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Now that would be an interesting story: Ship 1 leaves and 100 years later ship 2 leaves. Ship 2 arrives first, builds a pretty decent civ and then

Posted by TWuG Jul 23 '15, 10:54

ship 1 arrives.

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LYC: This issue is similar to the book "Nemesis" by Isaac Asimov -- nm - Strongbad Jul 23, 12:29
i'm totally going to make notes and eventually get around to writing a story based on this . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jul 23, 11:57
What if Ship 1 called "Dibs" when they left? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 23, 11:20
Again, I would hope ship 2 would stop and pick up ship 1. Otherwise they are jerk who would stand at the window and flip off ship 1. -- nm - sycor Jul 23, 11:09 12
- you're misframing the issue. It's not even a question of "want to". - Reagen Jul 23, 11:15 10
  - *decided to delete* -- (edited) - Ship 2 Jul 23, 11:22 3
    - I guess I should read this. -- nm - sycor Jul 23, 11:23 2
      - or just watch the trailer. :) -- nm - Ship 2 Jul 23, 11:24 1
        
        I try not to watch too many trailers. They either give away too much or I'm let down by the actual movie. -- nm - sycor Jul 23, 11:25
  - Then they need to launch a shuttle craft or something. Big jerkfaces! - sycor Jul 23, 11:17 5
    - Fortunately for Ship 1, they'd never know Ship 2 didn't stop for them. -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 11:18 4
      - Sure they will. Sensors, man! Don't you watch StarTrekWars? -- nm - sycor Jul 23, 11:20 1
        
        I'm reading your posts like your Mario from G&B. - Krusty Jul 23, 12:22
      - And, if it makes you feel better, orbital mechanics means that the path between our solar system - TWuG Jul 23, 11:20 1
        
        I know. I'm just having some fun with the idea. -- nm - sycor Jul 23, 11:21
- *throws on handbrake. pulls over to the side of the space highway, and picks up the passengers from Ship 1* - Ship 2 Jul 23, 11:11
And as ship 1 approaches, the new civilization decides it would be hilarious to dress up as aliens to greet them -- nm - JD Jul 23, 11:02 1
- Depending on how long they'd been there, they may look very alien-like. More gravity would likely - TWuG Jul 23, 11:04
oh, eff you guys. We were supposed to be first! -- nm - spamlet, Defending Blood Feud Champion Jul 23, 10:56
Maybe that planet *is* Earth, and we already did that. - JaxSean Jul 23, 10:56 8
- spoiler? . . . - call me ishmael Jul 23, 11:55
- Just wait until (spoilers) - sycor Jul 23, 11:11
- See!? All sorts of possibilities! Like, what if the first ship put colonists in cryo-sleep, the a couple of Ship 1 people discover that their - TWuG Jul 23, 10:59 3
  - That's going to make dating on the new planet kinda awkward. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 11:05 2
    - They have an App for that! -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 11:05 1
      - GGGDILF? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 11:07
- You are Douglas Adams and I claim my $5 - Reagen Jul 23, 10:58
- Whoa. -- nm - ML Jul 23, 10:57

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