Susan enters Space 2047 with one of the book’s wonderfully odd introductions: a strange helmet, a request for crisps and immediate suspicion from the crew.
Her arrival shows how the book turns simple encounters into comic investigations.
The crew’s cautious reaction makes the moment funnier, because even asking for crisps can sound dangerous in deep space.
Susan adds glamour, unpredictability and snack-based mystery to the Space 2047 universe.
Inspired by the uploaded book
“Yes, packets of crisps.” Susan replied, and she then took off her Viking helmet revealing her beautiful long black hair that had been styled with ringlets. She had dark eyes, and was the most attractively stunning woman that they had seen for years, and she smiled beautifully, before speaking once more, “I love crisps, and I have not had any crisps for ages. Well about four months, and my last packet of crisps was unfortunately kidnapped by the ships cleaning robot, but after it refused to say thank you, I put it…
From the Space 2047 universe
Space 2047 is a comedy science-fiction adventure by Benjamin Robinson, set aboard the spacecraft Are We There Yet? The crew includes Brian, Cedric, Salomina and Karen. The uploaded manuscript includes the galaxy Hooareu, Planet Boring746759, the spacecraft Are We There Yet?, Susan, Eric Strudelhofen, Planet Nouala, absurd intergalactic bureaucracy, robots, bad jokes, lonely space journeys, strange shops, unusual aliens, and…
Why this matters in the book
Susan’s introduction captures the book’s style: absurd, fast-moving and full of unexpected character humour.
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