Geschosskopf Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Just Jim said: Will our heroes be able to get out of this mess??? Or is Kerbin doomed to become Thompberry's new empire? Stay tuned for Chapter 41......... This is getting quite twisted. Bravo! PS: You said "niblings", heheheh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbart Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I feel that this is the scene where the Spanish Inquisition makes their entrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaturnianBlue Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The Kerbal Horror genre... That definitely sends chills down the back. I was just about to go to bed too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookoo_gr Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Thompberry reminds me the Joker from the dark knight. i hope those guys at duna station put him...it down for good. Edited March 28, 2016 by kookoo_gr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, kookoo_gr said: Thompberry reminds me the Joker from the dark knight. i hope those guys at duna station put him...it down for good. Two typos(?) i found while reading, did Thompberry hack at gene's personal computer or the personnel computer? Also you misspelled Duna with Dune Just Jim has stated many times before to PM him with any typos. It's early, and likely he won't read these posts until later, but I suggest you PM him about the issues and remove them from your post. Just want to warn you, this has been quite the issue the last few days... Edited March 28, 2016 by Andem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookoo_gr Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 ok thanks didn't know about it, fixed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacebrick3 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Wait. Weren't Jeb and Bill staying in the Diamondback? Since it's not currently docked to Duna Station, I would assume that they still would be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) 14 hours ago, SmashingKirby148 said: ..... WELL THAT TOOK A DARK TURN, NOW, DIDN'T IT!? O.o Considering I have been reading since the very start of this saga (I'm pretty sure I was the first too) I feel like I know these characters. Almost like they aren't just computer simulations but real people, with real emotions. Seeing them being held captive by Thompberry is just.... terrifying.... (I'm just glad that Gene didn't jump though... out of all the NPC's Gene's my favourite ) Really? thank you! if you really feel bad for them, then I've done my job right. 12 hours ago, Torgo said: Super Villain will take the opportunity to tell everyone in captivity his plan. Captives include children, who have the innate ability to see the holes in said plans. Children then foil villain's plan 007 Kerbal-style exploiting the holes in said plan. Thompberry would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddling kids. Oh, and Thompberry does like to rant.... 10 hours ago, Kerbart said: I feel that this is the scene where the Spanish Inquisition makes their entrance. I read this last night before I went to bed and almost fell over laughing I love the Spanish Inquisition... 3 hours ago, spacebrick3 said: Wait. Weren't Jeb and Bill staying in the Diamondback? Since it's not currently docked to Duna Station, I would assume that they still would be there. yes, they were... good catch! I forgot to add a sentence about Thompberry sending the raptor out to fetch them... It's been added, thanks! Edited March 28, 2016 by Just Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 16 hours ago, SmashingKirby148 said: (I'm just glad that Gene didn't jump though... out of all the NPC's Gene's my favourite ) Eh, he would've survived. Kerbals can survive parachute-free skydiving, one jump off of a building won't hurt. Especially if it isn't even the VAB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconiator Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 You know how on TV, when people are angry they have steam coming out of their ears? I think when Thompberry is just in his pod, THAT's his sole source of propulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I give Thompberry slightly over an hour to live: 0:00: Present 0:15: The twins raid tool cabinets and start breaking things 0:25: The twins finish destroying all cameras in lab, as well as a lot of other things 0:40: Twins break through the hatches and enter the hitchiker where Val, Bill, and maybe Bob and Jeb are trapped. 1:00: Bill successfully hotwires the life support. Val, Jeb, and possibly the twins continue towards Thompberry. 1:05: Val and Jeb obtain EVA suits and exit the station, bearing various tools, ladder rungs, and other dangerous things. The twins work on rescuing Kerenna. 1:10: Kerenna obtains an EVA suit and exits the station, carrying the fire extinguisher. 1:10-1:20: Jeb, Val, Kerenna, and any other kerbals that can get EVA suits smash Thompberry's brain-jar. 1:35: Thomberry's remains are put on a suborbital trajectory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Draconiator said: You know how on TV, when people are angry they have steam coming out of their ears? I think when Thompberry is just in his pod, THAT's his sole source of propulsion. THAT's funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) On March 27, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Mjp1050 said: No, wait - Thompberry said "he," so he's not referring to Piper! There's still hope! On March 27, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Mjp1050 said: Oh crap. He's going after the twins' parents, isn't he? I went back and re-re-re read the Chapter on Thompberry's demise. -Omega 77 is dead. Scratch that. Probably the rest of Zaltronic's facilities are not functioning. The rest of the companies? Unknown. -Kerenna, Jeb, Val, Bob, and the twins are under his control. -Gene is mostly controlled. -Parka is obviously in league with Thompberry. -Von Kerman is still a wild card here. Same with the rest of the senior staff in KSC. Only Gene is compromised. -The pirate Kuzzler? Forget him. He's going to stay far, FAR away from Kerbin as long as he lives. He's not going to risk his ship, his crew, his life on this. If he was smart (and I'm fairly sure he's no dummy) he disconnected his communications to KSC unless he needs to contact them. I would be surprised if he tries to get to Duna Station for a daring rescue...but again that puts his ship, crew, and lives at risk. Not much profit in gallantry. If I was him (and I've been known to be somewhat...flexible..in morality), I would set down on Laythe or Asclepius and make a nice farm and stay there. Von Kerman is still on Kerbin, and Thompberry had a huge chip on his shoulder with Von Kerman. Bill was the last Kerbil he saw just before liftoff from KSC when he was trapped inside Omega 77...... .....given the events leading right up to Thompberry's defeat, my vote goes to Von Kerman for permanent