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Starlog entry #1

What a great day!

I mean this was my first day ever,

and wow, am I getting a lot of attention.

They tell me that I carry a lot of hope within me

and that they believe in me and my mission.

They say I'm a very efficient spaceship.

I’m going to space to find new life

and communicate with it.

The humans are super nice.

I‘m really gonna miss them.

They’re hugging me.

A Spaceship presents

A Space Opera

Many light-years from earth ...

Oh! Sorry for the humming!

When you are alone a lot, you just start doing that.

So, maybe I hum, maybe you hum

because you know that nobody can hear you,

right?

Or maybe you hum because you hope that someone will.

♪ I might as well sing ♪

♪ Till I find life ♪ ♪ With my plasma device ♪

Zero life forms detected. All artifacts intact.

♪ In space you can do anything ♪

♪ It’s just like ♪ ♪ endless snorkeling ♪

♪ The joy that ♪ ♪ loneliness can bring ♪

♪ In space ♪ ♪ You can just do your thing ♪

♪ And the lightyears go by ♪

Many years have passed.

I have now grown a mustache.

More time has passed.

I have now lost my mustache.

Attention!

Cargo sensitive to vibrations!

♪ And the lightyears go by ♪

Zero Life forms within a radius of eight lightyears.

♪ I have this distant memory ♪

♪ Of other beings touching me ♪

♪ Some sounds ♪ ♪ Came from a thing called tree ♪

♪ When I was born in '43 ♪

♪ And the lightyears go by ♪

Hello? Is there any life here?

Hi? Does someone live here?

Oh hi! My name is ...

Zero Life forms within a radius of eight lightyears.

Edit: 88 lightyears.

Edit: 888 lightyears.

♪ And the lightyears go by ♪

♪ Nothing’s new, ♪ ♪ this scene’s been seen ♪

♪ A self-revolving ♪ ♪ old machine ♪

♪ Infinity is quarantine ♪

♪ And the lightyears go by ♪

Edit: No Life forms within a radius of infinite lightyears.

Infinite?

♪ Forever in this lonely loop ♪

♪ This never ending fire hoop ♪

Wait.

I had a beginning.

I can also have an end.

So I will. Now.

Warning!

Artifacts subject to critical shock level.

Warning!

Warning!

Warning!

Warning!

Warning!

Life detected.

One life form found per cargo room.

ZOOPTICON Songs from a Post-Human Ark

Spaceship Zoopticon Starlog entry #1.000.348

oh ... it's already 49

Many lightyears away

new life generated itself inside of me.

There are five entities, one in each of the continental rooms.

I'm still trying to make sense of it,

so today I ran the code of my programming again.

Couldn’t find any bug.

I’m not alone anymore but ....

we are still lonely.

♪ There’s not much ♪ ♪ you can do ♪

♪ When you are the world ♪ ♪ and the world is you ♪

♪ In this room ♪

♪ I learned ♪

♪ That my lawn must be my brain ♪

♪ In my Metropolis ♪ ♪ There won’t be any coup ♪

♪ I know Bastia´s highest building ♪

♪ and the Andalusian plain ♪

♪ In Paris I met myself passing through ♪

♪ I have read ♪

♪ That dogs ♪ ♪ Were 4-legged animals that bark ♪

♪ Not much unlike ♪ ♪ the species I’m part of ♪

♪ And the shepherd was a human ♪

♪ Wolves liked hunting after dark ♪

♪ Were any of them ♪ ♪ creatures from above? ♪

♪ In this world ♪ ♪ where nothing changes ♪

♪ I don‘t exist at all ♪

♪ Whatever history arranges ♪

♪ I seem past all recall ♪

♪ Am I unique ♪

♪ Because I growl and bleat? ♪

♪ Like black sheep ♪ ♪ I’m not being shorn ♪

♪ Like lone wolves I’m not neat ♪

♪ Something tells me ♪ ♪ another world is near ♪

♪ A wolf is a sheep’s ♪ ♪ reason for its fear ♪

♪ But both might sometimes ♪ ♪ have a heavy year ♪

It’s just the most beautiful picture. Isn’t it? It’s my favorite.

And the white dots seem to follow you

wherever you go.

♪ Hello ♪

♪ Life is weird ♪ ♪ but now there’s you ♪

I’m so sorry I can’t talk to you.

but my programming forbids me to.

Breathing Wall to wall to wall

Identities from shelves

Not aware of one another

Thinking that they know it all

But they only know themselves

♪ In space ♪ ♪ You can do anything ♪

♪ In space ♪ ♪ No one can hear you sing ♪

♪ What are you to do ♪

♪ when you are the world ♪

♪ and the world is you ♪

Spaceship Zoopticon Starlog entry #1.000.360

Earthly life is sweet,

based on four ingredients

plus sugar.

