[Report This]Date: 02 Mar 2021 15:46 Title: Part V: The Uneasy Truth: 2
A variety of deus ex machina.... and none the worse for wear. I particularly liked the dialogue in this chapter as well as the continued tension betwen Owens and Sharval. Alas, enjoying such illicit attraction is wasted on the young.
Thanks!! rbs
Author's Response: Glad you're enjoying the Owens/Sharval relationship. It's one of my favorite aspects of this story. It's not quite a Kirk-level romance, but it certainly is a call back to those times when starship captains seemed to get involved with an alien lady every other week.
Date: 27 Jun 2015 23:12 Title: Part V: The Uneasy Truth: 2
Thank the gods for a friendly face in the crowd.
It's surreal to think that Owens and the others have caused Lam so much grief that the general may very well have them killed, no matter how he spins the deed after the fact.
Chilling stuff.
Author's Response: Lam is in complete tunnel vision mode now. And I suppose once you tell yourself that your actions, as drastic as they may be, are for the good of the Federation, every counter point to your argument equals betrayal and justifies nearly everything. Is that a sound argument? No. But the man has issues.
Date: 14 Jun 2015 17:22 Title: Part V: The Uneasy Truth: 2
So the little princess turned out to be useful after all. Who would know that an old romance from the Academy could be that pivotal? I guess Lam has figured out what had happened much before they set their plan in motion. Sharval is great fun but Deen does not like her blunt open-mindedness.
I was wondering whether Arik would pop up again, he was in the opening chapter. I am happy he is back.
Author's Response: Yes, DeMara is more than just a pretty sidekick, even though admittedly she hasn't been given a lot to do in this story so far, other than to remind Owens that having a fling with Sharval is probably not the greatest idea. I think her relationship with Sharval is mostly clouded by the fact that she doesn't seem interested in backing off from her captain.
And Arik is back. A bit of a shame it took so long for him to reappear but good to see that his earlier appearance was memorable enough that he's not been forgotten.