A Research Facility somewhere in the Deland Republic

03:14:39 pm

General Gruber had been assigned to the ICICLE Operation. And today was the day. After months of testing and research, the time had come. The first prototype for an ICBM armed with the ICICLE was about to be infused with the top secret material. Gruber was sweating. He greeted the guard at the door and entered the lab, flanked by his trusty guards.

The serious man walked through a busy room, filled with the Deland Republic's best and brightest. They were in full swing, conducting experiments and develeoping new technologies. One of them approached him, asking for a photo. Gruber didn't understand the question, but agreed. When the young man pulled out his phone and tried to stand next to the General, he gave his guard a sign, not to interviene. They took a photo together and Gruber walked on, approaching the thick blast door at the other end. He used his fingerprint to unlock the thrice encrypted doorlock and went inside.

The Laboratory was a mess. The lead scientist and his assistants were eating pizza. In a sterile environment. General Gruber tried to ignore that and approached the man on the other side.

The scientist put away his slice of peperoni and greeted the official enthusiastically, shacking the general's hand with his own, grease stained one. Gruber wiped it off without the man noticing. 

Gruber: You aren't Keiler! Who are you? What's going on?

Scientist: Well it seems like Doctorly Keiler as fallen a lil ill, you know? His head is all messed up, all woozy, you know? I, Dr. Avesilious, am gonna be watching over this cool Project! 

After finishing the word cool, the crazy looking man pauses for a moment and presses someting in his pocket. The sound of two drums and a cymbal can be heard. Gruber sighs and continues.

Gruber: Well, can you at least show me the progress you've made?

Avesilious: Of course! Let's get to the main course! Daryil, wouldcha please activate the machine?

Daryil: At once!

The assistant presses a button on the remote and the machine behind the glass starts whiring. The General and the crazed Doctor go to get a better look at the process.

Avesilious: Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time. Let us start the process and...

Gruber: Doctor! Can you stop with the foolery for a minute?

Avesilious (grumbling): Fine

Daryil presses a couple of buttons and initiates the test. A robot arm takes a glowing blue stick out of a hatch in the wall and moves it towards the open missile in front of it. Slowly but surely it places the ICICLE into its special component. Then, via a fully automated process, the hull is put together and sealed airtight.

Now that the first prototype has been assembeled, fire testing can begin soon.

Nice build. The lab is decent, but the room with Avesilious is much better. Has a more realistic working environment feeling. Cool missile.

That's good! The story around the Icicle continues, let's find out how it develop!

Btw, I love the lab guards, this desing remind me our Carabinieri, a branch of the Italian Armed Forces.

Edited September 13, 20222 yr by ParmBrick

19 hours ago, Feuer Zug said:

Nice build. The lab is decent, but the room with Avesilious is much better. Has a more realistic working environment feeling. Cool missile.

Thanks. I had it in the making for a while now and made sure that everything was how I wanted it to be. 

7 hours ago, ParmBrick said:

That's good! The story around the Icicle continues, let's find out how it develop!

Btw, I love the lab guards, this desing remind me our Carabinieri, a branch of the Italian Armed Forces.

Thank you. My main inspiration when making these guys were the Adeptus Custodes from Warhammer 40k, mainly because I play them, and the cavalry of the british royalty, with the helmets and all. But I'll definetly remember that. Maybe it'll come in handy.

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