《Space business draft》 1 - Spacefarers Union

Comic script-¡°Space Business¡±

Orbital view of Verdant

Title: planet Verdant

Admissions office in the Verdant chapter building of the spacefarer¡¯s union

Admissions officer: (reading from computer) You are Victor Felfedez?, 25 standard years of age, have a Masters of Thaumotechnical Engineering and Moderate Technopathic ability. Is any of this information incorrect? Victor: Negative.

*same* officer looks up at victor, retinal scanner thing pops up, officer points at it

AO: Well you already passed the professional spacefarer exam so all you need to do is look here, so I can produce your ID card. Do you have any implants that may interfere with a Thaumetric identification? Victor: no.

*same* victor is looking into scanner

Scanner: vvwoop vvwoop

*same* victor looks up, card pops out of scanner

Scanner: ding! AO: Here¡¯s your ID card , welcome to the Spacefarer¡¯s Union!

Victor is walking out of the chapter building, he is talking into a wrist device

Olde_Reliable_Ai: Well that was quick. Victor: I did most of the registration on the web before hand so this was mostly a formality. Did you find any ships within our price range? ORA: I did one better, I found an old Stelltech LU-3. It looks to be in good condition too.

Victor is walking down the street towards a tram station, he looks both surprised and suspicious

Victor: *@#&! There is no way I can afford one of those, even in poor condition, what¡¯s wrong with it. ORA: ¡­well¡­It¡¯s missing some of the electrical system and the folding arms are broken, but other than that it¡¯s fine. Victor: What you just described is bad condition¡­but¡­send me the link anyway.

Victor boards the tram, he switches on a H.U.D. in his glasses which will be represented with a glowing rectangle in front of his face, the H.U.D. shows a listing for the ship as well as a picture of it

Victor: well I probably could fix it. Most of the parts I would need I could get from a scrapyard nearby and I know were to find a fabricator for the rest. ORA: I knew you would say that. Victor: