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PANEL 1: A group of VINN gather in front of GENDEN, an armadillo-like alien with tusks, wearing a dark hooded cloak. GENDEN stands in front of the crowd speckled with black bars over their left eyes, on a platform in front of a window. Outside the window we see stars bluring past them, indicating the ship is moving quickly through space. TELEPATHIC THOUGHTS, overlapping eachother: “Constant thrum of” “I can’t” “How can we function” GENDEN: SETTLE, CHILDREN. SETTLE! As I said I would, I have spoken with the new souls about this gift of telepathy. PANEL 2: Close up on GENDEN as they motion towards a GANNATH, a large spider-like alien, now with the VINN-rectangle over it’s two left eyes. GENDEN: But, as you can guess, their cleansing wiped away all knowledge from antidecent lives. With their birth in the missing gods, they were MADE CLEAN AND NEW. PANEL 3: Close up on GENDEN. GENDEN: So! We are left to master this new gift on our own. As is right. PANEL 4: GENDEN stands with their hands on the podium, stars bluring past them in the background. GENDEN: To that end, I propose a week of ISOLATION AND MEDITATION. We will pause in the seeking. Brin gthe fleet to a stop. And we will turn inward. PANEL 5: GENDEN, now in silhouette, holds their hand up. The stars blur behind them still. GENDEN: And there, in the silence of our quarters, we will try to find our path forward. PANEL 6: GENDEN starts to walk down the stairs of the podium, stars in the background window. GENDEN: Alone, in prayerful isolation, surely we will find the answers we need. So let us go, children! Each to their own space… PANEL 7: GENDEN holds the hand of a large GRASSKAN (with a VINN-rectangle over its’ left eye), while a young ASTINA looks on, nervously. A crowd of VINN are behind them GENDEN: AND MAY THE MISSING GODS FIND US ALL. GRASSKAN: May the missing gods find us all. ASTINA: May the missing gods find us all, Genden. PANEL 8: GENDEN walks past the GRASSKAN, the GRASSKAN looks to GENDEN, worried. No text. PANEL 9: GENDEN walks down a long hall. No text. PANEL 10: GENDEN walks in to a room as the doors open with a TSSS PANEL 11: GENDEN kneels down on a pillow, and rings a chimp with a “ting!”. PANEL 12: GENDEN, on their knees on the pillow, begins to meditate. Sound effect: HHHH PANEL 13: Close up on GENDEN as they meditate. Sound effect: Hhhh…. PANEL 14: TELEPATHY: AND CAN YOU NOW AT LAST HEAR THESE WORDS, GENDEN? Close up on GENDEN, breaking their meditation. Their eyes are wide in terror. GENDEN: Wh-WHO?! ——— Want to read the full story? Join us at Patreon.com/drive for the *FULL* Tales of the Drive archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! DRIVE copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
PANEL 1: A group of VINN gather in front of GENDEN, an armadillo-like alien with tusks, wearing a dark hooded cloak. GENDEN stands in front of the crowd speckled with black bars over their left eyes, on a platform in front of a window. Outside the window we see stars bluring past them, indicating the ship is moving quickly through space. TELEPATHIC THOUGHTS, overlapping eachother: “Constant thrum of” “I can’t” “How can we function” GENDEN: SETTLE, CHILDREN. SETTLE! As I said I would, I have spoken with the new souls about this gift of telepathy. PANEL 2: Close up on GENDEN as they motion towards a GANNATH, a large spider-like alien, now with the VINN-rectangle over it’s two left eyes. GENDEN: But, as you can guess, their cleansing wiped away all knowledge from antidecent lives. With their birth in the missing gods, they were MADE CLEAN AND NEW. PANEL 3: Close up on GENDEN. GENDEN: So! We are left to master this new gift on our own. As is right. PANEL 4: GENDEN stands with their hands on the podium, stars bluring past them in the background. GENDEN: To that end, I propose a week of ISOLATION AND MEDITATION. We will pause in the seeking. Brin gthe fleet to a stop. And we will turn inward. PANEL 5: GENDEN, now in silhouette, holds their hand up. The stars blur behind them still. GENDEN: And there, in the silence of our quarters, we will try to find our path forward. PANEL 6: GENDEN starts to walk down the stairs of the podium, stars in the background window. GENDEN: Alone, in prayerful isolation, surely we will find the answers we need. So let us go, children! Each to their own space… PANEL 7: GENDEN holds the hand of a large GRASSKAN (with a VINN-rectangle over its’ left eye), while a young ASTINA looks on, nervously. A crowd of VINN are behind them GENDEN: AND MAY THE MISSING GODS FIND US ALL. GRASSKAN: May the missing gods find us all. ASTINA: May the missing gods find us all, Genden. PANEL 8: GENDEN walks past the GRASSKAN, the GRASSKAN looks to GENDEN, worried. No text. PANEL 9: GENDEN walks down a long hall. No text. PANEL 10: GENDEN walks in to a room as the doors open with a TSSS PANEL 11: GENDEN kneels down on a pillow, and rings a chimp with a “ting!”. PANEL 12: GENDEN, on their knees on the pillow, begins to meditate. Sound effect: HHHH PANEL 13: Close up on GENDEN as they meditate. Sound effect: Hhhh…. PANEL 14: TELEPATHY: AND CAN YOU NOW AT LAST HEAR THESE WORDS, GENDEN? Close up on GENDEN, breaking their meditation. Their eyes are wide in terror. GENDEN: Wh-WHO?! ——— Want to read the full story? Join us at Patreon.com/drive for the *FULL* Tales of the Drive archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! DRIVE copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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Posted on July 31, 2025 by Beth Reidmiller
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