Rebels debate poison gas tunnel plan
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Peri, Glitz, and Dibber discuss their situation and Glitz reveals a plan to use Katryca's people to gain access to the tunnel system.
Glitz proposes a plan to fill the tunnels with gas, which Peri strongly objects to as it would be mass murder.
Dibber mentions the L3 as a remaining obstacle, and Glitz considers it a simpler target than the black light supply.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Distressed and righteous, her outrage tempered only by the pragmatic constraints of her captivity
Peri confronts Glitz’s plan with visible distress, challenging the morality of genocide and refusing to endorse the scheme. She maintains her integrity through defiance, grounding the conversation in ethical outrage while attempting to dissuade Glitz from the atrocity, marking a stark contrast between her ideals and his mercenary pragmatism.
- • Prevent the mass murder of innocent underground dwellers
- • Assert her moral boundaries against Glitz’s genocidal scheme
- • Mass murder is never justified regardless of profit
- • Human life has inherent value beyond economic calculations
Self-satisfied and indifferent, masking any moral discomfort behind a veneer of detached rationale
Sabalom Glitz unfolds a damaged map, detailing hydrothermal shafts to be exploited for a gas attack on Katryca’s underground dwellers. His manner is shamelessly pragmatic, framing mass murder as a ‘high-risk business venture’ while dismissing Peri’s protests with cold justification, revealing his core operating principle: profit overrides morality.
- • Secure profit through hydrothermal shaft exploitation despite ethical cost
- • Persuade Katryca’s people into drilling the required shaft without suspicion
- • Monetary gain justifies extreme violence
- • Human life is fungible when weighed against financial outcomes
Urgently focused, betraying no unnecessary emotion while asserting immediate control
Broken Tooth enters abruptly and authoritatively, commanding the group to follow him without explanation. His arrival halts the genocidal scheming mid-flow, forcing Glitz and Dibber to pivot toward immediate danger. His unannounced presence underscores Katryca’s disciplined power and disrupts the rebels’ long-term conquest plans.
- • Remove the rebels from the hut and neutralize their plotting
- • Enforce Katryca’s will with disciplined efficiency
- • Rebels are a present threat requiring swift suppression
- • Katryca’s authority must be upheld without hesitation
Ambivalently relaxed, masking potential unease with casual quips while evaluating risks beneath the surface
Dibber interjects with a touch of dry humor, commenting on the bars’ resemblance to his prison-like home and offering to ‘bite through them,’ but immediately pivots to operational skepticism regarding the gas scheme. His pragmatic caution briefly interrupts Glitz’s flow, though he ultimately aligns with his superior’s plans without further dissent.
- • Escape confinement through any feasible means
- • Assess operational feasibility and risks of Glitz’s gas attack plan
- • Survival takes logical precedence over moral niceties
- • Glitz’s authority should generally be respected despite misgivings
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The torn map functions as both a visual aid and a bargaining chip in Glitz’s scheme. He unfolds it to illustrate the hermetically sealed tunnel system and annotates hydrothermal shafts to be exploited for gas flooding, transforming the schematic from a theoretical guide into a plan for mass murder. Peri’s reaction to the map underscores its immoral utility.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The cramped hut serves as both a holding area and a negotiation space where Glitz’s genocidal plan is hatched and exposed. Its confined interior amplifies tension as Peri confronts moral atrocity within close quarters, while the map’s spread across the table physically anchors the scheme in their immediate surroundings. The space feels oppressive and claustrophobic, mirroring the ethical confinement Peri experiences.
Organizations Involved
Institutional presence and influence
Katryca’s Village operates as a disciplined underground community whose immediate representative, Broken Tooth, arrives to enforce their collective will. The village’s power manifests through abrupt physical intervention, halting Glitz’s genocidal plotting and redirecting the rebels’ focus toward survival rather than conquest. Their unseen hierarchy is felt through Broken Tooth’s unquestioned authority.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Glitz's revelation of his plan to exploit the planet's black light energy system directly leads to Peri's strong objection to the murderous nature of the plan, creating immediate conflict between them."
Rebels reveal ruthless power scheme to Peri"The coordinated escape by Glitz, Peri, and Dibber leads directly to Broken Tooth interrupting and ordering them to come with him, marking the beginning of their pursuit by Katryca's villagers."
Doctor exposes Sleepers’ enslavement and sparks rebellion"The coordinated escape by Glitz, Peri, and Dibber leads directly to Broken Tooth interrupting and ordering them to come with him, marking the beginning of their pursuit by Katryca's villagers."
Prison break through coordinated assaultKey Dialogue
"PERI: You'd kill them? The people Katryca calls underground dwellers? That would be mass murder."
"GLITZ: I'm sure my conscience will prick a little, but where money is concerned, that doesn't usually last long."
"PERI: Oh, you can't do it."