Screen 1
ONE:
Angle on the deck, CREW moving to the lines in response to the order. Order is barely being maintained, here.
A FLYER is on approach, the BOMBARDIER visible, igniting his FIREPOT.
DRAKE is motionless, turning, his BURNT HAND against his chest. He’s looking at the FLYER.
1. WEST/off: Steady cannon!
2. WEST/off: Mind your lines!
3. TAILLESS: Get yer lines!
4. TAILLESS/small: She’s gone bloody mad—
TWO:
On DRAKE, tight shot. Sergio Leone eyes.
5. TAILLESS/small: —she’ll kill us all—
THREE:
CU on the FIREPOT in the BOMBARDIER’S HAND, now lit.
NO COPY.
FOUR:
DRAKE, with his good hand, DRAWS and FIRES.
6. SFX: KRAK
Screen 2
ONE:
The FIREPOT in the BOMBARDIER’S HAND, as it’s hit by Drake’s shot. The POT is EXPLODING in a cascade of shards and flame.
1. BOMBARDIER: GAHH!
TWO:
Angle, on the FLYER, as BURNING SHARDS, PITCH, and OIL spatter the BOMBARDIER and PILOT, blown back along the Flyer. The FLYER is catching like it’s made of dried kindling. Because it kinda is.
2. TAILLESS: AHHHHH!!!
THREE:
Looking at DRAKE. He’s not proud of that. Holstering his gun, still guarding his burnt hand, as the FLYER spins and burns, passing overhead.
NO COPY.
…but then, he only needs one.
Messy. Beautiful. I love how Drake’s not as serene, but just as competent as Drum.
And from the crows nest, Drum hollers: “That still only counts as one!”
Then Drum’s counts for 1/2 — the other guy bailed. Or possibly, 2/3s, if you count the pilot and the plane (but the gunner escapes, albeit to land at Drake’s feet.)
‘Sergio Leone eyes’ – Love it.
Firing from the hip, with his off hand and he still makes the shot. Definitely a badass.
Hopefully you guys are saving some of these badass moments for the rest of the crew as well?
Sadly, no. I tried a bulk purchase of badass moments, but it’s prohibitively expensive (hmm, maybe a Kickstarter is in order), so I’m afraid… lemme check…
…yeah, that’s what I thought. I think we’ve got one left. And Sabre’s already said it’s hers.
(Glad you’re enjoying it. Drake and Drum are far, faaaar too much fun to write!)
Do I sense a spin-off in the future???
Rocks and glass houses. Fire-bombs and treated fabric and dried wood.
Still waiting for the deck mounted gatling gun to open up. (http://www.ineffableaether.com/2011/09/05/ch01s20/)
Also an anti-boarder swivel gun with grapeshot would mess up a flyer without necissairly making a killing shot. But the longer ranged gatling gun is likely filling in for that role and would be more deadly.
We also saw another gun in the first act that hasn’t been fired yet.
Dual belt fed machine guns in the midships. Possibly a step up from the gatling. At least in terms of continuous fire as the gatling guns here abouts seem to use limited magazines.
http://www.ineffableaether.com/2012/03/29/chapter-04-part-twenty-an-entrance/
That was so Die hard that move that Miles Drake pole on that pilot .Yes .Thanks Greg that was cool .I want one more cool move like this
“I think you should know I will shoot him left handed. Honor demands it. Also, my right hand HURTS A LOT RIGHT NOW.”
“Looking at DRAKE. He’s not proud of that.” He just does what has to be done. My Man Miles!
Drake may not be proud of that great shot. But given that he got strafed by gatling gun fire and he’s badly burnt his hand, he’d probably count it as evening the scales.
Interesting difference in the way the targets for Drake and Drum are portrayed. In at least two instances we Drum lining up targets, and its represented graphically with some kind of abstract representation of a scope or crosshairs. In this update we see the target (the firepot) but we don’t have the same kind of graphical representation.
Whether intentional or not, it gives me a feel for both characters. Drum’s targets are methodical. He plans his shot ahead of time (and I might add, every time I see his polite smile I get the feeling it means “hi, don’t be alarmed but I’m figuring out the best way to shoot you, if it comes to that”).
Drake’s targets are a lot more reactive and situational. He doesn’t want to be bombed again, he sees the firepot, and decides RIGHT THEN to shoot it.
With a pistol, drawn left-handed, from around his back. (AND HE HITS. HOLY COW.)
Their styles complement each other very well.
“I can shoot with my left hand, I can shoot with my right hand, I’m amphibious” – Charles Shackleford
A skilled marksman need not be proud of his ability lest he become arrogant. Drake once again proves himself a gentleman by not taking pleasure in the kill, and by showing disgust at himself for how he killed those 2 men. Expessially since those 2 men didn’t die immediately. I hope that those burns are minor, and that he can use his hand again… Otherwise the arc takes a bad turn for the Lawman.
Somewhat reluctant ally gets hand burnt defending the ship. That hand is big points with Sabre. I expect the arc for the lawman is advancing toward good places.
Shades of ‘Hell’s Angels’. Dope covered fabric burns quickly and many WWI pilots jumped out without a ‘chute rather than burn to death.
Good shootin’, Drake.
Bad… ass… period.