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Topher Lydon

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  1. The Zodiac dropped out of warp space with a heavy, protesting groan from its spherical brass drive core, the blinding starlines of faster-than-light travel snapping back into the cold, static points of the local cosmos. The command deck was quiet, bathed in the soft, functional glow of the navigation consoles. Hollis sat in the center seat, the heavy leather jacket resting comfortably across his shoulders. He rubbed his eyes, feeling the residual exhaustion of the past several days settlin
  2. I shouldn't laugh, that poor guy.... but even still all I can see is a helicopter tetherball taking flight
  3. Between Andrew's fear of flying, and Will's crippling seasickness, it's a wonder they go anywhere. I can guarantee you, there'd be no new Heli-pad on the White House lawn if Andrew gets his way.
  4. Andrew loathes helicopters the most, for obvious reasons
  5. 08:00 – Bab al-Azizia, Tripoli The immediate aftermath of a coordinated BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile strike did not resemble the cinematic fireballs of Western media; it was an environment of absolute, suffocating kinetic trauma. The staggering overpressure wave generated by the WDU-36/B conventional warheads had effectively turned the sprawling six-square-kilometer Bab al-Azizia compound into a localized vacuum, instantly rupturing eardrums, shattering reinforced glass, and strip
  6. He brings much needed experience and discipline to the crew. Ashok brings proper medical Training and Vasquez and Byk are a duo that bring me real joy to write. Cole is honest (in private) with Hollis, while solidly behind him when in front of the crew. It's a dynamic that works well for them both. And, importantly, Guy gets a mentor because our Replicant deserves it.
  7. He also has a copy of the Cabbage fire incident... Yani's going to be getting a lot more home cooked meals at the Carters from now on.
  8. Only so much "warp" I could get out of a Toyota LOL
  9. I managed it once... by accident, during my first driving lesson with my boyfriend... it was terrifying. i was never allowed to drive his car again.
  10. I wanted to have a moment when Tweek, himself, realizes how much he's had to grow up. And for Danny to realize how mature his Melvin is.
  11. How my old behind imagines all teenagers drive.
  12. The small, utilitarian mirror in the Captain’s quarters reflected a man who was finally shedding the ghosts of his past. Hollis stood in the dim light, staring at the garments laid out on his narrow bunk. The pristine, hyper-saturated red compression tunic of a Spaceforce line officer—the uniform Karen had demanded he take off, the uniform she had practically stripped from him in the brig of the USS Texas—was gone. In its place was a heavy, worn, dark brown leather jacket he had unearthed
  13. Yani would never be able to keep a straight face.
  14. Will will never change, for me it was Andrew trying his level best not to roll his eyes.
  15. 07:10 – The Residence, Bab al-Azizia The dining room of the dictator’s bunker was a study in surreal, insulated tranquility, entirely disconnected from the apocalyptic ruin of the Libyan capital burning just beyond its massively reinforced concrete walls. The air conditioning hummed with a quiet, expensive efficiency, aggressively filtering out the acrid stench of cordite, pulverized masonry, and burning diesel that choked the besieged streets of Tripoli. At the center of the brightl
  16. Will comes across at times like a titan, but he's really fragile. His damaged shoulder, his myopia, and his mental health episodes, there are times where he is completely dependent on Andrew... and then there's the next chapter
  17. You know the Google Glass recorded everything. I am sure it's doing the rounds at CSIS HQ, as Yani is trying his best not to laugh his head off.
  18. He's been dismissed as office supplies, ignored, belittled, hazed (all mostly by Doc) But Cole is absolutely right about him.
  19. The Observation Lounge of the Zodiac smelled faintly of ozone, recycled air, and intensely burnt synth-beans. Hollis took a slow sip from his ceramic mug, grimaced at the bitter, sludgy replication that passed for coffee on this ship, and kept his eyes fixed firmly on the panoramic viewport. Out in the crushing void, hanging against the backdrop of an indifferent, glittering starfield, was a Spaceforce subspace relay. It was a small, utilitarian piece of hardware—a processing core, a dense
  20. Now he has to kill someone
  21. 06:00 – The Residence, Bab al-Azizia The heavy, digital video camera was unceremoniously rolled out of the brightly lit, concrete-reinforced dining room, the loyalist communications technician moving with a hurried, nervous energy that stood in stark contrast to the absolute stillness of the room's primary occupants. Will Carter sat perfectly rigid in his wooden chair, his hands folded neatly on the white linen tablecloth beside a plate of untouched dates and warm flatbread. His pulse
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