A New Adventure Begins

"A New Adventure Begins" is the first episode of the first season of Travels With T.I.M., a segment of It's All Been Done Radio Hour. It was the opening segment of Show LX. It was performed on June 6th, 2020. It was released as podcast episode 298.
Written by Jerome Wetzel
Directed by Kristin Green
Next episode: "Something's Wrong Here" 
== The Story ==
In the year 2042, Ezra Ford is hiking through Arcadia National Park in Maine, alone on a spring break adventure to reconnect with nature. Ezra hears a sound and goes slightly off the path, where he sees T.I.M. the Time Machine covered in plant growth, having been sitting for decades, but completely intact. Ezra calls hello and T.I.M. opens his doors, revealing himself to be a sentient time machine. Ezra is skeptical, not believing time travel to be real, so T.I.M. invites him to come aboard for proof.
When the time machine doors re-open they are in the year 2816... and on the planet Meridia, as T.I.M. reveals he can travel through space and dimension, too. As Ezra marvels, T.I.M. hides himself, leaving the human alone.
Before Ezra can get frightened, Litcone Firest runs by, screaming for help. He runs down the hill and cuts her off. She's surprised to see a human out so far, but quickly tells him to run, too.
The reason becomes apparent as a craft appears above them, shining a spotlight. It is Babbin Barlot, who is hunting Litty for a theft. Ezra and Litty stop running as Litty verbally spars with her pursuer, claiming she slept with his wife last year. Barlot doesn't believe her until Litty reveals a personal detail and calls her kinky, stating Barlot's wife found it a thrill to sleep with her husband's enemy.
As the ship begins to land, Barlot having ordered the two to stand still, Litty and Ezra run away. Ezra leads her back to T.I.M., who is still cloaked, but opens a door. The pair jump in and collapse in easy chairs while T.I.M. spirits them away.
In Barlot's vessel, an angry Barlot wants to shoot at the fleeing perps, using the curse 'fricksan.' Barlot's officer, Janal, reminds the commander that the rules state they can't use violence. Barlot says he doesn't care about the rules, which Janal says he will note in his report. Barlot immediately backpedals.
On T.I.M., Litty is very impressed by the machine, calling his cloak the best she's ever seen, and T.I.M. displays a list of his functions for her. T.I.M. reveals he has language translation capabilities he can project beyond his walls, which was why Ezra was able to communicate with the aliens. Litty is shocked Ezra had never left Earth before. Ezra asks Litty when Barlot is hunting her, and she admits that she's a thief, never having said otherwise. When Litty wants to take T.I.M. for a spin, Ezra accuses her of trying to steal his time machine. Force to admit that T.I.M. isn't his, Litty suggest Ezra might be a criminal, too, and then asks T.I.M. to take them somewhere fun.
== Guest Starring ==
* Ryan Yohe as Babbin Barlot
* Shane Stefanchik as Janal
== Trivia ==
* T.I.M. knows Ezra's name, although Ezra doesn't give it to him.
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