The Space Station

"The Space Station" is the third episode of the first season of *Travels With T.I.M.,*a segment of *It's All Been Done Radio Hour*. It was the first segment of Show LXVII. It was performed on January 9th, 2021. It was released as podcast episode 334.

Written by Jerome Wetzel

Directed by Kristin Green

Previous episode: "Something's Wrong Here"

Next episode: "Family Ties"

## **The Story**

This episode picks up weeks later. It begins in a large cargo bay on a space station "far in our future." A group of humans shiver in terror, hiding from an attacking alien monster. Cathy seems angry, but Erin is more terrified. Erin asks if Cathy saw what happened to Tony, and Cathy affirms she did. They drag a crate over to slow... something down a little, should it come for them.

T.I.M. suddenly appears beside them, his door opening, and the story switches perspective. Ezra Ford asks where they are this time and T.I.M. claims he doesn’t know, stating the randomizer function chose this location. Litcone Firest is excited to see they are on a space station, because treasures can always be found on a space station.

Cathy approaches, interrupting them. She and the three travelers make introductions, but Erin interrupts, worried 'it' will find them. They hear noises and Litty correctly guesses the women are being hunted by a scary, murderous monster, and that Erin has peed her pants. T.I.M. confirms there is a large life form two floors down moving this way fast. Litty quickly says they came by mistake and she and a shocked Ezra re-board T.I.M., closing the door. Ezra asks T.I.M. what they can do, and the time machine suggests opening the door and letting Cathy and Erin in. Ezra does, and Cathy and Erin are thankful as they are now safely inside T.I.M., too.

Secure for the moment, Ezra asks them what is going on. Cathy reveals that the monster was a stowaway with some cargo, ate all their food and grew huge, and is now hunting the crew, which started with 17 people but is now down to 4. Erin asks if they can help, and Litty says that isn't what they do, especially when Cathy admits they have nothing to offer in return. Ezra has T.I.M. scan the monster, which is revealed to be a salagonzo from the planet Nervin 3, which is of low intelligence and has an overriding instinct to hunt. Litty asks if T.I.M. can kill it, but T.I.M. says he has no weapons on his exterior. Cathy confirms there are no weapons on the station, either.

The salagonzo begins banging on T.I.M., causing Erin to pee her pants again. Litty makes Erin get a mop out and clean the floor. Cathy and Ezra make plans to move T.I.M. to another large cargo bay nearer their surviving crewmates, though the survivors aren't really near a bay. T.I.M. tells Cathy he has quite a few weapons, and shows her where they are, saying she and Erin can't abandon their fellows. Erin asks if the time travelers are going to help, and Litty says no because she doesn't want to die. Ezra wants to assist, but doesn't know what to do. T.I.M. leaves an armed Cathy and Erin in a cargo bay, where they are quick slaughtered by the salagonzo.

Ezra and Litty chose not to stick around and witness the women's fate, Litty asking what the point would be to do so. Later, Ezra is feeling really bad about leaving those people in danger, but Litty is fine, asserting that not everyone in the galaxy is their responsibility. Ezra doesn't think that's good enough, but doesn't have any solutions. Litty goes to play games, leaving him with his thoughts.

## **Guest Starring**

* Rachel Cagle as Cathy
* Megan Overholt as Erin

## **Trivia**

* When Jerome originally wrote this, he thought it would be Nick Arganbright's last show, and so made the characters show a lot of growth to prompt T.I.M. to change his voice. When Nick stayed, this episode was completely rewritten to instead highlight how little the characters have changed. But both versions featured this space station and the same two guest characters.