Abbott’s Second Annual Design Competition!

Author’s Pre-note: I apologize, but I haven’t quite yet figured out how to upload pictures. I promise to look into this and try to make this thread colorful soon! Otherwise, enjoy. Non-grumpy/cranky person comments are welcome!

On Saturday, Abbotts Aerodome found itself host to the The Second Annual Design Competition. The competition was sponsored by Abbots Aerodome, Terrabucks Coffee, and none other than the second-world renown: Cubey Terra. Mr. Terra is unmatched in his prowess for designing and programming only the highest quality aircraft and other recreational vehicles. Helping him staff the event was the Mistress of Aerial Combat Systems, Jillian Callahan, as well as the dog fighting ace, Arrekusu Muromachi. Their goal? It may have been related to finding the best way to send Cubey to the moon. Or a penguin. But ultimately, it was to find the best Lunar Lander that any competitor could enter.

The contest attracted as many different participants as it did craft. From modern Astronauts, such as Moebius Overdrive, to Spacemen from the future, to alien penguins themselves. Or at least, alien penguins are one explanation on what would have brought such bizarre craft as the penguin landers featured in the contest. But whether they are space penguins or normal penguins, we all know why they came to Abbotts. As Arrekusu Muromachi put it best: “9 out of 10 penguins agree that they wakeup with a cup of Terrabucks Coffee.”
No penguins won the contest, unfortunately. But throughout a series of interviews, we were made aware of a rumored fondness that Cubey Terra has for all penguin-kind.

The rules stated that a lunar lander was to be constructed for each contestant, and to be entered by noon on Saturday. A combination of landers was presented. Ranging from light-designed auto-gyrating spacecraft to large puff-cushion landers, there was something for everyone, and room for anyone else whom felt the urge to enter.

Contestants found themselves facing down lag as the clock grew closer to noon. Shortly thereafter, Abbotts crashed, and the judging was delayed for a few minutes. However, life soon continued as usual, or as normally as it gets when you have some very important aircraft designers looking over your design in detail. The stress built up… and as quickly as it began, the judges had finished casting their votes, adjourned, and left to go their separate ways. After all, the contest results weren’t due to be announced for another seven hours