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Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

Kemlo and myself are keen on sports and the are are many fun things to do in the Sports Domes on Belt K. Yoga and Ballet are popular for both men and women, as well as children, as they provide useful exercises for stretch and balance.. both are important when living in space. But on the Belts they are performed with a twist… “Gravity Ray Yoga” and “Situated Ballet”. . But there is much more… “Zero-G Air Wave Surfing” and “Resonance-Hexad” – a challenging Six-a-Side Team Game. But if swimming is your thing, try the wild “Infinity Pool”.

Gravity Ray Yoga

Yoga can be practised by people of all ages and abilities. It provides very good stretch and balance exercises. Gravity Ray Yoga uses the Gravity Rays we use on the space stations and on our spaceships to give a protective envelope and gravity. But in the yoga setting they can be adjusted to lighten or add to the physical resistance of movement. Settings allow for lower gravity to 60% of normal Satellite Belt gravity or to be increased to 1.4 times normal Satellite Belt gravity to push against your yoga poses.

Situated Ballet

Ballet exercises, both done individually and as part of a dance troop, can be set in any environment the participants can recall or imagine. Holographic projection into the dance studio, or use of VR sets the dancers in an immersive environment. Voice control lets the dancers or choreographers set up and modify the environment. Haptics in the dance costumes and ballet shoes or ballet boots allow for feedback on the environment. Imagine the ballerina performing on the stage at the famous Covent garden Opera House in London back on Earth. Or you can dance en pointe along the ice crystals in Saturn’s rings. Outside of the Satellite Belt’s Gravity Ray protective envelope though you must have on a costume which acts as a complete spacesuit.

Zero-G Air Wave Surfing

Zero-G sports are always popular in space… especially with visitor from Earth who find it a novel and exciting thing to do on their visits. Currents of air flow are generated in the Surfing Dome by enormous fans at the periphery of the arena and the surfers ride the air waves while in Zero-G environment. The movements can be gentle or strong and can be made relatively stable or vary a lot. Surfers must “feel” the air waves, much like a glider pilot flying in Earth’s atmosphere can. The air waves can be made to flow out in one direction or made to circle round. Haptics in the Air Flow Surfing costumes allow for audio-sensory feedback on the air flow strength and direction and from the environment. Experienced Air Flow Surfers who “catch a wave” when its circulating in the dome can ride round and round performing flip tricks on the air wave “front”.  A pool of water at the base of the arena can be excited by the air wave patters and even form actual water standing waves which the surfers can interact with. Good surfers get enthusiastic applause form the crowds that can gather for some events.

Resonance-Hexad – a Six-a-Side Team Game

The Resonance-Hexad Arena is a popular venue and large crowds gather for tournaments. The game js often referred to just as “Resonance”. The rules at first may seem quite complicated, but actually so long as you understand that coordinated activity and patterns in the arena and between participants is the key, and ways to disrupt the opponents similar actions, it begins to make sense. The rules appeal to the engineering types that inhabit the Belts, som its become very popular. Some games between top teams are even videocast to other Belts and to Earth.

Infinity Pool

The Satellite Belts all have a special kind of swimming pool. The ring shaped pool is around 10 metres wide and 25 metres in diameter. The water is on the inner rim and is about 3 metres deep. Gravity Rays project around the rim of the pool to provide an even gravity outwards so swimmers can continue to swim forwards all the way round the pool and come back to where they started.

Game: Resonance-Hexad (often referred to just as “Resonance”)
Premise and Rules (assisted by Google Gemini)

Premise

Resonance-Hexad is a Six-a-Side team-based sport played within a dynamic, virtual-physical arena. It blends strategic puzzle-solving, real-time cooperative decision-making, and synchronized physical movement. The game is popular because it requires a combination of cognitive agility, team cohesion, and fluid adaptability, appealing to a society that values intellectual and collaborative skills as much as physical prowess. It is designed to be accessible to people of various physical abilities, with the core challenge being mental and social rather than purely athletic.

