522 Are you close to finishing any WIPs?

Can I rephrase that by moving the words around?

Are you finished closing any WIPs?
Than it's YES!
All locked up on USB backups...
Honestly the amount of stopped stories in my case is outstanding.

To answer the original question no.
Even Star Ryde isn't anywhere close and instead of writing I resort my notes at the moment into a system that my future me hopefully can still understand without reading the documens.

Lot of ideas I had over the decade plus and the "actual" story I'm working rn are so contrary to each other. If I punch everything into one story I could rival Marvels, DC's and Star Treks Multiverse all together and it's not even a time travel story.
Maybe I just collect all the patches, sew them together and call it Patch Work the SciFi Quilt.

Edit: Quiltwars surely I wouldn't be sued by Guilt wars for it ...

#PennedPossibilities 522 #StarRyde #writing

523. Would your MC ever kill anyone? What conditions would have to be at play for this to take place?

1/2
Absolutely, her training made her able to decide in an instant who is a real threat that needs to be delt with & who is worthy of keeping alive to give a chance to be better.

The 1. directive is protect everyone from being harmed.
The 2. is hold up the Unions standards.
The 3. protect the Union at all necessary costs.

As a Shade she also has the right to aquire Union troops to her cause, this is part of the Martial Law Pact that all Union member worlds have to accept, if they want to join as associated members.

The same pact allows her to judge & execute the judgement on the battlefield & beyond.

Only the highest Shade for a segment is known openly, others are deployed undercover to make sure that no one miss uses this power & keep active leading Shades in line.

And in case of Eltaryn its always shoot first.

#PennedPossibilities 523 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP

2/2
This means that in order to protect the greater good, the institution of the Union and every upright citizen of it, from threats like the Eltaryn, Pirates, hostile forces of all kind or occasional from the inside, like people that try to undermine the Unions regulations & laws in any way or corrupt its system, shades are allowed to end this threat.

The usual way is to hand them over to the authority, because everyone deserves at least a 2. & a 3. chance, but if the crime is severe enough & a Shade is around, this will most likely shortcut to a single person's decision.

It's an imperfect solution to a otherwise very hard to beat problem.

Yes Kira has shot Terrans in order to protect other species. She has ended lives of Union & not Union citizens that broke the laws severe enough for a 3. time & she stand trial afterwards. She has taken many Eltaryn lives in the Act of defense. Herself, the Union & others.

#PennedPossibilities 523 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP

524. When it comes to your characters, who do they turn to for advice?

Each other, the Ghoz'Tarc is a little village, a vehicle, a home, the crew are comrades, fellow soldiers, friends and even family.
On occasion to others outside of this group, their superiors, their biological families outside, people in the same position elsewhere.
Yo people that came before.

Talisa has a special place onboard, despite her just being a specialist for long range support, orbital strikes via the Longinilance systemand the most skilled Slip/Slyde operator she has an incredible understanding for her fellow crewmates, almost knowing everything about everyone, thanks to her empathy and compassion. She has a dang good memory for the Stories that surround her.

Of course Kira, William and Jenkins as the leading officers. Ashlei on occasion for a different view upon a topic or whoever might have some different views and may offer insight.

#PennedPossibilities 524 #StarRyde #GhozTarcCrew #SciFi #WIP

525. What is the number one thing your MC wants in life?

As @floofpaldi put it
Peace.
That's what most of the Union's core and associated member species wish for, to thrive in peace.
To be left alone from creatures and persons that try to use others for a selfish & unnecessary advantage that only exist in their world view. To be left alone from the attacks that aren't seem to have a purpose other than eradication of others...

Kira would love to make peace with the Eltaryn, however they haven't communicated in any other way than fight, brutal & without mercy...
Attacking worlds of the Union, the Rim worlds & who knows where else, nobody knows what happens in the area called the Ghost Stars.

This is why the Alliance exists as it does the Unions own military.
Imagine the last as a sort of UN blue helmet troups and the former as an NATO like organization. They share resources, troups etc but are two separate entities.

