Dialogues

The Wanderers

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Biggest Little Fur Con | 2016

Gen Tarotway

Jinix

Rengare Wolfe

Horgrath

Project Premise

Sci-Fi Epic

In a distant solar system, a group of tree-living astronauts were sent out on a mission to find another inhabitable planet for their arboreal way of life. When they returned, they found their planet obliterated. Stranded, the team tries desperately to piece together clues of what happened, and more importantly, find any remnant of their civilization. Low on resources, the crew's odyssey finds them battling despair, mutiny, and dwindling chances of survival. Can they find their home, in a new world, before their search destroys them?

Scene Description

The destruction of their homeworld still fresh in their minds, the crew of the Canopy have been trying in vain to find a place to land, to at least establish a temporary base while Captain Gorin Horgrath plans the next move. It's been thirteen sun-cycles (days) since the Canopy has been able to spot a planet to land, and worse yet, their thrusters have been damaged by a recent asteroid colllision. The captain has called in Mijon Jinix, the chief ship engineer, to discuss the engine situation, and the two get into a heated discussion about the viability of Horgrath's plan.

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        Reporting as ordered, “Captain”.                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        I know what you're going to say, Lieutenant. Save your breath.                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        You don't want to hear about our nearly obliterated thruster modules?                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        Jinix, do you have ANY good news to share with me at all?                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        I don't do good news, Horgrath.                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        That's CAPTAIN to you! Just tell me you can fix them!                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        Not without ionic metalloids. So what now, 'leader'?                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        Hmm - we have inertia from our last boost carrying us for now. If we need to, you can strip out one of the food producer grids to give you metal for your thrusters. Should last about five sun cycles..                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        Wait - you're taking away our FOOD?                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        I'd rather be able to land and scavenge. We can last a whole moon-risefall without food. We'll use that as a last resort.                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        You've doomed us, Horgrath! We're NOT going to find another habitable planet,and you know it!                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        Stow your muzzle, Lieutenant, or I'll have your fuzzy tail thrown in the brig!                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        Yeah? And who will fix your precious thrusters then? Nobody knows them better than me!                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        I'LL do it if I have to! I'm not going to let my team start panicking, and if that means locking you up to prevent a riot, make no mistake I WILL!                                                    

                                                        Jinix                                                    

                                                        You do, and it'll be the last mistake you make, “Captain”.                                                    

                                                        Horgrath                                                    

                                                        If I can keep us alive, then it's worth every bad decision I've ever made. Including promoting you. Dismissed, “Lieutenant”!

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The Wanderers