Date: 18 Jun 2014 02:43 Title: Chapter 2: Conflict of Interest
Ai yi yi all of the machinations are interesting here, that Icheb is hoping - don't go too fast, and so are the testing people, but it's for different reasons. Can't wait to see where this one leads.
Date: 18 Jun 2014 02:23 Title: Chapter 2: Conflict of Interest
Christ, that's cold Starfleet (no pun intended). Not only is that just playing dirty, the survival test sounds infinitely harder than the Kobayshi Maru. Icheb's conflict of interest is absolutely right here and the way Starfleet frames it (as a test to see if he can send someone to their death) makes sense for them, but it's still damned cold. They know the two are together and they know Maren is a freakin genius and will bust through anything with her brain, not her brawn.
The guilt intermingling with hope is well done here, and I wish Maren will see Icheb's message. I suspect that she might not with her drive to succeed.
Date: 18 Jun 2014 02:18 Title: Chapter 1: Viewport in the Storm
Ah, Maren breaking the rules and doing it in splendid fashion. The way you describe it here makes it seem damn cold, which I can completely understand Maren (lithe thing that she is) not caring for it at all. Her musings and her thought processes are full of entertaining bits, but she's always thinking ahead, determined to succeed. We'll see if she does, hmm?