pombe Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) Dramatis Personae: Spoiler Sea Rats Ethylene Glycol Professor of science. A former faculty member at a prominent Corrington university, she was dismissed after failing to have her grants and fellowships renewed as a result of years of failing to publish in peer reviewed scientific journals. Railing against the scientific institution's insistence that data obtained from experiments must be reproducible and come from well controlled rational approaches to testing a model, Professor Glycol has decided to start her own university of higher learning at the Port of Bastion, where she can do science the proper way and publish in her own independent journal with herself as the sole reviewer, unfettered by the rules of the intellectually inferior. Lucy Liu Sixth year graduate student with no publications. Bitter and jaded, with hatred for the entirety of existence, Lucy followed her advisor to the Port of Bastion, because no other faculty members would accept her as a student after being already mentored by Professor Glycol. Highly intelligent and talented, she has languished in academic hell for the past six years, trying in vain to get her advisor to adopt the practices of the other science professors. Wilhemina Savore A graduate student in civil engineering, with an interest in siegecraft. Prefers to be called Willy. Alois Bieber First year graduate student with no publications. As a former Olean soldier in the Order of Faith, he was a leader against the principles of science, when he attempted to disrupt a seminar being given by Professor Glycol. Instead, he found himself understanding her talk and becoming interested in the subject. Confused and bewildered, he spent two years soul searching until he was able to accept that he had been wrong his whole life. Alois then sought out Professor Glycol, explained his scientific enlightenment, and became her student. Oleon Harriet Schwartz A captain in the Oleon navy and a master naval tactician. She fell in love with an Oleon soldier named Alois Bieber, due to his intractable religious faith and his outspokeness against the principles of science, not to mention his super hot looks. She courted him, only to be horrified as she witnessed his turn to heresy at the hands of the blasphemous Professor Glycol. Now she is on a mission to get him back from the Sea Rats and return him to the truth of the Oleon faith, while making him hers. Helmut Dark An officer in the Oleon navy and Captain Harriet Schwartz's first officer. Professional and loyal, he follows his captain's every command, while putting up with her shortcomings. Dieter Picante A young Oleon navy officer in Captain Harriet Schwartz's crew. This is an entry for Mardier. Previously, Currently, in an undisclosed location... I was not sure you would come. There are those of us in Eslandola who profit more from peace than war. I received your message and have come to see if we can start working towards a more...political...solution. Just know that before we begin, my masters have orders to escalate the conflict should something untowards happen to me. I have come with no other agenda than to try to find common ground...a way such that both sides can win and save face. I am glad to hear of it. Now, there are some concessions Mardier would like, but in exchange, we are prepared to offer... RUN AWAY!!! What? Oof! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! <splat> Come back here! I love you, Alois! You will be mine! Ah crap. Spoiler Comments and criticisms are all welcome! Edited February 28, 2017 by pombe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodan Black Posted February 28, 2017 Awesome tower. I really like how you did the running effect with the tilting hinge piece (sorry, don't know the official Lego name). Great use of facial expressions as always. I have to check if I have the face of the guy in the blue shirt, I think it might be my new favorite. That blissful, dopey happiness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted February 28, 2017 A hilarious story and a nice entry overall! I just love how Harriet is still chasing poor Alois! Also nice technique with the hinge piece. It really gives many new posing possibilities. Thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted March 12, 2017 That wall-technique works very well, as does Alois bounding about. Those butresses (?) add some nice structure to the tower. Your pictures seem to be taken with too little light, making them abit grainy, but anyways, nice build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted March 12, 2017 another hilarious built from the unutterable Pombe The tower looks really well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Dee Posted March 19, 2017 Good job with the tower. Going studs-out all the way around looks surprisingly good. And I really like the big ground-level supports. Too bad for the fallen man, but I guess he was just in the right place at the wrong time, eh? Good entry to the challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KotZ Posted March 19, 2017 Wonderful tower. I can see it easily being part of GoH as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted June 23, 2019 I am reading this 2 years too late, but this really gets me ROFL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
