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And certainly the one candidate most immediately available to him right now.
Maybe also the last chance to properly debrief Gharr (and learn about the role of a certain bunch of civilians) ...
(Considering that it was shown that Iskra could not understand word one exchanged between Zane and Nea, I'd be interested what outrageously misguided conclusions the various Earthling factions did draw from Zane's polite discussion with Gharr, too.)
What will be the tone of his speech? Will he mention how scarce it is to find civilizations this far advanced (and try to down-play the rival governments and international tensions?)
Considering the Alliance consist of several Alien species, there is simply no room for homeworld division politics. Since Terra has more nations than any other Alliance home-planets (maybe even all combined ? ) He will insist we get our collective S*** together and speak with one voice only, through maybe UN or its successor which still has not been set up.
I guess that that will depend largely on who he'll have a talk with. If other commenters are right about a time skip having happened before this page, it might be an audience more international than Protagonistan plus Iskra's team - but frankly, I'm not convinced of that. And gen. Bahin and his head(strong)-of-state are all too aware what a rare opportunity they have here ...
This touching scene aside, it hints at a lot of "going-on" between Zane´s first Terran meeting at page 216 to page 240 so maybe the timeframe between events is longer than we think ? Not days but weeks maybe....
I also wonder what the local wildlife thought of Quantum the first time he projected right into the room.
I also wonder what the local wildlife thought of Quantum the first time he projected right into the room.
Indeed. I wonder why they didn't keep the non-audio channel disabled for the time being; Quantum may present as a Raharr right now, but not convincingly enough to avoid the natives getting suspicions. (I assume that Quantum's speech synthesis is good enough to not telegraph the same, even though his speech bubbles use a way different graphical style in the comic ... but not as off kilter as with that insectoid captain ...)
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The author is against any kind of application of AI to his artwork.
TRIVIA
So far there hasn't been a single instance of a massive interstellar war. Due to the vastness of space, there's no territorial or economic gain from it. The presence of armed spaceships is still warranted for keeping space travel safe and for peacekeeping or policing missions since unexpected events or rogue states can still happen and might require force as a solution.
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First time we see the man behind the commander, and he's 10 years older in one day. And the ordeal isn't over yet.
Now I think about, Zane really needs to talk to an expert... and with a friend.
And despite the complicated situation between them, Gharr remains the two.
And certainly the one candidate most immediately available to him right now.
Maybe also the last chance to properly debrief Gharr (and learn about the role of a certain bunch of civilians) ...
(Considering that it was shown that Iskra could not understand word one exchanged between Zane and Nea, I'd be interested what outrageously misguided conclusions the various Earthling factions did draw from Zane's polite discussion with Gharr, too.)
What will be the tone of his speech? Will he mention how scarce it is to find civilizations this far advanced (and try to down-play the rival governments and international tensions?)
"Can't we just all get along?"
Maybe a short one :
"Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub.....CIAO!"
Due to Terran politics! No, I hope not.
Considering the Alliance consist of several Alien species, there is simply no room for homeworld division politics. Since Terra has more nations than any other Alliance home-planets (maybe even all combined ? ) He will insist we get our collective S*** together and speak with one voice only, through maybe UN or its successor which still has not been set up.
I guess that that will depend largely on who he'll have a talk with. If other commenters are right about a time skip having happened before this page, it might be an audience more international than Protagonistan plus Iskra's team - but frankly, I'm not convinced of that. And gen. Bahin and his head(strong)-of-state are all too aware what a rare opportunity they have here ...
And he has to put up with couches not designed for those with tails.
Gonna be awkward sitting at that desk while he prepares for tomorrow.
...They really need to crack that FTL comms tech.
This touching scene aside, it hints at a lot of "going-on" between Zane´s first Terran meeting at page 216 to page 240 so maybe the timeframe between events is longer than we think ? Not days but weeks maybe....
I also wonder what the local wildlife thought of Quantum the first time he projected right into the room.
Indeed. I wonder why they didn't keep the non-audio channel disabled for the time being; Quantum may present as a Raharr right now, but not convincingly enough to avoid the natives getting suspicions. (I assume that Quantum's speech synthesis is good enough to not telegraph the same, even though his speech bubbles use a way different graphical style in the comic ... but not as off kilter as with that insectoid captain ...)
When that one friend in the group chat has a 500ms ping.
Good on the base personnel for taking the back off the office chair to accommodate Rharr physiology.
Can't wait for speech time!
(EME actually has a ~2500 ms RTT.)
So kinda like me playing "alone in the dark 2" (1994) on a old 386 , 25mhz back in the day
He....y........yo.......u".....BAM...........BAM..................BAM.............BA*FREEZE*
When that one friend in the group chat has a *2500ms* ping.
I forgot that Captain Kas parked them in a Luna trailing orbit. (200)
Why was I thinking they were in ISS orbit?
Because us monkeys would be delighted to have them within poo-flinging distance?