Huh. Hadn't realized it's been so long since I updated this blog.
Well, scripting for InkTober is as good of a tradition as any to get back to it, so here we are.
I came across Simon Fletcher's InkTober prompts a week or so back and thought it would be a grand way to organize my entries - specifically the Steampunk option. Unlike last year's one-pagers, I want to work on slightly longer pieces this time around, so watch out for a series of four-page stories, taking the prompts for those four days as the inspiration for the story. That means the first story is based on October 1 - 4: The Wicked Cyborg, The Airship Captain, The King of England, and The Explorer Girl.
I hope you enjoy.
Page 1
1 - Establishing panel on a World War 1-era luxury airship cruising through a clear night sky. The moon hangs above, its bright mass reflected in the water below.
CORNELIUS (from within): You said this was going to be luxurious!
2 - Moving closer to the bottom / rear of the airship, specifically a metal porthole door (like a submarine hatch) on the back.
ROSE (from within): No, I said this was a luxury airship.
3 - Focused on the porthole door. We can kind of see into the compartment beyond, which is a big storage area, filled with boxes, lockers, bags, and the like.
CORNELIUS (from within): Then why are we in such cramped quarters for our vacation?
4 - Inside the storage facility. There's all manner of items pilled about, including a large wooden crate that is tall and narrow. This is the focus of the panel.
ROSE (from within crate): Because we are not on vacation!
5 - Cornelius, smashes out from inside the crate, splitting one of the sides with a fist. Cornelius is a hulking cyborg dressed in a World War 1 British army uniform (sans gun). His head is fully covered by a robot-head (that is shaped to have the outline of the regular soldier helmet) and it is unclear whether he is a man wearing a helmet or a robot. His hands, which would be the other area where you could see skin, appear to be robot hands (or again, covered in robotic-gloves).
SFX: KRNCH!
6 - Rose still stands inside the crate, a duffle bag at her feet. She pinches the edge of her nose with one hand in frustration. Cornelius stands to the side, looking at her in confusion. He is also in the process of trying to get the side of the crate off of his arm. Rose is an athletic woman who is also wearing a World War 1 British army uniform, her hair tied back under her helmet.
CORNELIUS: Then why are we on a luxury airship?
Next page.
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