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* In the midst of an AlienInvasion and possibly TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, Zack borrows Diehl's phone to call his mom, only to find her number already in his contacts.
-->“Why do you have my mom’s number saved in your phone?”
** Diehl's exasperated response is to point out they've been friends and neighbors for years, that Diehl has had Zack's mom's number in his phone since they were twelve, and that Zack has had Diehl's mom listed in his phone for just as long.
-->“Why do you have my mom’s number saved in your phone?”
** Diehl's exasperated response is to point out they've been friends and neighbors for years, that Diehl has had Zack's mom's number in his phone since they were twelve, and that Zack has had Diehl's mom listed in his phone for just as long.
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!FridgeBrilliance
* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into themidst of an AlienInvasion and possibly TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, EDA, his second life when Zack borrows Diehl's phone to call and Xavier foiled his mom, only misguided attempt to find her number already in wipe out the Europans. His third life started after that, having realized the depth of his contacts.mistakes and willing to admit to his error.
-->“Why do you * While Vance and Xavier are pretty obvious foils, with Vance being the straight-laced soldier and Xavier being the gamer who has issues with authority, Vance and Zack also make for a pretty interesting comparison. Personality differences aside (Zack is definitely his father's son, after all), they both have my mom’s number saved one important thing in your phone?”
common: They both make serious mistakes due to an incomplete understanding of what is going on.
**Diehl's exasperated response is to point out they've been friends and neighbors for years, Zack chases the Glaive into the hangar bay, not realizing that Diehl has had the hangar bay doors are designed to slam shut unless they pick up a friendly transponder signal: Zack's mom's number interceptor, hot on the Glaive's tail, essentially holds the door for the enemy to get in just ahead of him.
** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is that humanity (under hisphone since leadership) are being tested to see if they were twelve, have the capacity to set aside their fight-or-flight instinct and that Zack has had Diehl's mom listed take part in his phone for interstellar society. Vance nearly made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Xavier and Zack, just as long.Zack made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Vance.
* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into the
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** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is that humanity (under his
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!FridgeBrilliance
* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into the EDA, his second life when Zack and Xavier foiled his misguided attempt to wipe out the Europans. His third life started after that, having realized the depth of his mistakes and willing to admit to his error.
* While Vance and Xavier are pretty obvious foils, with Vance being the straight-laced soldier and Xavier being the gamer who has issues with authority, Vance and Zack also make for a pretty interesting comparison. Personality differences aside (Zack is definitely his father's son, after all), they both have one important thing in common: They both make serious mistakes due to an incomplete understanding of what is going on.
** Zack chases the Glaive into the hangar bay, not realizing that the hangar bay doors are designed to slam shut unless they pick up a friendly transponder signal: Zack's interceptor, hot on the Glaive's tail, essentially holds the door for the enemy to get in just ahead of him.
** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is that humanity (under his leadership) are being tested to see if they have the capacity to set aside their fight-or-flight instinct and take part in interstellar society. Vance nearly made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Xavier and Zack, just as Zack made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Vance.
* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into the EDA, his second life when Zack and Xavier foiled his misguided attempt to wipe out the Europans. His third life started after that, having realized the depth of his mistakes and willing to admit to his error.
* While Vance and Xavier are pretty obvious foils, with Vance being the straight-laced soldier and Xavier being the gamer who has issues with authority, Vance and Zack also make for a pretty interesting comparison. Personality differences aside (Zack is definitely his father's son, after all), they both have one important thing in common: They both make serious mistakes due to an incomplete understanding of what is going on.
** Zack chases the Glaive into the hangar bay, not realizing that the hangar bay doors are designed to slam shut unless they pick up a friendly transponder signal: Zack's interceptor, hot on the Glaive's tail, essentially holds the door for the enemy to get in just ahead of him.
** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is that humanity (under his leadership) are being tested to see if they have the capacity to set aside their fight-or-flight instinct and take part in interstellar society. Vance nearly made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Xavier and Zack, just as Zack made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Vance.
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* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into the EDA, his second life when Zack and Xavier foiled his misguided attempt to wipe out the Europans. His third life started after that, having realized the depth of his mistakes and willing to admit to his error.
** Diehl's exasperated response is to
** Zack chases the Glaive into the hangar bay, not realizing
** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is
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* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
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* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.fashion.
* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into the EDA, his second life when Zack and Xavier foiled his misguided attempt to wipe out the Europans. His third life started after that, having realized the depth of his mistakes and willing to admit to his error.
* While Vance and Xavier are pretty obvious foils, with Vance being the straight-laced soldier and Xavier being the gamer who has issues with authority, Vance and Zack also make for a pretty interesting comparison. Personality differences aside (Zack is definitely his father's son, after all), they both have one important thing in common: They both make serious mistakes due to an incomplete understanding of what is going on.
** Zack chases the Glaive into the hangar bay, not realizing that the hangar bay doors are designed to slam shut unless they pick up a friendly transponder signal: Zack's interceptor, hot on the Glaive's tail, essentially holds the door for the enemy to get in just ahead of him.
** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is that humanity (under his leadership) are being tested to see if they have the capacity to set aside their fight-or-flight instinct and take part in interstellar society. Vance nearly made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Xavier and Zack, just as Zack made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Vance.
* In a more metaphorical sense, Admiral Vance is now on his third life. His first life ended when he was recruited into the EDA, his second life when Zack and Xavier foiled his misguided attempt to wipe out the Europans. His third life started after that, having realized the depth of his mistakes and willing to admit to his error.
* While Vance and Xavier are pretty obvious foils, with Vance being the straight-laced soldier and Xavier being the gamer who has issues with authority, Vance and Zack also make for a pretty interesting comparison. Personality differences aside (Zack is definitely his father's son, after all), they both have one important thing in common: They both make serious mistakes due to an incomplete understanding of what is going on.
** Zack chases the Glaive into the hangar bay, not realizing that the hangar bay doors are designed to slam shut unless they pick up a friendly transponder signal: Zack's interceptor, hot on the Glaive's tail, essentially holds the door for the enemy to get in just ahead of him.
** Vance thinks he is facing a fight to the death with aliens from the Jovian moon of Europa. What is actually happening is that humanity (under his leadership) are being tested to see if they have the capacity to set aside their fight-or-flight instinct and take part in interstellar society. Vance nearly made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Xavier and Zack, just as Zack made a costly mistake because he wouldn't listen to Vance.
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!FridgeBrilliance
* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
* There are three points in the story where Zack thinks his father has died. The sewage treatment plant in the BackStory, destroying the Disruptor in Antarctica, and finally destroying Admiral Vance's control center in the climax. It isn't until the third death that he is KilledOffForReal. Xavier Lightman [[RuleOfThree used up all three of his lives]], in true gamer fashion.
