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'''OUTLINE'''
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'''Episodia''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictional_universe fictional universe] composed of episodes and characters organized in narrative threads. Its form is defined by its medium and is expected to mutate as it spreads. Hyperlinks connect the narrative to '''Wikipedia''' as the setting of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality real world] parallel universe. Key locations are geotagged on [http://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap] and photographs are published on [http://commons.wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons].
  
''Uri, Carla, Alexander, Najwa''
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'''The Passengers''' is the initial thread.
  
[[ISO 3166|<< PREVIOUS EPISODE]]  - [[S1E11|NEXT EPISODE >>]]
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====PERTH, AUSTRALIA====
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<gallery mode="packed-hover">
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File:GulfOfAden.jpg|[[The Zytglogge Mission]]
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File:BernBike.jpg|[[The Zytglogge Mission]]
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File:Kirchenfeldbruke.jpg|[[The Zytglogge Mission]]
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File:C130.jpg|[[I Seek You 2.0]]
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File:SwissFederalPalace.jpg|[[I Seek You 2.0]]
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File:MoscowCyclist.jpg|[[I Seek You 2.0]]
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File:OrientExpressVictoriaStation.jpg|[[London Calling]]
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File:UnionStationEagle.jpg|[[London Calling]]
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File:LondonTelephoneBox.jpg|[[London Calling]]
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File:RoadNevada.jpg|[[Drones over Vegas]]
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File:StkVegas.jpg|[[Drones over Vegas]]
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File:Hangar_One_at_Moffett_Field_1963.jpg|[[Hangar One]]
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File:HousingProjectTallinn.jpg|[[The Old Man and the Sea]]
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File:CCTV_HQ.jpg|[[CCTV]]
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File:BainDesPaquis.jpg|[[R1a1a]]
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File:Cannaregio.jpg|[[Cannaregio 1943]]
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File:JaffaPort.jpg|[[Jaffa Citrus]]
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File:DeadSea.jpg|[[Jaffa Citrus]]
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File:FaroFyr.jpg|[[U-3955]]
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File:Nexo_Havn_1945.jpg|[[The Hansa Way]]
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File:Il-2_attacking.jpg|[[The Hansa Way]]
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File:Fl%C3%BCchtlingstreck.jpg|[[The Hansa Way]]
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File:C47.jpg|[[The Chengdu Concubine]]
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File:BerlinAlexanderplatz.jpg|[[Swedish Rhapsody]]
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File:BerlinWall.jpg|[[The Kreuzberg Veil]]
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File:SevastopolRadarStation.JPG|[[Down the Pipe]]
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File:MadridBajarasT4.jpg|[[Origins]]
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File:WaveOnMaleconSunset.jpg|[[Operation Shutdown]]
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File:CentroHabanaStreet.jpg|[[Operation Shutdown]]
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</gallery>
  
The postman walks by an empty lot, stops for a moment, checks the address on the registered mail envelope from the UK, walks further past a parked fully equipped Honda Goldwing motorcycle and enters a Pawn Shop. A fat man in his mid-forties sits on a stool behind the counter&mdash;desperatly trying to pull a tape stuck in a VHS player.
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==Narrative timeline==
  
-Wow, Ricky. What have you got for me today? Looks formal! murmurs the shop owner as he catches a glimpse at the postman's envelope.
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'''The Passengers''' is loosely written in the format of a television series and divided in 3 parts (seasons).
  
-Not for you Bob, actually these are.
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*[[:category:Follow the Money|Follow the Money]] (part 1)
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*[[:category:The Clan|The Clan]] (part 2)
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*[[:category:The Quest for Eternity|The Quest for Eternity]] (part 3)
  
The postman hands a stack of letters, mostly government mail, to the shop owner.
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==Chronological timeline==
  
-Shit, thanks for the good news. Next time, drop them in my smoker outside.
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Although the narrative does not follow a chronological order, '''The Passengers''' is mainly set in 3 different periods<nowiki>*</nowiki>.
  
