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== History == | == History == | ||
=== Origins === | |||
The Fog Ships were developed by the [[Clockwork Cherub]] scientists of the [[Celestial Foam Network]] based on designs for [[dematerialisation circuit]]s and [[conceptual engine]]s left to them by [[the Creator]] herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (short story)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | The Fog Ships were developed by the [[Clockwork Cherub]] scientists of the [[Celestial Foam Network]] based on designs for [[dematerialisation circuit]]s and [[conceptual engine]]s left to them by [[the Creator]] herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (short story)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | ||
=== The sentient Ship project === | |||
{{main|Pessimist's Fog Ship}} | |||
At some point, an [[Pessimist's Fog Ship|experimental sentient Fog Ship]] was constructed by [[Sigma-063]] of the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') for the [[Department of Technological Advancement]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Case Against Conspiracy (short story)|The Case Against Conspiracy]]'') working on conjunction with the [[Department of Transportation]]. The intent was that it would be the first of a whole range of intelligent Fog Ships, able to “assist Cupids with their missions” and recommend destinations themselves. | |||
However, the prototype was disappointing insofar as it displayed a tendency to wander off to see the sights with little care for its pilot; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pessimist and the Dromedaries (short story)|Pessimist and the Dromedaries]]'') it was genuinely better at navigating the Void than any normal Fog Ship, but it was temperamental, and could only be coaxed into taking its passengers needed to with much persuading and the occasional bribe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') In the end, the prototype Ship was assigned to [[Pessimist-242]] as his personal [[Void Ship]] because it was assumed that any Cupid who received it would be unhappy with it, but as Pessimist could be relied upon to be unhappy ''anyway'', this made no difference in his case. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pessimist and the Dromedaries (short story)|Pessimist and the Dromedaries]]'') | |||
=== Later history === | |||
When [[Juliet-178]] sent her 1079 [[Sisters of Juliet|duplicates]] to complete parts of her punitive assignment for her, each of them had a Fog Ship, wired not to return to the [[Cupid Homeworld]] until “Juliet” had completed her assignment. Half of the Juliets, including [[Juliet the 945th]], disassembled their Fog Ships to create additional duplicates of themselves. When she learned of this, [[Juliet-178]] reflected that she would have to ask [[Peter-707]] of the [[Department of Vehicles]] for a big favour in covering it up. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Labors of Juliet (short story)|The Labors of Juliet]]'') | When [[Juliet-178]] sent her 1079 [[Sisters of Juliet|duplicates]] to complete parts of her punitive assignment for her, each of them had a Fog Ship, wired not to return to the [[Cupid Homeworld]] until “Juliet” had completed her assignment. Half of the Juliets, including [[Juliet the 945th]], disassembled their Fog Ships to create additional duplicates of themselves. When she learned of this, [[Juliet-178]] reflected that she would have to ask [[Peter-707]] of the [[Department of Vehicles]] for a big favour in covering it up. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Labors of Juliet (short story)|The Labors of Juliet]]'') | ||
When [[Dandy-432]] and [[Larrikin-1029]] set out to try and bring a [[Old man (The Mad Cupid of the Euclidean Plane)|lost old man]] back to his home universe, they borrowed Pessimist's Fog Ship on the grounds that it “ran better” than Larrikin's own Ship, which was in poor condition due to Larrikin crashing it all the time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mad Cupid of the Euclidean Plane (short story)|The Mad Cupid of the Euclidean Plane]]'') | |||
[[Doctor Sigma]] mentioned Fog Ships as an example of [[Void Ship]] during his impromptu lecture on [[The Multiverse|Multiversal]] theory. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Beginner's Guide to Multiversal Theory (comic story)|The Beginner's Guide to Multiversal Theory]]'') | [[Doctor Sigma]] mentioned Fog Ships as an example of [[Void Ship]] during his impromptu lecture on [[The Multiverse|Multiversal]] theory. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Beginner's Guide to Multiversal Theory (comic story)|The Beginner's Guide to Multiversal Theory]]'') |
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