exile on Eve, Bill is probably going to die, Gene is a puppet until Thompberry returns to Emiko station, then he's gone....Parka may live....but I get the feeling Thompberry doesn't give a rats rear end on loyal puppets at the moment. Parka may end up as Gene's replacement. The twins? They might live.....but I give it a 5 to 1 chance against. He may hang on to them for bargaining points. Jeb, Val, Bob, Bill, and Kerenna are fodder. They get booted out of the station before Thompberry leaves for Kerbin. Too risky to keep them alive. Soo....the theory on a Duna Station Riot is probably Kerbalkind's best defence at the moment. If that fails, Kerbin might as well forget ever flying anything past a paper airplane as long as Thompberry exists. At the extreme, Duna Station is put on self destruct. Altho' it would be cool if all the rest of the private companies get together and cobble something and launch it from, say, Round Range? (reference to Kerbinside mod) Edited March 29, 2016 by GDJ Clarification on some observations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbart Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Are the twins free to roam around in the lab? Thompberry is doomed in that case. Their destructive capacity has been proofed in the past, and locking them up in a laboratory seems only a marginally smarter choice than locking MacGyver up in a tool shed. If they're tied to their seats and unable to remove their restraints (but how did they end up like that in the first place?) then it looks a lot better for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 1 minute ago, Kerbart said: Are the twins free to roam around in the lab? Thompberry is doomed in that case. Their destructive capacity has been proofed in the past, and locking them up in a laboratory seems only a marginally smarter choice than locking MacGyver up in a tool shed. If they're tied to their seats and unable to remove their restraints (but how did they end up like that in the first place?) then it looks a lot better for him. The Twins would scare the crap out of MacGyver....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Kerbart said: Are the twins free to roam around in the lab? Thompberry is doomed in that case. Their destructive capacity has been proofed in the past, and locking them up in a laboratory seems only a marginally smarter choice than locking MacGyver up in a tool shed. If they're tied to their seats and unable to remove their restraints (but how did they end up like that in the first place?) then it looks a lot better for him. Not right now, no, they can't move freely about. But that may change in the next couple chapters... I didn't want to get any darker than it already was... but did you all catch the pictures of the evil and sinister experiment going in the science lab??? Let me explain... Do the twins really want to take the chance of making Thompberry angry, and suddenly see that suspicious looking dropper start to move towards the even more suspicious beaker??? Do they really want to know what will happen if it starts dripping some unknown chemicals into the beaker??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceplaneAddict Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 1 hour ago, GDJ said: Altho' it would be cool if all the rest of the private companies get together and cobble something and launch it from, say, Round Range? (reference to Kerbinside mod) Addiction Aerospace would love to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSquid Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 As would SquidCorp. Our HORSE (Heavy Orbital Rescue/Support Extension) would be useful as a boarding ship. But then again, it could take Munths to reach Duna unless we can create a gravioli portal generator. Fortunately, applied science is already on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Rocket Scientist Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 On 3/27/2016 at 1:11 PM, Just Jim said: just jump from the roof and end it all now. Remember the large ham from E:O0... Anyway, this story, especially the last chapter, reminds me of the Artemis Fowl books. In the best possible way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerbart Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, RocketSquid said: As would SquidCorp. Our HORSE (Heavy Orbital Rescue/Support Extension) would be useful as a boarding ship. But then again, it could take Munths to reach Duna unless we can create a gravioli portal generator. Fortunately, applied science is already on it. If only there were a group of Kerbals hanging out there in space that virtually nobody knows of, and who have plenty of experience in boarding ships. If only! Edited March 28, 2016 by Kerbart English is not my native language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 3 hours ago, SpaceplaneAddict said: Addiction Aerospace would love to help! 2 hours ago, RocketSquid said: As would SquidCorp. Our HORSE (Heavy Orbital Rescue/Support Extension) would be useful as a boarding ship. But then again, it could take Munths to reach Duna unless we can create a gravioli portal generator. Fortunately, applied science is already on it. I'll throw my hat in for AVRO Aerospace (unless somebody already owns the name here on KSP...then I'll shut up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said: Remember the large ham from E:O0... Anyway, this story, especially the last chapter, reminds me of the Artemis Fowl books. In the best possible way. I'm not the only person who read those? Awesome! AF FTW!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insert_name Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Just Jim said: Not right now, no, they can't move freely about. But that may change in the next couple chapters... I didn't want to get any darker than it already was... but did you all catch the pictures of the evil and sinister experiment going in the science lab??? Let me explain... Do the twins really want to take the chance of making Thompberry angry, and suddenly see that suspicious looking dropper start to move towards the even more suspicious beaker??? Do they really want to know what will happen if it starts dripping some unknown chemicals into the beaker??? nothing would happen because the dripper is in 0G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jim Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 1 minute ago, insert_name said: nothing would happen because the dripper is in 0G hmmmmmmmmmm..... good point.... perhaps it's a gas valve instead??? IDK... just trying to work with what the game gives me... lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andem Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, insert_name said: nothing would happen because the dripper is in 0G Perhaps the engineers deigned it to propel drips of liquid and small material samples using a slight air current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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