LAST EDITED ON Aug-31-01 AT 02:44 AM (EDT) by Gryphon (admin)

>>2.2) *twin* helix cannon's? *two* omega class weapons on one ship?
>
>Nah, helix cannons aren't Omega-class. The deck guns of the
>Argo were helix cannons. They're heavy starship weapons,
>roughly equivalent to the heavy phasers on a Galaxy-class
>battleship ("exploratory cruiser" my ass) or the super-heavy blaster
>mounts on an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. The Destiny's
>Fist does have an Omega-class weapon, though, a Wave Motion Gun.

Hmm, I seem to remember from UF4 that the helix cannon had been classified an omega class. *shrug*. I'm to lazy to look it up.

>>3.0) Lockheed Lightning's? Given Gamilon's general dislike of humans,
>>wouldn't they really dislike using human tech? And even if lockheed
>>is really nifty like, wouldn't they have their own starfighter tech?
>
>One of the reasons why the Gamilons dislike Earthpeople nowadays is
>the fact that, after the war (Gamilon had a brief war with Earth back
>somewhere along there), Gamilon's native military industries pretty
>much collapsed, and now all of their military hardware is
>contract-built or bought offworld. They've become galactic citizens,
>dependent on the galactic economy, and they resent the hell out of it.
>
>My fault; I intended to mention this and forgot to do it.

Ah, that would explain it then.

>>4.0) Total offshoot, but damnit, would you post a copy of the tech
>>readout in the vault at least? I enjoyed reading it, even if it was
>>out of date.
>
>I'd rather not. Even if I put it in the Subterranean Vault, even if I
>put huge red warnings that it's deprecated and worthless for actual
>reference purposes, I'll get mail from people anytime I contradict it.

would you (or anyone else with a copy) mail me a copy at travii@armory.com then? I promise to hold it as non-canon, but, well..I just liked the way that you guys made a tech manual funny.

>>5.0) New revision of starfury's? (the 71's that is)
>
>No; I just couldn't find the actual number and made one up, hoping
>that my inability to find one meant that B5 hadn't bothered to
>give them one. What's the correct one?

Standard issue on B5 is the SA-23. There is also the 23E, which has only 2 guns, wheighs 125kg less, and carries 93Full Burn Seconds of fuel. The Thunderbolts are the 60's.

Then again, under those rules they would be nearly 200 years old. (Number is year (23rd century) of production)

>>7.0) She grinned again. "One day, my children will guard
>>yours."
>>Well, I guess that this answers my questions about what happens to
>>Devlin, what? If he can keep the psi-corps off his back for a few
>>more years anyways.
>
>At the very least, you now know what Rina believes will become of him.
>:)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.

>>I am finding it interesting that of all the characters (unless you
>>count Gryph, who probably did *something* with kei in the week of CR.
>>But I don't), only azalynn is having sexual interactions with others.
>[snip]
>>8.1) Yeah, yeah. I know. "They're only 15, or less." Still, with all
>>of the romantic tension that's going on, I'm kinda surprised that no
>>one is jumping each other's bones.
>
>Well, let's see...
>

>(Since you didn't ask... )

Ok, ok, I ceed that I was wrong. Didn't think about Carter and 'Manda.

>There, now. Aren't you glad you didn't ask? (I'm sure I've missed
>somebody out... I always do... )

:-P

>It is rather refreshing to have a friend who doesn't
>particularly care that you're alien royalty. :)

In fact, I would think that he rather wishes that she weren't. Would make things so much..quieter

>Yeah, I like Rina a lot. :)

Now, aren't you glad that you have an overactive subconscius?

>>11.1) Or am I doing the whole "Pasha's looking *way* too far into the
>>future with this story" thing again?
>
>Yes, you are. :)

Figured.

>>You know, something about Carters air of spinelessness never *quite*
>>rang true. For someone who tried to pretend that he was a coward, he
>>stands up to too many people. Way too many people.
>
>The funny thing is, Devlin genuinely does consider himself a
>physical coward. He hates the thought of being injured or feeling
>pain - he's terrified by violence and physical conflict. It's just
>that he can still function while terrified. If you've ever
>read C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower books, Hornblower has a
>similar mentality in this regard. He routinely upbraids himself for
>his cowardice because, while committing acts of such astounding
>courage that they make battle-hardened sailors' jaws drop, he's scared
>shitless inside his own mind. :)

Bah! That is the true sign of courage. It doesn't take much courage to run into a firefight if you aren't scared. But it does take bunches of spine to do so if you are pissing your pants from fear, but do it anyway's, 'cause it's the right thing to do.

>>13.0) Xeria deserves to be fed to alt.tasteless for her treatment of
>>Dalin.
>
>Dalin's sisters agree with you.

Good.

>>14.1) It took me three readings to figure out that Garon was talking
>>about a threesome, *not* him and Carter.
>
>I suppose Garon wouldn't particularly mind that either, but he figures
>the only way he'd ever get Devlin to go for it is by way of a
>menage. :)

IHNJ, IJLS "We're not here to talk about the
sociosexual peculiarities of the Gamilon royal family."

>>15.0)Why use setting 3 on the ppg? 1 would have stopped the assain,
>>and left him alive for questioning...
>
>Devlin's PPG has settings?

Well, all of the ppg's in B5 have three settings. The first setting kicks like a mule upon impact, and will leave second degree burns under normal clothing. 2nd will leave third degree burns, and usually drop a target in light body armor. 3rd setting will melt through a half inch of ships hull.

>>of Gamilion, *and* co-comlien to the future head of the fleet.
>
>I'm afraid I don't know the word I've italicized, nor does my
>dictionary. What is it?

I picked it up from Elf Sternbergs writing...Although I think that I mangled the spelling. Comlein means "love of my life" or a close approximation.

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-Pasha
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