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Station V3 archives - Thursday 23 October 2003 (#150) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Floyd watch as Neap floats past.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Neap is here to see Ebb's new family! / [[As Mr. Maintenance Engineer watches, Neap disappears with a loud POOF, much like Ebb did previously.]] / [[Six little, tiny Neap bits fall towards the floor.]] / Floyd: To see it? Or to add to it?
Station V3 archives - Friday 24 October 2003 (#151) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Emmit chat together by the coffee pot. Emmit is in his pajamas.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: I thought you were asleep in your room! / Emmit: Ebb and Neap kicked me out! Their children took over my bed. / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: How exactly did they "kick" you out? / Emmit: I'd rather not talk about it.
Station V3 archives - Saturday 25 October 2003 (#152) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Emmit walk together past the CAFETERIA sign.]] / [[Ebb, Neap, and their nine children float past, going the opposite direction.]] / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Emmit reach the Chef's counter. The Chef's hat, as well as whatever it was he had sitting on the counter, are chewed down to a nub.]] / SIgn on Chef's Counter: Today's Special: Pureed Beets. / The Chef: The locusts have descended!
Station V3 archives - Sunday 26 October 2003 (#153) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer is looking at a digital clock on a counter.]] / Clock face: 17:83:09 / [[Floyd rolls up from behind and watches him.]] / Floyd: What are you doing? / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Emmit told me about how they adjust their clocks on Earth with the seasons. / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Maybe we should try doing that here! / Floyd: It might work! / Floyd: I'll try setting his clock ahead eight hours when he goes to sleep! / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer rolls his eyes.]]
Station V3 archives - Monday 27 October 2003 (#154) [[Floyd watches as four damp, floating Ebb-like children go by.]] / [[He stares after them once they've left.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Morty got that clogged drain fixed! / Floyd: I don't think I want to hear about it.
 
Station V3 archives - Tuesday 28 October 2003 (#155) [[Floyd rolls up to chat with Mr. Maintenance Engineer.]] / Floyd: I don't want those kids staying on this station. / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Don't worry about it! Ebb and Neap have decided Neap will raise them on Station K7. / [[Floyd and Mr. Maintenance Engineer stare at each other.]] / Floyd: So! We're not good enough for them? / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer rolls his eyes]]
Station V3 archives - Wednesday 29 October 2003 (#156) [[Outside view of Station K7.]] / Someone (unseen): Neap is back from Station V3! / [[A tractor-wheeled robot and a bipedal alien on K7 watch as Neap and a small swarm of babies float by...]] / / [[As the last group of Ebb-type babies float past...]] / Tractor-wheeled robot: What goes on over on V3?! / {{Note from Author: It's spinoff time! Station V3's second spinoff (Z7 spun off from some strips later in the V3 archives, but it did it earlier) continues here with Ebb's Children! http://ebb.comicostrich.com/comic.php?cdate=20051022}}
Station V3 archives - Thursday 30 October 2003 (#157) [[Floyd is working at a console, on V3. Ebb is looking over his shoulder.]] / Floyd: Emmit! We just got a distress signal, and your shuttle is the closest / [[Outside view of Emmit's shuttle, speeding away.]] / Emmit (unseen): I'm on my way! / [[On the planet, Emmit's shuttle is visible in the sky, on landing approach. / Pirate 1: That's a nice shuttle we're going to take over!
Station V3 archives - Friday 31 October 2003 (#158) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Floyd are speaking, near a console on V3.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: The shuttle is back! / Floyd: Strange! Emmit didn't signal that he was coming back. / [[A Pirate type from the planet walks up from behind him. Mr. Maintenance Engineer frowns.]] / Pirate: Trick or treat!
Station V3 archives - Saturday 01 November 2003 (#159) [[Floyd confronts the two Pirates, from the surface.]] / Floyd: Okay, what did you guys do with Emmit? / Pirate 1: We haven't done anything with him! / Pirate 2: We certainly haven't / [[Pirate 1 turns back to Pirate 2.]] / Pirate 1: We haven't even seen him since we stole his shuttle! Isn't that true? / Pirate 2: Yes it is!
 
