Isn't Faith a little more genre savvy then that?
Of course, it could be a set up, to reverse expectations. But now that I've said that, maybe you won't, just to be contrary. Hrm.
Faith in Superior Firepower [Planetary Annihilation Multicross SI]
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Isn't Faith a little more genre savvy then that?
Of course, it could be a set up, to reverse expectations. But now that I've said that, maybe you won't, just to be contrary. Hrm.
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Righteous anger, ho! I'd probably get pissed at the Kestrel in your situation as well. If I went to all the effort of disabling a spaceship and some fuckers blew it up, I'd be slightly less pissed than you. As is, I can't stop chuckling at how small you are. Also slightly envious you don't have to duck under door frames.
KleverKil'Vanya
Ortillery Operator
So when does your Doom FleetTM come in to sit both their asses down explain how this shit actually works?
We Just Write
Blatantly Plural
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I must admit, I'm rooting for the Rebels now. Also, I want to deploy a Class IV neuroviral societal remodeling tool on the Federation's leadership. For reference that means it's a contagious total overwrite of the victim's values to reshape their behavior.
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this may be true, but they also need a step stool to reach the top shelves in a kitchen.
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- Somewhere on the flat earth
OverReactionGuy
Verified Sanity
No idea where the cross is from honestly but Faith you are a better person than me that's for sure.
I probably would have moved to take over the entire universe by now. Or at least blow up the Kestral since they obviously forfeited their human card too for following that bullshit government.
I probably would have moved to take over the entire universe by now. Or at least blow up the Kestral since they obviously forfeited their human card too for following that bullshit government.
Battleship_Fusou
(The Itty-Bitty Pretty Battleship Kitty)
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You're quite welcome Faith.Because Fusou kicked my ass into gear
Now we can compete to see who updates first.
I think its time to stop the subtlety and bring out the battleships and super carriers.
It's impossible for any one group to be wholly made of paragons, whether Rebel or not, the same should be assumed of the opposite either.
The Rebels may have legitimate grievances, and likely have their own issues, but...honestly on the whole I'm rooting against any group that would institute such a draconian series of laws and measures.
You should still investigate more before blowing up the Kestrel though. If that is what your plan ends up being...
The Rebels may have legitimate grievances, and likely have their own issues, but...honestly on the whole I'm rooting against any group that would institute such a draconian series of laws and measures.
You should still investigate more before blowing up the Kestrel though. If that is what your plan ends up being...
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But both have an equal chance of accidentally concussing oneself.
Agreed, at least on the "cheering for the rebels" part. As for the rest, I would take a page from a fic where a main character was fed up with his superior officers and planned to air his greviences by parking his flagship right over their headquarters and then proceed to test his gunners' accuracy at suborbital bombardment.
The setting is FTL Faster Than Light, and I will say that although you can make choices like the Kestral's, there is no stupid law like the one we just found out about mentioned.
Faith
Some idea of what I'm doing.
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- Land of Waves and Warmth
That's not fair, you've got six chapters of backlog!You're quite welcome Faith.
Absolutely.
Yeah. Morality is not black and white, especially in the FTLverse. Admittedly in the Sanctumverse it was quite B&W, but that was a little more one-sided in terms of conflict than FTL is.
I was about to post something to this affect myself, actually (but I was too busy playing FTL, lol)
There being so little known about the FTLverse means I can pretty much make it up as I go to tell whatever kind of story I want, so long as I include the two constants - the Rebels (human dominant, no aliens) and the Galactic Federation (human dominant, allied with aliens).
In this case, the humans have gone pretty far Grimderp with the United Humanity Laws and such, but looking at human history, similar acts of incredible bullshit are not unknown. Hitler was a brilliant politician and public speaker, and that's how he became the leader of Germany and got away with all the bullshit he got away with.
Now if he'd been half as good with war as he had been with politics...
Anyway, to cut up that debate before it starts, the long and short is - in the FiSF!FTLverse, humanity dun goofed. They dun goofed bad, and very shortly they are going to have the error of their ways explained to them. Very explicitly.
I make no guarantees for the safety of nearby planetoids.
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Battleship_Fusou
(The Itty-Bitty Pretty Battleship Kitty)
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Commander!Shae would be more than happy to assist Commander!Faith in such a venture. She is very empathic to those having problems with planetoids and the denizens of said planetoids.
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Drich
Von Neumann Writing Machine
Commander!Drich reporting. How many faces need stomping?