Equipment & Arena:

• The Sphere: A large, multi-level geodesic dome, approximately 25 meters in diameter, with a floor, walls, and ceiling that are fully interactive and responsive to player input.
• Holographic Projections: The arena’s surfaces display real-time holographic puzzles, pathways, and obstacles. These are not just visual; they can be “solidified” by the players’ actions, becoming traversable platforms, walls, or even objects.
• Player Suits: Teams wear lightweight, form-fitting suits integrated with a neuro-interface. The suits track the players’ movements and neural activity, allowing them to interact with the holographic environment.
• The Core: At the centre of the Sphere is a floating, crystalline object that is the target of the game.
The Rules of Play:
• Teams: Two teams of six players compete.
• Objective: The goal is for a team to “attune” the Nexus-Core to their unique “frequency” before the opposing team can. This is achieved by solving a series of complex, multi-layered puzzles and performing synchronized physical manoeuvrers.
• The Puzzles (The “Attunement Sequence”): Each puzzle in the sequence is a dynamic, holographic challenge that appears on the surfaces of the Sphere. They are not simple riddles; they require the combined effort of the entire team. For example:
• Logic Gates: Players must physically align themselves in a specific pattern on the floor to complete a circuit, which then unlocks the next puzzle segment.
• Geometric Flux: One player may need to hold a specific pose (e.g., a “V” shape with their body) while another player navigates a maze that is projected onto their teammate’s body, all while a third player “stabilizes” the holographic projection with their hands.
• Synaptic Relay: Players must “pass” a beam of light from one to another by touching their suits at precise moments and locations, a task that relies on perfect timing and nonverbal communication.
• The “De-tuning” Mechanic: The opposing team’s primary role is to disrupt the attunement sequence. They do this by projecting “static” or “feedback loops” into the arena, which can scramble a puzzle, change a holographic platform, or temporarily block a player’s suit from interacting with the environment. This is a non-contact defensive strategy, relying on foresight and timing rather than physical interception.
• Synchronicity & Flow: The game rewards “flow states.” When a team operates in perfect harmony—moving, thinking, and acting in a coordinated manner—their suits boost their abilities, allowing them to solve puzzles faster and project stronger attunement signals. This is the core skill of the game: achieving a state of collective cognitive and physical synergy.

Why It’s Different from Today’s Games:

• Focus on Collective Intelligence: Unlike team sports in earlier centurues that often rely on individual star players, Resonance-Hexad is designed to fail if even one player is not fully integrated. The game’s challenges are unsolvable by a single person and require a deep, intuitive understanding of each teammate’s role and capabilities.
• Non-Physical Conflict: The “conflict” is not about scoring a goal or tackling an opponent. It’s about mental and strategic disruption. It’s a game of wits, communication, and environmental manipulation.
• Accessibility: The game’s primary skill is cognitive and collaborative, making it accessible to a wider range of people regardless of their age, size, or physical strength. The physical movements are more akin to synchronized dance or martial arts forms than they are to running and jumping.
• Integration of Tech and Humanism: It is a game that is impossible without advanced technology, but the technology is not the player; it is an extension of the players’ collective will. The suits and the Sphere are simply tools to facilitate human connection and cooperation in a

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/.

See also:

• Kemlo Books by E.C.Eliott
• Kemlo & Krillie Storybooks
• Krillie’s ‘Space Girl’ Diary
• Belt K Technical Manual
• Kemlo & Krillie Character Sheets
• Kemlo & Krillie Fashion
• More Kemlo & Krillie Related Blog Posts
• Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie character details, Spacecraft, Belt K Space Station, Kemlo Font, and more.

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

We got invited recently to a SciFi Cosplay event over in Belt M, one of our neighbouring Satellite Belts. We thought we would wear costumes that related to the mid 21st Century as envisaged a hundred years earlier by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson with their SciFi themed TV show – Supercar (actually set in the mid 20th Century), Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds which were set in “Century 21”.

Here I am dressed as Fireball XL5’s Venus, Doctor of Space Medicine, with Kemlo as Steve Zodiac. And as “Aqua” Marina in Stingray. I used blonde wigs to complete the looks.

Steve, I mean Kemlo, had the great idea of going across to Unity City where they have an expo of older space and experimental craft. He got me to sit on an original Century 21 Fireball XL5 Jetmobile for a selfie…

Once he got going there was no stopping Steve, I mean Kemlo, or should I say Mike Mercury! As once he saw the mid 20th Century experimental multimode test vehicle “Supercar” he had to dress up for that…

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/.

See also:

• Kemlo Books by E.C.Eliott
• Kemlo & Krillie Storybooks
• Krillie’s ‘Space Girl’ Diary
• Belt K Technical Manual
• Kemlo & Krillie Character Sheets
• Kemlo & Krillie Fashion
• More Kemlo & Krillie Related Blog Posts
• Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie character details, Spacecraft, Belt K Space Station, Kemlo Font, and more.

