Editing Episode 701: Nuptials
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'''Omar:''' ''Those'' are the cutting edge. The Elect is more proven technology that they are willing to use on people they haven't either preselected or … built … from scratch, but are using psychological, pharmacological, and cybernetic tools to create … the 90-Second Heroes. <br> | '''Omar:''' ''Those'' are the cutting edge. The Elect is more proven technology that they are willing to use on people they haven't either preselected or … built … from scratch, but are using psychological, pharmacological, and cybernetic tools to create … the 90-Second Heroes. <br> | ||
'''Nika:''' Oh, great. <br> | '''Nika:''' Oh, great. <br> | ||
| − | '''Omar:''' I don't know if you're one for military history but there was a study done at the end of the U-War of the 90-Second Hero. Apparently there was a big push to get better body armor built because the thought was if you could keep someone alive for 90 more seconds in a firefight, that was enough to turn the tide. Like a very few soldiers who lived 90 seconds longer than the typical one could turn the tide. But guns are just better than armor. It's always easier to blow something up or burn it to the ground or break its gears or whatever it is instead of defending it against that. So they went to a different tactic. they figured out ways to make soldiers that wouldn't get scared. Soldiers who would just keep fighting despite injuries that would just knock most of us out or at least stop us in our tracks. ''That' | + | '''Omar:''' I don't know if you're one for military history but there was a study done at the end of the U-War of the 90-Second Hero. Apparently there was a big push to get better body armor built because the thought was if you could keep someone alive for 90 more seconds in a firefight, that was enough to turn the tide. Like a very few soldiers who lived 90 seconds longer than the typical one could turn the tide. But guns are just better than armor. It's always easier to blow something up or burn it to the ground or break its gears or whatever it is instead of defending it against that. So they went to a different tactic. they figured out ways to make soldiers that wouldn't get scared. Soldiers who would just keep fighting despite injuries that would just knock most of us out or at least stop us in our tracks. ''That'''s what the Elect are. They are sometimes faster and enhanced in some ways, but they aren't designed to survive the battles. Just to survive a little bit longer. Just long enough to—<br> |
'''Nika:''' Is there anything left of them, or do you know? <br> | '''Nika:''' Is there anything left of them, or do you know? <br> | ||
'''Omar:''' Left of? <br> | '''Omar:''' Left of? <br> | ||
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| − | + | Tuesday, 15 Jun 2523<br><br> | |
The big day has arrived. We load up the wedding party and the guests and take Equinox and Drakkar aloft. Once in the Black, Nika expertly docks with the larger ship and everyone gets busy setting up the wedding chapel in Equinox's cargo bay. Chairs rattle and clack as they're unfolded and arranged on the deck. A dias of sorts is arranged using cargo pallets and an area rug. Rina is taken off to one of the first class cabins on the pax deck to prepare for the ceremony and Joshua is likewise given a cabin. There's hilarity involved in keeping bride and groom apart and not a few jokes about ninjas crashing the party. Joshua doesn't much appreciate the wedding being the butt of jokes, and his mother still hasn't arrived though we've received word that she is en route. <br><br> | The big day has arrived. We load up the wedding party and the guests and take Equinox and Drakkar aloft. Once in the Black, Nika expertly docks with the larger ship and everyone gets busy setting up the wedding chapel in Equinox's cargo bay. Chairs rattle and clack as they're unfolded and arranged on the deck. A dias of sorts is arranged using cargo pallets and an area rug. Rina is taken off to one of the first class cabins on the pax deck to prepare for the ceremony and Joshua is likewise given a cabin. There's hilarity involved in keeping bride and groom apart and not a few jokes about ninjas crashing the party. Joshua doesn't much appreciate the wedding being the butt of jokes, and his mother still hasn't arrived though we've received word that she is en route. <br><br> | ||
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At this point the PA breaks in. <br><br> | At this point the PA breaks in. <br><br> | ||
| − | '''PA:''' | + | '''PA:''' "Drakkar" to ''Equinox''. <br> |
'''Joshua:''' (to Nika) That's you. <br> | '''Joshua:''' (to Nika) That's you. <br> | ||
'''Nika:''' If she's inbound, maybe you should go to the bridge and see if you can hail her and see if you can find out where she is. <br><br> | '''Nika:''' If she's inbound, maybe you should go to the bridge and see if you can hail her and see if you can find out where she is. <br><br> | ||
