7/20/26:
The incident Natashia is referencing is Spectre of the Gun. There's also a REALLY good new book about Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that I read recently called Brothers of the Gun.

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07/20/26 05:20 PM
BrickVoid: I wonder how soon that AI realizes that it's fuel shortage issues could be solved if it investigated fuel sources listed in the starship computers. There are way more advanced "fuel" sources, meaning it is currently likely running on primitive and rapidly depleting fuel sources it thinks it needs more of.
07/20/26 05:17 PM
BrickVoid: I also wonder how fast it's processing all of the onboard information contained within the starship computers it initially gained access to. We don't know how fast this laugh track AI can process and recognize information that is useful to it's current directives, however they came to be programmed in to it.
07/20/26 05:12 PM
BrickVoid: The fact that TRACK isn't filling in the gaps likely means that it's relying on media it picked up from broadcasts. I wonder what it thought the advertisements in between the programs represented? It would probably have picked up some clues about real life and buying habits, as is indicated by it's willingness to give everyone it can ask to try a subscribtion to an experience.

Transcript
Panel 1:
Sideshow Bob/TRACK: Ah! At last. Here we are.
Commodore Jeffrey Bannister: Wow, yeah. That was a pretty long walk. My legs about fell off.
Bob/TRACK: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! You got me. It's my bad. Vehicular travel is currently limited due to the planet-wide fuel shortage.
Jeff: Fuel shortage? Why is there a fuel shortage?
Bob/TRACK: Production sinks every quarter. We must add more subscriptions.

Panel 2:
Commander Dale Zurkett: TRACK's central headquarters is a coffee shop?
Zack Del Rio: Well, it does say "Central" in the name.
Lieutenant Commander Natashia Staratt: Regardless, if this is indeed its base of operations, we must prepare for extreme danger within.
Jeff (aside): But how would that help?
Bob/TRACK(aside): Research data indicates that increased laughter improves productivity!

Panel 3:
Bob/TRACK: This is the perfect place to meet new "friends."
Jeff: And I do like coffee!
Chandler: Well. Sounds like someone came to the right place!
TRACK: Ha-ha-ha-haha!

Panel 4:
Bob/TRACK: So many options abound here. Would you, perhaps, like to be on a break with that waitress?
Dale (aside): Extreme danger? In here??
Jeff: I have no idea what you mean. I just want a coffee.
Bob/TRACK: Of course. We shall begin with that.

Panel 5:
Dale: Okay. Now that is just... weird.
    Where's the rest of the building?
Natashia: I recall a mission on the NC 1701 Enterprise.
    While attempting first contact with the Melkotians, Captain Kirk and crew were instead thrown into a simulation of the shootout at the OK Corral.
    With the goal of testing the crew's commitment to peace.
Rachel (aside): Mocha drip?
Ross (aside): No, I ordered the cafe latte.
Rachel (aside): I'll never get the hang of this!
TRACK: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Dale: I remember that. The aliens created a facsimile of Tombstone.

Panel 6:
Dale: With no roofs and no walls.
Natashia: Indeed.
Dale: Do you think that's happening here? A test?
Ross (aside): You should see this place when a storm rolls by!
    It's a total blow-out!
TRACK: Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Rachel (aside): If you're done with wisecracks, I'll go get that cafe latte.
Natashia: That seems unlikely at this point. However... I do think we are dealing with an intelligence that lacks complete information.
    Is this setting another television show? If so... perhaps that missing wall was never seen on screen. Maybe it's where the cameras were?
Dale: Wouldn't that imply that it's not smart enough to... fill in the gaps?
Natashia: Ruling over this planet, then, with the capability to comprehend what it is doing?
    What a terrifying thought.