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We have an orbiting interplanetary spinning space ship with nuclear pulse propulsion.
I think it's safe to say we're telling a science fiction story.
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06-11-2006
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What kind of story is this? I am telling the story of the trip from the perspective of my character. I am taking some literary liberties in driving the overall journey into a particular direction, but I am doing that so that the journey does not get lost for the intreague. What I did in my last post was to puch the journey forward, and to draw some conclusions about what had led to the previous uncheduled events - all from the perspective of my character. While that may have delayed some of the plot twists that others had envisioned, it is not an attempt to stop their input, only to keep the journey moving forward. In the end I want the ship as a central character and the crew as a whole to be a hopeful thing, and not a story of their constant flaws. As the captain I am making moves to keep those things hidden from public view. That does not mean that they just have to stop. Let me give some examples.
I have concluded that the press was behind the plot, but notice that it is the idea of my character and not supported by the data given to me by my sources. And they are confident that we don't have a bad guy on the ship, but again, we could be wrong.
Other things going on include the strange reaction of Pyro to the initial threat. What other things are at play with him phycologically? And there is the bullet holes in the one bugger that I didn't accout for in my explanation at all. There is more afoot here that I may be aware of. I have just put it on a bit of a low burneer to let us get past the space trials and off to the outer planets. The earth presents a dynamic to the story that can get it very complicated.
And there is still the need to take the journey. Here too there is ripe fruit for drama. Deep space. Planetary exploration. Landing on far off and strange worlds in all sorts of unpleasant conditions. Invention of new methods of exploration as we move forward. Discussion of our "series of explorations". Opportunities to profiteer. Captain going crazy and losing the confidence of the crew. Crew going crazy and losing the confidence of the captain.
This is a marathon, not a sprint. We are in the first week of the journey. Take some time to enjoy the ride along the way!
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06-11-2006
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We have an orbiting interplanetary spinning space ship with nuclear pulse propulsion.
I think it's safe to say we're telling a science fiction story.
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It is indeed science fiction, but with one foot firmly planted in today's technology (for the most part) and an eye on the plausibility of the engineering. It is science fiction set in present day and assuming that we spent the past ten years knocking down political and financial barriers that impede space progress. Thus the Prophesy and her crew are born.
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06-11-2006
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assuming that we spent the past ten years knocking down political and financial barriers that impede space progress
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So it's a fantasy then?
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06-11-2006
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Fantasy by it's definition is fiction of the purest sort, the ultimate in what if?
It always results in chaotics when you place it into a real world system, but hey they make good stories around the Camp fire.
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06-12-2006
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Ha!
Bio-nano-bots.
Classic.
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06-12-2006
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Ha! Bio-nano-bots.  Classic.
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Ohhhh! So you liked that one, hunh?? thanks!!
So THIS is where you guys have been hanging out. I must have missed the office memo where we were told that a parallel strategy thread was being created.
I agree with everything said here so far. We don't want too much structure, but we don't want loose cannons dragging our plot into an endless soap opera of "my gun's bigger than yours".
I'm basically satisfied with our little "agent provacateur" episode. I thought I would let someone else finish off Desiree la'Tush. I've HAD my fun with her.  Seems she was working for the Press. (Brilliant, BigDog! How did you know?) Oh, and we have to find out what those bio-nano-bots are programmed to do. Perhaps make us quarrelsome, so the press can sell more crisis news? Great job to ALL you guys.
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06-12-2006
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KAC: Please clarify.
Did the UN massacre the scientists or somebody else. It's unclear from the story.
Also - people on Earth seem to be giving us a lot of crap... I say we point the engines towards Delta Pavonis and leave all these sots behind - I hear it's just lovely this time of year - the waves of Caladan and all that..
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Has anyone noticed how much traffic we have had the past couple of weeks? We are getting about 100 views/day on the story thread. Do we have a growing fan base?
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06-12-2006
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I think I check in about 5 times a day 
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