Geschosskopf Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Oh wow..... The crazies are forming alliances, slaying their demons, and yet are still crazy And there's still the question of who gets the one seat in the return rocket. Which I figure will be decided by Jeb, the master of all things mechanical. Quite good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 That was excellent. I love how you resolved that. I thought for a minute that she really was going to leave him there. They are definitely going to need a support group. Thanks Parkaboy. Happy landings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Great as always @Parkaboy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkaboy Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Deddly said: So Fabien has both an EVA and an IVA suit? All kerbals have both suits. It's a bit hard to tell the common IVA suit from the stock EVA one, but if you have texture replacer you can switch between them and clearly see the differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 To be honest, it could be physically possible to cram more Kerbals into the capsule, at least if these two don't mind getting a bit close together (you know, Soyuz descent module isn't much larger than the early 1-man capsules). Or if Sterline even has the desire to get up there to the people who would accuse her of destruction of Kerbin. These two may be each others' worst nightmares, but looks like they are finally learning to live with that. It would be a pity if one of them has to leave the other one alone down there on this hell of a planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 6 minutes ago, Alchemist said: These two may be each others' worst nightmares, but looks like they are finally learning to live with that. It would be a pity if one of them has to leave the other one alone down there on this hell of a planet. No, it would be totally fitting if one betrayed/stranded/killed the other. This whole tale is a tragedy. Billions have already died. There can be no happy endings, which is the whole point of telling a tragedy., As the audience, we are left to put ourselves in the shoes of the actors and judge whether we'd act as nobly in the face of certain disaster. And if not, then we need to change our lives. That's why tragedies exist as an art form, to induce soul-searching in the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturnianBlue Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) That bit with Fabien and Damien fighting each other with Sterline coming back to get Fabien has an uncanny similarity to Interstellar... Especially when Damien seems to have gone crazy... Edited April 17, 2016 by SaturnianBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 WHEW!!! Fabin just dumped his EVA suit there. Now he won't have an evil side right?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Really like how the story is going. And those attachment ports! Looks like you used the Buffalo's crew door. Brilliant! I'm so changing the ports to look like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I'm imagining them modifying the return rocket... It's the same except for a single external command seat strapped to the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FyunchClick Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Geschosskopf said: No, it would be totally fitting if one betrayed/stranded/killed the other. This whole tale is a tragedy. Billions have already died. In some sense they are perfect for each other, broken things that they are, but there's still the notion that killing Stelrines is what Fabian does. I agree with you, this is destined to end badly, and that gives Parka a lot of ways to play this (including subversion of that destiny). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Zoom Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) 9 hours ago, Deddly said: @Sharkman Briton, I think @Commander Zoom was suggesting Damien could be Stelrine's imagination. Not sure I agree, since Fabien and Damien were conversing out of earshot from Stelrine, but it is an interesting theory. More that I was commenting on the "what if this is all fiction?" direction of the recent questions. Because, well, it is. Great chapter, @Parkaboy. And a fascinating... resolution? For now, at least. Edited April 17, 2016 by Commander Zoom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geschosskopf Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) 28 minutes ago, FyunchClick said: In some sense they are perfect for each other, broken things that they are, but there's still the notion that killing Stelrines is what Fabian does. I agree with you, this is destined to end badly, and that gives Parka a lot of ways to play this (including subversion of that destiny). Co-dependents they are, Fabian and Streline, (and Damien, too, because "die Todten reiten schnell" so he'll catch up with them shortly), But if Sartre is any PVBLIVS VERGILIVS MARO to our own modern, internal Dante Alighieris, co-dependency persists even in Hell and is one of its harsher punishments. Which, I admit, tends to blur the line between life and Hell, but that's why this is a tragedy Edited April 17, 2016 by Geschosskopf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceplaneAddict Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Dayum. Did not expect Fabien to kill Damien, thought it would be opposite that. Very interesting that Stelrine actually has a heart! *Determination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 58 minutes ago, Geschosskopf said: PVBLIVS VERGILIVS MARO For reading convenience, in our alphabet this would be written as Publius Vergilius Maro, aka Vergil, aka Virgil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkaboy Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 2 hours ago, SaturnianBlue said: That bit with Fabien and Damien fighting each other with Sterline coming back to get Fabien has an uncanny similarity to Interstellar... Especially when Damien seems to have gone crazy... Yeah, I was going to have a bit where they bumped helmets to crack each other's faceplates, but thought it would be too much. 1 hour ago, Angel-125 said: Really like how the story is going. And those attachment ports! Looks like you used the Buffalo's crew door. Brilliant! I'm so changing the ports to look like that! I tweaked the textures a little bit to make them more "stockish", hope you don't mind. 1 hour ago, RocketSquid said: I'm imagining them modifying the return rocket... It's the same except for a single external command seat strapped to the side. Unfortunately none of them is an engineer and they don't have an OSE Workshop on Eve, so that option is off the table. Maybe one of them could hold onto the capsule's hatch? Sounds totally doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Kerman Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Just now, Parkaboy said: I tweaked the textures a little bit to make them more "stockish", hope you don't mind. Not at all, if you have suggestions I'll be happy to consider them. I'm definitely going to change the texture on the connector ports, it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 1 minute ago, Parkaboy said: Unfortunately none of them is an engineer and they don't have an OSE Workshop on Eve, so that option is off the table. Maybe one of them could hold onto the capsule's hatch? Sounds totally doable. Where is the hatch positioned, exactly? If it's on the side, they'll be much more limited in their top speed than if it's on the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) On 4/17/2016 at 6:43 PM, Parkaboy said: Yeah, I was going to have a bit where they bumped helmets to crack each other's faceplates, but thought it would be too much. I tweaked the textures a little bit to make them more "stockish", hope you don't mind. Unfortunately none of them is an engineer and they don't have an OSE Workshop on Eve, so that option is off the table. Maybe one of them could hold onto the capsule's hatch? Sounds totally doable. Nah, Stelrine just has to Science! the mulch out of it. Edited April 19, 2016 by Andem Fine, Red Iron Crown. Mulch it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkaboy Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 12 minutes ago, Angel-125 said: Not at all, if you have suggestions I'll be happy to consider them. I'm definitely going to change the texture on the connector ports, it looks great. That's the only aesthetic change I did, actually. I also erased all the logos and model markings, but that was for story reasons. I thought it was weird having them on stuff built on site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 11 hours ago, Andem said: Nah, Stelrine just has to Science! the <stuff> out of it. Glery already engineered the [box thing] out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Really loved Fabien literally wrestling with his alter-ego. Wow. That was definitely not on my list of foreseen outcomes--I did entertain the possibility the suit was empty, but quite never saw that coming. So, is Fabien truly the master of his mind now? Will he be desperate enough to recall Dark Fabien if and when things go south with Stelrine? And will MechRealJeb occupy/animate the suit somehow because he misses having arms and legs? Am reminded of the Iron Man sentient armor story, among other things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hey... I thought of something... Plan kappa needs science from everywhere to try and prevent space time abnormalities from happening again... So you will send probably send a probe or something to Dres... DRES FTW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 *BZZZZZT* "AAAAAAAAAH!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinBad Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Oddly reminded of fight club: "you'll kill us both..." I like how creepy things can get when the alter ego is externalised. Nice chapter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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