Girl Needs an Anti-Grav Belt: Sci-Fi
May. 2nd, 2009 01:36 pmWhat's a girl to do when she's stuck on a backworld lo-tech planet and she really, really needs an anti-grav belt, for reasons that really aren't her fault if you'd just listen to how it went down, but does anybody ever listen? No. They don't. They never listen, and they always expect you to go and fix it even if it really wasn't your fault. And that, she thought, was how she'd wound up in this hashish bar trying to make contact with a drug dealer who also sometimes dealt in things more risky and profitable. He probably also sold hi-tech weapons (most of them did, that's where the money was), which meant he'd also be really dangerous, so she'd made sure to put on her special lipstick and wear a blouse cut lower than normal. Dangerous guys had a certain image--
Inspiration: The need to acquire a "rad belt" for a party.
Potential: High.
Notes: I really like the character and the voice and the (apparent) tendency to get into trouble and the (not original) idea of planets where higher tech is prohibited. Could be a lotta pulpy noirish adventure goodness.
Inspiration: The need to acquire a "rad belt" for a party.
Potential: High.
Notes: I really like the character and the voice and the (apparent) tendency to get into trouble and the (not original) idea of planets where higher tech is prohibited. Could be a lotta pulpy noirish adventure goodness.