#PennedPossibilities 525 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP #KiraKnox

527 Does your MC have any habits when they’re under extreme stress?

Kira Not only under stress, she vibes all the time, that means she is constantly activating and relaxing all her muscles while not talking or actively relaxing. It has increased since her last near death experience.
The amount of EQuil (the unrefined Enzyme Printer Liquid or simply put a food synthesizer) she drinks also tends to jump up in stress situation if she can't train properly. That she is also able to move quite silently through the ship makes it sometimes even stressful for others. Imagine Our are just chatting about your fear that the XO now Captain is not fit for duty and than you hear a slurping sound behind you... She seems to sneak more if she gets stressed more. Still she appreciates the concerns and understands them still it doesn't stresses her less but she tries to lead by example instead of "punishing" the concerned crew members.

#PennedPossibilities 527 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP

528. Do you remember the first thing you ever wrote creatively?

No, it was something in my earliest writing trials learning what letters look like and what they sound like.

I remember my first He-man/She-ra fanfiction it was lived reenactment climbing into the wall mounted bookshelves fighting baddies with my cheap Ash light up plastic sword from a Jahrmarkt (Year market a group of traveling merchants setting up their business for 5 days to 2 weeks in a town closest thing Americans have are amusement parks the lower cheaper variants).

I remember my first big data loss whicht costed me 160 pages of a story, Die Nacht des Mares (- the night of the mares), a story how a cloned child could aquire a soul after dying, I remember another Story I started as a teen which was kinda postapolyptic superhero choosen one twin pair fights back against alien intruders with the help of demons, angels. I think I called it Fox & Raven because that where their persona basics.

#PennedPossibilities 528

529 What language(s) does your MC speak?
1/2
Oh boy...
Kira: Terran Standard, Union Standard, Terran High, Union High this are her mother languages that are required on earth and basically High is more a dialect used for ceremonies of the Union or sort of Political neutral speech. Standard is complied from the shortest words for a concept so it doesn't sounds like anything we know today.
She had historical language lessons in German, English, Spanish, Chinese and Danish but she was not able to do much with it. She speaks Talil Standard fluent (Talithi Language), Roa' Standard as far as Terrans can reproduce Somwhar tones. Bare bone basics in Aszal/Trewal Standard. Bethos Standard with its melodic variations is out of her reach. Thanks to Ash she can understand binary, tertiary and up to decimal code however speaking in 0-9 numbers is crazy difficult and without Ash it's basically nonsense to her.

#PennedPossibilities 529 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #writing #SciFi #WIP #Languages

2/2 as a trained and active Shade she also knows the Ciffer that is used as a language in a language to communicate necessary informations to other shades and something called brass knuckles which is the same concept in case of an hostile takeover of an enemy force.

Arkham knows Terran and Union Standard/High, English fluent, Talil Standard, Roa' Standard (better than Kira) and basic parts of Aszal/Trewal, Arkham has interest in old Terran and non Terran languages but it's all only for some words. Her Japanese studies failed and she had some Bethos lessons. But not really noteworthy, funnily enough she can recognize the Bethos melodic patterns with ease but can't reproduce any words in it, she also understands Brass Knuckles.

Ashlei: Ash as the ships AI can speak and understand all common, uncommon & rare Languages in the broader Union, she is also programmed as an universal translator.

#PennedPossibilities 529 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP #Languages

530. Pick one of your SCs and tell us how they strengthen and enrich your story?

Mondira's perspective is that of an citizen of the Rim. Her homeworld is much closer to ours, yes they have aliens but it was settled by Humans that left Terra before it was called that, before the Eltaryn attack and everything. They left in hope to build a better home for them self but where struck by bad luck and all their beautiful ambitions fell apart as they had to settle a planet void of most resources. Thanks to some alien tech left behind they managed and thrived, yet they couldn't rid themselves of the problems earth had in their time. So Mondira's next to being a slightly comic relief I hope offers a connection to our society which is pretty much like our world today but some generations ahead. It's the most truest cyberpunk dystopia in universe.
Irony that the world the founders left became what they looked for.

