JOURNAL ENTRY - DAY 1
Hello....you don't know me, but my name is Beau Webb. I am 23 years old and a science intern at Landgraab Simoleons Lab. While I was fixing one of the new machines with a wrench, a spark emitted and I was transported here to this place. I don't know where I am in time or space, or if I will ever get back to my own time. But I am keeping a log so that if anyone ever finds me or if I get back to my time, I can tell my tale.
This is me .. (takes selfie)....
In the meantime, I must face the fact that I am alone and must do whatever I can to survive. And the thing I have to do is to find a way to get out. I can do it, I am a scientist -- ok, well, a scientist in training. And, plus I have my trusty lab coat on.
Now, a lab coat may not seem like a great thing to you, but do you know what lab coats can hold? And the new ones...the one like I have...so techno.
This is me .. (takes selfie)....
In the meantime, I must face the fact that I am alone and must do whatever I can to survive. And the thing I have to do is to find a way to get out. I can do it, I am a scientist -- ok, well, a scientist in training. And, plus I have my trusty lab coat on.
Now, a lab coat may not seem like a great thing to you, but do you know what lab coats can hold? And the new ones...the one like I have...so techno.
....pulls out solar flashlight....and looks around....
It appears I have been "time tunneled" into a cave.
Knocks on wall -- Hard as rock.
Pushes against cave -- solid rock.
Licks rock...ewwww....well, I won't do that again - I guess it tastes like rock.
But wait, there are some other things that I see....
Looks like a campfire...
And some type of tarp shelter...I think someone was here before....I wonder what happened to them? I don't see any bones...so they didn't die here. They must have gotten out somehow.
Pushes against cave -- solid rock.
Licks rock...ewwww....well, I won't do that again - I guess it tastes like rock.
But wait, there are some other things that I see....
Looks like a campfire...
And some type of tarp shelter...I think someone was here before....I wonder what happened to them? I don't see any bones...so they didn't die here. They must have gotten out somehow.
There doesn't seem to be any water that I can see, or even food...although who knows what lurks in this cave.
Think....THINK....what do I need to do next? Survive....what are those key elements to survival again? Come on, think back to those Boy Scout days...
Think....THINK....what do I need to do next? Survive....what are those key elements to survival again? Come on, think back to those Boy Scout days...
Oh yeah, I remember now....
1. Air
2. Water
3. Food
4. Shelter
5. Defense
1. AIR - ok so for now, I can breathe. But, if you're in a cave with no exit, how long do I have before my oxygen runs out?
....grabs pen and paper from lab coat....and scibbles some calculations on paper....um....maybe 17 hours...but before then...the Co2 will affect my thinking. I must practice my yoga breathing techniques and take slow breaths to conserve my oxygen.
2. WATER - ok - no water source - but I do have my water bottle that is full...
3. FOOD - well, I have some food from the cafeteria in my lab coat pocket...an apple....a cupcake...and a marshmallow...oh gee....I shouldn't have said cupcake...now I'm hungry!
4. SHELTER - it seems I can use the tarp shelter to sleep in, but no sleep now..have to work on a plan to get out, or if I sleep I will never wake up...
5. DEFENSE - don't seem to have to worry about that now, since I am trapped
I am going to add something else for my situation...
6. COMMUNICATION - If I can't get out alone, I need to get help from someone on the outside....
Now what? I need to work on a plan. Plan....plan...plan...what do I do? THINK! Yes, there are 2 important tasks that I must do.
PLAN 1. GET TO THE OUTSIDE
PLAN 2. COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE
I am going to think about # 1 for a bit, but I think I can do something about #2.
I already tried my cell phone and there is no signal here. So, can't call anybody. What did people do before they had phones? THINK! A field phone? No, still a phone. Write letters? Right, like anyone is going to get my letter from inside a cave! Hmmm...no cell service, no postal service....But wait, what did they do in that movie....Independence Day...they used..they used...Morse Code! That's it! I am going to build a morse code sender. I think I have everything I need right here in my lab coat.
ok, wait....maybe I should take inventory of what I have in my lab coat. Here's some rock tables and I am going to place everything down and see what I have
ok...so if I take the battery out of my cell phone and attach the wires to it, and I can use that piece of tin...and....I need something flat...like a board...perfect...a piece of firewood...and then I can screw in that....where is my Swiss army knife...and then I can use the pliers and twist it so...and there you have it....ready to go...it's pretty rudimentary...but I think it will work...
