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Published: 2010-07-21 02:26:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 2736; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 122
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Thought folks might wish to see my first attempt at the Behemoth for the "Star Vore" composition.I liked this design well enough, but I felt it went too far off-model from the original tech update sketch, so I started over.
Attentive eyes will notice the ships name just under the Hangar Maw.
Why "Mungh?"
In a typical act of FMP dastardliness, I figured they'd christen at least one ship with a name even the maidified can pronounce.
If you squint, I think you can make out other alternate names.
Now I only need 92 more.
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I love the idea of benefactor ships being named so they can be pronounced while gagged. With some notable acceptions, of course. It does make me wonder why a maid would have to say those names though, afterall, they don't exactly have angency on where they go. Maybe there are some chipped maids that work as glorfied toll collectors or ticket booths?
I still love this idea though. Even on important details, they can't escape being reminded of their predicament.
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Perhaps the have maids strike the bow of newly commissioned Behemoths during their christening. Since Earth women would historically speak the name of the ship during the ceremony, ("I christen tee S.S. Titanic...."
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That's actually a cool idea! Probably reserved for the most obedient maids, but I could see someone like Nomoko using it as a taunting tactic.
"Go ahead and give 'em a name, Pel Pel. You'll be cleaning him all year long!"
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Yes, in fact the name would not be applied to the ship, until the maid muffles it.
The masthead of a Behemoth could be coated with a surface of variable pigments that could change to create the text of whatever moan the christening maid utters, at the moment of launch.
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I like this idea. I guess it depends on how many ships the FMP have in service. Don't want repition too often
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Hah hah hah! Every clever.
What about "The Unexpected Guest?" "The Bombshell?" "The Extremely Kindly And Best-Wishing Happy Recruiting Booth"?
Are there other hangars on the Behemoth, or just the frontal maw?
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I like "The Bombshell".
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A Behemoth has two hangar maws. It's bow is identical to its stern--sort of like a giant metro train.
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Really? Kind of hard to tell in the gigantic image from earlier. Is the whole thing symmetrical?
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Yes. This aids greatly in mass production. It also means they don't have to turn around to make the return trip to FMP.
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Haw haw haw. Better than any Depressed Crab, at least. These pincers have much more nefarious uses.
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the H.M.S. Ligature! bondage maids, and Gilbert and Sullivan in space,
I think we have the next Tony winner! XD
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Hmmm, a choir of gagged maid, humming to music.
Entertainment for relaxing Robolords. and a secondary use for all the "recruited" female musicians. (Jem, the Misfits, Josie and the Pusscats, Dazzler. the list goes on.)
Ligature is a good ship name, although its "RDS" (Recruitment Drive Ship) as opposed to "HMS".
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Are you ever worried you are starting to get a little Henry Darger with this whole war thing? (Or did you decide long ago to go there...)
Just curious. I know how projects can grow until they get away from you!
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Look it up. But you have been warned!
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This is a very nice alternate Behemoth design.
Who knows maybe there's a couple of variants out there - like how navies have ships within a single class but with slightly different configurations?
Love the touch of making the name something Maids can pronounce
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I had that thought after I did the other drawing. This one could boast different equipment and capabilities. There might even be something to the fact that it has larger single DLR arrays, rather than the smaller grouped arrays on the Destroa All Humans. (The ship grabbing the Hegemon.
Perhaps there could be more ships with nasal consonant names, like the "Mmmmph" and the "Nnnngh".
The Robolords would derive untold gratification running internal simulations of AMAZON military planners having to virtually gag-talk their way through briefings on FMP fleet deployments.
"The "Nuwumn" was sighted by a mining station just outside the asteroid belt surrounding the Permanent Bikini Spring Break planetary system.
We also intercepted a brief transmission from the interstellar cruise ship, hosting the Blondian College Cheerleader Tour, reporting contact with the "Numph" during their final approach to PBSB, but we as far as we know, this could have been another sighting of the "Nuwumn", and the tourship's communication's officer could have been gagged just as she started to transmit.
We all know the 'bots target communications officers first.
But for now, we are assuming FMP has deployed at least two Behemoths to the bikini planet."
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I really like the idea of most vessels being named in 'gag-speak'; it fits with the nature of the FMP and would really infuriate AMAZON officers who have use those names in official briefings.
Totally love the idea of Cheerleader and Bikini planets too
Love the thought that's gone into your FMP Verse
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