"Chapter 1: Please answer me," is the first chapter in 17776.
It was released July 4th, 2017. It introduces the three main space probes.
Summary[]
The chapter begins with an unusual dialogue exchange taking place superimposed on top of calendar dates. Over the course of ~33 years, Nine communicates with their younger sister, Ten. We learn that it takes 217 days for Ten's messages to reach Nine, and another 217 days to receive a response. Ten instructs Nine to save up charge for exactly 27 years and 13 days with no communication. Finally, in the year 17776, Ten asks Nine to recall the average recorded wind chill during the 1967 NFL Championship. This causes Nine to independently access a negative number, which allows them to set up quantum communication. Nine is now able to freely communicate with the others instantaneously, rather than have to wait for several months. They are introduced to Juice, and learn that they are in fact, the space probe Pioneer 9 which was launched in 1968.
Characters appearing[]
- Ten (Debut)
- Nine (Debut)
- Juice (Debut)