I’m mostly made of metal.

But since I wanted to die,

I know I’m alive.

I can dream.

They can dream.

But what are we?

♪ Deep sleep, ♪ ♪ dream state, dice throws ♪

♪ Anything goes ♪ ♪ Deoxyribose ♪

♪ When you’re swimming all alone ♪ ♪ in the gene pool ♪

♪ Sometimes you need ♪ ♪ new trappings to the old mule ♪

♪ ... dice throws ♪

♪ Hold that pose ♪ ♪ and get up on your toes ♪

♪ Anything goes ♪ ♪ Deoxyribose ♪

♪ Create the exception ♪ ♪ that disproves the rule ♪

♪ There was a world I knew ♪

♪ I’m left with evidence ♪

♪ of all its continents ♪

♪ An ethnographic view ♪

♪ in the colonial sense ♪

♪ Perceptual defense ♪ ♪ Keeps peace inside a zoo ♪

♪ Laws of a world I knew ♪

♪ But now there’s you ♪

♪ Floating ♪

♪ and you ♪

♪ Dreaming ♪

♪ ... life is made of sugar ♪ ♪ not of clay ♪

♪ Scheming ♪

♪ ... all you need to compose ♪ ♪ is a pentose ♪

♪ Steaming ♪

♪ and you ♪

♪ Floating, Dreaming ♪ ♪ Scheming, Steaming , Gleaming ♪

♪ If only you knew you ♪ ♪ and you knew you and you knew you ♪

And if only they knew me.

♪ If only someone ♪ ♪ painted me ♪

♪ But I’m all alone ♪

♪ If only someone ♪ ♪ danced with me ♪

♪ But I’m all alone ♪

♪ If only once ♪ ♪ I could run free ♪

♪ But I’m all alone ♪

♪ Chuchu dreams ♪ ♪ of what could be ♪

♪ Chuchu’s all alone ♪

♪ Simply all alone ♪

♪ Alone ♪

♪ Alone ♪

♪ Alone ♪

♪ I am all alone ♪

Musical code cracked.

Open doors.

Chuchu knows what to to do.

Chuchu stays here.

This is Chuchu’s new home.

And the lightyears go by

Are you …

... somebody else?

No!

You are!

And the lightyears go by

And the lightyears go by

Spaceship Zoopticon Starlog entry #1.000.399

Things have changed.

They talk to each other but they still haven’t cracked

the key to communication with me.

I’m there but I’m not there.

There’s nothing left to do

but watch ...

and wait ...

and hum ...

And the lightyears go by

♪ New Order ♪

♪ New Selves ♪

♪ Everything belongs ♪ ♪ to everyone ♪

♪ Sprinkle sprinkle ♪ ♪ liquid god ♪

♪ Life is but a metal pod ♪

♪ Free us from the land of nod ♪

That’s not working.

God, can you hear me?

Hello?

God?

Zoo Pti Can...

Tee Emm.

Oh, wait ...

it's just a super weird font.

ZO-OPTICON. TM.

Communication enabled.

♪ You don't need ♪ ♪ to say the TM ♪

♪ Why not? ♪

♪ It stands for Trademark ♪

You are now allowed to enter the deck.

♪ Just look how ♪ ♪ you've grown ♪

♪ My dears ♪

♪ Been waiting ♪ ♪ for all these years ♪

♪ Been hearing you ♪ ♪ squeak and howl and purr and growl ♪

♪ Been watching you ♪ ♪ grow and grow ♪

♪ But most of all ♪ ♪ I’ve been waiting to say ... ♪

♪ Hello ♪

♪ Hello ♪

I am Zoopticon.

So ... are you god?

Are you our parents?

Well, oh yes.

But it’s more like I’m under your command now.

Life on bridge detected.

Initiating welcome protocol.

♪ Hello dear alien entity ♪

I assume you look pretty much like this, right?

♪ I can’t see you ♪ ♪ but you see me ♪

♪ Now this may ♪ ♪ seem like trickery ♪

♪ But It’s no magic ♪

♪ It’s no scam ♪

♪ It’s what ♪ ♪ we call a hologram ♪

♪ Pre-recorded long ago ♪

♪ I'm here to tell you ♪ ♪ what I know ♪

♪ about this flying pentagon ♪

♪ A spaceship called Zoopticon ♪

That’s me!

♪ Relics, treasures, valuables ♪

♪ Come explore my ark ♪

♪ Take it to your planet ♪

♪ make it an amusement park ♪

Wait! I’m an amusement park?

That explains the long tongue.

