recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Volume 23

**Volume 23** (炎炎ノ消防隊 23, *En En no Shōbōtai 23*) is volume 23 of the *Fire Force* manga series.

## Summary

As the members of Company 8 battles for their lives with flames and flexing pecs, a mysterious ally swoops in to give them hope. Hot on the trail of the doppelgänger mystery, Princess Hibana returns to St. Raffles Convert, where she discovers something that torches everything she thought she knew about her past. Arthur, meanwhile, embarks on an important quest, where he encounters…. guess who?

## Trivia

* This is the first volume in the series to use a cover character from a pervious volume, as Shinra first appeared on the cover of Volume 1.
* The cover fo Volume 23 features a new style of presentation that future volumes would also follow. These covers integrate bold text into the designs and character art to refer to the events of that particular volume. In this instance: BREAK THE PRISON is a refers to the Fire Force's escape from Fuchū Prison. Furthermore, the Japanese and English logos were adjusted to accommodate this change the format and now use less vertical space.
* The cover presents Shinra with tattoos on his ankles. The significance of this would not become clear until Volume 25.
Nova System

The **Nova System** is a major **Star System** near the east-center of the Republic of Pythas, with the major inner terrestrial planet of Impera as its regional capital, with the two outer Gas Giants Memelio and Zaro orbiting on the outside. Its star, Tirioth, is a young, normal sized G-type-main sequence Star.
A Matter of Perspective

**"A Matter of Perspective"** is the thirty-fourth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 17 May, 2016.

## Episode Description

When the Urania's radio picks up and loses the first deep space signal in months, Colonel Kepler puts everyone on high alert. Split into two teams and forced to stay up on an all-night stakeout, the crew must find ways to keep busy and face unique challenges. On the Urania, Eiffel, Jacobi, and Kepler contemplate their place in the universe. Meanwhile, on the Hephaestus, Minkowski, Hera, Lovelace, and Maxwell confront a threat unlike any they've ever encountered. Plus, the wheel of ages, kitchen sinks, nuclear winter rounds, teenage love lives, and Funzo.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Eisaku Sato

**Born**:
 **Place of Birth**:
 **Allegiance:**
* Independent Nokoro (2580-2581)
 **Party**:
* Military Governor of Nokoro (2581-2585)
* Premier of Nokoro (2580-2581)
* Imperial Governor of Nokoro (2576-2580)
 **Military Service:**

**Eisaku Sato** serves as the **Foreign Minister** for the Commonwealth, having held the position through several consecutive governments. Sato was born to a highly educated family in the inner colonies and was steeped in culture and politics from childhood. Sato attended one of the Empire’s top universities on Earth, graduating at the top of his class a year early. His incredible intelligence, natural charisma, and ability to read any situation were noticed and Sato was recruited immediately to work for the Imperial government. Here he traveled from system to system, solving seemingly intractable problems through political, organizational, and personal means. Eventually he accepted a position in the diplomatic service. Several agreements were signed establishing stable borders and non-aggression with alien nations thanks to his efforts. Sato’s approach to each nation was based on extensive research on their culture and history as well as personal observations. He was, however, increasingly frustrated with the Empire’s consistently bellicose tone towards both its neighbors and its own citizens. Sato was granted, governorship of a minor system consisting mainly of a strategic naval base and a small manufacturing world. He enjoyed his time there, reforming the local administration and forming a close bond with its inhabitants. Not long after, however, the Empire collapsed. After playing off several factions threatening his system, he finally accepted an offer to join the Commonwealth after his position became untenable. In addition to his governorship he was a driving force in the foreign policy of the Commonwealth during the war years, being largely responsible for the peace agreements of 2585. Upon the creation of civilian government he left his governorship and successfully run as an MP in 2590, serving as Foreign Minister for the Commonwealth First government before crossing the aisle to join the Liberal Democrats in 2598.
Atras System

The **Atras System** is a major **Binary Star System** near the center of the Republic of Pythas, and is the home to the nations capital of Tarsonis, as well as the terrestrial planet Pheiros, and the Gas giants Datriux and Aventen. Located in the Orion Spur, the system is over 5 billion years old. The two stars, named Vibitus Alpha and Vibitus Beta, are both G-type-main sequence stars (G2V), orbiting around each other. They are both relatively the same size, and have a characteristically stable orbit and relationship. An asteroid belt separates the systems two inner terrestrial planets from the two outer gas giants, with a second asteroid belt beyond the fourth planet marking the unofficial outer boundary of the system. The majority of the systems living inhabitants live on the planet of Tarsonis, the capital of the republic, with a handful million of inhabitants living in colonies, facilities, bases, and outposts littered across the moons and facilities of the other otherwise uninhabitable planets of the system.