Generated via Google Gemini Prompt with the template image: Character sheet with Three-view, full figure, Close-up of face, white background. Front view pose to be directly from the front, not angled, and arms down by sides. Side view pose to be facing right, and arms down by sides. Back view pose to be directly from the back, not angled, and arms down by sides.

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

Our Belt K uniforms and some other clothing is described at https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/09/kemlo-krillie-fashion/

My Belt K Fashion Diary Entry is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/aed957af671c [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .

But once I got started with trying on outfits, especially as its so easy to use VR to “virtually wear” them, its tempting to “try it on” more.

Here are some gowns…

In the “Fancy Dress” theme, I tried on an “Elsa” dress from the “Frozen” films, which now are at their 18th iteration. I also took inspiration from the Art3mis character in the “Ready Player One” movie for a shiny red dress…

Now a couple of outfits with Kemlo. For the second outfit I asked Google Gemini to “Generate outfits for the two 18 year old characters that you thinks will best represent fashion as it could appear in the mid 22nd Century”.

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/.

See also:

• Kemlo Books by E.C.Eliott
• Kemlo & Krillie Storybooks
• Krillie’s ‘Space Girl’ Diary
• Belt K Technical Manual
• Kemlo & Krillie Fashion
• More Kemlo & Krillie Related Blog Posts
• Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie character details, Spacecraft, Belt K Space Station, Kemlo Font, and more.

[Space Station | Space Scooters | SR Mk.1 | SR Mk.2 | SX SR-MR2 | SX SPITAR ]

Belt K – An Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Children born on Belt K are given names starting with “K”. “Gravity Rays” are projected around space stations and spacecraft to protect them from meteor damage, provide an area within them with gravity and to stabilize their positions. They provide an envelope within which the occupants can breath normally when close to their space station areas or spacecraft. But away from the protective area of the Gravity Rays helmets and full space suits must be worn.

Spacecraft – Space Scooters (SS) for intra-habitat local transport and exploration, Space Runabouts (SR) for in orbit travel, Space Transports (ST) managed by the Space Transport Authority (STA) are the workhorses for orbital and Earth-Orbit operations for cargo and passengers, and Experimental Spacecraft (SX).

Space Scooters (SS) – small two to four seat personal spacecraft for travel within a Belt. Highly automated with remote supervisory capability for younger travellers.

Space Runabouts (SR) – two seat or larger spacecraft for travel around and between the Satellite Belts. Automation is used for safety. Fully autonomous versions provide a taxi service.

Space e(X)perimental (SX) – a range of craft under development and testing.

Origination: Retro-futuristic space station image generation in Scenario.. Used as a basis for generation of a space station image in Google Gemini. 3D model created in Tripo3D.

Space Scooters typically provide short distance local transport within belts. They are mostly are fully autonomous. Modular engines make replacement and maintenance easier.

Origination: Original artwork from “Kemlo and the Star Men” paperback. Tidied up in Leonardo. Used as a basis for generation of a spacecraft image in Google Gemini.

For use in no atmosphere settings.

Origination: Original artwork from “Kemlo and the Space Lanes” paperback. Simple 3D model generated in OpenSimulator. Image of that used to generate a detailed image in Google Gemini. 3D model created in Tripo3D.

Adds atmospheric use and Earth landings as well as in orbit uses.

Origination: Google Gemini image generation and manipulation.

Origination: Google Gemini image generation and manipulation.

Space Personal Investigation Training and Research Craft Number XK240.

Origination: Original artwork by “Cornwel” from “Kemlo and the End of Time” hardback. Scenario.com was used to enhance a scan of this illustration. That was used to generate a detailed image in Google Gemini. Further manipulation in Google Gemini.

The Belt K Technical Manual uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/. The images for the figurines was created by the Google Gemini AI App.

See also:

• Kemlo Books by E.C.Eliott
• Kemlo & Krillie Storybooks
• Krillie’s ‘Space Girl’ Diary
• Kemlo & Krillie Fashion
• More Kemlo & Krillie Related Blog Posts
• Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie character details, spacecraft, space station, Kemlo Font

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/3206f844b8fe [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Google Gemini Prompt:

Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources

Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/249c26806457 [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .

