Act 1 Scene 3:
(We are now next to a battered Æther craft in its secure dock. The scars of a recent attack run deep. Torn panels and fractured suspension lines hang like wounded limbs, while arcane energy conduits flicker erratically)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1L8HLkNmU
(Upon sighting the craft, the Adepetus Æther exclaims in shock)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZyD0myzQe
Adepetus Æther: By the heavens! The extent of this devastation....it doth boggle the mind!
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe7qKLGWDqi
Lord Preen: Adepetus, this battered craft in front of us reminds me of an expedition into the Misty Woods to collect Suspendium.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXrQMZryY0
Adapetus Æther: Ah, a tale I have heard whispers of but never had the fortune to witness. Pray, do share the details.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvGogFTayE
(The protagonist shifts uneasily at the subject)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULk0qjDDAq
Lord Preen: (Dryly) Were mine am that day successful, I would bear a trophy but lack a narrative of redemption.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t4s6frbaF
Adepetus Æther: Pardon?
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKbO4o6HJs
Lord Preen: (Dryly, with an enigmatic grin) In that cursed thicket, where shadows whispered secrets, the quiver of my purpose held a lingering arrow of profound precision, yet some tales remain better left in the dark.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAByrrJ1msf
(The Adapetus Æther walks toward the damaged Æther craft, carefully inspecting its intricate mechanisms with a sense of fascination)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzW835s5bGb
(The lights focus on him)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDPl6L23fh
(There is a moment of silence)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoxstFuu2i
Protagonist: (Deadpan) He almost shot me.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3XhpUwCWi
Captain Star-Caster: (In disbelief) Thou nearly did what!?
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbcO5WeZVE
Lord Preen: Thine intentions in the Misty Woods were deplorable, and I am profoundly sorry for that.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMCZvtT0sP
Protagonist: Your humility is a rare trait, my lord, and it speaks of your character’s strength.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3QtCXteZu
(The Adapetus has finished inspecting the craf. Hee walks over to Captain Star-Caster and stands beside her)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡondC7updqG
Adepetus Æther: I fear, dear Captain, that the vessel’s plight is dire; it is damaged beyond redemption. We must regrettably part ways with it.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVF2Bv3eG2P
Adepetus Æther: (With enthusiasm) Ah, this vessel! It is reminiscent of the early experiments with Suspensium propulsion, much like the advancements we have seen in the last five years....(He pauses) Well, I suppose thou art unaware of the recent changes in our world?
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2bEknnY2Y
Protagonist: (Nods in agreement) Indeed, we have been out of touch for quite a while. What has happened in the last five years?
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRMRaCdJu3
Lord Preen: (Dryly) It seems, my dear, that we have been inhabiting a most splendid and oversized boulder, blissfully oblivious to the cultural and political shifts of the past five years.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uGgC6oHN3
Adapetus Æther: (Excited) In essence, our current era of Etheric progress is a thrilling continuation of the ground-breaking Suspendium research my master embarked upon.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIygGGJZc9Z
Adepetus Æther: (Enthusiastic) The essence of the skies, my dear friends, empowers Æther in a most exhilarating manner! The possibilities are boundless – we hath mastered flight, harnessed the cosmos for energy, and discovered technologies that, in days of yore, were deemed utterly unimaginable!
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq71sLaeOiE
Lord Preen: (Sarcastically) Suspensium Cannons- where they finally figured out how to shoot something other than themselves.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡys4ihDigFw
(The protagonist and the sky pirate desperately fight to appear unamused)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡricnx9Rwnt
Captain Star-Caster: (With a serious tone) Forgive my abruptness, but in the past five years, the world hath transformed dramatically. Warfare hath undergone a significant shift, with advances in weaponry, particularly Æther powered armaments, airship fleet combat hath become commonplace.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2c9iSPOkM
(Lord Preen and the protagonist do not respond, waiting for her to continue)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSIAlYGOBE
Captain Star-Caster: The advances in weaponry have given rise to more accurate Suspendium cannons, while new Suspendium lasers cut through the skies with precision. In our sky-faring world, we have seen the emergence of agile strikers, designed for rapid attacks, and the innovative Corsairs – specialised vessels for stealth and reconnaissance. And there is talk of Dreadnoughts, akin to mobile fortresses, under construction to rule the upper atmosphere. These developments have transformed our approach to warfare in the skies.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6dY0Xvxwk
Lord Preen: (Smirking) Dreadnoughts sound like the physical embodiment of the Narciss ego – what they might build when they are composting for something.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIYw6y0UZX
Adapetus Æther: (Nervously) In the past, the Order of the Dragoon was known as noble guardians of the skies, but recently, they have taken a darker path.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuIcEtpI9y
(There is a pause. The Adapetus recalls something he heard)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyppLjcfiDx
Adepetus Æther: I have heard a rumour that there’s an airship launch happening soon. We should make our way there.
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFWR4l6Ool
(The protagonist and Lord Preen exit the stage)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1ttuSR0mr
(The Adapetus Æther and Captain Star-Caster remove the craft from the stage and exit themselves)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEncXpdS5v
(The lights dim to nothing)
18Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfRsxENevg
End of Scene Three
ns 15.158.61.8da2
