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The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:41 am

frigidmagi wrote:Damn Duchess that kicked ass and made a rather pointed show of how easy it is to conduct information gathering in such a society at times.

I hope you like the latest chapters--I just posted 29, and 30 should be up by the time I go to bed. I have two weeks until college starts again--I intend to come damn close to finishing the story in that period of time. And yes, Vuletic is a good illustration of the downsides of Taloran feudal society.

Are you planning to make this into a multi-versal story? Or are the Hapsburgs going to disappear menacingly into the background for now?

They will have a major part, as will Vuletic herself, to play in the end of the story.

Also, question is this story utter canon like Steve's Alliance fics?

Absolutely, 100% canon. Anything with the TGG label from the following authors: Steve, myself, ChrisPurnell (Marshal Purnell), Meredith (Eris/Aleph Nought), Ed (Sunhawk), and Mayabird herself is 100% canon, including Steve's Stargate story (which was retroactively made completely canon when we developed the metaplot).

Last question can you tell me the settlement status of the various planets and orbits in the solar system (mars, Jupiter moon system etc) and how the Talorans deal with them? The remark about the O'Neil colonies being independent from Earth interested me and I would like to hear more if you would indulge me.

They're usually quite autonomous. The L2 O'Neil colonies were the ones who brought in the Talorans in the first place since they were getting genocided by the UTHP, so they're generally disliked by everyone else, though. And heavily armoured and favoured by the Talorans.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:29 pm

Woot! Space Battles for the win!

The Cyclons have upgraded pretty damn fast, their industry and R&D is staggering.

Are we gonna get any peeks as to the Cyclon internal situation? I won't complain either way, you've made a very complex, multi-sided and working story as it is. Good work!

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:48 pm

I see the friction and tension between Talorans and Humans remain. Do the Talorans even grasp the reasons for the Humans complaint?

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:03 pm

Our lady there is an ambitious one isn't she?

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:27 pm

frigidmagi wrote:Our lady there is an ambitious one isn't she?

Tisara never quits.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 2:31 am

And yes, that mistake of Dhirisma's was intentional. Isn't plausible for the Talorans to really have a firm grasp on all the involved details of the Shadow War, and for an AI doing some casual downloading to notice the error rather than assume it is factual based on the lack of contradictory sources.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:07 am

I feel a can of worms opening here Ma'am. But it'll be damn interesting to see where you take the finished the product.

At the very least this holds out hope that the Colonies can be more then the Taloran Empire's Balkans, where peace is only kept by the threat of greater violence.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:55 pm

Damn, Duchess, just damn. Hell of an ending to a hell of a story, you should feel proud.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:42 pm

I can't find anything on this RPG you mentioned Ma'am. I don't suppose you have a few links?

Otherwise very interesting.

The Duchess of Zeon · Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:09 pm

frigidmagi wrote:I can't find anything on this RPG you mentioned Ma'am. I don't suppose you have a few links?

Otherwise very interesting.

It was created online and lived and died there, with many players in certain circles (a hundred or so, over time), but never published.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:40 pm

Ah so no way for me to dig up information then?

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:34 pm

frigidmagi wrote:Ah so no way for me to dig up information then?

I'm afraid not, alas.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:36 pm

A very well done story in Golden Lanka ma'am, when the reveal comes along it'll be even better for others.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:13 am

Oh dear, testing... That seems to carry a rather brutal overtone to it. Especially with the Boneborgs running about.

The captain there is making an interesting distinction with human versus animal. I am assuming the Caste system has something to do with that.

Destructionator XV · Post by **Destructionator XV** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:21 am

I just now finally had the chance to finish reading "When Two Worlds Collide".

Outstanding. Absolutely fantastic. I said previously how I adore the Talorans, an adoration which only grew as I read on. The plot and conclusion to this story is just bounds better than what the actual show is doing; we have resolutions to things along with a new gripping mystery.

I'm hooked and now just must read all the sequels.

Excellent work.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:13 pm

Destructionator XV wrote:I just now finally had the chance to finish reading "When Two Worlds Collide".

Outstanding. Absolutely fantastic. I said previously how I adore the Talorans, an adoration which only grew as I read on. The plot and conclusion to this story is just bounds better than what the actual show is doing; we have resolutions to things along with a new gripping mystery.

I'm hooked and now just must read all the sequels.

Excellent work.

Yes, WTWC was quite good.

This reminds me that we must resume The Last Woman Standing, as Marina and I are in the story climax currently. Though I recommend you find my One Small Step first before reading what we have for TLWS since TWLS is a sequel more of it than this (the connection to this is that it brings us another step on the mysteries presented in WTWC.)

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:10 am

I just realized on re-reading through the thread that I'd omitted the epic and by far most important and dramatic Chapter 46 from the story on this board, somehow or another. That is corrected, and for anyone who wasn't able to find it elsewhere before, I apologize very much; this should clear some things up.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Tue May 26, 2009 2:51 pm

I wonder if Maria is being... nudged to think that way...

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » Wed May 27, 2009 1:26 pm

Possibly. The whole thing is a fairly staged hunt.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Fri May 29, 2009 4:56 am

Maria is making a mistake. An Marine NCO could make that threat in a rattled platoon and that would be it. With the rabble she has? She should have just killed the squealer and been done with it.

Can't blame her but it's a fool mistake all the same.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:16 pm

History will show which one of us is right, as it always does, and we should let history run its course, flow with it and live happily within it--not try to stand against its tide."

That's not very human. Humanity's history is in one sense nothing but us crawling up on our hind legs to try and grab history by the throat and force it against the tide. Our inventions, our ideologies, our nations, all of it.

I'm wondering when someone will point out to Maevh that even if she wins this fight, it's very likely that ships will just keep coming. If she calls in the Wraith, it's only going to "prove" to everyone that she must be stopped and they'll keep coming.

Yes she has the 2nd or 3rd most powerful ship in the multiverse (???) but it's still just one ship against an entire rebellious existence. She will not be accepted as Goddess or Queen and her paradise will have to be built on the blood of billions if not trillions.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:45 am

As any self respecting fisher can tell you... The fish aren't the damn point.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:20 am

Um, that's my scene, not Marina's.

And it ties into a joke from the fishing scene from SG-1 "Threads".

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:50 am

And it ties into a joke from the fishing scene from SG-1 "Threads".

No shit. I'm aware (of course there's an episode in the 7th season where this changes and offically speaking there are now fish in Jack's lake).

I'm simply siding with Jack here. The fish aren't the point.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:04 pm

frigidmagi wrote:
And it ties into a joke from the fishing scene from SG-1 "Threads".
No shit. I'm aware (of course there's an episode in the 7th season where this changes and offically speaking there are now fish in Jack's lake).

I'm simply siding with Jack here. The fish aren't the point.

Oh. I didn't think I had Nate being too upset or opposed to it, it was just him enjoying the humor of the whole thing.

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