#PennedPossibilities 530. #StarRyde #MondiraRamann #Writing #SciFi #WIP

Great question TLDR we will see

Ashlei: does an AI have the same psychological concepts as biological persons?

Arkham: if you don't push the wrong buttons Abbishek Pakthi is a delightful dark humored and sarcastic person but nice and carrying, if You push the said buttons Arkham is a hell fire portal of human rage, hurt and psychological Horror, her Nickname isn't Arkham for no reason. We will see what will be her fate/decision -> consequences in my WIP.

Kira Knox: Kira suffers from the fear of loosing people. Her parents, her sisters, her second dad, Tanya who simply left without any words, her first own led unit and now Anika.
She suffers from depression periodically but otherwise manages to keep herself a float. She swore to herself NOT A SINGLE ONE MORE!

Author-ity note: I don't hate them. I'm just cruel as it seems.

#PennedPossibilities 531 #StarTrek #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP

532. Choose a character of yours and tell us what their main purpose in the story is.

I skip that one today.

#PennedPossibilities 532. #Writing

533. Is your MC a heavy sleeper, light sleeper, or do they struggle to rest or doze at night? Explain.

As explained before, if I remember right, as a soldier of the Union's Alliance you learn how to sleep.

If you don't sleep in a Hyper pod, it's a tonal shift from b to p that happened here, from Hiber, like in hibernation, to Hyper (nobody bets an eye because the y), which are capsules, that enclose the sleeping person, you have to make do, however lucid sleeping is a way of forcefully and willingly being able to fall asleep and dream or to wakeup at any moment you want. This of course isn't a science but more an art. Kira has the ability to access Ashlei's sensors thus even in her deep sleep phases she is in theory able to know what happens around her as long as Ash has a sensor reading. Problem is subconsciousness works different so if she is asleep she will most likely dream something weird until she understands what's up.

#PennedPossibilities 533 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

534. Does your SC have any “unusual” habits, interests, and / or talents? Do they hide it, or are they proud of it?

Kira doesn't hide most of her unusual abilities. Like having a dead eye/blind aim for throwing toast from every ankled position into her "Demon"toaster or her skill to keep her balance, her proprioception is next level, which gives her some uncanny abilities, she isn't shy about that. The stuff about her possible control over the Ghoz'Tarc & her increasing access to Ash's systems she keeps secret ftm.

Arkham high sensitivity is a two bladed sword, it allows her to be a faster reacting pilot than most but outside her "save space" inside the ship she has to take meds to suppress the negative effects that otherwise would overwhelm her.

J. could easily break other Terran's limbs maybe that's the reason she is so gentle & soft.

Tal & Rose always find solutions... ALWAYS...

#PennedPossibilities 534. #KiraKnox #Arkham #JHarveyGladstone #RoseDraken #TalisaDraken

535. What strengths do you have in your writing?

Can't say, lately I rarely receive any Feedback at all or specific.
Most people want to read what I'm doin but the comments are rarely anything that comments on my story telling or character development. And if they comment it's most times from a cis white monogamous persons that ALWAYS come up with why is it a lesbian romance? It isn't! It's poly but focused on two female identifieng persons.
The AI doesn't make sense AI's don't feel or focus on a relationship between two persons, everything else is cheating... 🤦🏽

Even my DND rounds started to loose giving feedbacks and I strongly dislike that however questioning and getting answers like "oh I would say if I don't like it" aren't very helpful so I stopped asking them for feedback, my guess is dedication to make an extra effort for worldbuilding and trying to give characters depth, I will see how this works out but I know who isn't beta reading...
#PennedPossibilities 535 #writing

536. After the story is all done, how does or should the SC come across to the reader?

Different if needed or planed for.
It depends on the Story and what it dies to the SC's in question for Star Ryde my plan is that the crew SCs as much as the MC's grew different. Some closer some more apart and as with my general MCs , SCs, ACs & even BCs their lives have moved on & for some it will have become better, for some worse and I hope that I bring that convincingly into my story. Overall the rule is nobody is save from time, time changes things. And I'm not the nicest person if it comes to sending characters to hell and back, sometimes they are lucky and I only send them hell in German... 😈

#PennedPossibilities 536. #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP

537. What perspectives or beliefs have you challenged with this WIP?

Not sure I do any other than my own.

