Starship Erks
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Mopping the corridors of an inter-species starship, ageing aliens Sredeer and Kynis must survive the repercussions of a host of science fiction tropes kindled by their shipmates, without the ability to solve any of them.
While each episode is stand-alone, exploring parallel universes, time travel, exobiological outbreaks, mystical artefacts, and telekinetic aliens in new ways (or old ways, I'm not fussy), the series as a whole tests our heroes in overcoming their largest threat of all: a cute auto-cleaning robot, capable of usurping their job.
Praise for Spaceship Erks:
"The best thing I've read since the last best thing I've read!"
-- Someone, somewhere
"What's an erk?"
-- Anon
"erttrsdgrthdgs dgs sfaedwq rfqa"
-- Intoxicated cat
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