Coordinator Tricc scanned over the quarterly reports scrolling up on the flickering green screen as his newly appointed deputy sat down opposite him and placed two steaming white mugs on the table.
" Are all the reports in. How is it looking? " he asked, between sips of the hot ReCaff
" We are still waiting on Industrial 8, but then don't we always!" Tricc replied without looking up, reaching for his cup as his eye stayed on the screen.
"It's not looking good, but within the predicted downturn. I don't think Industrial 8 will change that, thank the Void for Industrial 10!'
Deputy Salinn put down his cup and watched the Coordinator sit back and take a sip from his own cup before responding
"Industrial 10? I am not familiar with them. They are not on the top tier?"
"Your new and I wouldn't expect you to have heard of them. It is a base tier site. Way out in the Dust Wastes and processes human dead. Not very glamourous and certainly not Shareholder brochure material!" Tricc leaned forward and after punching a couple of keys swung the monitor round to show Salinn the new screen
"It gained a bit of a reputation because it doesn't draw any attention to itself. Look at the variables compared to the other Industrials. in every area 10 is on top, safe, efficient, compliant, and totally reliable. they haven't logged an accident or industrial counteraction in 6 Rotations. Security expenditure is one of the highest, but look where they are and worth the cost for this level of reliability"
"Sounds too good to be true?!" muttered Salinn as he looked over the figures
"It has crossed my mind" Tricc answered as he punched up another screen
"Several investigators have gone out undercover and found nothing, and I even went out myself once. Overseer Fuge is the real deal and runs a tight ship. His crews work hard and revere him as the figures attest."
"Perhaps we should promote Fuge to one of the other Industrials and get in to work his magic elsewhere?" mused Salinn.
"I had thought about it but too risky. I don't want to lose what he has built there"
Salinn nodded and looked up from the screen, the green glare giving his eyes a strange glow.
"How about the other way. The other inductrials could send staff to him, he can get them trained up and sent back to spread the way as it were"
"That's not a bad idea. Good to see you are earning your badge already. See to it"
"Straight away"
Salinn stood up and made for the door, straightening up his new uniform robes and making sure the sleeve was pulled down to hide the X tattoo on the inside of his wrist.
More than a few years ago I acquired some Malignancy miniatures from Macrocosm games.
Before the days of GW Genestealer Cult reboot, they had a style of the old Genestealer cult but also a hint of Rogue trader and even Judge Dredd street style (Kneepads!!) To my shame they were overtaken by other projects but with my eye over Planet28 they have been perfect for the workers and Mutants in the Death on the Periphery.
I wanted to go with a very dirty industrial look, as a cult, they are still in the early stages and undercover
Two of the Hybrids will make nice mutants and the cult leader will fill in for the Planetary Overlord (or he is still cult and its a big trap!)
Full crew of Industrial X
Reps for each of my Planet28 factions
Between coats of yellow, I have also been working on some terrain, excuse to revisit old sci-fi terrain, and upgrade as well.
First Piece is a junked mech shed. I have added some corrugated walls and barbed wire and repainted them. Tweaked the mech as well to match the crew colours
Junked mech is a Strider from Mantic
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