Rossum
Not a Cyberman
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- Earth
5 possible causes for the rebellion:
1. The adoption of the 'Credit' as galactic currency.
Federation: Hello, I'd like to deposit 500 credits to my debit account, pay the 250 credit dept on my credit card, and check my credit score while you're at it.
Rebels: You... you! Rrghhfuggin... I KEEL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU! Arrgh!
2. Federation ban on cloning-machine marriage.
Rebels: We believe that marriage between a man and a seventeen ton cloning machine is just as valid as it is between a man and a woman!
Federation: Why are there five million of you?!
3. Federation forced recruitment of psychic-empowered citizens.
Federation: THE ETERNAL EMPEROR REQUIRES A TITHE OF ONE MILLION PSYCHERS FROM THE OUTER COLONIES!
One million psychers: No.
4. An intrusive breeding program.
Federation: To better ensure humanity replenishes it's population from the Mantis wars and to avoid genetic defects in future generations, all women will be required to have no less that three children by three different men who will themselves be chosen from among the most intelligent, successful, and *ahem* genetically pure of the male population.
Rebels: Over your dead body!
5. Resource hoarding.
Rebels (run by General Egg Head): Alright you turkeys! Load those chickens onto the ship. Yes... eggcelent! Let's see how the Federation does without a ready supply of eggs!
Federation: Curse you, you deviled egg! Those eggs belong to the world, and their nutrients should feed children of all ages, not for you just line. your. nest!
Egg Head: Well ain't you a hard-boiled detective. Scramble the ships, boys! We're taking every egg from here to Andromeda! Those nutrients are as good as ours!
Federation: You're rotten to core, Egg Head!
Egg Head: Au contraire. You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, and I've got a feeling this war's going... over easy! Bwahahaha!
Rebel Underling #1: You know, I'm starting to think this rebellion gig ain't all it's cracked up to be.
Rebel Underling #2: Meh. As long as he shells out our paychecks, I'm willing to look on the sunny side.
Battleship_Fusou
(The Itty-Bitty Pretty Battleship Kitty)
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- Surigao Strait
There needs to be an amused yet also slightly disturbed rating button.
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- Middle Earth
If I had anything to pledge, I would. However... *Stares at muse incinerating ants with a magnifying glass* It may take some time to do anything.
I look forward to the asskicking to come. It's the one thing I've yet to see really threatened or used in Drich's or Fusou's stories, though admittedly, that's because Drichmander hasn't ever HAD to escalate to that level of interplanetary war yet, and Shae has barely started the RP.
But there's going to be something beautiful about the time when one of these commanders finally gets PISSED enough to just straight up say:
"Okay. I'm could point out the futility of fighting me on a technological level again, but I don't think you'll understand the reality of your situation without some visual aids. You see that gas giant with the six uninhabited moons? *Haylle activation* *Mun-Shattering KABOOM* Now, lets settle this without throwing anymore insults, missiles, lasers, or rocks at each other. We should act like civilized, ethical beings. Because if things get uncivilized, I have four more moons, and VERY GOOD AIM."
But there's going to be something beautiful about the time when one of these commanders finally gets PISSED enough to just straight up say:
"Okay. I'm could point out the futility of fighting me on a technological level again, but I don't think you'll understand the reality of your situation without some visual aids. You see that gas giant with the six uninhabited moons? *Haylle activation* *Mun-Shattering KABOOM* Now, lets settle this without throwing anymore insults, missiles, lasers, or rocks at each other. We should act like civilized, ethical beings. Because if things get uncivilized, I have four more moons, and VERY GOOD AIM."
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Battleship_Fusou
(The Itty-Bitty Pretty Battleship Kitty)
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*Snorts and laughs* I look forward to said asskickings as well. On that note, you'll see plenty of escalation in EitNotG in the next four or five chapters as Commander!Shae just runs the fuck out of patience for dealing with her Base World.
Commander!Shae may not be Skitter, but the degree and speed to which she escalates could certainly at least put her in the running for the title of 'Queen of Escalation'.
Crepscularity
Mado-derp
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- Sunnydale
All aboard the hype train!!!
A reason why most stories don't escalate so fast is that there isn't enough buildup time. Not as much of a problem as an multicross. As a commander, you are the bonafide masters of escalation. Now go punch morals back into humanity!
A reason why most stories don't escalate so fast is that there isn't enough buildup time. Not as much of a problem as an multicross. As a commander, you are the bonafide masters of escalation. Now go punch morals back into humanity!