The Atras System is easily the most important star system in the Republic of Pythas, being the home of the capital, and of two Gas Giants rich in Helium-3, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and other useful gasses used in industrial and military applications. The resource extraction of Metals such as Iron, Titanium, Tungsten, and others, as well as several previous minerals, also make the planet of Pheiros a profitable outpost. The systems asteroid belts and other debris are rich in resource-heavy asteroids, dwarf planets, and comets all used for extraction, as well as serving as natural barriers and defenses. The systems plethora of resources therefore categorizes it as a class-A star system, capable of comfortably sustaining its population with food and materials grown and made in its own home planets, almost rivaling the wealth and strength of star systems such as Sol. The Star System today is valued very highly by the Pythas Republic as an integral part of the republic, reflected in the extensive military docks and outposts littered throughout the system, as well as the presence of the Home Fleet and a very large military garrison.
Volume 14

**Volume 14** (炎炎ノ消防隊 14, *En En no Shōbōtai 14*) is volume 14 of the *Fire Force* manga series.

## Summary

Shinra and the other soldiers working Operation Chinese Landing have arrived at the Oasis, a mysterious forest thriving in the middle of a barren wasteland. But what’s even more surprising than the talking animals that live there is the edifice at its center—a power plant identical to the miracle machine that provides energy for the Tokyo Empire. Can the team find out the secrets of this Tabernacle before the Infernal invaders destroy the whole forest?
Parliament of Orion Commonwealth

**Type**:
 **Houses**:
* 600 Statesmen
 **House of State:**
Government
* Liberal Democrats (190)

Opposition (410)
* Conservative Bloc (240)
* Commonwealth First (80)
 **House of Commons:**
Government (3,568)
* Liberal Democrats (2,846)
* Worker's Party (722)

Opposition (3,632)
* Commonwealth First (2,725)
* Rebirth Party (632)
Orion Commonwealth

**Capital**:
 **Government Type**:
 **Leaders**:
-Lower House**:**
House of State
* French
* Spanish
* Japanese
* Civilian Rule: 2585

The **Orion Commonwealth**, known commonly as simply **Commonwealth**, is a Federal Parliamentary Republic located in the Orion Spur of the Milky Way. The Commonwealth spans eleven star systems and occupies twelve habitable planets. It borders Pythas and Kalkis in addition to several alien states along its colonial frontiers.

In 2580 the previously dominant human Terran Empire collapsed upon the death of Emperor [Putin]. In the ensuing power vacuum, naval chief of staff Joseph Eden rallied much of the Imperial Navy to form a new state around the naval stronghold of Hyperion. Controlling most of the substantial resources of the navy allowed the newly declared "Orion Commonwealth" to secure its borders and expand to numerous other systems. From its origins as a military junta, civilian quasi-democratic rule was established in 2585. Over the following years the Commonwealth's potent navy, increasing manufacturing base, and colonizing efforts allowed it develop into a powerful trading nation.

The Commonwealth is a federal parliamentary republic with the Lord Protector its head of state and a Prime Minister the head of government. The country consists of seven constituent states as well as four colonial "dominions" and several "military territories" with varying degrees of autonomy. Linguistically there are five official languages at the national level with numerous others recognized in the states and dominions. Culturally it is very diverse thanks to the large settler population, open human immigration policy, and naval background of much of its citizenry.

The Commonwealth is a highly developed nation and is considered one of the wealthiest of the human states, with a high GDP and standard of living although inequality between the upper and lower classes remains an issue. The government is for the most part democratic and free from widespread corruption, but criticism has been leveled at the continuing existence of the highly non-democratic position of Lord Protector and its substantial powers. Additionally, alien species are marginalized both due to government policy and a general discriminatory attitude among the populace with allegations of exploitative labour practices, particularly in the dominions, being widespread. Internationally the Commonwealth maintains close ties with Pythas and Kalkis, being a member of the Galactic Triumvirate with both nations.

## Government

### Members of Government

* Lord Protector: Joseph Eden
* Prime Minister: Andrew Harris
* Minister of Foreign Affairs: Eisaku Sato
* Minister of Defense: Thomas Golding
* Minister of the Colonies: Nicolas Carnot
* Minister of the Interior: George Davis
* Minister of Industry: Robert Marshall
* Minister of Justice: Richard Carter
* Minister of Finance: Henrik Finsen
Volume 12

**Volume 12** (炎炎ノ消防隊 12, *En En no Shōbōtai 12*) is volume 12 of the *Fire Force* manga series.

## Summary

Shinra has experienced another Adolla Link, but this time it has allowed a mysterious girl known as the “First Pillar” to take over his mind. He claims to have given up on being a hero and now wants nothing but revenge. Can Arthur bring Shinra back to his senses, or will the Knight King have to slay his old rival?
GOF: Foundation Wikia/wiki/Template:Character Infobox

Template:Clear

## Usage

Copy and paste the following into the article and fill in the fields.

```
{{Character Infobox|variant= <specify Cov or Human. no value makes infobox grey>
}}

```

\* Note: For Forerunner characters when identifying rates and ranks, use the following format: `RANK-TITLE ([[Rate|R]]: RATE-GROUP)`
\*\* Note: For those with UNSCMID, use the following format: `SN-NUMBER ([[UNSCMID]]: UNSCMID-NUMBER)`
## Custom parameters

The following allows you to alter the title of the sub-sections:

```

```

## Display parameters

The following allows you to hide the section header

* hidea (hides Bio section header)
* hideb (hides Politic/Military section header)

```

```
Volume 22

**Volume 22** (炎炎ノ消防隊 22, *En En no Shōbōtai 22*) is volume 22 of the *Fire Force* manga series.

## Chapter 194

Main article: Chapter 194

Burns is now in Voltage Nova stage 5. As he and Shinra continue their fight, he seems to be overwhelming Shinra. Shinra starts forming an Adolla Link which powers up his kick, and allows him to defeat Burns.

