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The Space Zeppelin: A Space Opera (Episode IV)
Captain's Log: Stardate 274-2502, Sonic Year 15974.
This bilingual radio-play premiered on FM4's Salon Helga on Friday the 13th of April. Episode II broadcast on Friday the 18th of May. Episode III broadcast on Friday the 15th of June. And Episode IV is the 19th of July (TODAY), on FM4's Homebase Parade, between 20.45-22.00.
Can you even call this a Captain's Log? That all seems like a dream now. I am stranded since days on the remote jungle planet of Rakiuron, having been betrayed to my near-death by the treacherous mercenary Talina.
Christoph Sepin, 2012
This was my fault. I was drawn to her mysterious beauty, and willfully blinded myself to the truth of her intentions, until it was no longer possible to do so. As a result, I was all-too-easy to dispatch once we were alone and in a vulnerable place. But I suppose I should be thankful to be alive.
Christoph Sepin, 2012
How did I survive? I still don't fully know the answer to that question. As I understand it, my former crewmate Flukas - yes, the dead one - emerged from the underbrush as I was in the final throes of death, and pointed the healing rays of my Love and Truth recorder in the appropriate direction.
It gets weirder; apparently a bunch of telepathic Rakiuroni space penguins were the ones who led him to my body. I tried to get more information from him, but he speaks in riddles, and lately with a more reckless, urgent energy. As I hike through the jungle, I often catch a glimpse of him out of the corner of my eye, stalking through the ferns like some sort of wildcat.
Christoph Sepin, 2012
Finally, as the cherry atop the weirdness cake, I have met another Canalien in the depths of this jungle: Scott Livingstone, a young adventurer from my home planet of Vancouvearth. What a strange and unpredictable coincidence! I interrupted him hunting a deer one day ago, and since then we have been travelling together. I have helped him hunt food by using my interviews to blast the local (edible) wildlife, but he seems a little unimpressed with my methods.
Scott Livingstone
Scott Livingstone
Scott and I were both initially going in the same direction: westward, where two days ago we witnessed a space ship crash land. In my heart of hearts, I think I know whose ship that was; that of Commander Joe, our erstwhile protector from the Crepuscular Alliance. No doubt Talina blasted his ship into the stratosphere when he least expected it.
Through all of this, I cannot help but constantly wonder: what has the mercenary Talina done with my Zeppelin? Is it in Empire hands now?
Christoph Sepin, 2012
And what about my Chief Engineer, the Open Sourcerer Krolli Van Krolli, who (last I heard) was a captive of Fleet Commander Seven and the Crepuscular Alliance? Will Talina try to destroy them as well?
I wish I had some way to send Krolli a warning... but here on this planet, I am absolutely unconnected to the wider galaxy. I might as well live in the distant past, with dinosaurs and cassette tapes and stuff. All I can do is wait, and meditate on the consequences of what I have done.
Christoph Sepin, 2012
Episode IV Credits
Cast of Characters (in order of appearance):
Scott Wendell Livingstone - himself
Johnny Bliss - himself
Flukas - Lukas Tagwerker
Krolli van Krolli - Roland Gratzer
Fleet Commander Seven - Joe Joe Bailey
Crepuscular Computer Voice - Robin Lee
Lieutenant Lasek - Eva Brunner
Ensign - DJ Beware
Talina - Conny Lee
Chancellor Blütenweiss - Christoph 'Burst Up' Weiss
Star Fighters - FM4 News team, feat. FM4 Reality Check
LHC Coordinator Mike Lamont (Interview; Geneva, Switzerland)
HAL The Computer - Hal Rock
Scott Livingstone (Interview; Rakiura/Stewart Island, New Zealand)
The Robohost - David Dempsey
Anonymous Buddhist Monk (Interview; Burma, Myanmar)
Johnny Jackal der Blonde - Hannes Duscher
Script/Direction: Johnny Bliss
Production: Sebastian Schlachter, Johnny Bliss & Christoph Weiss
Post-Production (Editing): Johnny Bliss & Sebastian Schlachter
Original Soundtrack: Christoph 'Burst Up' Weiss (Schönheitsfehler)
Original Artwork: Christoph Sepin (Quiz3000)
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