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Tales From New Terra are a set of vignettes written by J. Steven York to supplement the novella. The vignettes were originally contained in the Outpost 2 electronic help manual that shipped with the game were placed in the structure/ | Tales From New Terra are a set of vignettes written by J. Steven York to supplement the novella. The vignettes were originally contained in the Outpost 2 electronic help manual that shipped with the game were placed in the structure/ | ||
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+ | The vignettes are separated into two sections, structures and vehicles. A couple of units do not have their own vignettes. See the notes at the bottom of the page for more details. | ||
===== Structures ===== | ===== Structures ===== | ||
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He felt one of the other Grubs move in behind him, Wasner, he thought. | He felt one of the other Grubs move in behind him, Wasner, he thought. | ||
- | Ahead of them Pavlo could see that the emergency lock was closed. | + | Ahead of them Pavlo could see that the emergency lock was closed. |
He slowed the truck. | He slowed the truck. | ||
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The seam at the top of the bulkhead cracked like an eggshell, vapor under incredible pressure sprayed out of the crack and along the peak of the tunnel roof, and suddenly the top of the tunnel flashed into white-hot flame. | The seam at the top of the bulkhead cracked like an eggshell, vapor under incredible pressure sprayed out of the crack and along the peak of the tunnel roof, and suddenly the top of the tunnel flashed into white-hot flame. | ||
- | The truck turned, too slowly, their suits were already charring, melting from the indirect heat, and Pavlo could see that even the rocks were burning. | + | The truck turned, too slowly, their suits were already charring, melting from the indirect heat, and Pavlo could see that even the //rocks// were burning. |
The tunnel flickered away. The truck hovered in the middle of the simulator dome, the Grubs on the truck shaking their heads like sleepwalkers waking from a dream. | The tunnel flickered away. The truck hovered in the middle of the simulator dome, the Grubs on the truck shaking their heads like sleepwalkers waking from a dream. | ||
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The door cracked open, and Captain Fifield stepped trough. | The door cracked open, and Captain Fifield stepped trough. | ||
- | She looked at Pavlo. | + | She looked at Pavlo. |
==== Factory, Arachnid ==== | ==== Factory, Arachnid ==== | ||
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The woman looked a little pale. " | The woman looked a little pale. " | ||
- | He turned his nose up. "You know 'bout curiosity and dead cats and things like that. You stay close to me, and you might get out of the building alive." | + | He turned his nose up. "You know 'bout curiosity and dead cats and things like that. You stay close to me, and you //might// get out of the building alive." |
"Now, Mr. Ngot, about my request." | "Now, Mr. Ngot, about my request." | ||
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"And platinum," | "And platinum," | ||
- | "Gold, silver, and platinum, to make jewelry for the consumer goods store." | + | "Gold, silver, and platinum, to make //jewelry// for the consumer goods store." |
She smiled hopefully. | She smiled hopefully. | ||
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Carol launched rockets from her Spaceport all the time. They did a countdown, the engines fired, the rocket climbed, and they never saw it again. | Carol launched rockets from her Spaceport all the time. They did a countdown, the engines fired, the rocket climbed, and they never saw it again. | ||
- | It was unnatural. | + | It was unnatural. |
==== Storage Tanks, Common & Rare Metals ==== | ==== Storage Tanks, Common & Rare Metals ==== | ||
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Tank didn't flinch, but took two powerful steps closer, big guns at ready. | Tank didn't flinch, but took two powerful steps closer, big guns at ready. | ||
- | A tall, dark shape moved out of the smoke. | + | A tall, dark shape moved out of the smoke. |
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Juno Steele shook his head, and let a long, heartfelt sigh escape from his lips. He looked up from the inventory reports on his ClipCom, ran his fingers over his bald spot, then tapped the icon that initiated a manual backflush of Slurry Tank 4. | Juno Steele shook his head, and let a long, heartfelt sigh escape from his lips. He looked up from the inventory reports on his ClipCom, ran his fingers over his bald spot, then tapped the icon that initiated a manual backflush of Slurry Tank 4. | ||
- | He slumped back into his battered chair and sighed again. | + | He slumped back into his battered chair and sighed again. |
==== Tokamak Fusion Reactor ==== | ==== Tokamak Fusion Reactor ==== | ||
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Mic sat on the far side of the corridor looking at him in horror. | Mic sat on the far side of the corridor looking at him in horror. | ||
- | This is very embarrassing, | + | This is very //embarrassing//, he thought. |
He looked up at the man approaching from down the corridor, and put on his best brownnosing smile. | He looked up at the man approaching from down the corridor, and put on his best brownnosing smile. | ||
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The Tiger, which could have crushed Mort Paris flat, blown him to plasma, killed him any of a hundred ways, began to back away. The treads churned as it turned and began to climb back out of the tunnel. | The Tiger, which could have crushed Mort Paris flat, blown him to plasma, killed him any of a hundred ways, began to back away. The treads churned as it turned and began to climb back out of the tunnel. | ||
- | ==== Notes ==== | + | ===== Notes ===== |
Tales From New Terra Vignettes were not written for the following units: | Tales From New Terra Vignettes were not written for the following units: | ||
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- //Go Back to [[outpost_2: | - //Go Back to [[outpost_2: | ||
- | - //Go Back to [[http:// | + | - //Go Back to [[http:// |