Date: 04 Jun 2009 23:57 Title: 'The C.O.B.'
You have possibly one of the craziest crews I've ever seen. Between the big cat, the crazy Scot and then our man McGregor, this ship can't get dull or boring if it wanted to. Nevermind the rest of the mad cast. Love it.
Author's Response:
Coolness. Thanks Steff. Hope they continue to entertain. You've just our science officer to meet now! ;) I think you know how that ends.
Date: 26 May 2009 17:07 Title: 'Problems in Engineering'
I gotta say, I like the feel of this ship. Meaning it's very real. Somehow, the atmosphere just gets to you, the confusion of the newbies, the wicked (but not unkind) humor of the oldies. LOL. It's got all kinds of promises. ;-)
Author's Response:
Aw mega thanks Anna. Very much what I was trying to go for. Good to know I achieved it with at least one reader. And again thank you so much for reading.
Date: 25 May 2009 22:24 Title: 'But It's a Miranda Class!'
"I know my parents were cruel and I was teased something awful as a child. Thankfully, it didn't affect me in the slightest and I remain a well adjusted, rational being." ::dies:: Can I adopt this phrase for real life? LOL! Oh, I love this guy already. ::wicked grin:: He sounds like fun. ;-)
Author's Response:
Of course adopt it! McGregor is sadly a misjudged buddha, a fountain of wisdom and knowledge, if people but understood, they could all live theri lives better by following his example. :) Thanks again, Anna.
Date: 25 May 2009 21:10 Title: 'He's an Hawsehole!'
Ooooh, an ominous bad guy right at the chapter's end! I wonder what McGregor had done to him, though from the looks of it, he's the type to be capable of about anything. ;-)
Is it bad that the exchange between the Commander and the Commodore made me laugh? I can just *see* the scene with the tool kit... LOL.
On to the next chapter...
Author's Response:
Cool. Love that you could imagine it. And I hope it isn't bad that the exchange made you laugh cos it's what I did too.
Date: 09 May 2009 18:29 Title: 'The Kestrel spreads her wings'
I'm with Noah on the dread. LOL! Your McGregor is an intimidating SOB, in his continuously Ahab style. I like the irreverence you treat the Kestrel's launch with, too; for old hats like these, it really wouldn't be anything brand new and exciting. Good work!
Author's Response:
Yeah Mcgregor and co. are ole hands at this stuff. So not much of a big deal for them. Though nice of Judith to recognise it as a moment for the ensigns, I thought. I'm sure McGregor didn't mean to be intimidating! Hmmm, well maybe just a little. Thanks for the review Steff.
Date: 05 May 2009 03:03 Title: 'Taking Stock with Expediency' [A Captain's Prerogative]
Ah, coming up on departure. I squee everytime I see Stanley now. LOL! Your little mystery guy has become quiet popular all of a sudden, hasn't he?
Author's Response:
heh heh. That's cool. I squee too. And departure is imminent. Please secure all hand luggage. Take note of your nearest exits. Lifejackets are under the seats. And please don't pester the air hostesses.
Date: 05 May 2009 02:59 Title: 'Taking Stock of the Truth' [A Rogue's Confession]
OOooooh, Molly! That's a woman not to mess with. Paul had it all coming; for some reason, I see him dying before this story is out. But good stuff; excellent interaction, especially.
Author's Response:
Dying! Steff! Don't you know this is a happy little fairytale story? ;) Ok maybe not. There's gonna be death, mayhem and destruction.
Molly is indeed a woman not to be messed with. And Paul played hard and fast with the rules before, but now he's played hard and fast with their lives. There will be costs to all of this. Just what ... you'll have to read to find out.
[Report This]Date: 05 May 2009 00:15 Title: 'Taking Stock with Expediency' [A Captain's Prerogative]
The character of McGregor is great! A real maverick, and funny, as well. Great job with the story, overall.