When Shinra realizes he has been sweating, he looks up to see Burns is not, and he realizes that Burns was never trying to defeat him.

Burns is then impaled by his Doppelganger
Volume 10

**Volume 10** (炎炎ノ消防隊 10, *En En no Shōbōtai 10*) is volume 10 of the *Fire Force* manga series.

## Reception

* In its first week of sale in Japan, volume 10 sold an estimated amount of 42,169 copies and during its second week it sold an estimate amount of 27,246 copies, giving an estimated total of 69,415 sold copies as of August 30, 2017.

## References

1. ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, August 14-20
2. ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, August 21-27
Wolf 359 (star)

**Wolf 359** is a star located approximately 7.8 light years away from Earth. As a red dwarf, the star is reddish in color, and significantly smaller and dimmer than the Sun. Although the star exists in real life, within the context of *Wolf 359*, the U.S.S. Hephaestus space station is currently orbiting around it, and has been for some time.

Accidentally, Officer Doug Eiffel began transmitting his daily logs into outer space, which were picked up by an extraterrestrial force that seems to exist within Wolf 359 itself, or at least transmit through it. In "Do No Harm" the star turned blue and began increasing in size, and in "Knock, Knock" and "Who's There?" an unidentifiable entity made contact with the Hephaestus. By listening to Eiffel's transmissions, they patched together a basic understanding of the English language and used his voice to talk to the crew, although they seemed to have mistranslated the word "communicate" to mean something altogether more sinister. They dubbed themselves "Dear Listeners" after Eiffel's habit of recording his logs like a radio show.

The star returns to its original red color in the episode 54 "The Watchtower" after Bob has finished communicating with Eiffel. For a brief moment in the finale, "Brave New World", Cutter manages to get the Dear Listeners to reopen communication with him, and the star turns blue again. Once communication is closed a few minutes later, the star turns red again, this time for good.
Caius Victus

**Place of Birth**:
 **Born**:
 **Allegiance:**
* Naval Independents (2580-2582)
 **Party**:
* Classis Praefectum (2582-2591)
* Fleet Admiral (2573-2582)
 **Military Service:**

**Caius Victus** is the current **High Praetor** of the Pythian Republic, the equivalent of a Minister of War/Defense in other nations. Born on Impera into a very aristocratic family, Victus was a very prominent Admiral in the old Terran Empire, holding the ranks of Rear Admiral and Fleet Admiral before the collapse of the nation. Considered by many to be a man of high honour and nobility, Victus is a battle-hardened veteran of many conflicts. He was a close associate of both Thomas Golding and Joseph Eden during his time in the Navy, serving alongside them in several conflicts and even joining Golding in his block of former Naval officers in forming a very brief nation. Despite Victus being close friends with Golding, he ultimately had a split with Golding over several issues, namely the breakup of the Naval Independents, and decided to part ways and pursue a future with the much more democratic Republic of Pythas.

Victus' aristocratic, domineering, imposing, and masculine personality has allowed him to flourish in his post-Terran career as a Fleet Admiral in the Naval Independents and as a Classis Praefectum (Pythian equivalent of a Fleet Admiral) in the Pythian Navy. He successfully helped modernize the Navy and its outdated Terran hardware, revolutionized Naval tactics, and removed the organizational and logistical issues that plagued the navy in the 2580's. He was also a key proponent in pushing the importance of the Navy, arguing to Marius and Metellus that a strong army cannot seize the day if the navy carrying it is destroyed first. After almost 6 years as the Naval Chief of Staff, Victus left a noticeable change and legacy in the Naval affairs of the nation. His achievements, popularity, and high standing in the navy and military as a whole, earned Victus the attention of Titus Marius, who appointed him as the High Praetor in 2596.
U.S.S. Hermes

The **U.S.S. Hermes** is a relay station under the jurisdiction of Goddard Futuristics, the closest dispatch center to the Hephaestus. As of "The Kumbaya Approach," the current crew was renewed for another 125 days onboard, a period which must have long since ended.

At the end of episode 47, the crew of the Hermes makes their first and last appearance-- as least, as themselves.

## Crew Members

* Captain Bernoulli
* Doctor Birkhoff
* Communications Officer Jordan
* Officer Klein
A.B., Phone Home

**A.B., Phone Home** is the 11th episode of season 2 of Fantastic Max and the 24th episode of the series.

## Summary

When Max spent a fortune on intergalactic crank telephone calls, resulting in a long bill and unable to pay it back, Max, FX and A.B. are force to work at the interplanetary phone company to pay it off or the owner of the company will keep Max's house flea size forever.

