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The hypocritical Abrahamic Authoritas
has ever preached that the meteorite's fall their god's punishment for humanity meddling in science
Ha! It was not their god, but ours, great Cthulhu
will once again deliver us into the peace of a new dark age.
You have seen it in your dreams
The great old one will awake but only with your help.
Prove your faith in him and me
as we...
Cthulhu's demands are dictated by the heavens.
Tonight, the moon and stars are in the phase of the mouth ritual.
Don't worry, Devereaux, he's still in there.
We'll get him to his execution.
You were right, all I had to do was mention Toyotomi and Bridgetown to the captain
and here we are.
I don't know what Dunbar will do when he finds out your little secret
as far as I'm concerned
you ought to be in that cage with him.
You got a problem, little lady, speak up!
at the height
of the Victorian age, an asteroid crossed our orbit
It did not collide with the Earth
but with cursed luck, our planet did not miss debris in its wake.
Millions perished, however Earth was reshaped and the skylands lifted
and skylands lifted
by the strange aetherite ore in the meteroites
eventually, civilization rose again
this is the year 997
and adventure is inescapable in these Dirigible Days
Commodore Keitel!
We have word from our man in Great Wall.
Keitel: Albertson, I didn't think he had it in him? Recruit: He doesn't sir, he's dead.
Keitel: Was it the Dragoon corps again? Recruit: Not this time, sir, it was two men
Cornell left with them and he had Strega with him. Strega was with them.
Keitel: We have their bearings? Recruit: Yes, sir.
Fire up the boilers. I want to be airborne in 20 minutes.
Merc: Excellent shot, sir. Keitel: Well, go!
We all have our little secrets
and as long as this boat runs smoothly I'm content to overlook them
Santiago: Except, when someone brings a damned Cthulhu cultist aboard my ship!
Hooper: Captain, relax. Santiago: Why couldn't it have been someone from
sisterhood of the almighty ***
you have something you want to tell your captain and our ugly engineer
your mom thinks I'm ugly
I knew something was odd. Your curious disdain
for Cornell and this
prisoner of his
why he picked me out of all the other captains in Dali
Santiago: I'm never drinking again. Hooper: I bet he does!
Is Cornell in your employ?
Why, Josie? Why?
Who is this prisoner to you?
Hey, come on!
Here, Hoop, fix that will you?
Sure.
I want to hear it from you, and that's an order.
Thanks a lot, brasshole!
Woah, woah
she makes talking!
Only when she's really pissed
Santiago: Right, robo-josie? Josie: Look who's talking.
Why don't you just explain what's going on here?
His name is Salazar Strega
I wanted to personally make sure he gets what he deserves
We have a history that ended with this
Well, it is a pretty scarf...
So what, you were a Cthulhu cultist?
What kind of vessel am I serving on here? What's a hula hoop cult?
Cthulhu cult! Terrorists
blood death gore all that stuff.
Remember when Beddington Skyfield exploded?
Yeah, Frisco Harbor was on high alert for a few weeks.
rumor has it
Santiago: the Cthulhu cult was responsible...killed hundreds. Josie: Including my family!
well I guess it's story time
Not much to tell
when I met Sala---
Strega
he was a different man
nothing at all like that
thing we brought aboard
things between us
didn't end well
why didn't you tell me this sooner?
Come on, Captain
you and I both know you would never
allow a Cthulhu cultist
aboard the Beatrix after your experience
with them in Sky Constabulary
Damn right! Religions will use their sacred scriptures to justify any atrocity
if it suits their needs
these Cthulhu one's are a gruesome lot to boot
Cornell contacted me and said
he would soon have Strega in Dali
I made sure our engine gave out near Great Wall so we'd be nearby
Josie: Without an engineer it was easy to... Santiago: Sabotage the ship, Josie!
It was on it's last leg anyway! I need to see Strega punished
for what he did to me and my family
Cornell must be collecting bounty from Rabasa.
there's some grisly justice in store for that guy.
I'm not happy about this
and I'm not quite sure I want some former squidhead flying my ship
But I can't say I don't sympathize with your tale
let's just complete this job
and get this psychopath off the Beatrix
and if you want to stay on this dirigible do not ever go behind my back again Josie, do you get me?
Aye, sir
Wait, wait, wait...
what happened in Bridgetown?
Looks like the aetherstorm has settled down
take us up to communication altitude so we can send a clear transmigram
I've been putting off telling Humbolt his shipment's going to be late thanks to this prisoner fiasco
we'll continue this conversation later
And then Cornell and I are going to have a little chat
and he better be bright eyed and bushy tailed for this one
So, you were in a cult huh?
tell me, does this
Cthulhu play checkers?
you want to play checkers with me?