MUTA



The Multi-Universal Transportation Device (or MUTA) is a tiny, watch-shaped device used by the higher-ranking members of the Every Star Station. Its primary and most important function is teleporting the crew members to and from the ship and the worlds they travel to. MUTAs are extremely expensive to make, use a lot of power, and are reserved solely for lieutenants, Elites, and Captain Vous, making them exceedingly rare as well. The heroes' MUTA is the property and responsibility of their appointed leader, Lieutenant Allegretto.

The Every Star Station is directly linked to each and every registered MUTA. Anyone using these devices can only travel to or from the station. Teleporting between worlds is not only impossible with a MUTA, but also unsafe, as doing so will allow the user to travel through the Interdimensional Rift, permanently damaging the very fabric of their being. Since the station resides primarily in the Antiverse, this is easily avoided. The coordinates entered determine exactly where the device will take the user when on the ship. "x" and "y" are latitude and longitude, "z" is elevation (value 0 is sea level), "w" is sector id, and "v" is universe id. When used while in a world, it takes the user back to the station in the nearest unoccupied space from which they previously teleported from. If no such place exists (new users), their destination defaults to the control room.

The MUTA comes with a flip-open cap for protection, though many users just remove it for convenience. There is a keychain hook and a tiny stylus that slips out one of the sides. There are two lights that indicate whether the device is safe to use; green for safe, red for unsafe. This is for times when the Every Star Station is temporarily located within a world, or the signal is just weak (a rare occurence). The three colored bars indicate station instability (red), signal strength (green), and the current universe's critical imbalance levels (blue). There's a small monitor and two touch-screen keypads, all of which are language-sensitive.

The purple and yellow buttons are used for quick coordinate adjustment, and the green button activates the teleportation sequence. When initiated, the user and anyone within ten feet of him/her are warped to their predetermined destination, giving the warp zone a 20-ft. diameter.