Fabula

City Scientists

Life-Force Extraction and Captive Processing

Description

Technical division of the City of the Elders responsible for life-force extraction via sterile laboratory procedures, distinct from enforcement roles. Operates under Senta’s leadership and interacts exclusively with primitives (e.g., Nanina) and witnesses (e.g., Dodo) in controlled extraction chambers.

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

1 events
S3E39 · The Savages Episode 2
Dodo’s discovery and capture in Senta’s lab

The City Scientists, led by Senta, manifest their authority through the seamless execution of the extraction process and Dodo’s capture. Their actions are a microcosm of the City’s institutional power—clinical, efficient, and unyielding. Senta’s calm orders and the technicians’ swift obedience demonstrate the organization’s ability to adapt to disruptions without compromising its goals. The capture of Dodo is not an aberration but a calculated response, reinforcing the City Scientists’ role as enforcers of the City’s predatory system.

Active Representation

Via institutional protocol being followed (Senta’s orders, technicians’ obedience) and collective action of members (the coordinated capture of Dodo).

Power Dynamics

Exercising authority over individuals (Dodo, Nanina) and maintaining operational continuity despite external threats. The City Scientists operate with impunity, their actions shielded by the City’s hierarchical structure and moral detachment.

Institutional Impact

The City Scientists’ actions in this event reinforce the City’s dehumanizing culture, where life force is a resource to be harvested and outsiders are threats to be neutralized. Their ability to adapt to disruptions—like Dodo’s presence—underscores the institution’s resilience and the moral cost of its survival.

Internal Dynamics

The event highlights the City Scientists’ chain of command, with Senta as the authoritative figure and technicians as obedient enforcers. There is no internal debate or tension—only a unified front in service of the City’s goals.

Organizational Goals
To complete the life-force extraction from Nanina without interruption To contain Dodo as a potential threat to the City’s secrecy and operations
Influence Mechanisms
Through institutional protocol (Senta’s orders, technicians’ obedience) By physical enforcement (Technician 2’s capture of Dodo) Via technical precision (monitoring vitality readings, ensuring extraction completion)