I just love the style of the costumes in the old SciFi films, so after got back from the 20th Century SciFi Film at the Expo Pavilion, I used my VR Headset to see how I would look in a range of the old costume designs, many still look very modern…

Star Wars (as Princess Leia and as Rey)

Forbidden Planet (as Altaira with Robby the Robot)

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Google Gemini Prompt:Create a Storybook with title “Fancy Dress”. Make the story interesting to a teenage audience. Krillie is 17 years old and was born on Satellite Belt K. She has lived all her life in space. Satellite Belt K is shown in the attached image and is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Use the image of Krillie in her cream and orange space station uniform to start the story. Keep the style and appearance of Krillie the same throughout. Use KRILLIE on her name badge in the same place consistently. No national flags or corporate symbols should be visible throughout.

Finally, Krillie is back in her cabin. The Forbidden Planet poster is still on the cabin wall, but now Krillie wears her Forbidden Planet White Minidress and admires how it looks on herself in the mirror.

Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources

Note: version for editing (needs Be Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

The following are extracts from https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/
Education – Space-born children begin their education and practice simulated space operations very early. Classrooms and experience areas allow for e-Learning (enhanced learning), VR immersion and simulated field trips including holographic spaces and linked teleoperations of devices in many locations. Kids in the Belt call the facilities “sKool”. Belt residents engage in lifelong learning and training opportunities.

Space Operations Training – By the age of 11 many children have usually become familiar with space vehicle operations through simulation and play and can already use autonomous space scooters with confidence. At 13 children can take a basic flight operations test so that they can use the unsupervised mode on space scooters with appropriate oversight by the Belt K Operations Authority. At 15 they are allowed to use space scooters with limited unsupervised operations. At 18 with a pilot’s license they can use space runabouts. Belt children usually achieve their spacecraft qualifications very soon after their relevant birthdays as they make use of e-Learning, simulators and VR ahead of time. At age 20, for those wanting to use space transports professionally, they can obtain a Space Operations License (SOL) from the Space Transport Authority (STA) via exams and after logging flight experience. The SOL is renewable annually.

K-Pad – a device with screen for communications, information, augmented reality for technical operations, education, etc. Age appropriate facilities are on the device. Updates ensure the device stays appropriate to its user for life. Strong privacy protection is enforced with locally stored data entirely private to the user and not shared off device.

Open World University (OWU) – the main provider of educational opportunities and experiences to on-world and off-world learners of all ages. OWU physical bases and computing centres are on and under sea islands named Atlantica Sea City and Pacifica Sea City run by the international United Nations (UN) Organization. OWU programmes are run for all ages and support lifelong learning. e-Learning (enhanced learning) using distance education is employed with group and social functions, VR simulated field trips and experimental labs. Advanced courses including Masters degrees are provided through OWU by specialised Educational Institutions across the world and beyond.

Offworld Heritage Sites and International Monuments – Some early space age activities on the Moon and in Earth Orbit have been kept intact and preserved for future generations. The International Space Station (ISS) constructed in the late 1990s, and the first dual concentric wheel shaped rotating space station (often referred to as the 2001 Space Station as a nod to the film 2001 that depicted such a station) are in orbit and can be visited externally or in detail via remote VR operated telerobotics.

A Tour of the Educational and Training Areas of Satellite Belt K

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/8fa4d32ae45a [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .

Virtual Reality and Virtual World experiences created all the way back near the start of the 21st century include the “MoonWorld” and “RGU Oil Rig” immersive training environments. More details are available via clicking on the links or images below…

• https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2012/01/19/moonworld-virtual-world-for-inquiry-and-planetary-geology-field-work/
• https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2017/06/07/virtual-oil-rig-enhancing-higher-education/

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Google Gemini Prompt:Create a Storybook interesting to a teenage audience. Krillie is 17 years old and was born on Satellite Belt K. She has lived all her life in space. Satellite Belt K is shown in the attached image and is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Use the image of Krillie in her cream and orange space station uniform to start the story. Keep the style and appearance of Krillie the same throughout. Use KRILLIE on her name badge in the same place consistently. No national flags or corporate symbols should be visible throughout.

Finally, Kemlo takes Krillie on a demonstration training flight out from Belt K on a pre-designed flight path out to look back at the Belt K space station hung in the blackness of space above a glowing blue and green Earth.

Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources

Note: version for editing (needs Be Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

It was my Masters Graduation ceremony earlier this week and I was excited to be going. I have been studying for my Masters degree in AI and Robotics vis remote e-Learning with the University of Edinburgh. Well, it all turned out to be a bit of an adventure really. Quite an adventure!

