My Kingdom for a ... by joeannie
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Description
Tininka laments, "My Kingdom for a left-knee recirculator hose."
The favor had sounded so simple - walk old man Joshua's ancient Mark V Pro-Stacker through the wastes to Thorik's scrap yard, so Joshua could earn some badly needed hard credits. Actually, this loan was rare, for Joshua trusted no one with his Angelina (as he called the stacker) no one but Tininka ... and apparently Thorik. Joshua had promised her the old heap of obsolescence was in perfect health for a long stroll ... yet here she sat, stalled by a busted hose on the left walker knee.
She could not leave the old antique alone. Best-case, local mud-lizards would feast upon a dozen more hoses, dying blissful slow deaths as the poisonous hydraulic fluid worked its euphoric magic on the dim-brutes. Worst-case, a rag-n-bone man would happen upon the heap, reasoning that something so valuable left unattended for a few minutes equated abandoned, and thus salvageable.
Tininka would have to call for help, but who would help? Certainly no one would help on old man Joshua's behalf; the old grumpy recluse had few friends, certainly none young or mobile enough to come out to this nowhere-land to help her. Tininka would need to call in favors on her own dime. But who? Whom could she trust to not get side-tracked, to not call up in a few hours begging excuse since "something else" had came up?
Benny - she would need to call Benny. He would help, she could trust him to come fast and bring the right gear to fix Angelina. Yet Benny would barter a fee from the young woman which Johusa could not repay to her from any credit purse. She hated giving up such payments, but it was the only solution she saw. Tininka reached for her comm-side, flipping on the high-cost roaming mode. This would not be the first time that doing a simple favor for others cost her far more than she wished to pay.
Here is a full-view of the stacker:
Credits: [P8 and GIMP][Aiko3 with clothing mixture from MechGirl and Warrior Class][Posh Hair][Inception8 Jelwery & Goggles][SteamMech by imagenation3d][Jepe's SteamZ][Daz dragon and bird][CP Butterflies][Variant Star Zeta background by didi_mc]
Credits: [P8 and GIMP][Aiko3 with clothing mixture from MechGirl and Warrior Class][Posh Hair][Inception8 Jelwery & Goggles][SteamMech by imagenation3d][Jepe's SteamZ][Daz dragon and bird][CP Butterflies][Variant Star Zeta background by didi_mc]
Comments (16)
MATE
Great scene and story. Love them.
xpersona
Bardzo ładna fotografia. Świetna scena i koloryt. Miło pozdrawiam.
thekingtut
Amazing scene. Absolutely amazing. Wonderful story to go with it.
Pen_Is_Envy
Great work on the story and image both! You really have achieved that steam punk feel. Wonderfully done!
starfire777
Fantastic image!!!
alessimarco
Fantastic work!!
Tracesl
excellent
thecytron
Fantastic composition!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent image.
JeffersonAF
Great work, very good.
jclP
Absolutely amazing.great work
Faemike55
Excellent work on the image and the story! Nicely done!
Flash178
Who sayz that 'Us' engineers can't do art as well. I know your predicimen in reverse. As an ex-engineer that loved to bash metal I now rely on my truck driving skills to make ends meet for my family, I'm too qualified for anyone here to employ me as a Tech and pay the rate. My art here is the escape I need to keep me sane. You have a talent and, though it may not support you now, should never be hidden. Keep up the great work....
PSDuck
Cool!
verod
Nice scene and composition!
efron_241
a wonderful world you created