A Slow Recovery


 * Ths article is about the episode. For the titular transcript, see Transcript:A Slow Recovery .  

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- What if the democracy we thought we were serving no longer exists, and the Republic has become the very evil we have been fighting to destroy?

"A Slow Recovery"  is the first episode of Arc 1: A Game of Power  of the Ratchet and Clank Roleplaying Lounge and the first of the overall series. It debuted on April 13, 2015, synchronous with the recreation of the third Lounge.

Overview
''Three years ago, Vendra Prog and her brother, Neftin Prog, released Nethers from the Netherverse into our dimension. The destruction was massive and many lives were lost. Since that horrible time, a provisional government has replaced Qwark's administration, and Minister of Defense  Barbara Jarvis  tries to lead the galaxy into the modern era. A Treaty bounds the Polaris Galaxy with the Solana Galaxy, and  Talwyn Apogee commands the armies of the  Polaris Defense Force. But now, three years later, Vendra and her brother are being released from the Zordoom Prison. ''

Synopsis
The episode begins with Barbara Jarvis and Talwyn Apogee overseeing the relocation of prisoners Vendra Prog and Neftin Prog from Zordoom Prison to a restricted mental asylum on planet Jasindu. Talwyn shows her disapproval of the decision, followed by Jarvis showing her understanding for Talwyn's feelings. She explains how officials have declared them mentally unhealthy and thus, unanswerable for their actions. They are out of their hands now. The dialogue is interrupted when a Polaris Defense Force regular enters the room, stating that "they have word". Jarvis and Talwyn procceed to follow the regular to a conference room, where politicians are arguing about the decision of Vendra's relocation.

Dr. Nefarious and Lawrence arrive on the volcanic world of Rykan V, seeking refuge underneath an abandoned Lava Refinery. With the decomissioned refinery as his primary base of operations, the doctor once again attempts to come up with a plan to conquer the Galaxy. While the Polaris Defense Force fails to apprehend the doctor, minister Jarvis goes to find the biggest current threat to the galaxy: Captain Romulus Slag. The Space Pirates grew in power and managed to attack and loot several weak worlds in the Outer Ring of the Polaris Galaxy. The Defense Force, unable to cope, turns to Jarvis for a possible last sollution. Jarvis hires a hitman - the Reactor - in an off-the-record hunting party. Slag was eventually captured by the Reactor, and brought to a containment cell in Zordoom Prison. But what are the true intensions of Jarvis for capturing Slag?

Credits

 * Written by:
 * Nick Torn
 * Directed by:
 * J.B.
 * Starring:
 * Kim van Manie
 * Katie W.
 * Alebarasi
 * Carl

Primary roles

 * Barbara Jarvis
 * Talwyn Apogee
 * Ratchet
 * Clank

Secondary roles

 * Vendra Prog
 * Dr. Nefarious
 * Thugs-4-Less Leader

Transcript

 * Main article: Transcript:A Slow Recovery

Trivia

 * The idea of Ratchet remaining in solitution, was actually a way to cover the fact that admin Kim was busy with college that time.