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Strip 63

Panel 1
Our tour walks through a Transit Corridor.

Transit Corridors are made of many 3-meter-long, 2-meter diameter segments connected to snake all around and through the large boulders that comprise Ghetty. The interiors are roughly octagonal in cross-section, with a “floor” and paneled sections (the panels are of varying size and many are doors to compartments, the arrangement which tends to be uniform in each Corridor Segment) and conduit casings running along the “walls.” Lighting is recessed and runs high along the two walls. There are unobtrusive hand-rails running along the walls, which the people use to move themselves along. Every Corridor Segment has a unique number (which is displayed on both an interior panel and on the outside), and at each end a “neck” which is a few centimeters smaller than the average cross-section and contains an emergency pressure door – which becomes important in a bit.

In this panel, Lorna takes the lead followed by Guy, Fiorella, and Bert. Let’s have a nice three/quarters perspective shot in a full-height panel, where the characters appear to be pulling themselves “up” through the corridor. The “floor” is oriented roughly behind the camera. Use a 5-point (fisheye) perspective if you can. The number for the Section they’re in now is 12-531

Lorna: The next step is processing but we have a Carbon operation closer-by so we can look at that first if you don’t mind.

Guy: Not at all.

Panel 2
Three-shot of Guy, with Fiorella close beside/behind him, and Bert behind both of them. Guy has overcome his vertigo and is wears a mildly predatory smile. Bert looks like he’s not liking what Guy is saying.

Guy: Carbon is very essential, after all.

Panel 3
Same shot, but now Bert is speaking and Fiorella and Guy look back at him.

Bert: It’s the stuff of life, especially out here.

Bert (2): Nanotech is literally built on it, and we need it for food, fuel and fabbing as well.

Strip 63 - Click on page above to goto the next page. -- First Seen: 2008-12-10
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Strip 63

Panel 1
Our tour walks through a Transit Corridor.

Transit Corridors are made of many 3-meter-long, 2-meter diameter segments connected to snake all around and through the large boulders that comprise Ghetty. The interiors are roughly octagonal in cross-section, with a “floor” and paneled sections (the panels are of varying size and many are doors to compartments, the arrangement which tends to be uniform in each Corridor Segment) and conduit casings running along the “walls.” Lighting is recessed and runs high along the two walls. There are unobtrusive hand-rails running along the walls, which the people use to move themselves along. Every Corridor Segment has a unique number (which is displayed on both an interior panel and on the outside), and at each end a “neck” which is a few centimeters smaller than the average cross-section and contains an emergency pressure door – which becomes important in a bit.

In this panel, Lorna takes the lead followed by Guy, Fiorella, and Bert. Let’s have a nice three/quarters perspective shot in a full-height panel, where the characters appear to be pulling themselves “up” through the corridor. The “floor” is oriented roughly behind the camera. Use a 5-point (fisheye) perspective if you can. The number for the Section they’re in now is 12-531

Lorna: The next step is processing but we have a Carbon operation closer-by so we can look at that first if you don’t mind.

Guy: Not at all.

Panel 2
Three-shot of Guy, with Fiorella close beside/behind him, and Bert behind both of them. Guy has overcome his vertigo and is wears a mildly predatory smile. Bert looks like he’s not liking what Guy is saying.

Guy: Carbon is very essential, after all.

Panel 3
Same shot, but now Bert is speaking and Fiorella and Guy look back at him.

Bert: It’s the stuff of life, especially out here.

Bert (2): Nanotech is literally built on it, and we need it for food, fuel and fabbing as well.