L.B. Industries
STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 80% DONE
"L.B. Industries is a factory which fell with London, and then fell a little further. Inaccessible to Londoners, it was taken over by Rattus Faber. Ratty generations later, they still run the place, producing cotton and steel to trade with London, and weapons reserved for their own kind."[1]
L.B. Industries, is an an old London factory which was buried deep during the Fall. It was forgotten by all except the Rattus Faber, which now claimed and operate the factory under the legal principle of adverse possession.[2] The adverse possession of the factory was only made known during the Grand Clearing-Out, when the factory was rediscovered when workers began digging under the Blind Helmsman.[3] Over the generations, the factory machinery has been modified to better suite it's new rat workforce, however, the factory does hire human workers to speed up the production of cotton, steel, and Rattus weaponry.[4]
The Fore-Rats
Vast machinery wheezes and steams; heavy metal thumps and crushes; pipes rattle and squeal. It differs from a London factory only slightly: long levers give the rats sufficient force to work human-sized controls and pulleys are as much a mode of transport as part of the workings.[5]
The Grizzled Gaffer is perhaps the oldest of the fore-rats. He is known for white snout and his slow methodical work on the controls of what at some point may have been a loom.[6]
The Masterly Machinist is a fore-rat the colour and size of a loaf of bread, whose head is often found deeply immersed in a tool box.[7] He is particularly concerned with the well being of his workers and has ensured that all workers in the factory do not go hungry.[8] Constantly tinkering, he is also married to the main fore-rat of the factory.[9]
The Eager Engineer is the youngest of the fore-rats.[10] Known as a prodigy, who recently passed her tests, this fore-rat is noted for there eagerness and courage, alongside there small stature, black fur, and bright eyes.[11] It is also implied that the Masterly Machinist is the father of the Eager Engineer.[12]
References
- ↑ "Welcome to L.B. Industries!" , ' "L.B. Industries is a factory which fell with London, and then fell a little further. Inaccessible to Londoners, it was taken over by Rattus Faber. Ratty generations later, they still run the place, producing cotton and steel to trade with London, and weapons reserved for their own kind."
- ↑ Head Far Beneath the Blind Helmsman, ' "Following the tunnel leads to an old London factory – one that fell deeper than the rest of the city when it was pulled into the Neath. In the dust and chaos, it was forgotten by all but the Rattus Faber. They claim that, under the legal principle of adverse possession, it is now theirs."
- ↑ Mr Chimes' Grand Clearing-Out (historical), '
- ↑ "Welcome to L.B. Industries!" , ' "L.B. Industries is a factory which fell with London, and then fell a little further. Inaccessible to Londoners, it was taken over by Rattus Faber. Ratty generations later, they still run the place, producing cotton and steel to trade with London, and weapons reserved for their own kind."
- ↑ Your Labour, and its Fruits, ' "Vast machinery wheezes and steams; heavy metal thumps and crushes; pipes rattle and squeal. It differs from a London factory only slightly: long levers give the rats sufficient force to work human-sized controls and pulleys are as much a mode of transport as part of the workings."
- ↑ The Grizzled Gaffer, ' "A white-snouted rat, hunched with age, works slowly and methodically on the controls of what might once have been a loom."
- ↑ The Masterly Machinist , ' "A rat the size and colour of a loaf of bread has his head immersed in a toolbox. As you watch, he withdraws an implement and immediately sets to connecting wires on an ancient-looking spinning mule."
- ↑ Receive your pay in biscuits, ' "The Masterly Machinist […]. When you receive your crate of biscuits, he nods in approval. "A healthy body, a healthy worker." A rat in the queue behind you snickers. The Machinist spins to face them. "Well, have you known a single rat here go hungry?""
- ↑ "Right you are." , ' "The Fore-Rat scampers to a sheet on the wall, where she scratches a mark in a column. She looks down at her paws, briefly bashful. "That's my 'usband that is. Can't go wrong working with 'im. Lovely chap. Very skilled. Very kind.""
- ↑ The Eager Engineer, ' "A small, bright-eyed, black rat scampers along the gantry. She runs along the very edge, clearly unconcerned by the drop"
- ↑ The Eager Engineer, ' "The Fore-Rat trots to a sheet on the wall, where she scratches a mark in a column. "I think she's too young, but she's passed all the tests and her dad says she's a prodigy. Prodigy!" She twitches her nose at you. "We'll see. Might be more 'n you can handle but it's your choice.""
- ↑ A pile in no time, ' ""Stand down," the Masterly Machinist nods to the white rat. "We'll get this one to take over here." He shoos the white rat away. "I'm sure you've someone you'd rather spend time with." The Machinist doesn't wait till he's out of earshot to add. "He has a soft spot for my daughter.""
