Episode description[edit | edit source]
The destruction of a Divine, the killing of an Elect, and war on a new front: Any one of these could shift the balance of power on a moon like Partizan. So when all three occurred in Obelle, the great Stels began to analyze, strategize, and maneuver immediately. Squadrons were re-deployed, diplomats recalled, artists commissioned, and clergy and commentariat both called to weigh in.
But for Stel Kesh, one matter was more important than any other: The safe and honorable recovery of the body of their lost Elect and the retrieval of enough of their ruined Divine so that they may begin the arduous process of revitalization, a task which required a great deal of knowledge, even more salvaged material, and the gumption to put the two together.
To this end, the newly minted—and still clandestine—Rapid Evening are deployed across the sea, under the orders of erstwhile heiress and novice commander Clementine Kesh (Jack de Quidt). Can Clementine, along with former pirate Exeter Leap (Keith J Carberry), religious advisor Sovereign Immunity (Art Martinez-Tebbel), and AWOL super soldier Ver’Million Blue (Sylvia Clare), secure acceptable terms with one of her Stel’s most ardent foes? Or will negotiations break down under the weight of old enmity and new blood?
This week on PARTIZAN: SHORESIDE RECOVERY - DINNERDATE
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The Rapid Evening’s Mission Objectives: Primary: Ensure that Silversky Recovery and Restoration can retrieve key parts of the body of Past, as well as the body of Cymbidium, Past’s elect. Secondary: Produce actionable intel about who killed Cymbidium. Additionally: Recover anything they’ve already stolen from Past.
Rules of Engagement: The deployment of chemical, biological, explosive, and/or poisonous weapons is forbidden. Additionally, kill or capture anyone who has accessed the Divine Past’s memory.
Contents[edit | edit source]
Opening[edit | edit source]
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Within a day, it is everywhere. Whether emitted from tabletop holoprojectors, flickering on the screens of handheld Partizan Palace units, or displayed with forensic clarity on command centre monitors, the footage is shown all across Partizan. On street corners and private yachts, in kitchenettes and throne rooms, people argue about what they’ve seen, about what it might mean.
The Divine Past, the galaxy’s oldest library, a living archive the size of a town, encased in crystal and glass and bronze and brick, shudders in the night sky, and falls.
Perhaps it was due a peaceful entry, set to touch down just west of this desert burg. Instead, tracer fire draws dotted lines in the air around its body. Clouds are lit by the false heat-lightning of explosions, and below near its would-be landing zone, neon-bright beams slash and whirl and cut into metal bodies, introducing heavy steel to its liquid form. And to the east of the village, the sound of heavy cannon fire is a prelude to a new orchestration. The rumbling, rattling destruction of a pair of support facilities leads to the stirring anthem of House Whitestar, home to the so-called Peaceful Princept.
The symphony builds and turns and quiets, just for a moment, before an unearthly light welcomes the percussive arrival of Past across the messy, shrub covered dunes west of Obelle. Its impact hits with a force that sends the camera into a spin. And when focus is found again, there is only one subject that matters: The ruins of Past, spread for miles, lighting the desert with its pieces and parts. A Divine holding its own vigil.”
Plot[edit | edit source]
Crysanth Kesh, leader of the Curtain—the secretive organisation that pulls the strings behind Kesh’s democracy—sends her daughter Clementine to reclaim the body of Cymbidium and the remains of the Divine Past, so it can be rebuilt. Clementine’s black-ops prisoner gang the Rapid Evening accompany her alongside Silversky Salvage and Repair. They travel from the Winter Palace to Obelle on a ship captained by Calendar Longyear.
Whilst treaties between the Stels ensure that bodies of fallen Elects must be recoverable to be honoured appropriately, and that parts of Divines must be returned so they can be rebuilt to maintain the integrity of the empire, Cas’alear Rizah of the Swordbreakers initially frustrates Clementine’s efforts. They spend the night negotiating in Obelle. When it becomes clear Clementine is willing to wield her military power, cas backs down and agrees to grant them access to the wreckage of Past—so long as Clem brings no more violence to Obelle.
Starting Beliefs[edit | edit source]
- Clem
- When Sovereign Immunity's loyalty to my family was tested, he failed. He is not to be trusted.
- Million may prove an effective bodyguard.
- Leap is a loose cannon. I will make him a useful one.
- Gucci Garantine is hiding something.
- Sovereign Immunity
- Clementine's affections are my ticket off this lousy rock.
- [Ver'million Blue] I am a scalpel; I'm not sure I am in need of a hammer.
- [Exeter Leap] I love a scoundrel, I hate complications.
- Leap
- Sovereign Immunity is playing in a bigger game than anyone else here.
- Clementine's job is to keep us around, and I don't think she can do her job.
- I bet there's something expensive around here, and I bet Million would help me steal it.
- Millie
- [Sovereign Immunity] A history with Kesh and he's pals with the warden? I definitely can't trust this guy.
- Leap was a pirate? Maybe I could join his crew.
- Clementine has no business being here. She's going to get me killed.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Austin Walker
- Sylvia Clare (Ver'million Blue)
- Art Martinez-Tebbel (Sovereign Immunity)
- Jack de Quidt (Clementine Kesh)
- Keith Carberry (Exeter Leap)