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-- First Seen: 2009-12-09
This is a preview of: Phoebus Krumm
The Transcript For This Page
PANEL ONE (upper left sixth of page)
Two-shot: dishelmeted Krumm and Holder, against a background of
mullioned windows and rigging. The Captain squints one eye and strokes
his beard.
Krumm: 'And these new outboard thrusters we were given?'
Holder: 'Supposedly fully functional, sir. The Ceo sent technicians
to man and maintenance the things. I had some trouble with 'em. Said
they were engineers, not called upon to work unless the thrusters were
needed.'
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PANEL TWO (upper right sixth of page)
Krumm strikes an imperious pose. Holder is laughing.
Krumm: 'Want to deadhead it, do they?'
Holder: 'Aye, sir.'
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PANEL THREE (middle left sixth)
Krumm puts a hand on Holder's shoulder.
Krumm: 'Tell them they'll be fed only when the thrusters are in use.
When they stop whining, give them manual labor: emptying thundermugs,
refinishing decks ... '
PANEL FOUR (middle right sixth of page)
Closeup on Holder, laughing.
Holder (laughing): 'No need, sir! I put 'em off and promoted Tarrant's
friend Moonkatz to Chief Engineer -- new title for a new job. He was
an engineer, in the Coordinated Arm, before the Aggregate tried t'turn
him into an Oplyte.'
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PANEL FIVE (lower left sixth of page)
We are suddenly aware of the once-human Moonkatz, standing up on
the control deck beside the traditional binnacle and a retrofitted
control console. He is an extremely tall individual, very husky. His
coloring is brownish. And he has four arms -- and a snakelike tail
instead of legs and feet. He waves down at Krumm and Holder witrh one
of his big-fingered hands.
Below, on the maindeck, in a corner of the panel, seen from the
back, are Krumm and Holder.
Moonkatz: 'Count on me, sir. These engines are simple, compared to
what I'm used to.'
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PANEL SIX (lower right sixth of page)
On the command deck, uppermost of the decks above the cabins,
Krumm and Holder stand beside a carronade. It should look exactly like
a projectible, except that it's the size of a basketball, and mounted
to shoot under the taffrail.
Krumm: 'Triple up on these carronades. I see that we have only three
of each. We shall want more for killing snipers in the rigging and
repelling auxiliary craft.'
Holder: 'Aye, sir, where -- '
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