Download the script for Episode 5 here
Today we head to Golden Bear port for the first time. This hollowed out asteroid floating in the depths of unregulated outlaw country is a haven for pirates and thieves and anyone trying to sell something that they have no business having.
Though it’s history extends far beyond the lifetime of one Mr. Cobb Gnarly, he has brought something akin to order to the port. Or a vague facsimile of it at minimum.
Of course, there’s no sleaze Cobb hasn’t appropriated, no minute speck of degeneracy he doesn’t love. Not many see him, fewer know him, but all are aware of how powerful he is.
He and Ahab are long-time business partners extending from Ahab’s days in the 777’s. Ahab is perhaps Cobb’s longest-standing smuggler. At least one of the few from that era that haven’t disappeared or otherwise been found floating out in orbit somewhere.
That’s not to say that Cobb has any amount of respect or gratitude towards Ahab— in spite of their working relationship, Cobb has a special hatred for the Misery Loves Company, the kind of hate you nurture and grow into a beautiful garden of loathing.
The Company hates their meetings because invariably they end up on some kind of suicide mission, or something that ends up costing them more than time or money.
Bloodstorm appears in this episode as well, once more asserting his special kind of friendship with the Company. He may be a tough son of a bitch on the outside but deep down he’s also a tough son of a bitch.
I’m sure we’ll see more of him.
The Misery Loves co. now heads off to get tied up in Mercenary Bullshit once more. I’m certain it will have long-lasting implications.
This episode is one of my favorites, sound wise. The spaces in Golden Bear are fun— it’s a lively place with a dark interior and untold crevices full of crime and degens. Malinda is an ancient beast, but she’s taken no shit her whole life. I love her deeply.
Malinda was one of the toughest voices to cast throughout production, and the source of endless delays in the shows debut. I recorded 6 different people for the role, including two that had complete sessions down to the last comma and exclamation point for all her episodes only to find myself dissatisfied with where she was. I finally found the right person for the job in Tyler B. Quick, giving her the elegance a true drag star deserves. I love her dearly.
She and Bernie have a long-standing relationship built on impotent flirtation, but if anyone in the galaxy may be a good fit for him, it’s her.
Cobb Gnarly is a re-appropriation of a character that existed in the short movies. He was initially a bounty-hunter type guy, more of a hitman for hire also played by Daniel Dockery. I decided he was better suited for a more important, longer lasting role. Fork is probably closest to who Cobb initially was in the shorts (He didn’t really have a name back then).
Music:
All music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
SFX: Various libraries