'Bout tyme!
1. Agreed.
2. Hmm. Yes, I agree, but I just can't think of anything.
3. I guess both were. I don't think it really matters if the reader gets confused about this, so I'll leave it.
4. Whatever do you mean?
I rather doubt they would have been. Their claws might be retractable though.
5. Aye, will do
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6. A point.
7. True.
8. Hmm... well, a few hours can be anything from two to ten
. Also, note that they didn't eject just in the suit - they ejected with the whole seat. The suit itself can't keep someone alive for more than about an hour. It's the chair that contains the main oxygen supply (and the water supply). The chair also contains the main battery for the suit's thermal regulator (which again, has a separate one, but of very limited durability). The point is, unless the system is fully charged up - from the Scim's power plant - it won't do much good. However, because the system is so old and worn out, the battery
cannot be fully charged up. All in all, the Scim and all its backup systems are on the verge of giving out - the designers had never even considered the possibility of such abuse as the ship has gone through. Normally, fighters are fully repaired, charged up, and refueled after every mission.
9.
10. No, I don't
. I mean, I could mean it, but it's a cliche. I know it sounds a bit better, but I'd rather stick with mine.
11. True. It's now an ellipsis.
12. Aye, agreed.
13. Exactly
. No Confederation would ever force the lemmings to discontinue the custom
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14. Whatever it is that actually happens, all they know is that they don't notice the fear. Besides, I did mention that they channel it into action, didn't I?
15. Hmm, yes, I agree. It does sound a tad better.
16. Yes, klicks. Dunno why it got skipped.
17. The obvious things usually do
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19. Dunno. If he is though, that's his business, innit?
20. Well, it's only fair. It wouldn't be very nice of Weaver to do otherwise.
21. Aye, it does. I remember seeing a rather interesting photo in a book about WWI once. It was subtitled "British and German soldiers exchanging cigarettes during the Christmas truce, 1915."
22. Oh shit!
That sentence shouldn't be there
. It's the leftover from a previous edit.
There, changed it. It's now **looking in the direction where the victorious destroyer was slowing to a halt.**
Yes, the circumstances were somewhat abrupt. As for the capships - well, even if the Hha'ka had been able to do anything, Weaver was far too busy to even notice them. In WC2, there are several missions where capships fight each other - and I always find myself saying, "Damn it, I missed the explosion again!"
There is just a tiny bit of dreaming left, but it's only to wrap the dreams up
.
The Comms Officer is actually just another anonymous character
. Much like Rolphe and the rest of the destroyer crew, her sole purpose in life was to make this chapter more complete
I actually think that a safe landing would have been just as appropriate - but I've had this planned out for so long that there was no way I would've changed it when I finally got there.
The last chapter and epilogue should be here towards the end of the week. I'm just trying to finish off one scene, and then I've got one more. Almost there...
