Kerbal Khronicles

[Mr. Pseudonym]

(Bump to keep living)

Also, while I'm at it, any updates?

[Deadweasel]

(Bump to keep living)

Also, while I'm at it, any updates?

Working on it right now, actually! Up to six pages and cruising along (was kind of stumped at a particular scene, trying to keep a good flow).

[Deadweasel]

The next chapter is up!

It's a bit shorter this time, but the next one is already started.

It's also laregly bereft of images this time, as I'm still working on the process to create scenes that don't actually involve KSP ships. >_<

Enjoy for now, there will be more soon!

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Darn cliffhangers ... *grumbling*

Also, this air is poisonous thing is a really good plot device, but, strangely, rocks seem to be scattered in the perfectly convenient places

Keep up the good work!

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Bump even though old, I really loved this story!

[bellino]

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyeysyeydewhuhgabkjrhkuxtfmhnljkhulmgjnmyuklmg. ljlkn

I require more. Naow.

[Deadweasel]

No worries, there is more coming. I simply got a bit derailed on that front by a week-long vacation that was spent driving across the country to move my fiancee in with me. I'm back now, and will resume writing in a few days, once the furious crush to unpack and place all of her belongings has been completed.

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Okay, good to know! I just wanted to make sure everything was A-Okay.

But rocks are still annoyingly placed everywhere *grumblegrumble*...

[briansun1]

um I think the space kracken killed your links

edit: fixed it for you

Kerbal Khronicles - 01 - Newcomers

Kerbal Khronicles - 02 - Broken

Kerbal Khronicles - 03 - Ghosts, Part 1

Kerbal Khronicles - 04 - Ghosts, Part II

Kerbal Khronicles - 05 - Slaves to the Kraath, Part I

Edited September 25, 2013 by briansun1

[team.leit]

Here's to keeping a really good series form having to be necro-ed. i can not wait for the next chapter to come out i was reading it from the start and then when i caught up i was like NOOOOOOOO!!!!! Where is the next part?? all in all a REALLY REALLY good story

Kaos

[Danish_Savage]

Dude, this is awesome, are you making more?

[TheDataMiner]

Y u no make more chapters!!!!!

[Danish_Savage]

Y u no make more chapters!!!!!

Please sir, do as he say. Its so awesome.

[Deadweasel]

Sorry for the lag everyone. The next chapter is being worked on, but free time is drastically diminished by the day job and major life events.

I'm not dropping the project, but I can't keep up a (relatively) rapid release schedule with all that's currently going on.

The up-side to this is that I have more time to work out some of the finer details of the story before I sit down to write, which will only result in better quality on the finished product.

Hang in there!

[KSK]

Sorry for the lag everyone. The next chapter is being worked on, but free time is drastically diminished by the day job and major life events.

I'm not dropping the project, but I can't keep up a (relatively) rapid release schedule with all that's currently going on.

The up-side to this is that I have more time to work out some of the finer details of the story before I sit down to write, which will only result in better quality on the finished product.

Hang in there!

That pesky 'real life' thing has a tendency to get in the way.

Thanks for the update - we'll still be here when you find the time to post the next chapter!

[Alephzorg]

I've just finished reading the 5 chapters and I'm loving it.

Thank you for sharing it with us and we'll be waiting for the next one.

[Mr. Pseudonym]

The story has been soooooooo good! Please continue to use rocks as a convenient plot device.

[Deadweasel]

Alrighty folks!

Been a little while, but I stole some time and sat down to figure out the finer points of this part of the story. This one's straight reading, so no images to go with it (yet?), but it goes deeper into the history of how things worked on Far Horizon, and why Jinda's freaking out so bad right now.

Heh.

Enjoy, and as always, comments definitely welcomed! (see front page for updated links to Chapter 6)

[Deadweasel]

The story has been soooooooo good! Please continue to use rocks as a convenient plot device.

Heh, well I suppose poor Bill could be considered to have run into a really, really big rock, eh? XD

I get your point though, and be assured that it was entirely intentional for them to be experiencing such ridiculous mishaps out in the environment. Like Krista's stumbling around after first landing, the others just aren't really used to seeing so much strenuous activity out there in the Big Bad World, so it's inevitable that they'll have to learn some things about their vulnerability when doing things their suits weren't designed to let them do.

Read the next part, you'll understand they're learning a thing or two about how to deal with the threats they've encountered already.

[Guest links123]

I suppose bill should be considered to run in this big rock.

[Danish_Savage]

Burn that **** whit the cleansing fire of the Kraken.

[KSK]

Well worth the wait - excellent chapter. Better yet, I couldn't quite remember how it fitted in with 'Slaves to the Kraath (1)' so I took that as the perfect excuse to start again from the beginning.

[Mr. Pseudonym]

Heh, well I suppose poor Bill could be considered to have run into a really, really big rock, eh? XD

I get your point though, and be assured that it was entirely intentional for them to be experiencing such ridiculous mishaps out in the environment. Like Krista's stumbling around after first landing, the others just aren't really used to seeing so much strenuous activity out there in the Big Bad World, so it's inevitable that they'll have to learn some things about their vulnerability when doing things their suits weren't designed to let them do.

Read the next part, you'll understand they're learning a thing or two about how to deal with the threats they've encountered already.

So now they have to invent rock proof suits like bullet proof vests? This is so absurdly stupid it's funny!

But Bill should have a run in with a Really Big Rockâ„¢. Also, there is a misspelling of a word: it should be steeled, not stealed.

Edited November 14, 2013 by Mr. Pseudonym

[Deadweasel]

So now they have to invent rock proof suits like bullet proof vests? This is so absurdly stupid it's funny!

But Bill should have a run in with a Really Big Rockâ„¢. Also, there is a misspelling of a word: it should be steeled, not stealed.

Well, not quite that ludicrous, but one thing they didn't have before was a means to deal with their clean air supply running out. When away from the settlement, they're usually using the Diggers or the scout, both of which have air systems they can hook into. They don't often just go mooching around the land on foot, or if they do, they're usually within a very short walking distance of their vehicles.

Because of that, they start running into situations they hadn't necessarily planned for. Remember, none of them are experienced with much more than the jobs they were performing in the Far Horizon, and whatever emergency procedures that were associated with those jobs.

• Jeb was an engine maintenance tech before promoting to engineering liaison on the bridge
  
• Bill was a docking controller
  
• Bob was an engineering tech
  
• Nelnie was a biology specialist, trained to continue her "mother's" work, and the closest the castaways have to a doctor (she's the reason they even know what's edible on Kerbin)
  
• Jinda took a slightly different path from her sister and was a full physician
  
• Krista worked in navigation and cartography, scanning and mapping potential hazards along Far Horizon's course
  
• Karnin is a religious scholar, but spent most of his time aboard in stasis as a "sleeper", meant to help keep cherished traditions alive by passing them on to students after landing
  
• Amarin was a bit of a radio nut, but what originally got him selected as a sleeper was his deep obsession with all things relating to the Kraken of Kajuum (the Breaker)
  

So, none of them are particularly prepared for the hazards they might face on the ground, and especially so when they're forced to do anything outdoors in their vac suits. Put any real life astronaut in his space suit, then have him/her try to cope with trying to perform quick or drastic movements, or even so much as run without falling flat on his face. Now do the same to somebody who has only ever seen a space suit in-passing, and you might get a decent feel for why these little guys seem to run into problems with breaking their suits so relatively-often.

Oh, and thanks for pointing out that spelling error. Fix'd!

[Mr. Pseudonym]

So wait...

Can the Kerbals adapt to life in the "toxic" atmosphere?