In this episode, the Company deals with some frustrations within the band and learns more about the work ahead.
Warlord Magna comes aboard the Kyrgan at her own behest to learn more about who it is she’s working with. Magna, definitely not a spider-beast, clearly wants more from the Company than she can get. Bernie is sentenced to ten years dungeon for destroying vital information.
This episode is kind of bottle-y, but in my opinion was a vital step towards showing the kind of day to day interactions between the Company members. We learn a lot about the hierarchy here. Ahab is the captain, regardless of how it may be on missions. He controls the team. Bernie might have his rocky heart in the right place, maybe— he definitely doesn’t do things to his team mates out of malice, but his actions do have consequences. His choice to kill Bullhorn before Ahab could extract any meaningful intel put their lives in jeopardy twice. Both during the riot afterwards and now at some unknown point in the future, when this apparently rich person with the means to corrupt even the Imperial Union of Gladiators decides to strike again.
And without any further leads, they need to head to Cobb Gnarly’s spaceport. Cobb… well, we’ll meet him in due time. There’s certainly nothing altruistic about him.
This episode also contains something of a mishap. There’s a scene in the bottom deck of the Kyrgan between Clyde and Bernie, that while does further their relationship, is also laden with far too much echo. I wanted a more subtle effect here but accidentally layered the filter on twice, and ruined the original voice recordings. Not salvageable, not undoable.
It’s not altogether the worst mistake possible, but it does muddy the conversation unnecessarily more than it should be. There isn’t THAT much space in the bottom of the Kyrgan. I’ll have ship schematics here at some point, hopefully.
The basic layout of the ship is thus:
The top deck is relatively narrow but fairly long. There are four bunks here, a narrow central area with the communications equipment, and the controls of the ship which can hold two.
The Kyrgan has various boxes and pods for herself, and to the right side of the ship is the central entrance point for people. There are smaller shuttles attached to either side.
The second floor is mainly for cargo, about 40 yards in length, but Bernie occupies a good portion of it when they aren’t hauling things. There’s a secondary compartment for their tech and equipment, about the size of an executive office.
It is very dirty down there. This is because Bernie sheds a lot. He’s also just generally a very earthy guy.
Episode 4 Cast:
Ahab- Ryan Sheehe
Bernie- Morgan Stewart
Clyde- Derek Huss
Narrator- Jake Roberts
Kyrgan- Katie Pappas
Warlord Magna - Katelyn Sabet