The Sulphur Bottom press conference

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[There is a certain mysterious island that’s covered in permanent blizzards. Nobody ever managed to enter the island and come back alive, except for two prominent diggers, Werner Von Blucher and Barrell Caskett, who barely survived with their lives a long time ago. They refused to share knowledge of their discovery... Until now.

Anyone interested can watch the live transmission from a press conference held on board the Sulphur Bottom, a massive ship belonging to Von Bluechter. Quite a lot people have gathered, and the ship itself is floating in the air close to the forbidden island itself! Both of them men are present, but it's Von Bluechter who is talking.]

Soon after mine and professor Caskett's expedition, the presence of Festum invaders made it impossible to explore the forbidden island. But now, with the aliens gone, we can see what it holds for us again - and I would like to show you myself! I am certain that what lies in the center of the island is the Mother Lode, and I shall use this ship, the Sulphur Bottom, to uncover it.

[A female journalist approaches.]

Excuse me, mr Von Bluechter! What exactly is the nature of the Mother Lode?

A very good question! I believe that it is something that can be used for the benefit of the whole humanity - as an energy source, for example, much more efficient than anything we currently have at this point.

Are you sure about this? What if you are mistaken about the Mother Lode? What if what it holds for us... is a disaster?

[The atmosphere gets more ominous... Professor Caskett takes a few steps forward, looking at the journalist in disbelief.]

Matilda...? Matilda, it's really you! I didn't know you're still alive...!

[Suddenly the camera shakes, and the gathered people fall in panic! Glimpses of strange machines can be caught, flying outside the windows! The camera feed cuts off...]

[Very soon aftewards, news that the Sulphur Bottom was attacked by mysterious robots and crash landed on the forbidden island reach White Chalice.]

Comments

[space_macgyver]

What the heck! Can't we have nice things happening without some shit going down like that?

[alwaysmyturn]

Huh, this is just like back home. I guess that kind of pattern's here too!

[space_macgyver]

Are you saying that where you come from, you can't make a conference or some sort of new discovery showoff without it being hijacked by terrorists or evil aliens, too?

[alwaysmyturn]

Naw, nothing that specific, but whenever there are VIPs gathered for some reason, trouble likes to tag along.

...Those VIPs are usually us goddesses.

[space_macgyver]

You're a VIP? It's kinda hard to imagine.

[alwaysmyturn]

My bad! If the others are VIPs, I'd be a VVIP! With guards, a penthouse and everything!

[Pause.] ...Well, the others have that too, but Planeptune's is the best!

I can totally boss my staff around too. They're usually too lazy to do much though.

[space_macgyver]

Seriously? Color me surprised.
[Or disbelieving.]

Anyway! We need to do something about the ship crash. And fast.

[alwaysmyturn]

Right!

Time to get seriously serious.

[space_macgyver]

Let's do this! I'll go grab my friends and get some rescue operations going.

[bluehippopotamus]

*Roll and Rock are watching the press conference from a tv.*

(sigh)

[bluehippopotamus]

Don't worry Roll, The Mother Lode can't be found that easily! I know you'll be the one who find it!

[bluehippopotamus]

*the reporter appears*

Rock, did you see that? That woman! She was my mother! But how? Why? My mother wouldn't do anything like that, would she?

[bluehippopotamus]

Let's find out! Let's just go there and we can find out for ourselves! It's the only way to be sure, you know!