## Plot

The episode begins late night on Earth as Max is using a space picture phone, calling a Mr. Smelly, resulting him that he needs a bath. A.B. then arrive as he is disappointed with Max for making crack calls in space, but Max used an excuse that as a Baby he need to learn about communication, which he then called a different number, to a place called "Dialing a Adventure " where a operator explain that the call will cost him $5,000 Earth dollars, which Max pushed the 1 button on the phone, resulting in him, A.B. and FX being sucked into the phone and found themselves in a grand adventure facing a space dragon and a crazy roller-coaster ride,and ends with them back on Earth, with Max saying that the adventure they had was 10 times cooler then letting his fingers doing the walking, then when A.B. wondered how Max is going to pay the bill Max said he got plenty of time before that can happen, unfortunately the bill collector arrived and showed Max the bill for the Adventure call and his other calls.
List of Fantastic Max Episodes

## Season 1

1. The Loon in the Moon
2. Toys will be Toys
3. All in a Babe's Work
4. The Big Sleep
5. Attack of the Cubic Rubes
6. Monkey See, Monkey Zoo
7. Cooking Mother's Goose
8. Journey To the Center of my Sister
9. Carrot Encounters of the Third Kind
10. The Baby Who Fell to Earth
11. Beach Blanket Baby
12. Stitches in Time
13. From Here to Twinkle, Twinkle

## Season 2

1. Boo Hoo
2. Ben the Blackmailer
3. Cowboy Max
4. Straight Flush
5. Rats Like Us
6. Grab Bag Rag
7. Movie Star Max
8. To Tell The Tooth
9. Dr Max & Baby Hyde
10. Guess Who Coming to Dinar
11. A.B., Phone Home
12. Puzzle,Puzzle Toil & Trouble
13. Barney Fife
Little Revolución

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel and Alexander Hilbert
* Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Renée Minkowski
* Michaela Swee as Hera

**"Little Revolución"** is the second episode of the podcast. It was released on 15 August 2014.

## Synopsis

When Eiffel discovers that there’s only one tube of toothpaste remaining on board the Hephaestus, he decides that immediate action is necessary. His solution? Steal the toothpaste, barricade the door to the comms room, and hope for the best. How far are Commander Minkowski and Doctor Hilbert willing to go to recover the vital hygiene product? Also featured are subzero temperatures, unique negotiating tactics, hydrochloric acid, Winston Churchill misquoting, and Peter Sellers playing a Gameboy.

## Plot summary

Doug Eiffel has continued to receive mysterious radio broadcasts, and has failed to discover their source or purpose. He is interrupted by both Minkowski and Hilbert shouting over the comms, but silences them. When questioned by Hera, it is revealed he has barricaded himself in the Comms Room with the station's last tube of toothpaste.

With Minkowski outside the door, Eiffel announces that he is holding the toothpaste hostage and will dump it into a can of oil if threatened. He has also stolen a supply of food to last until the toothpaste runs out. Minkowski tries to negotiate, suggesting Hilbert will create a substitute, but Eiffel is unimpressed. Minkowski instead has Hera cut off the Comms Room's communications and lower the temperature to -40 degrees. Eiffel manages to restore communications and is able to eavesdrop on Minkowski and Hilbert in Hilbert's lab. They are planning to knock him out with halothane gas.

After seventeen hours of siege, Eiffel is being deprived of sleep by means of a loud siren and is beginning to hallucinate. The alarm stops, and Hera contacts Eiffel to negotiate his surrender. Eiffel remains defiant, so Hera asks him to look out the window and describe what he sees. This proves to be a distraction while Hilbert dissolves the door hinges with hydrochloric acid. Minkowski knocks Eiffel out, and as punishment, throws him in the "brig" - a converted broom closet - until she and Hilbert finish the last tube of toothpaste.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script

## References

1. ↑ Official Wolf 359 website, "Season 1 — Wolf 359". Archived.
Kuan Hui

**Doctor Kuan Hui** was a "sarcastic, brilliant astrophysicist" doing research on Wolf 359 aboard the Hephaestus as part of Lovelace's crew. He was particularly close with his subordinate and up-and-coming astrophysicist Doctor Victoire Fourier.

Hui died from the Decima experimentation on day 872 of the mission.

## Description

The casting call for Hui:

>
> born August 30th, 1983, Suizhong County, Huludao, Liaoning Province. Note: Not looking for any particular accent. An air force pilot cadet turned genius astrophysicist, Dr. Kuan Hui is currently a hundred days into a two-year rotation on a deep space scientific survey mission; as the chief stellar researcher on the U.S.S. Hephaestus, Hui goes through his duties with an easy, even-tempered attitude, and routinely works late into the night; Dr. Hui is also an artful judge of character, and has a good nose for interpersonal drama and gossip; fortunately his current job provides excellent opportunities both for high-end experimental research radiation and histrionic people-watching - and the half-glib smile that Hui carries throughout most of the day betrays how much he's enjoying his balanced diet. Having been an aspiring stand-up comic in a past life, Dr. Hui is also a master of sarcastic quippery and wry, dry observations about the world around him; he is also an avid fan of poker, a recreational boxer, a lover of cheesy ghost stories, and insufferably petty when gripped by his competitive side.
>
>
>
>

## Trivia

* Most likely named after 3rd-century Chinese mathematician Liu Hui, known among other things for being the first mathematician known to have worked with negative numbers.

