Volume 4 Episode 3 – Page 32

Othos is back, everybody! Yay, Orthos!

Welcome to the final page of the December Cosmic Dash update, CD.4.3.32 for those who are counting. Fan-favorite Orthos Kabalos returns, not seen since his one-shot a bit ago. Also, we have Arthur Pryce as well. They are still trying to mop up cultists it seems.

So, last time on Cosmic Dash, Alix Motari learned she was a former assassin of the Fallen Star Syndicate. Meanwhile, over in “Hostile Negotiations” we see that someone is gunning for Drakar Vadis after he cleaned house at the Syndicate (it is, in fact, the same Syndicate).

Other News

The last bit of news for this month is that I am now a member of the Cartoonist Cooperative. I am still getting to know the community, but I am eager to help out where I can. If you are a comic creator, I suggest you look into them. It looks like a great network that will help uplift creators.

Lore – Quantum Calls

Most communications are delayed across the Silver Spiral over vast distances. Relatively proximity to a jump-gate can help reduce communication lag, resulting in delays of hours, minutes, or seconds. Most of the time, it is hours.

However, quantum calls are an expensive and rare technology that utilizes quantum entanglement to create near-instantaneous communication between two points in vast interstellar distances. These particles are generated in such a way that a central facility holds one particle while its mirror is present on a ship. However, this is merely a one-to-one connection as those paired particles only provide instantaneous communication with one another.

To get around this, transmissions are received in the communication hub and then sent out between the particles of the intended recipient. Every colonized planet eventually gets a quantum particle that is mirrored by a particle on their faction’s major communication hub, but usage is limited to military or intelligence operations.

Volume 4 Episode 3 – Page 32 Transcript

The following is a transcript for Cosmic Dash Volume 4, Episode 3 – Page 32.

Panel One

Two Federation marines are in a crater, one holding the other who appears to be wounded. The marine with the teal pauldron is Arthur Pryce. Blaster fire erupts near the rim of the crater.

Caption: Meanwhile…

Marine A: Commander, it’s been… an honor…

Pryce: Hold on, damn it!

Caption: AST-24.328 Secret Cultist Facility

SFX: PING PING PING

Panel Two

We see the wounded marine has a breach in his armor and gas leaks from it. Pryce takes a canister and inspects it.

Pryce: Suit pressure breach. I’ve got you.

SFX: PING PING

Panel Three

A HUD view inside the helmet of Pryce’s armor. He is seen as a floating head with windows and messages present around him.

Pryce: Hold on, sealing now!

SFX: BRRRM! BRRRM!

Panel Four

An explosion rocks the landscape and a figure in orange armor dives into the crater. It’s Orthos Kabalos. Pryce turns his attention to the visitor as he seals the breach in the marine’s armor.

SFX: BOOM

SFX: FZZZZ

Panel Five

Orthos ducks down and close to Pryce, laying out the current situation.

Orthos: They seemed overly prepared for us, Pryce. The whole ridge is locked down.

Pryce: I’ll figure out something-

Panel Six

A second marine has thrown himself over the rim of the crater, he wears a communications backpack and is holding a connector out toward Pryce. Blaster fire erupts around him.

Marine B: Sir! SecureSec transmission!

SFX: PING PING

Panel Seven

Pryce takes the connector and plugs it into a port in his helmet.

Pryce: Welch! Stabilize Hayman!

Panel Eight

Back in Pryce’s HUD, he is looking at an incoming quantum call from Illyana Mordon and Mara Senten. Data panels branch off from the transmission.

Pryce: I am a bit busy here, who is this?

Illyana: Uh, “Starfall.”

Pryce: Shit.

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