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 ====== SCHMITZ FUNERAL HOME ====== ====== SCHMITZ FUNERAL HOME ======
  
-{{:schmitz_funeral_services_new_horizon_scenic_2d.png?direct&400|}}+{{:schmitzfuneralhome_newhorizon_scenic2d.png?direct&400|}} 
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
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   * **Address:** NE Public Services Ring Road 4   * **Address:** NE Public Services Ring Road 4
   * **Surroundings:** Adjacent to [[new_horizon_funeral_services|New Horizon Funeral Services]]   * **Surroundings:** Adjacent to [[new_horizon_funeral_services|New Horizon Funeral Services]]
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 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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 ===== 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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