I sent my S.O.S. in Morse Code. So far, I haven't received any response. Maybe no one knows Morse Code anymore, or maybe the signal didn't go far enough. So much for putting it together with things I had in my lab coat. Well, I can try again later. Back to Plan 1.
PLAN 1. GET TO THE OUTSIDE
So, I am trapped in a cave...I need to find a hollow part...or some crack in the rock...goes around cave knocking on the rocks....not here....not here....FOUND IT! Hollow...there is some space behind this rock and there is a crack in it. Aaarrrgggg....I can't move it! *Wipes brow*
1. AIR - ok so for now, I can breathe. But, if you're in a cave with no exit, how long do I have before my oxygen runs out?
....grabs pen and paper from lab coat....and scibbles some calculations on paper....um....maybe 17 hours...but before then...the Co2 will affect my thinking. I must practice my yoga breathing techniques and take slow breaths to conserve my oxygen.
2. WATER - ok - no water source - but I do have my water bottle that is full...
3. FOOD - well, I have some food from the cafeteria in my lab coat pocket...an apple....a cupcake...and a marshmallow...oh gee....I shouldn't have said cupcake...now I'm hungry!
4. SHELTER - it seems I can use the tarp shelter to sleep in, but no sleep now..have to work on a plan to get out, or if I sleep I will never wake up...
5. DEFENSE - don't seem to have to worry about that now, since I am trapped
I am going to add something else for my situation...
6. COMMUNICATION - If I can't get out alone, I need to get help from someone on the outside....
Now what? I need to work on a plan. Plan....plan...plan...what do I do? THINK! Yes, there are 2 important tasks that I must do.
PLAN 1. GET TO THE OUTSIDE
PLAN 2. COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE
I am going to think about # 1 for a bit, but I think I can do something about #2.
I already tried my cell phone and there is no signal here. So, can't call anybody. What did people do before they had phones? THINK! A field phone? No, still a phone. Write letters? Right, like anyone is going to get my letter from inside a cave! Hmmm...no cell service, no postal service....But wait, what did they do in that movie....Independence Day...they used..they used...Morse Code! That's it! I am going to build a morse code sender. I think I have everything I need right here in my lab coat.
ok, wait....maybe I should take inventory of what I have in my lab coat. Here's some rock tables and I am going to place everything down and see what I have
ok...so if I take the battery out of my cell phone and attach the wires to it, and I can use that piece of tin...and....I need something flat...like a board...perfect...a piece of firewood...and then I can screw in that....where is my Swiss army knife...and then I can use the pliers and twist it so...and there you have it....ready to go...it's pretty rudimentary...but I think it will work...
I sent my S.O.S. in Morse Code. So far, I haven't received any response. Maybe no one knows Morse Code anymore, or maybe the signal didn't go far enough. So much for putting it together with things I had in my lab coat. Well, I can try again later. Back to Plan 1.
PLAN 1. GET TO THE OUTSIDE
So, I am trapped in a cave...I need to find a hollow part...or some crack in the rock...goes around cave knocking on the rocks....not here....not here....FOUND IT! Hollow...there is some space behind this rock and there is a crack in it. Aaarrrgggg....I can't move it! *Wipes brow*
I feel a panic attack coming on.....how will I get out....how will I get out?
THINK! THINK! CALM DOWN! How do you move rocks? You pull them, you push them, you BLOW THEM UP! Yes, like the railroaders in the olden days, I am going to blow up the cave....I mean the rocks...with potassium nitrate....aka - dyno-mite!
And I have just the thing to do it with...where are those sparklers from the Geekcon Festival? I know I had them in my lab coat somewhere...Ahh yes....here they are...
Now, if I just wedge them into this crack....and....I push some...yes....I can do that....and then I have to light them...where are my matches? Oh please, let this work....Holds Breath and lights them all. KABOOM!
And I have just the thing to do it with...where are those sparklers from the Geekcon Festival? I know I had them in my lab coat somewhere...Ahh yes....here they are...
Now, if I just wedge them into this crack....and....I push some...yes....I can do that....and then I have to light them...where are my matches? Oh please, let this work....Holds Breath and lights them all. KABOOM!
