Moved to new copy of project
Discovered I have to make a copy of the project instead of using the original, in order for any of the roles to appear in searches. So, the newly-opened roles are now at https://cstng.cc/projects/253-mathilde-copy
This is a science fiction audio drama series. 92 years into a 780 year interstellar mission, the residents of asteroid 253 Mathilde face a crisis. See https://www.quietplease.org/253/
Discovered I have to make a copy of the project instead of using the original, in order for any of the roles to appear in searches. So, the newly-opened roles are now at https://cstng.cc/projects/253-mathilde-copy
Jim O'Hara is an ore extractor who works in the mines. He has a chip on his shoulder and is a little resentful of the desk jockeys who run things and know nothing of real work and real danger. In short, he has an attitude when dealing with the detectives. A fairly macho guy.
Major role in this episode, small role in later episodes. This is a paid role, but the amount of the payment is TBD as a share of ongoing crowdfund, see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gavagai/253-mathilde-audio-drama-season-2 for details.
Do you think I'm a complete idiot? I recognize a machine when I see one.
[sarcastically] Sure, I wouldn't dream of messing anything up before you *smart* people take over.
Are you crazy? You’d probably kill yourself. Stand back while I open it up.
Farah Tojo is a bright young adult who's an apprentice mechanic. Brings a youthful eagerness and excitement to the job.
Small role in this episode which becomes a somewhat larger role in later episodes. This is a paid role, but the amount of the payment is TBD as a share of ongoing crowdfund, see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gavagai/253-mathilde-audio-drama-season-2 for details.
[excitedly interjecting] The cooling system!
The whole point of the ship is to visit Tau Ceti's inner system, where it’s going to need cooling on the sunward side. The easy way to normalize that heat is a fluid exchange with the shaded side, and water is the most abundant fluid. The system is already installed for testing.
[in awe] Wow, it’s so… stark. And so vast. Without end.
Chief Lawrence heads up astronomy section. He's generally business-like and in his 30s or 40s.
Tiny role in this episode, but a significant role in later episodes. This is a paid role, but the amount of the payment is TBD as a share of ongoing crowdfund, see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gavagai/253-mathilde-audio-drama-season-2 for details.
Well, we don’t have a ship, but we *are* a ship.
Mayor, this is astronomy section. You're going to want to get up here and see this.
That was our first thought, but it's not gravitationally bound to Tau Ceti... and I mean *emphatically* not bound.
Eva Hernandez is a sort of a temp who's done a lot of things. She'll be sitting in on a meeting, and then she'll be part of a mission where she loses a hand. She's fairly young, 20s or 30s, and rather upset about what happens to her.
Only one line in the first episode, but a significant role in one of the later episodes. This is a paid role, but the amount of the payment is TBD as a share of ongoing crowdfund, see https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gavagai/253-mathilde-audio-drama-season-2 for details.
[panic setting in] I can’t get it closed! This seal wasn’t designed to be closed by someone with these damn gloves on!
[panic] I can’t get the glove back on, my hand is swollen up twice as big as it was before, help me!
You... you monster! You knew this would happen when you ordered me to take the glove off, and you didn't tell me!
An inexperienced but ambitious police detective, in a world with a population of 200 where crime is very rare. She was just appointed to the post days ago, but is putting on a brave face trying to plan how to deal with a rebellion. Could be aged anywhere 20-60.
We believe they have explosives at both entrances, and it’d be hard to ensure a militia wouldn’t have returnist infiltrators. We’d win in the end, but any direct assault could lead to a lot of casualties, and of course there’s no way we could ensure the safety of the hostage.
That’s why they picked the arboretum, the plants will keep processing oxygen for them. And they’ve already blocked the vents to prevent us pumping in a knockout gas.
Can you think of somebody they’d trust? Somebody they wouldn’t take as another hostage, who wouldn’t defect to their side, who might be able to talk them down?
Calm and probing, like you'd imagine a therapist.
I'll attempt to facilitate your achieving a deeper understanding of your mental processes, which should help you gain more insight into why you're experiencing these feelings. But we'll take that up next session. Right now, I want to hear how you've been doing *socially* since the accident.
Maybe the two disconnections are related. Do you feel like nobody cares about what you're going through?
[trying to calm annoyed patient] No, I’m just trying to relate your experiences into a common frame of reference to show you that it’s possible to get through it.
Ideally, bring a bit of otherworldliness to the role. The priest is a small role, but a pivotal advisor to the mayor.
Welcome to the house of God, my son.
May your sacrifice help bring peace for us all.
[suggesting a hallucinogenic to the mayor] Perhaps it's time to try something new. I can give you a small dose so the effects will wear off quickly.