Ian:

As I notice the heat of the desert, I think to myself "What would a noble leader do in a time like this?" I decide that the most important thing would be to imagine cooler weather for everyone so I think hard about mild Spring conditions, cloudy and a slight mist in the air. . . . "Ahh, that's better" I remark before I wonder if gathering water for our journey would be a good idea. "People need water even in Spring!" I grab Ears, through him on my shoulder and imagine myself trecking across a meadow in a nice mountain dell. "Come along Dex! The weather is now cool and refreshing and the scenery could not offer more to ponder on our stroll to the mountain village over yonder!"

Dex:

Prior to Jarren going outside, I give him another "I am afraid we have a luniatic on our hands" glances at the statement that Ian is in control of this particular cosmos, while replying to Ian, "Any chance you could cool things down outside before we go? Or better yet, maybe you could bring the settlement to us?"

I am quite fond of the the idea of a traveling casino, though.

I also search the ship before leaving for anything that might prove useful for the journey. I am very much interested in finding some kind of comunication device with which we might warn Jarren of our return, as we might be returning with compnay that are none to trustworthy. I am also interested in binoculars.

Assuming I find something that will work for communications, I instruct Jarren that I will update him with our progress. If I do not, I instruct him that we may be returning with people who can not be trusted, and to be ready for anything when he sees us returning.

Then, realizing I can procastinate no more, I pour water on the towel that I will then wrap around my head, (doing this carefully so as not to waiste water), I make my way out to the blistering heat in the direction of the settlement. "Couldn't you have seen to it that this particular cosmos was a nice, temperate planet with beautiful, scantily clad woman lounging about, Ian?" I ask as I begin walking.

Jarren:

I Tell Dex before going outside " I sure glade that your taking Ian and the rat of my hands, I was about to stun him to get him from drinking any more talking about How this is just a dream!" after returning from my inspection I tell two as they come out of the ship." OK, get what you can from the settlement and get back here. If I don't here from you in three or four days I'm going to leave the ship. I'll be listening to the radio if you can get a chance to call and give me an update."

[OCC. If the rat try's to leave Ian and get back in the ship I'll let it know that it’s a bad idea with my blaster. I'll set it to Stun. ]

After I say good bye I close the hatch lock it and you for the locker with the repair tools in it. I then start one of the movies and get to work repairing the ship. the first thing I'll repair is the life support leak, and then work on some of the other systems. An hour before sunset I'll go outside and work on the engines. I'll take Tinman with me for a look out. When I do go out I'll lock the hatch and then open it when it gets dark and I'll go back in locking it behind me. While I'm inside working I'll be listening to the radio. I continue this way the next day and so on.