## References

1. ↑ http://personalinsanitymoment.tumblr.com/post/134075248693/do-you-have-the-birthdays-of-lovelaces-crew-if
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Wolf 359* episode 18: "Happy to Be of Assistance."
3. ↑ "Change of Mind" recording script.
4. ↑ Casting call for Hui on Backstage.
Andrew Harris

**Place of Birth**:
 **Born**:
 **Allegiance:**
 **Party**:
 **Position:**
* Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2591-Present)
 **Previous Positions:**
* Reconstruction Commissioner (2582-2584)
 **Military Service:**

Andrew Harris is the current Prime Minister of the Orion Commonwealth and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party. Harris was born into a liberal middle class family living in the outer colonies during the colonization drive of Emperor [pre-putin]. Amenities on the planet were scarce and so he was sent to a prestigious university on Earth for his studies. Here he first became politically active, meeting like-minded individuals opposed to Imperial policy. Harris graduated with a degree in Government Administration and joined the sprawling Imperial bureaucracy, believing he could do his part to change it from the inside. His associations with liberal agitators harmed his career and he was shuffled from post to post for several years until the breakout of the Fragmentation Wars. When the wars began he was employed managing the port system of New Velhall in the Hyperion System. With most of his superiors having fled the planet and chaos abounding, Harris and his few staff were forced not only to manage their posts, but also all of Hyperion. For several weeks, in the absence of stable government authority, he organized food, shelter, and transportation for the millions of refugees arriving in the system every day. This brought him to the attention of Joseph Eden when he arrived and established the Orion Commonwealth. Harris joined the emergency government and served in several roles during the frantic years of war. However, he increasingly disagreed with Eden and his conservative allies and left under government pressure soon after the Commonwealth made peace. Upon the creation of full civilian governance, Harris was successfully elected as an independent Member of Parliament. He was a founding member of the Liberal Democratic Party and was eventually elected leader, leading the party to victory for the first time in 2598.
Sarah Shachat

**Sarah Shachat** is a staff writer for Wolf 359.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Sarah Shachat is a writer and editor from New Orleans, even though she doesn't sound like it. When she's not trying to insert more puns into Wolf 359, she's researching, copywriting, reviewing film and television shows, and drinking lots of black tea.

## Links

* Letterboxd
* Twitter
* Tumblr
Communications Officer Jordan

**Communications Officer Jordan** is one of the officers stationed aboard the USS Hermes, named after French mathematician Camille Jordan. Although a self-described 'artiste,' it is implied through the reactions of her crew-mates during Pictionary that her artistic talent is dubiously afforded at best. Since the Hermes station is a relay center, it is likely that her job as Communications Officer has a heavier workload than that of the Hephaestus' Officer Eiffel. In the three episode sequence of *A Place for Everything, Idle Hands,* and *The Devil's Plaything,* it is revealed that her, and the rest of the Hermes crew's, body is under the control of Doctor Pryce, and that all four of them are effectively brain-dead. In the last of these episodes,Jacobi jams the frequency that Pryce was using to animate and take control of the Hermes crew, and Jordan, along with her colleagues, drops to the floor, apparently out of commission for the rest of the show.
Controlled Demolition

**"Controlled Demolition"** is the thirty-second episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 11 April, 2016.

## Episode Description

As the SI-5 tightens its grip on the Hephaestus, Colonel Kepler decides to run a comprehensive job review. Each faced with unique challenges, Eiffel, Minkowski, Lovelace, and Hilbert all struggle to prove their worth, preserve their autonomy, and stay ahead of the new management. Plus, mind-numbing drudgery, the Twilight Zone, Kung-Fu Chess, Geppetto, and very official clipboards.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Mace Fisher

**Mason "Mace" Patrick Fisher** was the Hephaestus' burly, taciturn engineer on Lovelace's crew. He did not go to university, instead enlisting in the Air Force where he achieved the rank Warrant Officer. He then worked for Goddard Futuristics for about six months before the start of the Hephaestus mission. He had a boyfriend named Corey, who was very concerned about his safety because of research he did into space station mutinies.

Fisher was the first of the crew to die. On day 393 of the mission, a meteor shower hit while he was doing maintenance on the outside of the station, killing him.

He is most likely named after Ronald Fisher, a 20th century mathematician known for doing foundational work in statistics.

## References

1. ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54b2fadfe4b09dfd24afc55d/t/5adfb778352f536ee5876d61/1524610939347/W359\_4X\_RS.pdf
Terms and Conditions

**Terms and Conditions** is the 60th episode of the podcast, which was originally released on 11 December 2017.

## Episode Description

With the wayward pod successfully recovered but Doctor Pryce still in the hands of the rebellious crew, Cutter must find a way to defuse an explosive hostage situation. Will the uneasy truces formed during the state of emergency last long enough for both sides to reach a diplomatic compromise? Or will Cutter and his operatives resort to more... extreme measures in an attempt to give the conflict a more permanent solution? Plus, a homecoming of sorts, supportive company culture, rashness, impulsivity, and a hell of a sunset.

## External Links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Brave New World

**Brave New World** is the 61st and final episode of the podcast, which was originally released on 25 December 2017.

## Episode Description

Our finale episode. Faced with a choice between finally going home and stopping Pryce and Cutter's master plan, the crew of the Hephaestus heads towards their final confrontation with their enemies, their past selves, and each other. Plus, the Doug Eiffel Fastball Special, the lies we tell ourselves, another bad plan, cool stuff with robots, and one day more.