Kemlo offered to take me down to the Open World University Graduation Hall on Atlantica Space City and as he has been testing the experimental SX-MR2 modular runabout spacecraft he took me down in that. Well things did not exactly go smoothly.

Kemlo and myself wrote a little storybook to explain… https://g.co/gemini/share/5c98370aed99

But I did make it to the Graduation Ceremony, even though I was a bit breathless and as I did not have time to change, I was still in my space station uniform! No one seemed to mind and I got a very warm reception from the audience and Dean.

But I made up for it later at the Graduation Ball back at a space station near to Belt K. I was able to change into my own design Graduation Ball dress. Kemlo looked smart too and he used some of the material that made up my dress for his bow tie.

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources

Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

a href=”https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/files/2025/09/Krillies-Diary-Space-Girl-Logo-Pink-and-Blue.png”>Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/aed957af671c [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .

title=”Krillie’s Diary – Belt-K Fashion – Cover” alt=”Krillie’s Diary – Belt-K Fashion – Cover”

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Google Gemini Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “Belt-K Fashion”. Use the background about “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie” who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Use the style image for the normal appearance of Krillie and her friend Kemlo. Keep the character appearance and name badge labels and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. No national flags to be visible and no national or recognizable corporate insignia on clothing or spacesuits.

Make the story interesting to a teenage audience. Start with the image of Krillie in her uniform but have her dress in 22nd Century fashionalble clothing as the story progresses. The storybook should be in a diary style based on Krillie and sometimes with her friend Kemlo, taking the reader to interesting locations on the Satellite Belt-K space station visiting interesting areas where the fashion is appropriate. Krille and Kemlo together in fashionable 22nd Century clothing also go to some exotic space locations on other space stations such as the “Earthrim Cocktail Lounge” where brightly coloured fruit juice cocktails are served. The final page and illustration should be a stunning visit to the famed “Zero and Beyond” nightclub where couples can float Zero-G in dreamy outfits and dresses.

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and to describe life as a Space Girl. I cover a lot of our activities, about our education and training, our living arrangements and some of our adventures. Along with my friend Kemlo, I write some of the books in “The Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie in Space” series. I hope my Diary is of interest to children on Earth, in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/966ef14978de [ PDF Format ] [ Separate Images ] .

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Google Gemini Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “Introducing Belt-K”. Krillie was born on Satellite Belt-K and has lived all her life in space. The storybook should be in a diary style based on Krillie taking the reader on a trip round the Satellite Belt-K space station and visiting interesting areas. Satellite Belt K is shown in the attached image and is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Make the story interesting to a teenage audience.  Use the image of Krillie in her uniform for her trip round the space station. Keep the style and appearance of Krillie the same throughout. Use KRILLIE on her name badge in the same place consistently.  No national flags or corporate symbols should be visible throughout.

Hi, I’m Krillie. I was born in space on an Earth orbiting space station called “Satellite Belt K”. I write a diary under the moniker “Space Girl” for those interested in what is happening in space and describing life as a Space Girl which I hope are of interest to children on Earth and in the Satellite Belts and beyond.

Satellite Belt K is an Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Children born on Belt K are given names starting with “K”.

Krillie That’s me! I am 17 years old, born 11th November on Belt K, Sector A. Belt kinds start their education and training early. I have an Open World University (OWU) Degree in Space Construction Engineering and am currently studying for a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. I have an interest in AI-enhanced fashion. On the belt’s we all have robotic assistants and mine is named “KaRA” and embedded my K-Pad.

More coming soon from entries in my Diary. Stay tuned!

Krillie’s Diary uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

Google Gemini Storybooks lets you create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.

There are a fw glitches that could not be resolved by repeated edting requests… On page 6 an extra Krillie is shown in the Space Runabout cockpit. And, although Kemlo and Krillie are international Satellite Belt citizens, lets assume that they added US insignia on their spacesuits to acknowledge their Moon specific mission in honour of the nation which launched Apollo 11 and made the first manned lunar landing.

Prompt: ; Create a Storybook with title “Far from Tranquillity”. Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Use the appearance of the two seater green Space Runabout.

Include a final image of Apollo 11 with the nearby lunar tourist group still in their brightly coloured spacesuits and helmets with a number of the children having fun by running at the almost invisible barrier and using it as a vertical trampoline to bounce them far back with the reduced lunar gravity. Kemlo and Krillie laugh as they see the new barrier is already leading to some new “Lunar Fun and Games”.

https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook

The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/10/kemlo-and-krillie-briefing/

There are a few glitches that could not be resolved by repeated edting requests… On page 6 an extra Krillie is shown in the Space Runabout cockpit. And, although Kemlo and Krillie are international Satellite Belt citizens, lets assume that they added US insignia on their spacesuits to acknowledge their Moon specific mission in honour of the nation which launched Apollo 11 and made the first manned lunar landing.

