Hoskins

When Kirk's father ran his ship into Nemo's, it created a new timeline, altering future history. Up until that moment, they were in the universe of "classic trek". After the ship was destroyed, it was a completely different universe, and the events of classic trek no longer apply, that future never happened. It's a total "reboot" of the series. <takes advil>

I lived in southwestern Ontario - which is sort of Canada but not really - for a couple of years in the early 80's. I loved it there - we lived in London. It's a great little city, very polite and welcoming people, great, great bars. We spent quite a lot of vacation time up in the Thousand Islands on boats. Or sitting in the Winery on Lake Erie, getting completely smashed on great wine. I also drank a lot of beer, learned how to smoke hash oil instead of pot, and had a lot of fun hitting on hot UWO students. All UWO students are hot, did you know that? I think it's a law. I left Canada because there were no job opportunities for a stoned American teenager during a recession. Seems most Canadian companies wanted to give jobs to Canadian college students that could walk a straight line. I go back to Canada fairly often - living in Michigan makes that easy. I love Toronto and I love to get out of the cities and get up into northern Ontario where you won't hear people, planes, or anything for days. I'm planning the next trip for October, hopefully I'll miss blackfly season.

this is a great story, such a terrible war. I'd like to see a sequel too.

Only three spittakes! Great story. Very fun, thanks!

Is there somewhere I can post to discuss the more technical parts of this story? ::runs away::

Oh, heh, I'm a doofus, I meant strategic, not tactical - what was the reasoning behind returning the troops on the ships - expediency? Political capital? Or did I miss something in the story because I was wondering who would be in G's cabin? Or perhaps I should wait for the story to develop in the fullness of time? That sort of thing. H

Good old granger, always willing to give passage to seamen. Great chapter, Mark, I'm also interested in the tactical reasons for the 4 ships and deportee crew.

Friday. I need the weekend to recover.

Great out of the gate! Benjamin reminds me of an ex, and reminds me WHY he's an ex I really like stefan and I hope the story goes where I think it's going! Thanks Mark - do you guys ever sleep?

You named a staff officer SHAFTE? HA!

Wheee!

Who ever said that being in the armed forces = being away from home? Unless you're in an active war zone, on a ship at sea, or detached in some form from your home base, this is quite untrue. Most military families simply move with the servicemember, therefore "home is where the family is". Look outside any American military base at the housing situation and you'd see military families living quite ordinary lives. And I know this from experience. You're "supporting" your argument with opinion, not fact. It sucks when the servicemember goes to war, goes to sea, etc. - but even then, modern technology goes a long, long way towards keeping families in touch with each other - being a half world away doesn't stop my cousin from grounding her teenager when he won't listen to Dad. And your opinion that single-parent homes are more unstable than two-parent homes - do you have any way to substantiate this with statistics, a study, anything? I think you're trolling to stir shit up with this, more than anything.

I'm pretty sure Granger has the emotional depth to be fearful about having his first kid, however, he's a blueblood as is his wife, they have a lot of money and are influential, and I'm quite sure Caroline would have the best care possible during her pregnancy and afterward. After childbirth, there would be nannies, and other caregivers, mentors and instructors on the estate. It was not uncommon for upper crust parents - especially those in the peerage and above - to take a very standoffish role in raising their children, who spent the vast majority of their time in the company of their nannies and teachers. In fact, the children would have an audience with their parents at some point during the day, but adult concerns were usually more pressing than the emotional needs of the children. It would be very surprising if a gentrified naval officer such as Granger expected there to be any other way to raise children - it was how he would have been raised, after all. Consider the prologue to The Gunroom - the relationship between George and his father is very defined and George's path is very carefully plotted to fit the Earl's plans, not George's, even though his sense of duty and obligation means he'll do what's necessary to further the family's goals. In the middle and lower classes, children were much more important and families were much closer, but the upper classes were all about the political connections and proper upbringing than they were about familial love and tenderness. I think it's really easy to see this story through the lens of our times and judge the characters by the the childrearing practices we know, and not through the times as they were lived by the real people in them. This is made a little more difficult by Mark's writing style, which tends to modern grammar and structure, thankfully - along with brevity and good editing - sailing off on a tangent to discuss how George and Caroline raise the little ones probably won't further the story much. Just my two shillings, guvnor. Sorry if I came off as a bit technical here, now, be so kind as to pass the lard.

I'm really liking the story too, I was irritated that Marcel was so slutty. I'm glad he and Max are gonna give it a shot. And I hope Lark isn't TOO much of a pain, i'd hate to see the family go all "crampton" on him Great chapter Mark, as always. Looking forward to the next new development... And Max topping for the first time? Aww...

Back to Mr. Granger's bunghole - now with "super lard of the sea"

You've given new meaning to the term "captain's mast"...

Man, Mark, do I like your writing. Also, lard. I will say, though, that your convention of not using contractions for the French-speaking characters makes me Sit Up In My Chair As I Read Because It Seems Very Formal. Will there be lard in this story (or maybe Lark)?

mmm. Lard. This is a good story. I like the historical references very much, you're good at this. But yeah. Lard.

I don't know but I'm betting a can of spam and a stapler is involved somehow.