Maybe I am good enough for people to rethink families and human behavior. Maybe I'm just repeating all the tropes.

Let me answer this when it's finished...

Christmastime is the worst time for me to answer such questions especially this year seems even more different in a not good way.

#PennedPossibilities 537. #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

538. What language(s) does your SC speak?

All ~ 38 ish SC's speak Terran Standard/Terran High & Union Standard/Union High. For the same reasons the MC's do. Some extra languages exist.

See Penned Possibilities 529 or here linked directly, for the MCs.
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/113658096747093044

#PennedPossibilities 538. #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP
#GhozTarc #GhozTarcCrew

539. Christmas Eve Edition: You’re the Secret Santa for one of your SCs. What do you give them? (As a fellow character, not the author.)

So this HAS to happen in the Star Ryde Self Insert Romance Alternate Universe I briefly touched on and created in my head only to justify my personal interactions with my characters and thanks to the prompts here.

A collection of SciFi books from the Afterlife/Purgatory.
Simply so she can see the vast works that are done in this field and widen her view on things.

#PennedPossibilities 539. #StarRyde #SRSIRAU #writing #SelfInsert #romance #SciFi #WIP #MondiraRamann #Afterlife #Purgatory #StarRydeSelfInsertRomanceAlternateUniverse

540. Holiday Edition: Who would your MC kiss under the mistletoe?

No Misteltoe's survived into the 24. Century. That said kissing is a mostly Terran habit of strengthening individual immune systems, thus is recommended to kiss A LOT.
Do to the fact that a plenty of, for us, new species could be hazardous to others and us, and kissing for Terran's and Terra living Xeni is something special,* a special filtration mask was invented, it's basically a sort of mouth condom.
It needs to be fit for every species specially but allows incredible kisses without any risk or benefit like immunity boosting.

*Some age old first stories of Terrans was how they defended their foes via eating their mouthes and stealing their souls.
It was later translated into Terran Standard as Kiss me a spacer which sounds way more pleasant if miss leading...

#PennedPossibilities 540 #StarRyde #SciFi #WIP #Writing #Worldbuilding #KissMeASpacer #MouthEater

541. SC POV: What is the worst emotion a being can feel?

Silas Crosby, Security Chief:

"Loneliness, despair, knowing that no one will remember your story, for long.
Even your child's and their child's will forget you sooner rather than later, two lifetimes and mostly all of us are gone forever, relegated to an ass old pic someone randomly finds on a weird day. All our stories will end untold, everything we feel, who we are, what makes our lives des matter, will fade, everything we learned, what we are.

That is why I made it my call to protect others. So their stories live longer, so their lives last longer, so they can fill it with more people that will remember them before the universe finally deletes their story. And by upholding peace and fighting for them I can be a footnote in history for maybe a generation longer... maybe my story can inspire someone."

#PennedPossibilities 541. #StarRyde #SilasCrosby #writing #SciFi #WIP

542. Is the reader supposed to root for the MC, have no feelings towards them, or want them to meet their demise by the end of your WIP? MCs aren't always the "good guys," of course.

As much as I want them to be liked I am not in control of this.
I have a certain ideal picture of them that is not that of a perfect person, but if I a) can portray it as it is in my mind is one thing and b) how people perceive her is another.
I try my best to show them not as Mary Sue or Gary Stu* and keep them consistent enough that (other than in cases that they aren't if their limit is reached) people know at least in general what to expect.

