pombe Posted March 1, 2016 Dramatis Personae: 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. "Motorboat" Peacock Third year graduate student with no publications. People assume he is nicknamed after a seafaring vessel that has not been invented yet, but in fact, he is nicknamed after a thing he does with his mouth which is named after a seafaring vessel that has not been invented yet. Very popular with the ladies, he spends more time getting into the beds of women than he does actually doing any science. He followed Professor Glycol to the Port of Bastion to escape his fiancee, who was the one who blinded him after learning of an affair "Motorboat" was having with his undergraduate assistant. 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. Previously, http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=122185.... What? That's it? You're just letting us go? Lady, no one has the right to detain a party animal like Alois. He rocked our world with his singing and dancing. LIKE A PONY!!! Yes, yes, that's fine and all. However, there's still the matter of our ship. Well...first we can't let you have the cargo. Them's the rule of the game, sorry, nothing we can do about that. As for your ship.... ...we've decided that we like the colors of it too much. So we've decided to keep it. Wait, you're taking our ship?! Hold on there, lady. Yes, we're keeping your ship. But we aren't total jerks. We're giving you one to replace it. In fact, it is also a class 2 trade, so in game terms, you won't even notice a difference in how it performs in the MCRA. There it is right now. The Absolutely Fabulous. It's not even minifig scale! It's just a model! It's called forced perspective. What do you think the budget's made of? Unlimited bricks? This isn't digital, you know! And it's in Corrington colors! We're Sea Rats! It's not like Corrington has a monopoly on the color red. Wait a second. Weren't you in Andromeda's Gates last week playing the hard wares guy (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=121965)? Yeah, my agent got me a gig as an extra for both Eurobricks games. That's wonderful! I've always wanted to be an actress! Who...who are you? And...where's Peacock? She's Wilhemina Savore, the newest graduate student of the group. I've had to let "Motorboat" go, because the test audiences found him to be too offensive. Call me Willy. We got rid of Peacock, just like that? Yes. DOWNSIZED!!! Meh, I never liked the guy much, anyway. Comments and criticisms are all welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ayrlego Posted March 1, 2016 oh no Motorboat is gone! That's disappointing! I didn't think he was offensive! Seriously, I always enjoy your stories, keep up the good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CelesAurivern Posted March 1, 2016 Put a smile to my face :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kaiju Posted March 1, 2016 I quite like the look of that microbuild ship. Nice work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KlodsBrik Posted March 1, 2016 Lovely forced perspective. And the ship is really a great microscale one as well. Also the skies works out perfectly that way. Great little MOC ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitusV Posted March 1, 2016 great story! And the ship... Forced perspective worked so well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickOn Posted March 1, 2016 Nice microbuild ship and the brick-built sky backdrop works really well, I like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolonialbeamter Posted March 1, 2016 Absolutely fabulous! Tremendous fun Great forced perspective, I really like the clouds, neat ship. And I adore your stories, especially the 'meta' elements. More, please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kwatchi Posted March 1, 2016 Is that sound I hear laughter or the 4th wall shattering? Or both? :) The story continues to entertain and a nice build to boot. Well done again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tezclatipoca Posted March 1, 2016 Hahaha ! XD Funny story as always ! Too bad you had to get rid of Peacock... Great forced perspective and good micro ship ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike S Posted March 1, 2016 One more to go and you will have an all female crew class. Love the pic with the micro ship and clouds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puvel Posted March 1, 2016 Hehe, excellentt story! That ship is a beauty! The sea and the sky look great too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Genaro Posted March 1, 2016 A simple, yet nice build. The scene is well built, and that is a nice ship. I find the sails to be a little odd, since the main sails appear to be blowing in the wind while the upper sails are limp. As usual the story is great! In a world with so much uncertainty, one thing I can count on is your stories being entertaining. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted March 1, 2016 Bravo! Excellent! Your storytelling and fantasy is unlimited! Pity you sent Motorboat away (he is probably in a tavern drinking and shag... well, scooby doo-ing). Also a very inventive way of workaround building another ship! Forced perspective is always useful. Keep up the excellent work!! - Wait a second. Weren't you in Andromeda's Gates last week playing the hard wares guy (http://www.eurobrick...howtopic=121965)? - Yeah, my agent got me a gig as an extra for both Eurobricks games. best.quote.ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted March 2, 2016 Haha. Ab Fab. Sounds like a TV series. Good job with the build and story telling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted March 2, 2016 Very nice FP pombe, that micro ship is excellent! Story-wise, I must admit I'm glad to see Peacock go. Nice AG reference! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elostirion Posted March 2, 2016 Excellent micro-ship and nice design of the brickbuilt-cloud-background. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Dee Posted March 3, 2016 Excellent build, presentation and story. The micro ship is beautiful and the elevated base and background are perfect for this. Good work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 4, 2016 Excellent build, presentation and story. The micro ship is beautiful and the elevated base and background are perfect for this. Good work. I agree. And I think I have seen that approach to the background before... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy MacFuzz Posted March 4, 2016 Laugh out loud funny! Thanks for brightening my day! That forced perspective is brilliantly done, something I will have to try for my own rather more serious builds. As for Motorboat (Motormouth more like), 'offensive' shouldn't necessarily mean 'sacked'. Audiences may say he is offensive but secretly love his naughtiness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