Author's Response:
Thanks a million. I love writing McGregor. As maverick and funny as he is, McGregor is quite close to the edge and that makes him real fun to write. It also allows lots of other interesting things and people to be around him. Thanks for the review.
Date: 04 May 2009 00:09 Title: 'Taking Stock of the Heart' [A Frontier Girl]
Some good interpersonal stuff happening here; I like it.
Author's Response:
Thanks again. Hope it doesn't bog down the story. I like to think it fleshes things out and ground everything that little bit more.
Date: 03 May 2009 23:59 Title: 'Accommodating Commodore'
I actually really liked McGregor's blowup about the death of his two security guys; makes him seem far less of an Ahab than originally suspected. Molly was a very adept negotiator, too. Might wanna go through and run a spell-check; there are a few typos. And you could use a couple more commas. ;-) But otherwise, a good chapter!
Author's Response:
Thanks Steff for the word up. I'll go through and check it out. Pesky commas. Honestly I put them there but then ran away! Tis true!
McGregor might be something of an Ahab, but part of his obsession is his ship and crew. So anyone or anything that brings harm to them, is going to suffer the consequences. Which means with dead crew at tthe hands of T'Hos Likk, T'Hos is going to be hunted down by McGregor. At that point we have to consider just what degree he becomes Ahab like in his pursuit.
And as XO to McGregor, one would need to be an adept negotiator! Poor Molly. How she doesn't slap the beard off of his face is a wonder?
Date: 30 Apr 2009 16:29 Title: 'A Let Down'
Ah, poor Noah! I don't hate McGregor yet -- it's hard to hate anyone who makes a punny story like that work -- but he really is kind of unkind to Noah. Hopefully, the kid doesn't suffer that kind of verbal beating too often.
Author's Response:
Ha ha! Yeah the story was tacky. But it seemed very McGregoresque to try it out. He probably thinks because it is a lame joke story that his words aren't as harsh as they were. But even Gardner sees that McGregor is over the line. But then again it's not the first time he has seen McGregor cross a line. Hopefully for a poor Noah, such a verbal beating doesn't happen again, because McGregor is not like to be charitible.
Date: 29 Apr 2009 16:03 Title: 'He's an Hawsehole!'
Being in the military as I was, I went up against many of these paper pushing bozos..I wish I could have grabbed them by the lapels and done some shaking of my own!!!...good "episode". cant wait for mor...
Rob
Author's Response:
Thanks Rob. Don't we all just wanna throttle the big wigs pushing around paper whilst others do the real work. Oh and there's plenty more to come.
Date: 27 Apr 2009 16:53 Title: 'Into the Maelstrom'
LOL! McGregor is mad, but you gotta give him credit for having a big hairy set.
Author's Response:
Madness is all a matter of perspective! And as to the big hairy set comment - McGregor's reply is: "Why thank you, and I know. I keep telling my tailor that!"
Date: 27 Apr 2009 16:46 Title: 'Countdown to Oblivion'
You sure know how to keep a woman in suspense, man. But I'm tripping out seeing your Kzinti in action, and I like the whole thing.
Author's Response:
Well poor Rah - or 'Fang' as he is affectionally called - but not to his face - isn't seen too much yet. But he'll get his claws out in the future, of that you can be sure. But I think we get the idea that he is swift and merciless.
Date: 25 Apr 2009 19:42 Title: Hanging About
McGregor is sort of like Jack Sparrow. You don't know if he's crazy or crazy like a fox. LOL!
Author's Response:
LOL! That's a pretty cool assessment of things. I might have someone use that line to describe McGregor - crazy or crazy like a fox heh heh! Thanks for reading IntrepidSovereign
Date: 23 Apr 2009 05:50 Title: 'Controlled Chaos'
Oh my God! Holy crap, McGregor! Seriously, some part of me expects a milkshake and a candy bar to drop out of a replicator slot somewhere, but this was still a fun chapter. I imagine he has to have some reason for running off, right?