How exactly this will end up in the view of the reading Person is different for almost everyone.

*Is there a gender neutral or enby trope Name? 'Ary Suu?😅
#PennedPossibilities 542. #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP

543. MC POV: What is one of your happiest memories?

Kira, pulled Arkham on to her lap, pressing her belly against the others women's back, her nose and mouthe next to Arkham's shoulder and neck.
And her eyes beamed with light as she smiled.
"You know if you had told me, that I find myself in a relationship with a crew member that doesn't even feel romantic interest in others... Well I would have been surprised."

Arkham smiled while folding her fingers between Kira's over her belly.
"Ask me what I would have thought and I would have laughed. Yet here I am rooting for you like a lovesick teen not believing that I feel this and grateful for having that opportunity."

"Oh I'm m a opportunity? Does this make you an opportunist?" She playfully bit Arkham's neck, a shiver ran through Arkham, she moaned softly, Kira's lips formed a ...

#PennedPossibilities 543 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #writing #SciFi #WIP #relationships

a smile on Arkham's goosebumbed skin.

Arkham leaned forward to escape this pleasure trap her Commander definitely only set up to make her blush. "Hnghf... noo, you are a treasure." Arkham slipped her hands away & in a swift motion stood up, turned around & sat down on Kiras lap again, her arms slung around the taller woman's neck now having to look up to Arkham, gently pressing her forehead against Kira's. "You are my treasure." Arkhams eyes piercing intensity flooded Kiras body with joy. "And I'm lucky that I found you." Arkham's hands slid to Kira's cheeks & gently grabbed on to her lovers face. "Permission request to kiss my Captain?" She whispered softly.

Kira felt her breath tingling over her own lips closing her eyes she whispered: "Granted."

Kira opened her eyes. The room was sterile, almost cold & the cuffs where tight.

#PennedPossibilities 543 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #writing #SciFi #WIP #relationships

544. Decide on a favorite character of yours and tell us this: What is something that makes them stand out among your other characters, and why do you love them so much?

How cruel only one...😅🤪

Mondira Ramann, a) she only exists in her current form, as she is, thanks to the prompts here. b) I have her set up to be from a Cyberpunk Dystopia Rim World, that is pretty close to ours. She understands the values of working in Union with the Union & believes that it is the key for the Rimworlds to survive this war even if the mercenary forces do quite well against the Eltaryn. She only joined the Unions Alliance because of this & despite of her proud Rim Mother. The trust in the Union isn't there but she believes in the Alliance & uses her position to support her family.

She brings a diverse POV & for me makes it easy to relate to her, since she pretty much comes from today, a time traveler in a way without being one.
#PennedPossibilities 544 #StarRyde #MondiraRamann
#Writing #SciFi #WIP

I just can't stay with one...😅
Next to Mondira I really like how Arkham forms in my head.

As her romantic growth mirrors my own very much, even if I ended up on another pov and could even be seen as a self insert to a point.

I don't want her to bee seen as an confused asexual/aromantic finally getting "normal" but a representation of my own journey to understand where I started and where I'm currently now. I had a rough time awakening to my own needs becausey only pictures of relationships and live what's pretty much one sided hetero normative and even after I realized that I was part of the queer community shaped by monogamous one sided portraits of people like me. I can't wait to get her story written fully and even if i cut it out, from my point of viewi really like her, I'm not as good as pilot or a dancer as she might be, maybe not as impulsive as she might be, not as young anymore. But she feels especially close to my heart.

#PennedPossibilities 544 #StarRyde #extra #Arkham

Traveler you reached 2025.
This is the division between toots of 2024 and 2024 as we leave behind what we know, to seek out new prompts and new answers.
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My collection toot for the prompts I answer in January of 2025.
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/113752116091989800

The nummerical first toot of this journey and not part of this mega thread.
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/110723765145059262

And here the last year's December divider toot for easier navigation
https://nerdculture.de/@AnnaSaultron/113576027709943899
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#PennedPossibilities #writing #SciFi #WIP #StarRyde #SciFiParody #GalaxyGlyde #WritingCommunity #MonthlyDeviderToot

545. If your MC was asked what ‘humanity’ means to them and how they would describe it, how would they answer? Do they love or hate humans?