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/9fcef6571d3c or PDF Format.

Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources

Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

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Situation – It is the month of May in a year in the future. Earth has an outer space presence in Earth Orbit, on the Moon and beyond. International United Nations entities are now preferred to nationalistic governments and other authorities. Education, cultural and Internet services are freely available everywhere funded by proportional contributions by all countries. Grants support the provision of equipment to access these resources where circumstances require it. The Internet is now a safe and welcoming place since the introduction of an international requirement for strong privacy protections and open source for any major platform. A Universal Basic Income is provided to everyone both on world and off world.

Belt K – An Earth orbit space habit spread over 20km including habitation, living spaces, educational areas, recreation, physical conditioning areas, manufacturing, solar power generation and storage, space agriculture and hydroponics in large domes (automatically positioned to maximise crop growing quality and time). Robotics and droids are used throughout the Belt. Children born on Belt K are given names starting with “K”.

Education – Space-born children begin their education and practice simulated space operations very early. Classrooms and experience areas allow for e-Learning (enhanced learning), VR immersion and simulated field trips including holographic spaces and linked teleoperations of devices in many locations. Kids in the Belt call the facilities “sKool”. Belt residents engage in lifelong learning and training opportunities.

Space Operations Training – By the age of 11 many children have usually become familiar with space vehicle operations through simulation and play and can already use autonomous space scooters with confidence. At 13 children can take a basic flight operations test so that they can use the unsupervised mode on space scooters with appropriate oversight by the Belt K Operations Authority. At 15 they are allowed to use space scooters with limited unsupervised operations. At 18 with a pilot’s license they can use space runabouts. Belt children usually achieve their spacecraft qualifications very soon after their relevant birthdays as they make use of e-Learning, simulators and VR ahead of time. At age 20, for those wanting to use space transports professionally, they can obtain a Space Operations License (SOL) from the Space Transport Authority (STA) via exams and after logging flight experience. The SOL is renewable annually.

Spacecraft – Space Scooters (SS) for intra-habitat local transport and exploration, Space Runabouts (SR) for in orbit travel, Space Transports (ST) managed by the Space Transport Authority (STA) are the workhorses for orbital and Earth-Orbit operations for cargo and passengers, and Experimental Spacecraft (SX).

Space Scooters (SS) – small two to four seat personal spacecraft for travel within a Belt. Highly automated with remote supervisory capability for younger travellers.

Space Runabouts (SR) – two seat or larger spacecraft for travel around and between the Satellite Belts. Automation is used for safety. Fully autonomous versions provide a taxi service.

Robotic Assistants (RA) – a range of intelligent agents which are implemented in a distributed fashion. They can be personalised and embedded in a range of physical forms such as a wrist device or a robot. By tradition such robots are given names starting with the initial of the belt they are deployed on (e.g. “KaRA”)

K-Pad – a device with screen for communications, information, augmented reality for technical operations, education, etc. Age appropriate facilities are on the device. Updates ensure the device stays appropriate to its user for life. Strong privacy protection is enforced with locally stored data entirely private to the user and not shared off device.

Kemlo – Male, 18 years old, born 3rd March on Belt K, Sector A. Kemlo has has an Open World University (OWU) Degree in Planetary Geosciences. Skilled pilot. Captain of the Space Scouts. Helps train younger children to fly and maintain space scooters. Kemlo is involved in the test programme for an experimental modular space runabout (SX-MR2). Kemlo’s robotic assistant which he calls “Komputer” is embedded in his Omega wrist band (a gift for his 18th birthday) which he wears with the screen under his left wrist in “driver-style”.

Krillie – Female**, 17 years old, born 11th November on Belt K, Sector A. Krillie has an Open World University (OWU) Degree in Space Construction Engineering and is currently studying for a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Krillie is the author of a diary and series of books describing life as a Space Girl which are popular with children on Earth and in the Belts and beyond. Krillie has an interest in AI-enhanced fashion. Krillie’s robotic assistant “KaRA” is embedded in her K-Pad. [** Gender change from the Kemlo books.]

