pombe Posted March 7, 2019 (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. Previously, Currently, Rassilon? Why are we looking at Rassilon? It looks so peaceful, doesn't it? And they don't even realize... That didn't sound ominous at all. Wait...that thing we built? Don't tell me!!! There it is, up in the sky! We're destroying the Sea Rat settlement of Rassilon? All those people are going to die!!! They're not ALL going to die. Besides, the upkeep costs were getting outrageous. Rassilon had to go. It got too expensive. So we're just going to kill them?!?! DON'T WANT TO CLOSE MY EYES!!! I DON'T WANT TO FALL ASLEEP, 'CAUSE I'D MISS YOU, BABY, AND I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING!!! We're responsible for this! We built that giant fireball! Ahem. Technically, I did. Leave it to the psychobabble student to try to steal credit from the engineer. You admit it! Of course. It's not my best work, but I'm proud of it nonetheless. PROFESSIONAL PRIDE!!! I don't care who built it! We couldn't have evacuated Rassilon first?! And create a refugee crisis? We can't afford that. Why do you think we are doing this in the first place? All those people are going to die and it will be on us! Nah. The people will just think the gods did this. It's not like they can see the fourth wall, let alone anything past it. I can't watch... Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Edited March 8, 2019 by pombe Whoops, forgot the summaries and previous episode link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor Thaum Posted March 7, 2019 I'm fan of your micros and your stories Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted March 7, 2019 Lovely micro. I particularly like how you evoke the yellow-and-black timber frame walls. Too bad it's gone up in flames! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomSkippy Posted March 8, 2019 Run Rassilonians! Oh no! They have AirPods in, they can’t hear us!!! Great builds and dialogue pombe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted March 8, 2019 Oh oh, there goes my investment properties in Rassilon. Neat little build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted March 8, 2019 10 hours ago, TomSkippy said: Run Rassilonians! Oh no! They have AirPods in, they can’t hear us!!! Great builds and dialogue pombe Lol Great work Pombe looking forward to what the crew is up to next. Beter stay away from The Sereen Cay! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted March 9, 2019 Aaaannnddd tthheeenn? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdeathgr Posted March 9, 2019 Sigh...where's John McClane Bruce Willis when you need him?!?!?! Poor Rassilonians... Never trust a Pirate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MKJoshA Posted March 29, 2019 Sinbad, as mayor of Rassilon was not unaware of the impeding doom. In fact, he claims to have had a part in it's destruction. He purposely tried to anger Poseidon. And shortly after his antics a fireball fell from heaven and consumed the town. Sinbad is coming for you next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