Station V3 archives - Sunday 02 November 2003 (#160) [[On the station, two Pirates are walking past the Plant, as Ebb floats overhead.]] / [[Ebb continues to follow the Pirates a they walk past the Cafeteria sign.]] / [[The Pirates continue to walk around the station, accompanied by Ebb.]] / [[The Pirates look at a station console. Ebb is still with them.]] / Pirate 1: We'll be making a few changes around here! / Pirate 2: Yes we will! / [[Ebb is still floating around above their heads.]] / Pirate 2: But the floating thing can stay!
Station V3 archives - Monday 03 November 2003 (#161) [[The pirates are on the station near the plant]] / Plant (thinking): I'm sick of these guys trying to take over the station! / Pirate: The first thing we do is water the plant! / Plant (thinking): On the other hand, a change could be good...
Station V3 archives - Tuesday 04 November 2003 (#162) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Floyd speak together as the two Pirates walk away.]] / Floyd: Maybe a power failure will get rid of these guys. Try turning the lights off! / [[Everything goes black. Voices speak up in the darkness.]] / Pirate 1 (unseen): It's dark. We'll have to light a fire. / Pirate 2 (unseen): Yes we will! / [[Still dark.]] / Floyd (in the dark): Okay, scratch that idea.
Station V3 archives - Wednesday 05 November 2003 [[Floyd confronts the pirates.]] / Floyd: I've had enough! Get out of here and give the shuttle back to Emmit. Get your own ship! / [[The shuttle leaves Station V3.]] / [[A pirate ship approaches V3.]] / Voice from V3: Nice going, Floyd.
Station V3 archives - Thursday 06 November 2003 (#164) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer is speaking with the two Pirates once they return in their Pirate ship.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: That's a nice ship you guys have! / Pirate 1: Yes! / Pirate 2: It is! / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: So why would you guys bother taking over this station? / Pirate 1: There's no challenge in taking over our own ship! / Pirate 2: None at all! / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer rolls his eyes.]]
 
Station V3 archives - Friday 07 November 2003 (#165) [[Floyd rolls up to speak with the Pirates.]] / Floyd: What did you guys do with the shuttle? / Pirate 2: We landed it back on the planet where we left Emmit! / [[Pirate 1 turns back to his partner and gestures with his right flipper.]] / Pirate 1: Maybe "landed" isn't the right word! / Pirate 2: Maybe not! / [[Back on the planet, Emmit is sitting despondantly on a grassy hill, looking over at another hill across the way, into which his shuttle has clearly been crashed. A thin trail of smoke rises from it.]]
Station V3 archives - Saturday 08 November 2003 (#166) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer finds Floyd. Ebb is floating along behind.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: The pirates left! Their ship is gone, and they're not on the station! / Floyd: Strange! Where did they go? / [[As Floyd and Mr. Maintenance Engineer ponder this, a sparkle begins in the air behind them.]] / [[A wavy-edged opening into the Alternate Universe appears. The two Pirates are visible through the window-sized opening.]] / Pirate 2: This is a nice alternate universe we're taking over! / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Very nice!
Station V3 archives - Sunday 09 November 2003 (#167) [[Ebb floats by as Floyd zips past to the right, with a "Zoom".]] / Ebb: ? / [[Floyd rolls by, going left.]] / [[Floyd rolls by upside down, past the Plant.]] / [[Floyd rolls up to Mr. Maintenance Engineer and screeches to a halt.]] / [[Morty and Mr. Maintenance Engineer are now visible. They have a small, blue device and a floating blue space pod, sprouting antennas. / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Morty and I got a remote control space pod! / Floyd: Get rid of it or I'll fire you. / [[Floyd leaves]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: What a grouch!
Station V3 archives - Monday 10 November 2003 (#168) [[Outside view of Station A1]] / Station A1 staff (unseen): We need a test station for our new security program! / [[Inside Station A1, a group of three A1 staff are discussion. One looks like Mr. Maintenance Engineer with a fancy hat, one looks like Unix Six, and one is a large, big-nosed alien.]] / A1 StationUnit ?: Station V3 just called. Pirates tried to take over the station again. / [[The unknown Unit X robot leaves.]] / A1 Mr. ?: Maybe we should pick Station V3! / A1 Alien: Good choice.
Station V3 archives - Tuesday 11 November 2003 (#169) [[Back at Station V3]] / Floyd: I want you to run a background check on everyone before our new security officer gets here. / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Isn't that like cleaning your house before a cleaning service arrives? / [[Floyd turns and begins to roll away.]] / Floyd: Good idea! Do that too. This place is filthy. / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer rolls his eyes.]]
 
