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Well....damn. I had hoped it wouldn't come to this, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized this was the only possible outcome. As Beryl said, it would have seemed highly suspicious to the Umiak (or anyone) to find an unmanned shuttle. An unmanned shuttle laden with 50-odd alien Loroi-i...

Hahaha! Sneaky Stillstorm. She does not like being told what to do by the emperor, so she likely had Tempo occupied elsewhere and perhaps did not even mention they were going to interrogate Alex. They just woke him up and went at it. Neither Greywind nor Tempo would have approved of how Stillstorm ...

I'm currently in the hospital. Don't be alarmed; I have a small injury that went septic (which may explain why it took me three weeks to fight off the flu), and I will probably be here for a few more days while they pump me full of antibiotics and frown disapprovingly. So as you can imagine, I don'...

Here's a computer sim of stars orbiting Sgr A* based on a time lapse captured over a 20-year period. The actual time lapse video is at 0:58:

I had envisioned the drone concept as a relatively close swarm around the mother ship (to reduce comm lag) which would act as a CIWS for incoming projectiles. Anything that got past the mother ship's PD weapons would get shredded by the drone swarm (edit: as basically described just above) You can t...

I am wondering what benefit there is to having manned interceptors in the Outsider-verse. I'm not questioning their role as mobile point-defense platforms. These should be quite useful against the Umiak tactics of using missile swarms to occupy Loroi defenses until they can get within beam-weapon ra...

It sounds like a cloaking device that works both ways. They can't see you, but as an added handicap, you can't can't see anything else. It would be a great way to force adversaries into a perpetual cold war. You could obliterate your enemy in one move, but they could do the same to you. Mutually-Ass...

Nice story! Another thing I noticed, especially now that I am currently on another vegetarian try out again, is that I feel more... alert mentally. On meat I am definitely more lethargic, both physically and mentally. I mostly stick to poultry when it comes to meat. Prefer my fish raw (sushi -- onl...

Being exposed to potential pathogens is especially important for children... this is why as societies become more urbanized and sedentary, people's immune systems tank and prevalence of allergies rises. I recall seeing a statistic that children in families with pets have much better immune systems....

Moderation is key yes, but I also dare say that some things should be ingested only rarely rather than often. During my supermarket work days in the past I saw customers buy loads of soda pop like it was going extinct. I never understood the addiction to the stuff. I stopped liking the stuff as a l...

Keklas Rekobah wrote: ↑

Sun May 01, 2022 2:04 am

It is R&R at the Perrein Orbital Citadel. Fireblade meets Beryl coming out of the Exchange, and notices the package under Beryl’s arm.

Fireblade: <?>
Beryl: <Barsam love tonic. I got it for Alex.>

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Fireblade: <Nice trade.>

That one's gold

In my experience, the body's immune system is incredibly powerful and effective...if you allow it to be. Handwashing and sanitizer and all that is great if you are going to be touching other people and/or licking your hands after getting someone else's bodily fluids or waste on them. Otherwise, ther...

@Arioch: Do you use stock images for the starfields and other space backdrops, or do you illustrate them yourself? If so, how do you do it? I used some stock images for the Prologue cover and the first few pages, but the subsequent ones (including the Naam proplyd background) I created myself. Nebu...

@Arioch: Do you use stock images for the starfields and other space backdrops, or do you illustrate them yourself? If so, how do you do it?

The Umiak deserve the Borg. The Loroi deserve the Eldar. The Historians deserve the Culture. The Empire from Starwars deserve the Umiak. The Federation deserves the Loroi. SG5 deserves the Cylons. I was thinking the Umiak and the Dominion deserve each other. Tech differences notwithstanding, what h...

Would most Loroi, military or civilian, care to have any type of pet? Since the only known ones we have in The Union are basically parasitic birds who'll lay eggs in you if they escape their cage, would a common house pet, or just a suitable Earth creature in general, be appealing to them? I think ...

I'm a sucker for classical music, so here is my selection Great choices. Holst goes really well with Stillstorm, but that organ piece for Tempo is my favorite. There is just something...unsettling about her. Maybe it's the eyes. But she's the one character in this story around whom I'd have the mos...

One reason why you might want your Space Marines to use beam weapons rather than slugthrowers aboard starships is that the destructive force of a beam weapon can be adjusted up and down to meet the needs of the moment. Which is probably important when the surroundings you're fighting in are worth m...

Also, is there an off chance this could be orchestrated to test his loyalty? A test to see how truthful he is and trustworthy is before moving forward. They had stated other neutral Nations had betrayed them in the past, what if this is a similar way of testing that they use on first contact. A tru...

I think it almost goes without saying that the Historian won't remain idle when the Loroi spring into action. He already said Alex should not trust the Loroi, and he may be even partially right. It's obvious Fireblade does not trust Alex, and the moment he gives her a justfiable reason I reckon she...