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TGW-1029

Chapter: Faith and Future
Characters: Capt Chardis, cissy, cowart, elias, Larissa, Lt. shama, Marka, Queen Ann'gijn, smits, Taritha
Location: hotel, Ptero
└ Tags: overhear, serendipity

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  1. Scarsdale
    December 7, 2022, 22:27 | # | Reply

    That looks better for Cissy that she’s was just checking on
    the sincerity of the Impsec’s intentions for her. Maybe now
    she’ll relax just a bit? She’s getting closer to Alex too. Meeting
    the family is a big step in that direction, I just hope it goes
    better for her than when I met my wife’s family LOL!

    Called it! So much the better the P’tera crew members can
    explain things next time they see the Queen on how the
    Pride does her thing. And make a bond with both the Catians’
    and the Imperial Navy that no treaty could make.

  2. Jochi
    December 8, 2022, 14:25 | # | Reply

    There is a word for a person, usually an officer, assigned to a role in a different
    military hierarchy like a ship’s company than the one to which he holds allegiance,
    like Elias here. I thought it was ‘brevet’, but an online search tells me that’s
    something different. I am a bit surprised that the Empire is so freely accepting
    such non-Imperial citizens into its military, even if their true loyalty is to a nominal
    semi-ally of the moment.

    • Petercat
      December 8, 2022, 14:42 | # | Reply

      Actually, this is the Imperial merchant fleet, not the Imperial Navy.
      Although the Imperial Marines will accept anyone that can meet the requirements and
      not complicate logistics, which is why they don’t accept females. Which is also why the
      Navy is majority female to such an extent.
      The Legion, of course, will accept anyone who is not morally repulsive. They’re expanding,
      as well.
      The Merchant Marine is run from Catia, and the idea has always been to include other
      species in commerce. Eventually the Catians will be leasing freighters to any member
      species that wants to participate in commerce. But that comes later.
      Captain Chardis has some good reasons to want Ptero crew on her ship. More later.

      • Scarsdale
        December 8, 2022, 16:56 | # | Reply

        I swear PC sometimes I think you have a year’s (if not more) worth of
        scripts already written for your comic 😉 You do stick to your lore better
        than anyone else’s I’ve read!
        I had thought that since the Pride was strictly a diplomatic ship now it
        wasn’t part of ImpMerc any more, but part of the diplomatic corp.
        I had figured once the Fringe races were able to handle it they would
        trade directly with the worlds they are trading with. All would be a part
        of ImpMerc and share their gross incomes accordingly. That way the navy
        could continue to build and improve the tech needed to keep up with
        any and all opposing forces.

        • Petercat
          December 8, 2022, 19:00 | # | Reply

          One of the reasons that the Navy is able to expand so rapidly is that it has
          an absolute lock on space mining and zero-gee/vacuum materials refining and
          processing.
          For example, foamed metal casting of various densities for civilian manufacturing
          and alloys that would be impossible in a gravity well. The Navy is doing quite well
          financially. Since nobody was involved in space mining or manufacturing, they are
          not taking anything away from civilians, and everyone benefits from the results.
          However, all income goes into the Imperial coffers and (most) is returned in the
          military budgets. The rest supports other imperial responsibilities, of which… There
          really aren’t very many. Again, outside of general defense, the Empire doesn’t do much.

          • Scarsdale
            December 9, 2022, 00:09 | # | Reply

            I had read some on the concept of foamed metals I know they did a few
            experiments on the ISS but there’s little on how they did it. Of course I
            haven’t looked it up in a while so yeah. I’m guessing they melt the metal
            and inject an inert gas that’s heated as well to create the foam.

            I just ordered a new printer (FDM, I still don’t have the shop ready for
            resin) and I’m itching to try a honey comb style of printing that raises the
            over all strength of printed parts without the added weight. The new printer
            has all the upgrades and then some that I did to my old one. It’s a Sovol v6
            that claims to be able to print carbon fiber nylon out of the box.
            (crosses fingers)

          • JasonAW3
            December 9, 2022, 04:15 | # | Reply

            Mining 16 Psyche probably doesn’t hurt either…

            • me
              December 9, 2022, 12:51 | # | Reply

              Without grav tech mining asteroids and sending the ore down
              to Earth is probably too expensive to really “work out”.

              Unless you find a way to transport and land the samples safely
              and inexpensively using only stuff you can mine for.

              Transporting the fuel from Earth for the return trip
              to an asteroid would be an economic nightmare.

              With the Empire’s grav tech this point is, of course, moot.

              • JasonAW3
                December 16, 2022, 18:43 | # | Reply

                Why would you want to ship the materials “downwell” to process?
                I can come up with at least a half dozen ways of refining materials that would work in microgravity,
                with current technology. While fuel might be an issue, mining “wet” asteroids or comets is doable.
                Again, whole lot cheaper than going “downwell” to Earth.

                In fact, I’d be interested to see if there are any private companies setting up lunar and Mars
                colony/facilities to support space manufacturing / orbital trade stations.

                As I’m pretty sure an interstellar war is on the not too distant horizon, it might be an idea to
                Maybe do a few side stories to cover this? Just a thought.

    • Scarsdale
      December 8, 2022, 16:35 | # | Reply

      I’ve noticed that anyone that doesn’t harm other people by choice
      or for enjoyment have a place in the Empire. Largely the victims
      of those who do and are keep the “unworthy” from taking part of
      decisions in government actions. They are looked at as “weak” and
      “only good for work and sex” and turning food into crap. It’s
      largely those few that are smart enough to know they can’t use
      “the system” to make the right changes, but instead make the
      decision to to act when it IS possible. Or help those who can
      do something about it.

    • President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neanderthal B Woodman Domestic Violent Extremist SuperStraight
      December 9, 2022, 14:51 | # | Reply

      “Brevet” is usually a temporary field promotion.
      It could be made permanent later. “Could”, but not always “is”.

      Look at the history of George Armstrong Custer. He got promoted
      and busted more times than a roller coaster goes up and down.
      (IMHO, I think he got everything that was coming to him at Little
      Big Horn. Too bad he took so many other good people down with him)

  3. Scarsdale
    December 9, 2022, 12:32 | # | Reply

    Reading the top story keeps giving me flash-back of meeting and dealing
    with my in-laws, My wife had dropped most of her accent after the first
    20 years but at the same time I’ve picked up a bit of hers heh…
    I have a bit of a studder and it seems the accent helps… go figure…
    Like I say howdy rather than h-h-h-hi lol.

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