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You're welcome and thank you for reading. Doctor Thomas and Admiral Toews are very much in the camp of "The Ends, Justifies the Means." You'll see soon what I mean. Aeris should have shot him, but Admiral Franks (and anyone else on the Prometheus) didn't know about the immunity deal Dr. Thomas had. I'll just say, Shane gets what is coming to him.

That's who I patterned them off of. They were originally supposed to be just Space SEALS. But they grew from there.

Thank you for reading, and for asking the question. I've been wondering how to put the following into the story without it being an Info Dump. FleetCom is shorthand for Fleet Command. They are the top brass, and administrators for Federation Stellar Navy, and the Federation Stellar Marine Forces. Fleet Admiral Toews (the last name is the same as the Chicago Blackhawks Hockey player ) is in overall command of the entire Naval services underneath the President of the Sol Federation. Guardian Force is outside the normal Naval structure. They were original underneath the Navy's Special Operations (SpecOps) division, but by an Act of Congress, they were made their own independent agency. They report directly to the President of the Sol Federation, however, they can receive orders from any of the militaries leadership for special assignments. Which is why Fleet Adm Toews sent Aeris on the Prometheus, undercover. Typically the different military services will work in concert with Guardian Force on assignments. Guardian Forces' power is absolute in the Sol Federation. They are the only "law enforcement" that has jurisdiction throughout both Civilian and Military areas. Their numbers are kept small for that reason, and why the Undercover Officers undergo cosmetic surgery and can no longer have contact with their natural family.

Thank you! I've been using these prompts mainly to work on Convos, so I'm glad the interaction was good.

“Where are you planning to get the money for that vacation?” Professor Kline asked looking over at AJ. “Three weeks touring Ireland, England, and Scotland, seems to be rather expensive.” AJ smiled at his Professor, knowing he meant well. Professor Kline was his academic advisor, and whom he sought guidance on a variety of issues over the years. He’s also the man, which needed to approve him to access the campus computer system while he was away. “It’s mine and Tommy’s wedding honeymoon. D

As Drew mentioned, new Chapter out for Aeris. Let me know what you think!

Never heard of Boards of Canada before, but I will look them up. I listen to instrumental music as well. Currently is Video Game, and Movie Soundtracks.

Thanks! It had a different outcome a few times. One was Aeris shot him. Another was he was jettisoned out an Airlock, in Subspace. But, the S.O.B. is still needed.

He spent the remainder of the shuttle flight back to the Prometheus in silence. Having just seen Aeris teleported without warning, and Admiral Franks’ admonishment of a serious discussion once on board, he wasn’t looking forward to docking. He wasn’t scared. He knew what he had done was all sanctioned by FleetCom, and he had his trump card as well. What he was, was pissed off. Pissed that Aeris screwed him out of this discovery. Pissed that Aeris was so overly cautious, he jeopardized Shane’s re

I have no words, but to say it was fantastic writing. Made me want to be the guy giving directions to the waiter.

Ok... I bit the bullet and wrote Interlude 4. Shane will get his chapter. It's off to the Editor now. (Thanks, @Kitt!)

Thanks! I am tempted to further the story along and may do so once one of the three open projects I have been completed.

I've been wanting too for my SciFi story, but haven't found a program that was Free and worked well. Right now, I've been using Open Source, and Free Use artwork for ideas.

Working on the Next Installment for this story. I might Skip Interlude 4: Doctor Shane Thomas, and either hop straight into Act 3: War and Remembrance or what was planned as Interlude 5: Zirsi's Magical Primer. It's scattered in several different threads, but I really hate Doctor Shane Thomas. Part of me feels, I need to finish this his Interlude, so you can see the depths of what he was involved in, while another part says, "Just make him two sentences in the First Part of Act 3." Your thoughts are welcomed on this.

I might try to hit St. Pete Pride, but currently, just being my Gay self, out and proud.

There is really no cost with all it. The exception is that each time something is sent back in time, the old timeline is locked, and is no longer accessible. No, this was the first time a time capsule from the future happened.

Just a wee bit of a spoiler... lol, but:

I was just having a conversation on this topic this morning with a friend of mine. Also last night in a different topic as well. That its almost a cycle of things that happen. People see what others are writing, and if it's popular, they hop onto the bandwagon. For instance, there has been a rash of "the 14 y/o teen going on 45 y/o man." I'll admit I like stereotypes as much as the next person, as it's comfortable to read. But on the other hand, anything that breaks the norms is fun to read. As it's not what you're expecting. Though, I will never understand the appeal of MPreg stories.

That's some very good advice. I believe I may end up skipping it and coming back to it later. Thank you.

I appreciate what each of you has said, and I do agree with it. In order to make the characters live you do need an emotional connection. However, what I was trying to ask is this. For this particular character, I the Author have baggage from when I was a Player in the RPG, and absolutely HATE this guy. Yeah, his betrayal was that bad, that even when my RPG group of players gets together and we talk about that game, its brings up heated discussions about the guy. I guess it may sound odd, that I got so immersed in my RPG character, that I have really strong feelings about the guy. It's funny really, how we can connect to Stories, Video Games, Immersive Storytelling RPGs, and the experiences we take away from them. It's this baggage I got as a Player, that when writing the Narrative of our shared storytelling game, as the Author I'm having issues shedding these emotions in order to do justice to the Story being told to you. So, that's what I was asking mainly. If you had a Bias going into a story because you are drawing from experience, how do you separate it from the story overall? P.S. I know how loony this makes me sound, more than my normal disabilities. LOL

Very gay as well. Also, that was some messed up questions. They had no Key West on there!

Granted: You were fired from your job. I wish I could get this chapter finished.

Tough subject, but a well-crafted story.

I'm currently writing an Interlude chapter for my story Aeris - Guardian Force, in which I discuss what happens to the character Doctor Shane Thomas. I'm finding myself being impartial and being overly harsh writing about this character. I've mentioned a few times that the story of Aeris is based on my RPG days and our Tabletop sessions. The character Doctor Shane Thomas is a version of a doctor that helped us in these adventures. Kind, passionate, dedicated, and my character in the game did sleep with him. But it was all a lie. He played us, and dropped a ten-ton hammer on the group, and screwed us over. I took some elements of that for the story that I've been writing for GA. Now, while writing the Interlude, I'm trying to be dispassionate, but I am failing. Miserably. So, my question for my fellow Authors is this: How do you separate your emotional self from the characters you write? What process do you do to not let personal bias bleed into the story? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.