## External Links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Dominik Koudelka

## Appearances

**Dominik Koudelka** is Minkowski's husband, living back on Earth. He works as a foreign correspondent for *The Globe*, and later at *The Times*, and met Minkowski while in Paris. He is not voiced on the show.

## Mentions by Episode

### "Am I Alone Now"

Although Koudelka is not mentioned by name in this episode, in retrospect the line "You knew that there were times when things might be like this when you married me," makes it clear that he is the person Minkowski addresses in her message.

This episode also places a range for Koudelka's birthday, as the pulse-beacon relay takes an average of two weeks to relay back to Earth, and Minkowski mentions that she had attempted to specifically time the message. Assuming her calculations were correct, the Timeline places "Am I Alone Now?" between Days 530 and 580 of the Hephaestus mission, or between November 5th and December 25th, 2014 (non-inclusive,) which suggests a range of approximately November 20th to January 6th in which Koudelka's birthday could fall.

### "Bach to the Future"

Koudelka is first mentioned by name in "Bach to the Future," when Eiffel inquires about Minkowski's personal life. The news that she has a husband comes as a shock to all in the vicinity, including Hera, who had previously accessed Minkowski's personnel file and concluded that that particular piece of information was a typo.

Minkowski reveals the following tidbits about her husband and their marriage:

* She did not take his last name
* He is a journalist
* They met during one of her furloughs in Paris
* As of the episode, they have been married for nearly five years

Although Minkowski and Koudelka's relationship seems to be a healthy, loving one, with Minkowski referring to him specifically as "a wonderful man," Minkowski hints that her participation in the Hephaestus mission may not have initially gone over well with him.

### "Once In A Lifetime"

"Once In a Lifetime" explains Minkowski's previous wishy-washyness regarding Koudelka's reaction to her going to space; it is revealed that she was pressured into making the decision without consulting him. During the same interview, Mr Cutter comments upon Koudelka's salary, hinting that Goddard Futuristics could increase his income if Minkowski accepted a position on the Hephaestus.

### "Persuasion"

Koudelka (or his absence) plays a significant off-screen role in "Persuasion" when Minkowski uses a one-time instantaneous phone call to Earth to call him, which itself serves as a commentary on the strength of their relationship. She reaches his secretary, from whom she learns that she, and the rest of the crew of her Hephaestus mission, are thought to have died in a shuttle explosion.

The secretary also reveals that *The Times*, the paper where Koudelka works at the time of the episode, covered the story, and that "everyone" there knew the details.

## References

1. ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54b2fadfe4b09dfd24afc55d/t/58ab87d2ebbd1ab59c84d3ba/1487636434457/W359\_E43\_RS.pdf
Propulsion maneuvering unit

The p**ropulsion maneuvering unit** is a piece of equipment owned by Commander Minkowski for use on spacewalks. It functions as a jet pack, allowing her much greater maneuverability outside the station.

The PMU is first used during Cataracts and Hurricanoes to rescue Eiffel when he is stranded outside the station.
Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs

**Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs** is a Wolf 359 cast member playing Isabel Lovelace.

Cecilia was awarded Best Actress in an Ensemble Role in the 2016 Audio Verse Awards.

## Cast & Crew Bio

Cecilia Lynn-Jacobs does the art thing, usually dancing or acting. When not Lovelacing, Cecilia teaches clown with Zara Aina, makes a mean brisket, and writes songs or makes dance videos. She has worked on projects with Andrew Schneider, Jamie Poskin, and MTV. Follow her on instagram for upcoming performances, granola making, and the occasional kitten rescue.
Space transmissions

Throughout the show, Eiffel receives a series of transmissions from an unknown source.

## Music

Eiffel first discovers a stray music transmission in Succulent Rat-Killing Tar, the first time he's ever found anything other than static when searching for signals. Throughout the first season, and into the second, he and Hera continue to pick up and often actively search for similar bits of music.

Initially, they had assumed that the transmissions were old radio broadcasts from Earth. In Deep Breaths, Hilbert is the one to realize that the math doesn't work for that assumption, since they are clearly more than eight years old. Hera then is able to confirm that the transmissions are coming from somewhere in the Dorado constellation. In Bach to the Future, Hilbert is able to further pinpoint the origin of the signals as Gliese 163, a red dwarf star in the constellation.

## Direct Communication

It's eventually revealed that Eiffel has been sending signals—his logs—*back* into deep space. In Who's There? the crew pick up a signal that reads as coming from the center of Wolf 359. Someone (or something, depending on your definition) on the other side of this signal explains that they have received Eiffel's logs, and through them have managed to cobble together an understanding of the English language, using specifically his voice. It is not entirely clear whether these were the same people who'd sent the music transmissions, or what their intent was beyond causing strange activity in the star.
Box 953

### Featured music

"I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" from *The Pirates of Penzance* by Gilbert and Sullivan

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel and Alexander Hilbert
* Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Renée Minkowski
* Michaela Swee as Hera

**"Box 953"** is the eighth episode of the podcast. It was released on 31 October 2014.

## Episode Description

In accordance with protocol and the need to maintain crew morale, Minkowski insists on holding another of her infamous talent shows. Both Eiffel and Hilbert come up with schemes to weasel their way out of having to participate, but neither of their plans goes quite as expected. The resulting day is more dangerous, more mysterious, and more musical than either one of them could have ever expected. Plus, eye-less Russian dolls, biochemistry, unnamed megafauna specimen 58, classics of 19th century opera, and homemade ice cream.

