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32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#4051: Jul 13th 2018 at 6:53:47 AM

Sometimes, leadership is teaching people the right thing to do and putting them in a position to do it, even if that wasn't necessarily the original intention. So the commodore is being diplomatic, yes, but he's also being sincere.

Also, when the biggest gun in the immediate neighborhood (i.e. not the mysterious long-gunner, who probably is or is related to the panu'uri) is buddying up to you, at the very least, you're in a position that's steadily improving.

Of course, we're still in part 1 of this storyline, so let's not fool ourselves into thinking that things are only looking up from here.

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3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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Brickman Gentleman Adventurer! from wherever adventure takes me Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: My own grandpa
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#4053: Jul 15th 2018 at 8:09:37 AM

Heroics.

This actually strikes me as kinda a plot hole though. If Elf salvaged these things she knew had cultural importance, and that the UPA were the wrong hands for it to fall into, why would she not give them to someone else during the evacuation? She very much premeditated letting herself get captured, and did not expect to escape or survive.

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Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#4054: Jul 15th 2018 at 8:25:28 AM

Elf left her frag suit behind. She only got it back because Schlock grabbed the controller.

Adannor from effin' belarus Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#4055: Jul 15th 2018 at 9:50:23 AM

No, the talk is about evacuation. She didn't send the fragsuit or her cargo through the evacuation gate. She kept it with her while planning her suicidal surrender.

I suppose she may have been expecting her gear to be handed over to the fobottr alongside the ship, but that is not a very smart expectation. On the other hand, she was kinda broken down at the time.

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#4056: Jul 15th 2018 at 7:37:08 PM

Those tlumnphs do not belong to the Space Pope. And honestly, I can see Captain Foxworthy's point here. She has no idea if this is some sort of power grab, like a standing president showing up at the widow's house and claiming ownership of the deceased's memoir because they're a citizen.

KnightofLsama Since: Sep, 2010
#4057: Jul 16th 2018 at 12:41:32 AM

[up] Have you had a chance to read the RPG's entry on Gripp? Because this particular Space Pope is the head of an organisation specifically dedicated to preserving these items when their original owners die. Hopefully Gugro will be able to explain this issue quickly enough.

Adannor from effin' belarus Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#4058: Jul 16th 2018 at 12:44:39 AM

Elf has a point of the owners not being all dead yet.

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#4059: Jul 16th 2018 at 8:02:06 AM

While I totally see why Elf is doing what she's doing, she really could be doing it much more diplomatically. This feels like she's being needlessly antagonistic.

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#4060: Jul 17th 2018 at 8:48:31 AM

Things you don't want. I feel like this particular diplomatic crisis was resolved a little too easily, but I suppose it's better than yet another problem.

danime91 Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#4061: Jul 17th 2018 at 9:08:05 AM

I felt like it was some sort of secret test of character. Like, "let's see if the human actually knows fobott'r culture or if she's just trying to earn brownie points" or something like that.

Edited by danime91 on Jul 17th 2018 at 9:07:52 AM

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#4062: Jul 17th 2018 at 7:21:49 PM

Family request... DENIED.

Frankly, it makes sense for this particular request to be denied, and I get the impression that this is going to lead to the proposal of another way of helping protect the vulnerable here that doesn't require bending the rules 170 degrees.

Soban Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
#4063: Jul 17th 2018 at 9:05:22 PM

The Space Pope doesn't strike me as being a bad person. I expect that this might be a test of character. Regardless, I expect the answer to be something along the lines of 'All you do is recognize what has already happened, if you don't, then don't, but that doesn't change what is happening here.'

FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#4064: Jul 18th 2018 at 7:00:05 PM

Family is about more than blood... or other lubricants.

To be fair, I still think the Space Pope has something more she was going to spring to make things right. She's just giving Marshal Gugro room to either prove her point, or enough rope to hang herself.

Nohbody "In distress", my ass. from Somewhere in Dixie Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#4065: Jul 19th 2018 at 7:44:49 AM

Regarding the part number mentioned at the top of this thread page, that was due to technical issues. It's actually on Part 3, which is now showing on the website.

About to head out to work so I don't have time to check if part 2 is showing the right title.

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32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#4067: Jul 19th 2018 at 8:28:57 AM

Ah, okay, I feel much better about Tagon's fate now.

As for the future plans... neat.

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FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
#4068: Jul 19th 2018 at 7:24:14 PM

Oh my...

That... that's quite the offer. I'd say I hope she takes it, but I think that depends on her. I would respect someone who states they are not ready.

32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#4069: Jul 20th 2018 at 7:07:15 AM

I believe there's something that says that the best leaders are the ones who doubt that they could lead.

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FuzzyBoots from Outlying borough of Pittsburgh (there's a lot of Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Brickman Gentleman Adventurer! from wherever adventure takes me Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: My own grandpa
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#4071: Jul 20th 2018 at 8:48:04 PM

I don't remember where those bullets have been mentioned before.

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#4072: Jul 20th 2018 at 9:25:55 PM

They were in one of the author-comments previously, which I managed to find with some Google-fu.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#4073: Jul 22nd 2018 at 8:22:43 AM

Update. There's a lot going on with this one. Chinook-Prime is sequestered and getting therapy, but her long-gun ships are out there, each with a copy of her crazy version. They don't have spotters, though, which helps limit the damage they can do. The original oafans are back, so they can share their advanced knowledge with the galaxy (and help with Chinook), but they want their stuff back. Legally I think the Toughs don't have to give them squat since galactic law is pretty loose in regards to looting the dead, but Petey and the other god-AIs are going to negotiate a settlement anyway. I wonder if this means the Toughs have to move out of Jumpstar Prime. I hope not. At the very least, I suspect they'll lose Breath Weapon.

Adannor from effin' belarus Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#4074: Jul 22nd 2018 at 9:45:14 AM

On a technical basis, all blame can go to T'kkuts-Afa's choices and actions.

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#4075: Jul 22nd 2018 at 1:22:05 PM

Tbf, Breath Weapon is atm pretty much useless as a Warship anyway with the damage and I doubt anyone but the Oafans have the capacity to fix that anyway. Getting a nice Petey-negotiated settlement might be a way out.

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