Date: 25 Mar 2010 19:34 Title: Chapter 28
Hmm...something fishy is going on here. What are the Tyndoran ships hiding?
Author's Response:
Keep reading! It's the only way to find out. :-)
Date: 06 Oct 2009 20:11 Title: Chapter 28
Are you sick? Injured?” She sounded almost hopeful
Ha! Love the doc. Now however, the hangover she promises with the drink I don't like the sound of. And that's assuming a bad hangover is the worst it has to offer. Something very suss about it all. I'm guessing it isn't that it makes the person glow in the dark so the Borg can catch them. Damn! This is so infuriating trying to figure an angle on it and it probably just what it says on the tin.
Curse not knowing what's on the data file. Guess we are going to have to wait for that reveal too. Grrr.... You know how to keep the reader on tender hooks and like Adele we don't know the extent of sucess or disaster this visit has had.
Oh I'm not even going to the whole I think I saw pussy cat - I mean a Borg drone. That's simple an over active imagination and is not a percursor to any sort of danger, threat, machination, evil plan, lying backstabbing, worryingly worrying development. But it's not. And I'm not even entertaining it.
Not one bit. Not one iota. Not even thinking about it. Not even giving it a second thought. Seriously. Not.
Stopping right now .... stopped.
Not thinking about it.
Don't even know what it is.
Author's Response:
I don't think the Borg require anyone to glow in the dark to be able to catch them ... that's what all those ocular implants are for, right? And note that the patron at the bar was happily drinking said flaming orange drink. How dangerous could it be? :)
We'll find out what's on the data file as soon as they get back to the Tesseract. Maren's good with hacking into things.
I tawt I thaw a puddy tat! Bwahaha. Very funny. You don't think the drone was just a figment of Marcus's overactive imagination? I guess we'll see if you're right.
Your whole reaction to that -- particularly the line "Don't even know what it is" -- makes me think of one of the first jokes that Icheb ever made (that we saw) on VOY -- "Hear what?" (from the episode "Q2").
Thanks for the awesome review.
Date: 06 Oct 2009 07:00 Title: Chapter 28
Interesting twists discovered on this away mission. It could be the Tyndorans are just being overly cautious because of their vulnerability to the Borg. However, it's equally likely that they know something important that could assist Tesseract in it's assignment in the DQ.
I liked the Vulcan perspective on Adele's actions, and the fact that T'Pring held her opinion in check. Often times, healthy skepticism can be an asset, most especially when the officer in question knows the critical difference between when to voice one's concerns, and when to keep quiet.
Great chapter.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the review, Gibraltar. I'm glad you liked the chapter. Adele is pretty sure the Tyndorans know something, but despite her suspicions, it's completely understandable that they would just want to hide their rebuilt civilization from the Borg, too. Hard call for all the people under her, including T'Pring. T'Pring is a Starfleet officer to the core, but she's also very Vulcan. So while she's perfectly willing to follow orders, she has some definite opinions of her own regarding any choice she finds illogical.
Date: 06 Oct 2009 02:43 Title: Chapter 28
Hmmmm. I doubt seriously Marcus was seeing things. Of course, I have no idea what the implications of that are, but that's why I keep reading, to find these things out!
As a matter of course, I try never to drink anything that glows. I hope they don't have reason to regret tangling with fire water. But if they do, I'm sure I'll laugh at their misery.
I loved T'Pring's assessment of Adele and Betazoids in general. Vulcans are always fun, though they would stringently disagree with that assessment, I'm sure. Great stuff!
Author's Response:
Well, I'm glad it keeps you reading!
I agree that glowing drinks are best avoided. Of course, by the late 24th century, Starfleet's got all sorts of neat magical medical technology to undo the stupidity of its officers ... so I'm sure a few folks will be enthusiastically trying this one out. We'll see how that goes.
I was sorry we never got to see more Betazoid-Vulcan interaction on TV Trek. They seemed like two sides of a coin to me -- both telepathically gifted, but with such radically different approaches to emotion. All I can remember is Tuvok and Suder and the ill-fated mind meld, and Suder was sort of a defective Betazoid, so he really didn't even count as far as giving us a good look at 'normal' Betazoid-Vulcan interaction. It was interesting imagining what T'Pring might think of her emotionally-driven captain. I found she wasn't terribly impressed. I'm pleased you enjoyed the peek inside her head.
Thanks so much for the review!