Author's Response:
Now why didn't I think of that! That would have been cool! Wait I've seen that somewhere before ... smeg where was that?!
Date: 20 Apr 2009 22:47 Title: 'VIP - MIA'
Yes, Molly was very polite considering. But still, I loved that line and the reactions to all of this lovely madness -- fun, fun stuff.
Author's Response:
I loved writing the 'lovely madness' and I loved your description of it as so. Hehe. And Molly's a lady so she'd be nothing if not polite ;)
Date: 20 Apr 2009 00:56 Title: 'Destructive Behaviour'
I think you've got something messed up with this; looks like the chapter's in here twice. Fix it! :P That being said, McGregor made me laugh out loud a few times in here, and Molly's line did too.
Author's Response:
Thanks for the catch Steff. Trust me to do something like that. Trust McGregor to bring levity into a given situation. As for Molly's response - quite polite considering, don't you think?
Date: 20 Apr 2009 00:47 Title: 'Party Crashers'
Short and to the point; now, I have to know what happens to the mad captain!
Author's Response:
Mad? Mad? Mad? Ok ... well maybe so ...
Date: 20 Apr 2009 00:45 Title: 'Boarding Party'
Wow, damn. McGregor sure knows how to make some truly nasty enemies, doesn't he? Good pacing, if not horribly brutal stuff. And you think my mirror arc is bad!
Author's Response:
Your mirror stuff is bad! Glad you think T'Hos is nasty. Sometime's it's hard to get a bad guy to come off ok.
Date: 18 Apr 2009 19:00 Title: 'A Commanding Presence'
Oh, crap! Here I was, lulled into a comfortable sense of Noah learning about his new assignment, and then you go ending the chapter like that. Totally awesome at catching me completely offguard.
Author's Response:
Gotta spring a few surprises!
Date: 12 Apr 2009 22:07 Title: 'A VIP Event'
I have a totally new appreciation for Stanley now. Like, I really adore him. But all of your characters are good; Jex is very engaging, and the back-and-forth here was a great read.
Author's Response:
Thanks! To be honest Rob's made me fall in love with Stanley even more. Stanley is a great comic foil and someone to bounce off in great ways. He can do anything. So far we've not seen too much from him, but do expect more; that's for sure
Date: 10 Apr 2009 20:19 Title: 'An Admiring Admiral'
Sebastian's a really understandable guy. Then again, I could well be saying this because he's been court-martialed and had a bad homelife in his past, and that is a very understandable thing. I think I like him!
Author's Response:
Courtmartialed, bad home life - nope can't think who he would remind you of! ;) Sebastian is not darker than who you might be thinking of, but he hasn't quite been able to move on with things, own up to his own mistakes, a lot of his problems are of their own making. So he's a bit surly and mean. But you'll see a bit of that in upcoming segments. Wonder will you like him then? Asides from that, we don't see too much of him at the start; but he's going to have to come to terms with some of his issues before story's end.
Date: 08 Apr 2009 18:02 Title: 'A Message Home'
Ah, poor Noah! I can understand how he feels all too well; it's not cowardly. It's normal and human. It's nice to see an author actually tackle the internal struggles that characters would have to go through in order to go out into space like that. So many just pretend that there's no one left at home, that everyone's always understanding. But the truth is, people worry. Good stuff!
Author's Response:
Thanks!
Noah is the guiding voice for this story. I hope I manage to maintain that internal struggle and voice.
Date: 05 Apr 2009 16:28 Title: 'Bedding In'
LOL! Your McGregor is coming across as being a bit like Captain Ahab, though with some decided crazy that's more like bipolar. Interesting tidbit there about Templar that will be something to chew on in later chapters.
Author's Response:
Captain Ahab would be a good comparison, I think. Though obviously, not so good for the rest of his crew. LOL! And Templar's past will have a bearing in the story for some. Thanks again, for reading and commenting.