Mister Dilsby Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Starhawk said: Admittedly, he was cut off by Bad Bob, but that seemed to me to be where he was going when he said "But as a writer, I think you may be jumping to-". Also true. Though that one was intended as a classic lampshade--I realized that I have had Bob get the analysis consistently wrong from the beginning, when he looked at the radiological scan--and I wanted to give the reader a signal that "yes, I know he's jumping wildly to conclusions". But that is another key difference in the two societies, and a weakness of the Kerbulans. Kenlie Kerman is free to write his stories or not write his stories, with no one else even reading them until now. Kenlie Kermulan was nearly tortured to death once his stories were found out, and now he's being tortured to continue them. Meanwhile any insight he might have due to his special abilities is ignored, because Evil Bob values control even more highly than he values information. It's almost as if I'm trying to make some kind of commentary on freedom, peace and the way the world should work--but of course I'm not, it's just a silly webcomic about a video game. Edited April 21, 2016 by Kuzzter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Zoom Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Of course. (Still reading, no tagline.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 So now, for Kerbulus, it is imperative to destroy/capture the Intrepid before they destroy Kerbulus. If that's after they "test" the "weapon" on Laythe, then they'll either think that: It's not a weapon, or that that one was a dud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: If that's after they "test" the "weapon" on Laythe, then they'll either think that: It's not a weapon, or that that one was a dud. Or that they inexplicably missed the Watery Moon entirely, firing the missile into the Green Planet's atmosphere instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Kuzzter said: Or that they inexplicably missed the Watery Moon entirely, firing the missile into the Green Planet's atmosphere instead. Hmm, if the tracking on Kerbulus is good enough to see that, then they might be able to see it not explode in Jool's atmosphere. Unless they think it has to be in an oxygen environment to work, which was hinted at... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Or that they decided not to destroy any moons of the Green Planet, using them for testing dropships instead... meaning they are going (or at least considering) to assault the SPQK base! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Alchemist said: Or that they decided not to destroy any moons of the Green Planet, using them for testing dropships instead... meaning they are going (or at least considering) to assault the SPQK base! Well, they can probably guess that the quammer won't reenter safely, as we've already learned. However, the Skimmeroo on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceplaneAddict Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Kermulan Kenlie's inadequate transcriptions of French is just.... wow. Looking forward to seeing how Lisa reveals the true secrets of the Murderdeth homeworld! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: Well, they can probably guess that the quammer won't reenter safely, as we've already learned. However, the Skimmeroo on the other hand... A craft capable of tackling the Big Moon, should have enough TWR for powered landing on Kerbulus. And who knows how much firepower can be hidden among all the hardware it carries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Starhawk said: Hmmm. What makes you say that? What am I missing? 3 hours ago, Kuzzter said: I, too wonder why Deddly says this. I'm not saying he's wrong! Just wondering what differences he noticed. I think it has been touched upon already, but Kerbfleet Kenlie sees the Murder, death and destruction for what it really is. It's a world apart from his own and it shocks him, but he really does see it and understand it. He doesn't write that the pilot accidentally fired a probe that just happened to hit and destroy a helpless person in a capsule, and oh what a terrible accident that was. He writes what he sees. Kerbulus Kenlie, on the other hand, appears to truly believe that Kerbfleet posesses and is ready to use a Nuclear Jewel Diver Missile. He doesn't see them as a peaceloving race that has no concept of violence, he sees them as cowardly and armed to the teeth - neither of which are true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Alchemist said: A craft capable of tackling the Big Moon, should have enough TWR for powered landing on Kerbulus. And who knows how much firepower can be hidden among all the hardware it carries. I'm quite confident I could make a 'good' landing with it. Possibly even better. And now you've got me thinking, what would a Kerbulan call the rest of the Jool system? Big Moon Watery Moon Icy Moon ???? (Potato Moon? Pathetic Moon? Weak Moon? Fourth Moon? Looking for something that's both descriptive and unimaginative) Spiky Moon 3 minutes ago, Deddly said: He doesn't write that the pilot accidentally fired a probe that just happened to hit and destroy a helpless person in a capsule, and oh what a terrible accident that was. He writes what he sees. Yup, that's very important also. He's seen and felt things from Kenlie Kermulan's POV, so he knows the shootdowns are no accident. I suppose I haven't shown a parallel story by K. Kermulan featuring K. Kerman doing a rescue. Not saying whether Evil Kenlie has ever written such a story or not, but [waves hands] one might expect that the repressive tendencies of Kerbulan culture would push such complex thoughts to the back of the mind in favor of murderdeth. Again, I refer to the Spock quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Kuzzter said: ???? (Potato Moon? Pathetic Moon? Weak Moon? Fourth Moon? Looking for something that's both descriptive and unimaginative) Slanted Moon? Crooked Moon? Happy Concerned landings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman979 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, Kuzzter said: ???? (Potato Moon? Pathetic Moon? Weak Moon? Fourth Moon? Looking for something that's both descriptive and unimaginative) Sissy Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceplaneAddict Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, Kuzzter said: ???? (Potato Moon? Pathetic Moon? Weak Moon? Fourth Moon? Looking for something that's both descriptive and unimaginative) Puple planet moon clone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 14 minutes ago, Kuzzter said: ???? (Potato Moon? Pathetic Moon? Weak Moon? Fourth Moon? Looking for something that's both descriptive and unimaginative) KRAKEN MOON! Or maybe Bumpy moon? Boppy moon? If the Kerbulans believe in the kraken, the have missiles, so maybe Giant Calamari Moon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dilsby Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, SpaceplaneAddict said: Puple planet moon clone. Too long. Am leaning towards "Other Weak Moon" since they discovered Gilly first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceplaneAddict Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, Kuzzter said: Too long. Am leaning towards "Other Weak Moon" since they discovered Gilly first. seems legit. *Determination. Actually, no wait, @Kuzzter! What about "Weaker Moon" 'cause gilly is the Weak moon, and Bop is weaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cydonian Monk Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The Unworthy Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torgo Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 That's no moon! Spoiler But it's not a space station, either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno65535 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 2 hours ago, Kuzzter said: Yup, that's very important also. He's seen and felt things from Kenlie Kermulan's POV, so he knows the shootdowns are no accident. I suppose I haven't shown a parallel story by K. Kermulan featuring K. Kerman doing a rescue. Not saying whether Evil Kenlie has ever written such a story or not, but [waves hands] one might expect that the repressive tendencies of Kerbulan culture would push such complex thoughts to the back of the mind in favor of murderdeth. Again, I refer to the Spock quote Or he could see it as a kidnapping for later torture and indoctrination/brain-washing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Zoom Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Dinky Moon, to go with the other -y Moons, and particularly Spiky Moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I just realized I heard discussion by SQUAD during the release stream that multi-port docking is currently non-functional. I expect that will be one of the issues addressed in the patch. Happy Concerned landings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkaboy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Which one is the Kraken Moon? I wonder how the kermulans feel about the kraken... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deddly Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) @ParkaboyThey don't seem like the exploring type - maybe they don't know about the Kraken space beet there. I assume Kerbfleet doesn't know about it, either. Edited April 22, 2016 by Deddly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_creative Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, Deddly said: @ParkaboyThey don't seem like the exploring type - maybe they don't know about the Kraken space beet there. I assume Kerbfleet doesn't know about it, either. They might. I know the guys at emiko station definitely know it's real. The telescopes are probably not powerful enough to see it. They would have to be a bunch of big ones on a mountain, or a deep space telescope pointed at it for a long time. And even then, the kraken would probably turn up as a flickering pixel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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