "Please come to order. Representative Patricia has arrived."

(Mich hands Patricia a slip of paper. She looks at the paper and places a video sheet, a video screen the size of sheet of paper, on the podium. After typeing in a code on the sheet a holographic image appears in the center of the circle of attendees and starts to rotate.)

PATRICIA: "Good evening. Sorry to keep you waiting."

(Patricia mothions to her right.)

PATRICIA: "Alex and I are here to present a plan ..."

(Several attendees start chanting.)

CHANTERS: No waves. No waves. No waves.

(Patricia holds up her hand during the chanting.)

PATRICIA: "No waves. No waves. Please, please. We are here to share a plan with you that will cause no waves after its completion. The Sil Governing Elders propose that the hotel be rented during the off season, during which time a break water building will be constructed to prevent waves from trains entering and exiting the lake. The building will also be used for calm water cosmonaut training."

ATTENDEE: "What will it look like?"

(Patricia motions at the video sheet and an arrow appears above the building in the hologram.)

PATRICIA: "The building will be located here across the lake from the hotel."

(Patricia motions again and the building zooms into view with a train leaving the top of the building.)

PATRICIA: "It will be covered in the volcanic material from the construction site. It will blend in with its surroundings."

(Another attendee comments.)

ANOTHER ATTENDEE: "It will cause a lot of waves during constuction."

(After a short pause.)

PATRICIA: "Yes. In order to prevent waves after its construction. Are there any more questions?"

(Attendees talk among themselves for a minute. Robert, the assistant manager steps forward.)

ROBERT: "I propose that we accept the construction of this building. Are there any logical objections?"

(Attendees talk among themselves. Mich steps to the podium after a minute.)

MICH: "The proposal to construct the breakwater building passes. This meeting is dismissed."

(Mich turns off the mocrophone and faces Patricia.)

MICH: "I thought the religous zealots would put up a bigger fight."

PATRICIA: "Maybe they do not want to appear as religous zealots."

[Michael, you can put scenes about your homeworld here.]