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 ====== SCHMITZ FUNERAL HOME ====== ====== SCHMITZ FUNERAL HOME ======
  
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 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
   * **Location:** Public Services Ring, [[new_kourou|New Kourou]]   * **Location:** Public Services Ring, [[new_kourou|New Kourou]]
   * **Address:** NE Public Services Ring Road 4   * **Address:** NE Public Services Ring Road 4
-  * **Surroundings:** Nestled between the [[pharmacy_of_new_kourou|Pharmacy of New Kourou]] and [[new_horizon_funeral_services|New Horizon Funeral Services]]+  * **Surroundings:** Adjacent to [[new_horizon_funeral_services|New Horizon Funeral Services]] 
  
 Schmitz Funeral Home was the first [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] funeral parlor on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]], founded in early 2626 by twin brothers Ernest and Joe Schmitz. Both had survived the crash of the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] and initially shared the belief that settlers needed a dignified, [[the_earth|Earth]]-like burial tradition to anchor themselves in the new world. Schmitz Funeral Home was the first [[the_humans|ExoHuman]] funeral parlor on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]], founded in early 2626 by twin brothers Ernest and Joe Schmitz. Both had survived the crash of the [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] and initially shared the belief that settlers needed a dignified, [[the_earth|Earth]]-like burial tradition to anchor themselves in the new world.
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 But unity lasted only a few weeks. The brothers disagreed on everything: the design of the building, the philosophy behind funerals, the level of tradition versus innovations — and even how much light should fall into a mourning hall. But unity lasted only a few weeks. The brothers disagreed on everything: the design of the building, the philosophy behind funerals, the level of tradition versus innovations — and even how much light should fall into a mourning hall.
  
-The conflict escalated until Joe made a dramatic decision: He tore down the old [[hoos|Hoo]] stable at the right hand side of the shared property and used the ground to build a new, two-storey funeral home, which he named [[new_horizon_funeral_services|New Horizon Funeral Services]]. White-painted container walls, bright interiors, and an almost clinical optimism — everything Joe valued and everything Ernest rejected.+The conflict escalated until Joe made a dramatic decision: He tore down the old [[hoos|Hoo]] stable at the right hand side of the shared property and used the ground to build a new, two-storey funeral home, which he named [[new_horizon_funeral_services|New Horizon Funeral Services]]. 
  
 From that moment on, the Schmitz twins were competitors. From that moment on, the Schmitz twins were competitors.
  
-Ernest kept the original half of the property and the funeral home they had built together. The business continues to operate under his preferred philosophy of solemn reverence and dark, wood-scented spaces, while Joe’s New Horizon next door represents the opposite: light, renewal, and modernity.+Ernest kept the original half of the property and the funeral home they had built together. The business continues to operate under his preferred philosophy of solemn reverence and dark, wood-scented spaces, while Joe’s New Horizon next door represents the opposite: light and renewal.
 ===== Architectural Significance ===== ===== Architectural Significance =====
  
-  * **Construction Material:** Charred starship bulkheads, burnt alloy ribs, and soot-stained deck plating; interior lined with reclaimed, polished cabin wood. The building’s façade is clad in burn-scarred hull plates salvaged from the Last Frontier, a visual “bridge” between life and the fiery crash that began the Beta Age.+  * **Construction Material:** Built from repurposed containers and salvaged parts of the spaceship [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]] 
   * **Floors:** 1½ (main floor + loft-storage mezzanine)   * **Floors:** 1½ (main floor + loft-storage mezzanine)
   * **Design Purpose:** Evoke solemn respect; dark exterior contrasts warmly lit, wood-scented interior.    * **Design Purpose:** Evoke solemn respect; dark exterior contrasts warmly lit, wood-scented interior. 
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   * **Stock Storage:** Spare coffin panels, linens, and flowers grown in hydroponic trays.   * **Stock Storage:** Spare coffin panels, linens, and flowers grown in hydroponic trays.
  
-**Exterior Yard (rear of main building)**+**Courtyard**
  
-  * **Hoo Stable:** Small two-stall shelter with straw bedding, feed bins, and a rain-catch cistern; sized for the black-coated Hoos that pull the funeral cart. +  * **Hoo Stable:** Small two-stall shelter with straw bedding, feed bins, and a rain-catch cistern; sized for the black-coated [[hoos|Hoos]] that pull the funeral cart. 
-  * **Cart Shed:** Lean-to structure adjoining the stable; houses the black coffin cart, harness racks, and a basic repair toolkit.+  * **Cart Shed:** Lean-to structure adjoining the stable; houses the black coffin cart.
 ===== Look and Feel ===== ===== Look and Feel =====
  
-Inside smells of wood shavings, wax, and faint incense. Dim lanterns reflect off blackened hull panels, turning scars from the crash into delicate patterns. Soft string music — broadcast nightly from Weber Broadcasting — floats through hidden speakers. Despite the somber business, the space feels calm, almost hopeful, encouraging mourners to speak of new beginnings as much as endings.+As soon as you enter the building, the improvised chaos of New Kourou is left outside.  
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 +At Schmitz, everything is tidy and orderly. And there is a scent of citrus, wood shavings, wax and clarity in the air. No one here says much – everything runs its orderly course.  
  
 ===== Roles and Responsibilities ===== ===== Roles and Responsibilities =====
  
-  * **Ernest Schmitz (Owner / Mortician):** Oversees every service; mediates family disputes; prides himself on perfect coffin joinery. +  * **Ernest Schmitz (Owner / Mortician):** First point of contact for relatives. Builds the coffins, prepares the deceased, and oversees every ceremony. 
-  * **Body Preparers (2):** Clean and dress remains; manage stasis mats. +  * **Cart Driver / Mount Handler (1):** Guides the cart to Horizon’s Rest; doubles as cemetery liaison. 
-  * **Coffin Carpenter (1):** Crafts and engraves custom motifs (stars, family crests). +  * **Cleaning Bot (1):** Sterilises prep suite and sweeping floors.
-  * **Cart Driver / Hoo Handler (1):** Guides the black cart to Horizon’s Rest; doubles as cemetery liaison. +
-  * **Cleaning Bot (1):** Nightly sterilises prep suite and sweeping floors.+
  
 ===== Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm ===== ===== Public Access, Operating Hours and Operational Rhythm =====
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   * Use the parlor for quiet, emotional beats or as the start of darker mysteries.   * Use the parlor for quiet, emotional beats or as the start of darker mysteries.
   * A body shows unexplained nanite scars—murder, not accident?   * A body shows unexplained nanite scars—murder, not accident?
-  * Ernest’s burned hull façade draws protest; sabotage threatens to ignite volatile alloys. +
-  * Rival brother Joe bribes PCs to steal Ernest’s prized Morningstar cedar supply.+
  
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information ===== ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
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