Dead Dust

Dead Dust by teegee
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Something something big floppy ears ontological mystery.

A woman wakes up in a ruined city, unable to remember who she is or how she got there. As she reenters civilization, she uncovers evidence of a clandestine struggle, with implications that reach to the very ends of the world.

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Characters

"Penny Ainsley"

The protagonist. An amnesiac, possibly as a result of a disease known as "taffa syndrome." Can't remember her real name.

Thug #1

Huge and kind of a dick. Doesn't think highly of taffa abusers, calling them "zombies," even though he works in a drug den specifically for them. Never told Penny his name.

Thug #2

Not as much of a dick as the other thug. Mostly apathetic. Doesn't like giving out refunds.

Weird Foxes

Strange foxes that Penny found in an abandoned ice cream shop. Both of their eyes are on the left side of their head.

Mike Delaney

Owner and lead investigator at Delaney Security Services. Appeared in a holographic ad for his company.

The Window Licker

Has an abnormally long tongue. He uses it to lick windows (and probably other things), for some reason.

Quincy

A "scrapper" (equipment scavenger) Penny met in a Concourse customs waiting room. Smuggled a dustbender through customs for her. Calls Penny "Pancakes" because of her big, floppy ears.

Moira Elgin

A dust forensics specialist working for Delaney Security Services. Penny found her business card in the abandoned ice cream shop.

Preston

A really nervous guy Penny met in a Concourse customs waiting room. Very suspicious and definitely hiding something. Seems particularly interested in finding out what happened to Moira.

Pico & Zaza

A pair of fox-like girls with tentacles for arms and legs. They might be twin sisters. Were attempting to smuggle something called "kroy-vons" through customs before the shit hit the fan.

Cider

A mysterious woman who seems to be an authority figure of some kind. Greeted Penny as she woke up from her coma, calling her "Sigarzghar".

Roz

Rosalyn, a jarmu of dar Balzan. She's a fashion designer and has also been assigned to help Penny adjust to life on Red Shelf.

Mint

Penny's room-mate. A new sigarzghar that arrived on Red Shelf around the same time Penny did.

Mike Delaney

Owner of Delaney Security Services LLC. Lives on Gansett Shelf.

Places

Beacon/Old City

A large city abandoned city where Penny first woke up. The city was first evacuated in 1 Ash, centuries before the start of the quest.

Concourse

A "multi-layered aeroplatform" orbiting around the core. It is surrounded by several floating "shelves", and has its own government.

Gansett Shelf

A primary concourse-residential shelf of the Concourse. Delaney Security and Quincy are both from Gansett.

Red Shelf

A minor shelf near the Concourse. It is home to the Vesper Society.

Glossary

Vesper Society Terminology

• Sigarzghar (Little Tree/Sapling): A new sufferer of Taffa Syndrome.
• Jarmu (Blossoming Tree): A title earned once a sigarzghar is judged ready to thrive in the outside world.
• Qatra (Drop): Responsible for leading a dar.
• Dar: A specialised house within the society.
• Vina-nijma (Guiding Star): This is what the Vesper Society calls themselves.
• Qabel: The predecessor of a sufferer of Taffa Syndrome. Considered to be a separate person by the Vesper Society.

Vesper Society Dars

• Dar Ormi: Administration and local government.
• Dar Nevian: Finance and commerce.
• Dar Blin: Maintenance and Engineering.
• Dar Zahra: Maintenance and Construction.
• Dar Grixti: Eateries and cafeterias.
• Dar Balzan: Artists and entertainers.
• Dar Funtana: Medical and spiritual.

ITQ

Appearances by the cast Inside the Quest.

ITQ: [1]

Gallery

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Official

Fanart

Penny and Emils By Doomsby

By Moku

By Buckwheat

By channel3

By Graphy

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By Prota

By Buckwheat

By Buckwheat

In the style of Binding of Isaac By Cross

By Buckwheat