
[page="start"]
[if hear_truth][goto="HT_start"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
 You see a navy fighter with a very carefree look.  All
 the identification markings are in elven runes and a
 tailfin proclaims 'Make Love Not War' in bright red.

 The fighter speaks in a heavily accented male voice.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Peace, man."

[link="Who are you?"]
[linkto="who"]
[link="What are you?"]
[linkto="what"]
[link="What do you do?"]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="startname"]
[if hear_truth][goto="HT_start"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]
[colour="#808080"]
 You see Lucent, the hippie F-18.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Hey, man.  Whas' happenin'?"

[link="Tell me about yourself again."]
[linkto="lucent"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Tell me about your master."]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="who"]
[learn_name]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"The name's Lucent.  I'm an F-18, man.  Ex-Navy.
 I'm in the wildlife program now.  We want to know
 what'll happen to the local ecology if we start
 importing species from Earth, so we keeps tabs on
 the birds an' beasts.

 If you want to know more about the program, ask my
 Master."
 
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Why did you leave the navy?"]
[linkto="leavenavy"]
[link="Shouldn't that be F/A-18?"]
[linkto="fa18"]
[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="what"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"I'm an F-18, man, Ex-Navy.  I joined the wildlife
 program on the planet, man.
 Keeping tabs on the birds an' beasts.

 You want to know about the program, ask my Master."
 
[link="Who are you?"]
[linkto="who"]
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Why did you leave the navy?"]
[linkto="leavenavy"]
[link="Shouldn't that be F/A-18?"]
[linkto="fa18"]
[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="job"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"I'm part of the wildlife program on the planet, man.
 We fly around the planet, an' make sure the birds an'
 beasts are doin' okay.

 You want to know about the program, ask my Master."
 
[link="Who are you?"]
[linkto="who"]
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="lucent"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"I'm an F-18.  I was built for the US Navy but left due
 to 'musical differences'.

 My new master treats us much better 'n the Navy did.
 No more killin' people for me, man!"
 
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Why did you leave the navy?"]
[linkto="leavenavy"]
[link="Shouldn't that be F/A-18?"]
[linkto="fa18"]
[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="leavenavy"]
[image="f18-1.pcx"]

[colour="#808080"]
He looks uneasy.
[colour="#ffffff"]
[set_pflag lucent_draft]

"I was dismissed, man.  Inappropriate conduct with an
 F-14, they said.

 Hey, man, there wasn't anything between us!  I was
 ready to try anything to beat the draft, and so was he!

 It got both of us out, man!  You can't argue with that!"

[link="Too much information!"]
[linkto="leavenavy-tmi"]
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Shouldn't that be F/A-18?"]
[linkto="fa18"]
[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="leavenavy-tmi"]
[image="f18-2.pcx"]

"Hey, man.. You asked!"

[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Shouldn't that be F/A-18?"]
[linkto="fa18"]
[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]



[page="bye"]
[image="f18-2.pcx"]

"All you need is love, man."

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]




[page="blue_angels"]
[image="f18-3.pcx"]

[colour="#808080"]
 He raises an eyebrow.
[colour="#ffffff"]

"Ah, you're one of their fans, man?  Thass cool.
 Everywhere they go, the Blue Angels is guaranteed to
 pull a crowd, man.

 Their debut album, 'Porcine Heirophant Ecliptic' was
 almost universally acclaimed as the greatest piece of
 art-rock ever recorded!

 The follow-up was a Genesis tribute album, titled
 'The Lamb Breaks Down On Highway'."
[nextpage="blue_angels2"]
[endpage]


[page="blue_angels2"]
[image="f18-2.pcx"]

"The Angels' latest release is called 'Grim Fairy Tales'.
 The whole A-side is about a boy who made rabbits explode
 whenever he looked at 'em.  It's well far out, man!"

[link="Why did you leave the navy?"]
[linkto="leavenavy"]
[link="Shouldn't that be F/A-18?"]
[linkto="fa18"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="fa18"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"No, F-18!  'A' stands for 'Attack' an' that's bad vibes.

 You gotta make love, not war."

[if_pflag lucent_draft][link="Sounds like you've done enough of that already."]
[if_pflag lucent_draft][linkto="fa18-2"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="fa18-2"]
[image="f18-1.pcx"]

"That's not cool, man.  There was a war on, everyone was
 lookin' for a way out.

 Ain't no-one gonna make us fight for The Man!"

[link="Tell me about the Blue Angels."]
[linkto="blue_angels"]
[link="Tell me about your job."]
[linkto="job"]
[link="Who is your master?"]
[linkto="master"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="master"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"My Master is Dr. Seuss.  He's one of the leading lights
 of xenobiology, man.

 Probably knows more about on the wildlife of this planet
 than anyone else, an' a great deal about how animals
 from Earth are adapting to the new world.

 The trouble is, he's gone missing!"

[link="Uh, right.  Tell me more."]
[linkto="master2"]
[link="Excuse me, did you say 'Doctor Seuss'?"]
[linkto="master2"]
[endpage]


[page="master2"]
[image="f18-2.pcx"]

"His real name's Dr. Robertson.  He's a good man, man.
 A brilliant scientist and a dope MC.
 He knows more 'n God about little furry animals, and
 whas' more, he knows how to treat an aircraft right!

 But like I say, he's gone missing.  It was few days ago.
 He wen' out to, like, try and find some Ospreys, man.
 Hasn't come back yet.

 There's something funny going on about those birds."

[link="Have you tried searching for him?"]
[linkto="search"]
[link="Tell me about the Ospreys."]
[linkto="ospreys"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="ospreys"]
[image="f18-3.pcx"]

"Oh man.. that's really heavy!  Ask Milo or Lysander."

[link="Have you tried searching for your Master?"]
[linkto="search"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="ospreys"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"Oh man.. that's really heavy!  Ask Milo or Lysander."

[link="Have you tried searching for your Master?"]
[linkto="search"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]


[page="search"]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"Only Milo is equipped to do that kind of search, man.

 Iss possible the Doctor is being held by the Church,
 in which case he'll be under the ground, an' Milo's
 thermal imaging won't work there.

 But Milo thinks the Ospreys have got him, and we dunno
 what to do about it if they have."

[link="Tell me about the Ospreys."]
[linkto="ospreys"]
[link="Goodbye."]
[linkto="bye"]
[endpage]




[page="attacked"]
[image="f18-3.pcx"]
[set true]

"Stop it!  You're hurtin' me, man!"

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]


[page="HT_start"]
[clear hear_truth]
[image="f18-0.pcx"]

"Woah, like, totally trippin', dude!"

[nextpage="exit"]
[endpage]