Open World University (OWU) – the main provider of educational opportunities and experiences to on-world and off-world learners of all ages. OWU physical bases and computing centres are on and under sea islands named Atlantica Sea City and Pacifica Sea City run by the international United Nations (UN) Organization. OWU programmes are run for all ages and support lifelong learning. e-Learning (enhanced learning) using distance education is employed with group and social functions, VR simulated field trips and experimental labs. Advanced courses including Masters degrees are provided through OWU by specialised Educational Institutions across the world and beyond.

Offworld Heritage Sites and International Monuments

Some early space age activities on the Moon and in Earth Orbit have been kept intact and preserved for future generations. The International Space Station (ISS) constructed in the late 1990s, and the first wheel shaped rotating space station (often referred to as the 2001 Space Station as a nod to the film 2001 that depicted such a station) are in orbit and can be visited externally or in detail via remote VR operated telerobotics.

The Kemlo & Krillie fashion uses background created previously using AI tools based on the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/

Google Gemini Storybooks lets you create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.

Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “2001: A Birthday Odyssey”. Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. No national flags to be visible and no national or recognizable corporate insignia on clothing or spacesuits. Make sure to use design of the green “Space Runabout” spaceship as in the attached images. The occupants always face te nose when seated inside the craft which has a fully enclosed cockpit cover.

Include a final image of Kemlo and Krillie in the observation level of satellite Kelt K along with a group of male and female teenage Space Scouts and some smaller children cheering and waving as they look out at a colorful drone show spelling out the words “Happy Birthday Kemlo!”

https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook

The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based in the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/

The Storybook produced is available at: https://gemini.google.com/share/51c819c809ff or PDF Format.

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Further Resources: Kemlo & Krillie Resources

Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

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Prompt: Create a Storybook with title “Kemlo and the Gravity Ray Gun”. Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie, teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Kemlo has been given the mission to thoroughly test out a new device. This is a Ray Gun which can project “Gravity Rays”.

Include a final image of the the children alongside Kemlo and Krillie cheering and waving through the dome at the engineering team as they complete repairs.

Click on the book cover to open the Google Gemini Storybook.

More Detail, Alternative Formats and Background

• The Belt K AdventureStorybook 1: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/05/google-gemini-storybook-kemlo-and-krillie/

  https://g.co/gemini/share/d0a85734e6b8 | PDF Format | Storybook 1 Images

• Storybook 2: Krillie’s Grand Graduation AdventureStorybook 2: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/05/google-gemini-storybook-kemlo-and-krillie/

  https://g.co/gemini/share/5ceb6ce5de10 | PDF Format | Storybook 2 Images

• Storybook 3: The ISS EmergencyStorybook 3: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2025/09/07/google-gemini-storybook-the-iss-emergency/

  https://g.co/gemini/share/dfc5a957adb8 | PDF Format | Storybook 3 Images

Background from https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/ [PDF Format]. Character details, spacecraft, spacestation, Kemlo Font and other information at https://www.aiai.ed.ac.uk/~ai/resources/Kemlo-and-Krillie/

Create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.

Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Kemlo and Krillie head out from Satellite Belt K on a mission to check on the condition and status of the International Space Station which is still in Earth orbit and which has been designated as an “Offworld Heritage Site”. The site has become a popular anchor location for nearby orbital vacation homes. As they approach the ISS, it is clear that something is terribly wrong. A large section of one of the solar panels has become almost entirely detached and is hanging by loose cables. This will pose a very serious risk to the surrounding space vacation homes as well as risking much higher levels of damage to the ISS itself. Time is short and Kemlo and Krillie call upon the other Space Scouts on Belt K to come and assist using the “Gravity Rays” on their small spaceships to help repair the ISS temporarily until engineers can be sent to effect a full repair. Include some images of the ISS and the spacecraft in its vicinity during the initial inspection and in the work by the Space Scouts to effect the temporary repair. Include a final image of the the engineering team’s larger repaor spacecraft approaching the ISS.

https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook

The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based in the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/dfc5a957adb8 or PDF Format

Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).

Create a customized picture book, for either children or adults, given a topic, an optional target audience age, and an optional art style for the images.

Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Krillie has graduated with a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh and has been invited to receive her degree certificate in a ceremony at the Open World University (OWU) situated on Atlantica Sea City. Kemlo is to transport her in an experimental spacecraft from the orbiting Satellite Belt K down to Atlantica Sea City. But something goes wrong and Kemlo and Krillie must use all their skills to correct the issue and still get to the ceremony in time for a happy ending.

https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook

The storybook uses background created previously using AI tools based in the Kemlo Spaceworld series of books by E.C. Eliott published in 1954 to 1963. It uses images and PDF of the contents of this blog post: https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/atate/2024/02/19/kemlo-and-krillie/

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/cdc610971da1 or https://g.co/gemini/share/df05dd50b44b

Version 2 with more emphasis on showing the spacecraft and the graduation ceremony.

