Lost? Confused? Why not read from the beginning of this chapter.
Hey, everyone! I finally admitted that I wasn’t going to kick this thing on my own, so I went to a doctor and got myself some antibiotics, which have helped tremendously. I’m still coughing but I can function normally at last. Yay!
So yes, the missing cat– who got only the slightest mention back in chapter three– belongs to Patty. And I know some of you are scratching your heads about that. In the earlier version of the comic, the cat (who was named Aslan and didn’t have escaping issues) belonged to Aria. Why the change of ownership? Well, it just seemed to me that of all the crew, the person most likely to bring a cat aboard ship was Patty.
Don’t forget about the January Special on the print version of Galaxion Book 1: The Jump!
Aww.
Once again, you have managed to change the subject in a charming way.
Expertly plotted.
Heh, it seems the future – rather peaceful, it seems – has made people rather soft and the military an object of ridicule. On the other hand, I see the Galaxion’s crew as competent but perhaps not fit to deal with the more violent situations down on the planet.
I’m not sure that has much to do with the futurity of it. Isn’t it more a “Scientist VS Military” thing?
* Looks at past 40 or so years of American interaction with their soldiers * The future, being soft, increases the level of ridicule heaped upon the military you say? Okay, there are certainly no counter-examples from the recent past. None whatsoever. Okay, now that you have found the complete and total lack of counter examples in the last nine years(yeek, has it really been that long?), go back to the late 60s and early 70s. Look at the complete and utter lack of counter examples then too. I would point out the suspicious absence of counter examples during the time between those, but I don’t think I need to.
At any rate, I expect that the reason for the ribbing is two fold. First, Fusella and Darvin are old friends, so she feels perfectly justified in ribbing him, and secondly that IP has stricter regulations and discipline than Tersa. Said disciplinary differences are probably due to the people running IP actually thinking ahead and designing their ships with systems for battle and demanding that their crews be ready to man the guns. Poor discipline is probably really, really deadly. Tersa, on the other hand, doesn’t want their captains getting into fights, so no guns, so standard orders for battle are something along the lines of “FLY YOU FOOLS!”
I’m thinking this is more like the Army vs. Navy rivalry: Two rival organizations both constantly involved in high-danger, high-prestige situations, both with a considerable amount of mostly-but-not-always well-deserved pride who have a habit of butting heads with each other when they cross paths. Why in the galaxy would anyone be surprised to find banter like this?
If I were reading a World War II story, I would expect cross-service rivalry to come across in ordinary conversation. If that banter weren’t there, the story would not be believable.
In short: Great scene, Tara!
I read this all last night in one sitting. SO so enjoying the mix of space geekery with drama.
This is one of my favorite pages simply because it speaks to the real dynamic and the ability of Darvin to sort of pierce through the Captain persona. This scene in particular speaks about their past history. It also makes me ship them REALLY hard xD
(So consider me in the likely minority. I think most people are interested in Darvin and Aria, but I want Darvin to make Fusella eat her words about how she can’t have a relationship. One of the things I hated most about Voyager was Janeway’s similar stance. It was kind of ridiculous. I felt that a person who is mature enough to be a Captain could figure out how to make relationships work , even if it was with her XO . heh. )