## Plot summary

Eiffel is trying to avoid the quarterly talent show by hiding in the station store room. Minkowski is insistent upon the whole crew's attendance, but Eiffel and Hilbert are both reluctant. Hilbert plans to dose Minkowski with a sedative, while Eiffel hides in one of the most remote parts of the station, a store room filled with numbered crates.

Eiffel begins to investigate the crates, and discovers that they contain a number of strange and inexplicable artifacts. Reading the manifest, he discovers that Box 953 is labelled only "Reserved for Douglas Eiffel. Do not open under any circumstances." Hilbert calls to report that drugging the commander has put her in a "euphoric state" and she is now planning to put on a production of *Pirates of Penzance*. However, Eiffel is too distracted by his name on the box to help.

Eiffel searches the room to try to uncover Box 953's contents. Hilbert reports that Minkowski is forcing him to make ice cream, and has become violent under the influence of the drug. Eiffel asks for Hera's help giving information about the crate, although she is busy rehearsing for her part as Isabel in the play. Hera discovers that the file has too high a security clearance, but she locates the crate at the back of the room. It is enormous, visibly different to the other crates, and is softly humming. Eiffel announces his intent to open the box, but there is a loud noise and the log is cut off.

It is revealed that Minkowski came looking for Eiffel, and discovered the cannon from one of the other boxes. In her drugged state, she fired the cannon and caused a hull breach, blasting all of the crates out of the station and into the star. The crew managed to rescue Minkowski, but the contents of Box 953 remain unknown.

## External Links

* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script
Rhea

## Appearances

**Rhea** is an artificial intelligence unit installed in the U.S.S. Hephaestus station. As a non-verbal unit, she communicates through beeps and through text via a series of small consoles mounted on the walls throughout the station.

She is the mother program running the Hephaestus during Captain Isabel Lovelace's mission, and is mentioned to be a "Gen Zero" A.I. and a "technological predecessor of Hera."

Shortly before Lovelace left the ship, Rhea ceased functioning, likely due to sabotage by Elias Selberg.

### Trivia

Rhea shares a name with the Titaness Rhea from Greek mythology, mother of the gods and goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation.

## References

1. ↑ http://personalinsanitymoment.tumblr.com/post/134075248693/do-you-have-the-birthdays-of-lovelaces-crew-if
2. ↑ "Change of Mind"
Boléro

**"Boléro"** is the forty-sixth episode of the podcast. It was originally released on 25 December, 2016.

## Episode Description

As Eiffel, Minkowski, and Hera reel from the results of their mutiny, it soon becomes clear that even worse dangers might be right around the corner. With everyone's psyche in a delicate state and the chances of survival mounting against them, the crew has to decide how to spend their last hours before the alien contact event. Plus, the Grand Ol' Opry, ooga-booga, evolution, the oncoming alien-pocalypse, and getting by with some help from your friends.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Deep Breaths

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel and Alexander Hilbert
* Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Renée Minkowski
* Michaela Swee as Hera

**"Deep Breaths"** is the twelfth episode of the podcast, and the first part in a two-part special. It was released on 24 December 2014.

## Episode Description

It's Christmas Day on the Hephaestus. While Minkowski does her best to approximate a traditional holiday dinner, Eiffel decides he's going to try to smoke his last cigarette. Both plans are put on hold, however, when Dr. Hilbert stumbles upon a major discovery. Plus, impenetrable darkness, the blunt approach, sanitized pagan rituals, caller ID, and the last of the real turkey.

## Plot summary

Eiffel is complaining about it being a bad time when a transmission from Minkowski reveals it's Christmas. He notes that besides it being Christmas, there's something that's been forgotten. To lift his mood, he decides he's going to smoke his last cigarette. He ignores a request from Hilbert to help with an experiment in favor of detailing his plan: Hera is going to remove all the oxygen from the room while Eiffel alternates taking drags from the cigarette and an oxygen mask. Hera warns him it's a bad idea, but he ignores her. Before they begin, she notifies him that she picked up a signal. He investigates it and manages to tune the signal to reveal the song *Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity* from *The Planets* by Gustav Holst. He thanks Hera and she says it's a gift, revealing that besides being Christmas, it's also Eiffel's birthday.

Hilbert interrupts and tells Eiffel that the transmissions shouldn't all be so old, and are not likely to be coming from Earth. Eiffel calls Minkowski to the Comms room and the crew realizes they may have made first contact. They want to try and trace the signal, but this requires a more direct signal. Minkowski goes outside the Hephaestus to adjust the receptor dish and Hilbert and Eiffel go to the bridge to start the calculations on the signal. Minkowski properly adjusts the dish and Hilbert calculates that the signal is originating in the Dorado constellation. Some interference comes into the signal, and Eiffel goes back to the Comms room to see if he can clear it up.

