It was a dark and stormy night on the mean streets of downtown Vancouver BC. Kaboom was traveling to Gas Town after being briefly detained at the Vancouver police department. It appears that possession of an illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator requires the completion of form RCMP 5490. (Application for an Authorization to Transport Restricted Firearms and Prohibited Firearms) Honestly, who could have seen that coming?
While in transit a bright red light suddenly appeared and before he knew it Kaboom was transported aboard an alien craft full of Greys. Once on ship Kaboom was subjected to some excessive and embarrassingly thorough invasive procedures. After several phone calls to his embassy Kaboom was finally able to convince the Greys they were in violation of the non-harassment policy for interplanetary anthropological research scientists. Finally, the Greys reluctantly let him take three steps out the door as was returned at 8 o’clock to Boise, Idaho of all places. (Wasn’t there a Leonard Skynard song link this?) All in all this has been a very life changing formative experience.
Kaboom had been looking forward to staying at Groundspeak headquarters. However, since he was dropped back in Boise he was left with no choice but to do the unthinkable and buy a Greyhound ticket to Seattle. Since he is planning a trip on Greyhound he does what any reasonable Martian would do. He buys a weapon to help him on his journey to see LaRubia at Groundspeak. So anyway, if you are wondering why your travel bug looks slightly different than it previously did, well that’s our story and we are sticking to it.