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Page 112 -- First Seen: 2010-05-14
This is a preview of: Phoebus Krumm
The Transcript For This Page
The command deck of
_Resplendent Quetzal_. Get a little of the main- and quarter decks in,
and something of the sailsa.
Set up on the arms of a wooden chair from the captain's quarters
is a white writing board of some kind. Drawn on the board is a crude
representation of Sibola, the Jendyne homeworld, and its three
oddly-assorted moons.
Young Captain Echeverria-Estrella is briefing Krumm and his
officers, pointing toward the drawing board. Also present are Bretta,
Holder, Dangerous Pat, Tarrant, Valentine, Moonkatz, and
Demondion-Echeverria.
Echeverria-Estrella: 'Our homeworld, Sibola, possesses three natural
satellites, two rather small, one very large -- about two thirds the
size of the planet.'
Narrative (Tarrant) in upper left of panel: 'Once we were under way
again, I reflected on our last meeting with Echeverria-Estrella before
the battle.'
PANEL TWO
Echeverria-Estrella draws two small circles at a level, with a
crescent on its back beneath them.
Echeverria-Estrella: 'Our moons assume formations at different times
of the year, some of which have names and traditional significance.'
Echeverria-Estrella: 'This one, for example, is associated with good
fortune, and Sibolans, for obvious reasons, call it 'Smiley Face'.'
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PANEL THREE
Now he replaces the crescent with a large circle.
Echeverria-Estrella: 'Whereas this one betides woe, and is known --
nobody knows why -- as 'Mr. Bill'.'
Echeverria-Estrella: 'But I digress.'
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PANEL FOUR
Now Echeverria-Estrella (you can still see the whiteboard behind
him) has his elbows up and is making motions with his gloved hands as
if holding an invisible basketball before his face with one hand on
the top and the other underneath.
Echeverria-Estrella: 'Rather than revolving one about the other,
Sibola and her great Moon revolve about a common gravitic center. This
makes for interesting weather at times. Our flimsiest garden shed
would serve as a small fortress on Hanover.'
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PANEL FIVE
Now he holds his hands up, palms facing each other, six or seven
inches apart.
Echeverria-Estrella: 'The two are gravitically locked. Neither body
rotates with respect to the other.'
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