TOPIC: Horror on the Orient Express - All Rotations

mikeawmids wrote:
don't worry about the "blurred-thurred" hand... its an auto-jackoff-at-work cyberware prosthetic .

the severed thumb resting on the top of the box to his left that should cause greater concern.

Another great set of pics Mel

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Bulgaria

Athwart half of the Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria has for millennia been important for the countless trade routes that criss-cross the country. Within its relatively small area, it exhibits a striking range of geographical features, from swampy plains in the north to the rugged river gorges and mountains which dominate much of the heart of the country. Musala Peak, the country’s highest mountain, rises some 9,596 feet. Pine-covered slopes contain countless rivers and glacial lakes, as well as mineral springs - more than half of these springs are quite hot, some boiling, as they bubble out of the rock.

The Slavic tribes which settled in the eastern parts of Bulgaria in the 6th century A.D. assimilated the resident Thracian tribes, thus forming the present ethnicity of the nation.

Throughout its history, Bulgaria has had a strong sense of national unity, especially during the long centuries of Ottoman domination, flowering strongly during the country’s struggles for independence in the 19th century.

The most widely-spoken language is Bulgarian, although other Slavic languages, Greek, and Turkish are spoken by scattered minorities. The unit of currency is the Leva, 25 of which equal one British pound sterling. After the Great War, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, leader of the Peasant Party, became Prime Minister in 1919.

Sofia

Humans have lived on the site of Sofi a since at least 4,000 B.C. Their Paleolithic traces are often found in the caves which dot the area’s river gorges, particularly those on the banks of the Iskur River, which flows through the outskirts of Sofia.

The Sardi, a Thracian tribe, established a settlement near its hot mineral springs as early as the 8th century B.C. That town fell to the Roman Empire in 29 B.C. Sofi a reached its Classical-era height under the emperor Constantine the Great, and in 343 A.D. was the site of an important meeting of Christian bishops.

The city fell to the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1382, and was liberated by the Russians in 1878. After being declared the national capital in 1879, Sofia and its citizens played a powerful part in the political struggles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Its fortunes have languished since the end of the Great War. Bulgaria was allied with the Central Powers - but the city continues to grow in both area and population.

Events in Sofi in 1923

In Sofia on 5 February anarchists throw a bomb at a theatre box where the country’s Prime Minister, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, is seated with other government officials. There are no casualties but the police begin a massive hunt across the city to break up anarchist meetings and locate weapon stockpiles.

In an unrelated accident, the National Theatre burns down on 10 February during anniversary celebrations. The hunt for the anarchists culminates in a running gun battle at a Sofi a cafe on 27th February. Two are killed, and the remaining anarchists retreat to a house from which they hurl explosives until captured.

Bulgarian politics is at boiling point. When the prime minister insists on the resignation of Minister of Education Mr. Omartscherski on March 16, the latter draws a revolver and threatens to shoot him.

Cartwright awakens in agony


My Eye!

MellyMel wrote:
I'm not surprised, sleeping in those tight clothes and bow-tie. His jacket's so tight he can't move his left arm.

V THE SHORT VERSION

Tuesday 12th February 1923
The phony waiter escapes in a boat along a small river through the woods.
We find a dead waiter aboard the Express—his right hand hacked off and missing.
Arrive Sofia. We are detained to be questioned by police about the events on the Express.
Sofia is a dangerous city. No-one goes out at night.
There is escalating violence. Kidnappings and mutilations.
Police inspector ‘Major’ Vassil Kastova blames crimes on “The Butchers”.
Dr Jordanov drives us into Sofia then offers to loan us his car.
On Jordanov’s recommendation, we take rooms at the Fireside Guesthouse.
Woken in the night. Attack of the severed hands. Cartwright loses an eye.
Cartwright begins blurting incoherently about being able to see.
He can see the street. He can see a man driving a car.

Wednesday 13th February 1923
A shopping trip to buy a fancy eyepatch and a trip to see Dr. Jordanov.
Cartwright babbles again. Driving in the open country. Scenic villages and mountains.
We find Ivo Penev’s monograph The Dzhudzheta Idol—Evidence of a Civilization Older than Mankind.
Penev sent the idol to Todor Mateev at Sofia University.
Mateev went mad and killed his family. Wore their skins. Police shot him.
Later his research assistant, Raynar Isaev, killed herself.
Bad headaches drove her to stab herself through eye with an ice pick.
Jordanov arranged for us to meet Prof. Academician Chedanka at the university.

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