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BornAngelAuthor [2018-02-11 21:35:30 +0000 UTC]
LOL All I can think is "Big ball, me must hit."
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warpspeed-argonaut [2018-02-10 12:04:31 +0000 UTC]
I've got a bad feeling about throwing that rock...
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Dee-Shadowhawk9973 [2018-02-10 08:00:34 +0000 UTC]
Well I never read this story, but I remember the Star Trek episode. Nicely done my friend! Great scene!Β Β Β Β Β
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FaceGenerator [2018-02-09 14:19:36 +0000 UTC]
Well done!
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jmb200960 [2018-02-09 12:05:35 +0000 UTC]
Well, I remember this story, must have it in an anthology somewhere. Its is the inspiration of the Star Trek TOS episode by the same title (it shows when you know the short story). However I never figure the Outsider as such a metalic sphere, more like a kind of giant virus with tentacles.
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AlecRoberts [2018-02-08 21:46:24 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful sphere, I hope the oaf doesn't smash it.
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JoePingleton In reply to AlecRoberts [2018-02-09 01:27:50 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, The red sphere drew first bloodΒ Β
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JoePingleton In reply to Markkus3D [2018-02-09 01:26:43 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, I read this story in high school and couldn't remember the title, but always remembered the surreal idea of waking up in an alien environment with only a mysterious red sphere.Β Then it tries to kill youΒ Β
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Markkus3D In reply to JoePingleton [2018-02-09 19:48:24 +0000 UTC]
Brrrr... ugly... and what I see, the man have just a stone in his hand ? Bad for him.
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Maria-Schreuders [2018-02-08 18:20:02 +0000 UTC]
Fantastic work, great sceneΒ
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Kheops2000 [2018-02-08 14:53:28 +0000 UTC]
Bob Carson is the pilot of a small one-man scout ship on the outskirts of the fleet. While engaging his Outsider counterpart in battle, he blacks out. When he awakens, he finds himself naked in a small enclosed, circular area about 250 yards (230Β m) across. Other than vegetation and blue sand, he sees in the distance only a red sphere about 1 yard (0.91Β m) in diameter. The sphere turns out to be an Outsider, with several dozen fully retractable thin tentacles to manipulate objects. Based on its method of movement, Carson labels it a "Roller".
Well done!Β Β
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fractal2cry [2018-02-08 13:54:16 +0000 UTC]
cool scene at first i thought of this being a beach scene but i know summer was hijacked by winter again
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pchef [2018-02-08 09:00:07 +0000 UTC]
beautiful
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JoePingleton In reply to pchef [2018-02-09 01:14:00 +0000 UTC]
Thank you my friendΒ Β
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Catweazle01 In reply to JoePingleton [2018-02-09 08:13:45 +0000 UTC]
I like it when primitive barbarians meet high-tech-sf-fantasy
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SilentLadyGTA [2018-02-08 07:46:03 +0000 UTC]
I also love Frederic Brown. I remember one of his short story: earth and humans have been destroyed. One day aliens discover earth and they started to search among ruins. And they discover a cinema. By chance they succeed to watch a movie and they see Mickey mouse on the screen. They are very happy and conclude earth was firstΒ inhabited by beings with big black ears
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JoePingleton In reply to SilentLadyGTA [2018-02-09 01:13:48 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, I am loving his short stories.Β His sense of humor is refreshing compared to the newer serious sci-fi.
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MythosArcane [2018-02-08 05:51:58 +0000 UTC]
Great render Joe! I remember that story from a radio mod for Fallout 4. Love those Astounding Tales and Outer Limits stories. Β Really helped pass the time while building.
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JoePingleton In reply to MythosArcane [2018-02-09 01:10:10 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, I'm a huge fan of old sci-fi, the stories were always so much fun.Β I need to play Fallout 4, I loved all the other games in the series.
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MythosArcane In reply to JoePingleton [2018-02-09 05:33:30 +0000 UTC]
Story wise I don't like it as much as 3, New Vegas, or better yet combine them into Tale of Two Wastelands. I was always a lone wanderer. In Fallout 4 you build settlements for annoying NPCs and defend them. They are completely useless in a fight. Supplies are really hard to come by too. There are mods that make it easier. You just won't get your achievements if you use them. Β
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sohighlydubious [2018-02-08 05:31:39 +0000 UTC]
That was a great tale, love Fred Brown's scifi!
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JoePingleton In reply to sohighlydubious [2018-02-09 01:07:38 +0000 UTC]
I just reading a bunch of his short stories, he has a great sense of humor and a wild imagination
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