Airship

Airship

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The grand airship gracefully rose into the sky, carrying the dreams of a new era.

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The airship is a major location in Rule of Rose.

Based on real airships, the airship is a place the children pretend they are on instead of being in Rose Garden Orphanage. The children's fantasy and imagery depicts the airship as a giant koi.

Most of the rooms on the airship are the equivalent to or represent a room in the orphanage (though the layout varies, for example, the Club Room on the same floor as the Sick Room).

Most of the game is set on the airship as opposed to the orphanage, thus the area is a larger explore and there are more places for events to happen.

Jennifer states that she "couldn't bear" playing Airship with the other children as an airship's fatal crash caused the ill fate of her parents.

Inspiration

The R101 flight of 1930.

The airship is doubtlessly based off of the fatal R101 flight of 1930. Not only does the airship in the game bear a strong (outer and inner) resemblance to the R101 flight, but it took off in Cardington, 1930, and was set for the location of India. The unfortunate fate of the flight left all but eight people to perish, one of whom, according to the game, was Jennifer.

Gallery

Wendy's drawing of the airship as a koi.

Jennifer on the roof of the airship

Upper Deck

Lower Deck

Central Stairway