-How I'm I going to keep my job if you don't pay your taxes, teases the postman.
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*[[:category:The Age of Anne (1943-1953)|The Age of Anne (1943-1953)]]: from the signing of the Allies' armistice with Italy to the overthrowing of Iran's Mosaddegh government.
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*[[:category:The Age of Christiane (1979-1983)|The Age of Christiane (1979-1983)]]: from the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran to the death of singer Klaus Nomi.
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*[[:category:The Age of Nujood (2010- )|The Age of Nujood (2010- )]]: from the launch of '''Episodia''' on.
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>[[:category:Parachronia|Parachronic]] periods, one mediaeval set around the fall of The last Kazarian fortress (965) and one futuristic beginning on the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence (2026) are also being developed.
  
-That's actually my plan Ricky. Why do you think we're going out of business. Because of all your Amazon and E-Bay deliveries.
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==Annexes==
  
-Well, I'm sure you're doing well, replies the post-man. Isn't this a new motorbike you got parked outside.
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Annexes are metadiegetic texts written by '''The Passengers'''' characters.
  
-Not new. But a shiny one, right! replies the shop owner still busy levering a screwdriver in the VHS player.
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*[[Isabella's letter to Anastasio]] was lost when the Royal Mail Ship carrying it sank in the Arabian Sea.
 
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*[[Axel's note]] to Neda is Najwa's only memento of her father.
The postman smiles at the owner and gets ready to leave.
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*[[Uri's letter to Carla]] where Uri reveals hints about his many quests to Carla.
 
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*[[La Voie de l'ange]], an alternate ending to the posthumous diary of a young girl, is written in French by Najwa.
-By the way Bob, 226 Darwin Road, that should be right next door right?
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*[[La Clef d'Ateh]] is the French version of a short story originally written in Spanish by Anne, '''La Voie de l'ange'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s diarist.
 
 
-Well here is 224 and there's nothing till Howie's petrol station, which is what?
 
 
 
-320.
 
 
 
-Guess they screwed up then. What's the name?
 
 
 
The postman peeks at the envelope again.
 
 
 
-Anastasio Xanthis, 226 Darwin Road, Perth, Australia. No postcode.
 
 
 
-Never heard of that name...
 
 
 
-Ok then, thanks, good luck with the technology, replies the postman as he opens the door.
 
 
 
-I think I remember that there were issues with some neighbors, Greeks I think, regarding an unsettled land dispute when my old man bought the building... There are foundations a few yards from the road there. I don't know.
 
 
 
-Well. Need a signature, so I guess this one will go back to England!
 
 
 
The postman leaves the Paw Shop and notices the cut out rusted 45 gallon drum with a grill just outside.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[ISO 3166|<< PREVIOUS EPISODE]] -  [[S1E11|NEXT EPISODE >>]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Episodes]]
 
[[Category:The Venetian Cell|1.010]]
 
[[Category:Follow the Money|1.010]]
 
[[Category:The Age of Nujood (2010- )]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:04, 22 December 2023

Episodia is a fictional universe composed of episodes and characters organized in narrative threads. Its form is defined by its medium and is expected to mutate as it spreads. Hyperlinks connect the narrative to Wikipedia as the setting of a real world parallel universe. Key locations are geotagged on OpenStreetMap and photographs are published on Wikimedia Commons.

The Passengers is the initial thread.

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Narrative timeline

The Passengers is loosely written in the format of a television series and divided in 3 parts (seasons).

Chronological timeline

Although the narrative does not follow a chronological order, The Passengers is mainly set in 3 different periods*.

*Parachronic periods, one mediaeval set around the fall of The last Kazarian fortress (965) and one futuristic beginning on the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence (2026) are also being developed.

Annexes

Annexes are metadiegetic texts written by The Passengers' characters.

  • Isabella's letter to Anastasio was lost when the Royal Mail Ship carrying it sank in the Arabian Sea.
  • Axel's note to Neda is Najwa's only memento of her father.
  • Uri's letter to Carla where Uri reveals hints about his many quests to Carla.
  • La Voie de l'ange, an alternate ending to the posthumous diary of a young girl, is written in French by Najwa.
  • La Clef d'Ateh is the French version of a short story originally written in Spanish by Anne, La Voie de l'ange's diarist.