Station V3 archives - Wednesday 12 November 2003 (#170) [[Floyd and Mr. Maintenance Engineer are speaking in the corridor near the Plant. Ebb is floating overhead.]] / Floyd: How are you doing with the background checks? / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Pretty good! I got your message about skipping Ebb and the Plant. / [[Floyd gives Mr. Maintenance Engineer a look.]] / Floyd: What message? / [[Ebb turns and begins to float away.]] / The Plant (thinking): Oops!
Station V3 archives - Thursday 13 November 2003 (#171) [[Floyd and Mr. Maintenance Engineer still standing near the Plant.]] / Floyd: What did you find out? / [[Close up on Mr. Maintenance Engineer.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Morty comes from a family of criminals. There's a rumor that Ebb is the head of an intergalactic crim syndicate. The Chef was accused of trying to poison the Procyon Royal Family. / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: The Plant is wanted in ten systems. You've been arrested five times... / The Plant (thinking): The new security guy is going to love us!
Station V3 archives - Friday 14 November 2003 (#172) [[View from outside V3. A ship is approaching.]] / Floyd (unseen): Here come's our new security officer! / [[Inside the station - Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Floyd are waiting to greet him.]] / Floyd: It'll be nice having someone here to keep the pirates away! / [[The new Security Officer appears. He looks just like a stocky version of the pirates - except he is wearing a black 'Security Officer' hat.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer (whispering an aside to Floyd): I wouldn't count on that!
Station V3 archives - Saturday 15 November 2003 (#173) [[The New Security Officer is giving orders to Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Morty.]] / Security Officer Linton: Guys, you're going to have to work on this place a bit. It's a real dump! / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer glares.]] / Linton: I think I'll start by having lots of security cameras put in. There are going to be lots of changes around here! / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: I'm not sure I"m going to like him...
Station V3 archives - Sunday 16 November 2003 (#174) [[The New Security Officer Linton walks off.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: I don't know about this new security officer... / Floyd (turning away to leave): He's fine. / [[A view from outside the station.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer (unseen): He's already complaining about the station! / Floyd: He's fine. / [[Back inside V3.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: He could be one of the pirates! / Floyd: He's fine! / [[Closeup on Mr Maintenance Engineer.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: He seems to think he's going to be running the station! / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Floyd consider this for a moment. Floyd looks non-plussed.]] / [[Floyd rolls away purposefully after Linton.]] / Floyd: I'm going to have a little talk with him.
 
Station V3 archives - Monday 17 November 2003 (#175) [[Floyd is speaking with Linton.]] / Floyd: Why don't you get settled in and start your security work? / Linton: Certainly! / [[Floyd watches as Linton turns and stares at the Plant.]] / Linton: All right. What kind of plant is this? / The Plant (thinking): Back off.
Station V3 archives - Tuesday 18 November 2003 (#176) [[Linton confronts Morty.]] / Linton: I know all about you and your criminal family. / [[Linton points at Morty with his right flipper.]] / Linton: I've got my eyes on you! You won't get away with anything while I run security around here. / [[Morty whistles 'innocently' and rolls his eyes as Linton walks away through a nearby doorway. But somehow a sign has become taped to Linton's back.]] / Sign on Linton's back: Dope
Station V3 archives - Wednesday 19 November 2003 (#177) [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer and Linton on the station.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Before you got here we ran security checks on everyone. / [[Mr. Maintenance Engineer hands Linton something rectangular.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Here's a document summarizing everything you need to know. / [[Linton looks at it.]] / Linton: This is blank! / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: And we're very happy with it.
Station V3 archives - Thursday 20 November 2003 (#178) [[Floyd is giving the new security officer Linton the tour of Station V3. They are at the Chef's counter.]] / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: This is our Chef! / Chef: Hello! / Sign on Chef's counter: Today's Special: Imitation Salad / Linton: Imitation Salad? / Chef: That's right! / Linton: You have the right to remain silent... / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Don't do that. / [[Chef frowns.]]
Station V3 archives - Friday 21 November 2003 (#179) [[Floyd approaches Mr. Maintenance Engineer for an update.]] / Floyd: How's the new security officer settling in? / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: So far he's threatened Morty and tried to arrest the Chef! / Floyd: Where is he now? / Mr. Maintenance Engineer: Interrogating Ebb in his new office. / [[Linton is hanging from the ceiling above his desk, upside down and tied up, watching Ebb float away.]] / Linton: So, you want to do this the hard way...
 

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