Once Eiffel is gone, Hilbert initiates a lockdown protocol, locking off the bridge. Minkowski arrives at the airlock and asks to be let in, but Hilbert blocks Hera from completing the order using an emergency override code. The code forces Hera to obey all of Hilbert’s commands, leaving Minkowski outside of the ship. Hilbert says goodbye to Minkowski and cuts off her communications. Then, it is discovered that Eiffel overheard their conversation. Hilbert reveals to him that he had access to a faster method of communication with Earth and has sent them a hail. Hilbert orders Hera to deploy the halothane gas hooked up to the Comms room to knock Eiffel out. The episode ends on Eiffel coughing on the halothane gas.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn.
* Official script.
Officer Klein

**Officer Klein** was one of the officers stationed aboard the USS Hermes, named after German mathematician Felix Klein. He was the one to first receive the full readout from the Contact Event, and had an amicable relationship with the rest of the Hermes crew. The exact nature of his official role aboard the Hermes is unknown. In *A Place for Everything,* Jacobi seems to recognize him, calling out his name when he removes his mask. Soon after, it is revealed that his, and the rest of the Hermes Crew's, body is under the control of Doctor Pryce, and that all four of them are effectively brain-dead. Subsequently, in *The Devil's Plaything*, Jacobi refers to Klein as a friend, "until we weren't anymore," calling him "a good guy." Not much else is known about his personal life or their relationship. Later in that episode, Jacobi jams the frequency that Pryce was using to animate and take control of the Hermes crew, and Klein, along with his colleagues, drop to the floor, apparently out of commission for the rest of the show.

### Appearances

* *Into the Depths*
* *A Place for Everything (mentioned)*
* *Idle Hands (mentioned)*
* *The Devil's Plaything (mentioned)*
Eris

**Eris** is an artificial intelligence that is part of the Goddard Futuristics contingency program, which is a psychological evaluation conducted on Goddard crews. For the first half of the simulation, she pretends to be Rhea in order to administrate the program.

Like Rhea, she is an A.I. unit. Unlike Rhea, she's a very advanced model, and very much verbal.

Eris is childish, playfully malicious, and seems to take delight in messing with the minds of the original Hephaestus crew. However, her behavior appears to be the result of her programming rather than conscious choice, which she explains to Lovelace in the final room of the simulation. Within the contingency simulation, Eris has the ability to warp individual perceptions of time (as she did with Hui), erase memory and knowledge, and temporarily stop functions such as speech.

### Trivia

Eris is named after the Greek goddess of strife and discord, Eris, and shares a name with the second largest dwarf planet in the known solar system.

1. ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54b2fadfe4b09dfd24afc55d/t/5adfb778352f536ee5876d61/1524610939347/W359\_4X\_RS.pdf
Succulent Rat-Killing Tar

## Cast

* Zach Valenti as Doug Eiffel and Alexander Hilbert
* Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Renée Minkowski
* Michaela Swee as Hera

**"Succulent Rat-Killing Tar"** is the first episode of *Wolf 359*. It was released on 15 August 2014.

## Synopsis

Officer Doug Eiffel, communications officer on board the U.S.S. Hephaestus Station, is willing to go to any lengths to procrastinate his work. Tasked with a pointless hunt for alien intelligence, Eiffel would much rather spend his time complaining about the station’s malfunctioning autopilot system and making sure his stash of contraband cigarettes doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. But when his instruments start picking up a mysterious radio signal from an unidentified source, Eiffel begins to wonder if someone - or something - could be trying to communicate with the Hephaestus. Plus, explosions, dangerous experiments,  non-destructive hair dryers, handy-dandy tips for surviving in outer space, and creative interpretations for the word “coffee.”

## Plot summary

Doug Eiffel, the Communications Officer on the Hephaestus, is recording his daily log. He is very bored of his mission to search for signs of alien intelligence and instead devotes his efforts to hiding his three remaining packs of contraband cigarettes from Commander Minkowski. He is unable to smoke these cigarettes due to the station's high-oxygen atmosphere. He also comments on a temperature malfunction caused by Hera, the station's AI auto-pilot, and the reclusive nature of Hilbert, who is working on a scientific discovery in his lab.

Doug's boredom is broken when he receives a faint signal from space. Unable to reproduce it, he leaves to fetch a cup of Hilbert's coffee substitute. On the way, he passes Hilbert's lab, which is making strange noises. Minkowski calls on the internal comms because she has found Eiffel's copy of Pryce and Carter in the observation deck, still wrapped. She orders him to read the book, as it is mandatory for all crew, and Eiffel asks Hera to recite it aloud.

Only a few tips into the book, Eiffel's instruments pick up the transmission again. He loses the signal after a few moments, shortly followed by the sound of an explosion from Hilbert's lab. Hilbert apologizes over the comms, insisting that everything is under control, but Hera confirms that the lab is now on fire and the automated fire suppression systems are not working. Eiffel leaves Minkowski deal with the situation alone, and instead attempts to contact the transmission's source. He manages to resolve the signal into "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin. Eiffel concludes it's an old signal from Earth that has been reflecting through space for decades, and is comforted by the reminder of home.

## External links

* Listen on Libsyn
* Recording script

## References

1. ↑ Official Wolf 359 website, "Season 1 — Wolf 359". Archived.