Prompt: Use the background given in the attached document to write a storybook for a teenager target audience about the Further Adventures of Kemlo and Krillie who are teenagers who live on Satellite Belt K in Earth Orbit. Keep the character appearance and name badge label and position on clothing consistent with the attached image. Krillie has graduated with a Masters by e-Learning in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh and has been invited to receive her degree certificate in a ceremony at the Open World University (OWU) situated on Atlantica Sea City as shown in an attached image. Kemlo is to transport her in an experimental spacecraft from the orbiting Satellite Belt K down to Atlantica Sea City. But something goes wrong and Kemlo and Krillie must use all their skills to correct the issue and still get to the ceremony in time for a happy ending. Include some images of the spacecrat descending and approaching Atlantica Sea City. Include a final image of the graduation ceremony with Killie receiving her certificate.

The Storybook produced is available at: https://g.co/gemini/share/93daa9bab288

Textual Story Generation

Once upon a time, not so long from now, there was a place called

Belt K, a sprawling space habitat in orbit around Earth. It was home to many people, but none were as well known as the two space-born teenagers, Kemlo and Krillie. Kemlo, at eighteen, was an accomplished pilot and the captain of the Space Scouts. His best friend, Krillie, a year younger, was a brilliant Space Construction Engineer with a Masters in AI and Robotics from the University of Edinburgh.

It was a momentous day. Krillie was invited to receive her master’s degree in person at the

Open World University (OWU), located on the magnificent Atlantica Sea City on Earth. Kemlo, a skilled pilot, was tasked with getting her there in time for the ceremony in his experimental modular space runabout, the SX-MR2. They were both excited, dressed in their sleek blue and orange flight suits with the Kemlo and Krillie name tags in the correct position on the chest, a gift from the Belt K Operations Authority.

The journey began smoothly. Kemlo piloted the SX-MR2 away from Belt K and set a course for Earth. As they descended through the atmosphere, the view was breathtaking. The blue-green swirl of Earth’s oceans and continents grew larger and larger in the viewport, a stark contrast to the endless black of space they were so used to. They could see the vast expanse of the sea and the glittering city that was their destination.

Krillie’s heart swelled with a mix of excitement and anticipation. This was a day she had worked her whole life for. But just as they were nearing the coast, a warning light flashed on the control panel. A quick diagnostic showed a critical power drain from the main propulsion system.

“What is it, Kemlo?” Krillie asked, her voice tinged with concern.

“I’m not sure,” Kemlo replied, his brow furrowed in concentration as he ran checks. “It looks like the system is rerouting power to the wrong places. We’re losing our descent speed.”

They had to think fast. The SX-MR2 was designed for in-orbit travel, not for atmospheric descent, and a manual override was out of the question. Kemlo and Krillie knew this was the time to use their training and work as a team. Kemlo focused on maintaining a stable flight path and used their auxiliary thrusters to keep the vessel from spiraling out of control. Meanwhile, Krillie accessed the SX-MR2’s operating system with her K-Pad. Her knowledge of AI and robotics was crucial. She had to create a new program to override the faulty system and reroute power back to the main thrusters.

The seconds felt like hours. Kemlo was sweating, his knuckles white as he gripped the controls. Krillie’s fingers flew across her K-Pad, writing lines of code, her mind racing. “Almost there,” she muttered, “I’ve almost got it.”

Just as they were about to dip too low, the main engines roared to life, a triumphant sound that filled the cockpit. They were back on course. Kemlo expertly maneuvered the SX-MR2 towards the glittering metropolis of Atlantica Sea City. It was a close call, but they had made it.

They landed just in the nick of time. Kemlo and Krillie, now out of their spacesuits, made their way to the graduation hall. They were met with the cheers of the crowd and the beaming smiles of the faculty members. Krillie walked across the stage, her head held high, and received her diploma. It was a proud moment, made even more special by the adventure they had just overcome.

With her master’s degree in hand, Krillie was ready for her next adventure, and she knew she had a friend and pilot she could always count on to get her there.

Note: version for editing (needs Ai Austin author login) is here (Development Notes).