6 Backfired!

6 Backfired!, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Jeremy: Hey, this cover is all slippery! I can skate!

Hans: Gah! Watch what you're doing!

5 Being useful

5 Being useful, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Hans: We really ought to help our hosts by putting out some of the books for them.

4 Ooh, shiny!

4 Ooh, shiny!, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Jeremy: Ooh, look at the shiny machine! It's got wires and shiny bits and a platform, and things to play with!

Hans: It's a Van der Graaf generator - don't you know anything? It accumulates very high voltages as a result of the Faraday cage effect.

Jeremy: Make it do something! Make it do something!

Hans: [thinking] Youth today - no appreciation of science...

3 First view of the con

3 First view of the con, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Hans: There are plenty of people here who would make good interview subjects for my report. So many different types of expertise in one place - an excellent educational experience.

Jeremy: Look at all the pretty lights!

2 All mod cons

2 All mod cons, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Hans: [thinking] How very civilised. I could just do with a nice, long soak after that journey. Maybe if I get soap in my ears, I won't have to listen to the jabbering mouse for a while...

Jeremy: It's boring up here! Let's go to the con! Let's go to the con!

1 All packed!

1 All packed!, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Hans: [thinking] It was very good of Corone to invite me along to GenCon - it's sure to be a valuable event to furnish Bear's journal with some cultural flavour. I'm looking forward to a nice, relaxing flight.

Jeremy: Hi, I'm Jeremy! What's your name? This trip is going to be so much fun! We're gonna see the con, and play games, and meet people, and have lots and lots and lots of fun!!

Hans: Oh dear...