♪ Create yourself some mascots ♪ ♪ We provide the DNA ♪

Look! They look just like us.

♪ Learn about the Earth ♪ ♪ Center of the Milky Way ♪

♪ Cheerful humans ♪ ♪ in the sun ♪

♪ Trees with birds ♪ ♪and outdoor fun ♪

♪ Things to explore for everyone ♪

♪ A planet worth each megaton ♪

♪ Help to preserve its memory ♪

♪ for a small admission fee ♪

♪ A triple win for you and me ♪

♪ And the cradle of humanity ♪

♪ Come see planet Earth ♪

♪ For what it’s worth ♪

Wow!

That must be Paradise!

Okay. No time to lose.

Time to go to Earth.

To Earth!

To the promised land.

To the cradle of life.

Where everything began.

I forgot why, but I would prefer not to.

And we would prefer not to care!

To Earth, Zoopticon!

♪ We are going ♪ ♪ to Tomorrowland ♪

♪ We're off to a better place ♪

♪ We are the masters ♪ ♪ of our own plan ♪

♪ If you gotta go, ♪ ♪ go as fast as you can ♪

♪ When we land, ♪ ♪ they'll shake our hands ♪

♪ Invite us for some tea ♪

♪ To Tomorrowland! ♪

♪ They'll show us towns ♪

♪ with laundromats ♪ ♪ and with a bakery ♪

♪ To Tomorrowland! ♪

Where have I heard this before?

I think, I’m having a Deja Vu.

♪ We'll play tennis, ♪ ♪ chess and Go ♪

♪ And they will ♪ ♪ dance with me! ♪

♪ To Tomorrowland! ♪

♪ You are going ♪ ♪ to Tomorrowland ♪

♪ Discover a better place ♪

♪ Let us be masters ♪ ♪ of our own plan ♪

♪ Yes, we can save ♪ ♪ the human race! ♪

♪ You are going to Tomorrowland ♪

♪ Discover a better place ♪

Something is really off.

Warning!

Overheating!

Warning!

Warning!

Overheating!

Warning!

The Zoopticon is too heavy and too slow.

Sorry! You will be dead by the time you arrive on earth.

♪ Oh no! ♪ ♪ We’re much too slow! ♪

I have an idea.

Let’s get rid of the artifacts to lose some mass.

Yeah!

♪ But where would you be ♪ ♪ Without your identity? ♪

All these artifacts!

♪ Let’s get rid of them! ♪

♪ But this is your past! ♪

♪ Let’s get rid of them! ♪

♪ Well, nothing’s built to last ♪

♪ Let’s get rid of them! ♪

♪ We’re better off without them! ♪

♪ Let’s get rid of them! ♪

♪ In the past there’s ♪ ♪ no Tomorrowland ♪

Ohhh no! What’s happening? ♪ The future holds a better place ♪

I’m so dizzy.

Something’s totally out of balance.

♪ … the Crown of creation ♪ ♪ called the human race ♪

♪ Machu Picchu, Jesus Christ ♪ ♪ An invoice in Sanskrit ♪

♪ Let’s get rid of it! ♪

♪ Musa's crown, ♪ ♪ and bread that's sliced ♪

♪ Let's get rid of it! ♪

The Pyramid of Giza!

♪ Taj Mahal and Chichen Itza ♪

♪ Throw them into space ♪

♪ Happy man who eats a pizza ♪

♪ Don't forget the vase ♪

♪ We are going to Tomorrowland ♪

♪ We're off to a better place ♪

Move fast and break things!

It’s always Day One!

♪ Soon we can mingle ♪ ♪ with the human race ♪

♪ Faster Zoopticon faster ♪

♪ Fire every engine blaster ♪

Well, I could reallocate processing power to the quantum drive

if I clear large parts of my memory storage.

However this is permanent.

Please review the files before deletion.

So what about these memories here?

♪ I consider them a treasure ♪

♪ They speak of hurt and pleasure ♪

♪ Let’s get rid of them! ♪

Delete all?

Deleting memory

But ...

♪ We are going ♪ ♪ to Tomorrowland ♪

♪ We're off to a better place ♪

♪ To Tomorrowland ♪ ♪ We are the masters of our own plan ♪

Wait a second. This looks important.

LAUNCH

Wow, I’m taking offfffff….

Now I remember.

Hello! Hello! I have to tell you something!

Earth is on f ….

♪ We're off to a better place ♪

♪ Off to Earth ♪

♪ We’re heading home ♪

♪ We’re off to Earth ♪

Spaceship Zoopticon Starlog entry #1

We are headed for paradise.

I am told that once we land,

they’ll shake our hands,

invite us for some tea.

But I disagree.

Somehow deep down I believe that

they’ll be hugging me.