Kira: "I dislike them, humans are an outdated species concept for a monkey tribe that almost roasted its home planet.

Terran is a more intelligent approach. You are Terran by birth because your family once originated there or you're Terran because you now live there, all native species from Terra like cats, birds, bacteria, fungi, all are Terrans, and so is Somwhar Ovate R'Einbo, the Somwhar musician that lives on Terra, so is his House cat, so is the Asza'ni Ambassador.

If you look for Humans go to one of the Rim "colonies" that where founded by the first extra solar explorers. They took a lot of "Humanity" with them & are still as destructive as the people they wanted to leave behind. Bitter sweet irony that we got rid of this behavior while they kept it..."

#PennedPossibilities 545. #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Terrans #Humans #writing #SciFi #WIP

0.001 — New Year Bonus Question (Courtesy of @ HeliaXyana): What kind of drunk is your MC?

Kira: Loving, carrying, cuddling type, she is the one that carries you to your canine/hyper pod/container or if necessary her own bed and makes sure you're sleeping well, warm and secure, however as long your are not in a relationship with her she would present You her back if you sleep in her bed.

Arkham. Quick drunk a bit hot headed but well meaning and eager to explain to you what she likes about you. Depending on the level of alcohol intoxicating she can be a bit sassy and overly sexual explicit and flirty but she still accepts a no, because for her its more like testing how far she is allowed to go and how far she can go without feeling bad herself and well that ends mostly with words or a snuggle rarely a kiss in the cheek if she really likes you.

Ashlei: have you ever seen a drunk space ship/AI?

#PennedPossibilities 0.001 #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP

546. How stable is your SC’s physical health?

The whole crew consists of trained middle-aged to young adult soldiers on a military space ship so they are well trained and have an overall good health. Some minor vitamin D doses have to be supplemented, some old wounds/scars but overall nothing dramatic. That said even a paralyzed soldier can still act on duty thanks to stuff like exoskeletons (exskels) and NIN (Neural Interface Network) uplink. Some prefer regenerative surgeries and treatment with stem cells which are won from menstrual blood cells and are back developed. For some even personal floaters exist that take a vide variety from hovering chairs to backpacks or for "creative" souls with missing body parts stuff like hover legs or arms. Which are a bit complicated to use and mostly serve personal expressions preferences. Usually people just get "cloned" limbs but robotic prosthetics also exists.

#PennedPossibilities 546 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP #GhozTarcCrew #Health

547. What inspired you to write your current WIP?

1 & 2 in no particular order.
Star Trek and Mass Effect but with a goal of a broader feminine, queer, lgbtqia+ palette, I didn't liked ST 2009 in the beginning (the Kelvin Timeline only started to come together with its 3. And sadly last movie Beyond), and thought I can' do it better....🙈

2. Edgar Allan Poe's SciFi stories.
3. Strata the closest real SciFi story Terry Pratchett wrote in my opinion

I am a jerky Fanfiction author that barely finished something but I love world building (of world bullying as one of my RPG players lately called my style). I love to creat Le spin off tails of stories I love bit overtime the whole extended universe behind my Star Trek and Mass Effect stories started to bleed into each other and got way more complicated and contradictory to the lore. That's where I realized I need my own universe. Oh and last but not least the
#PennedPossibilities :D 547. #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP

548 — How did you come up with the title for your WIP?

In an arcane alchemist lab.🤪
Now really I had many ideas Star Ryde stuck the best with me because I want a Star Trek Style story association. Stuff like Star Wars, Stargate make easily clear what they are. Mass Effect, the Orville or the Expanse don't.
One first incarnation of the title was Galaxy RYDE (which I now use, in a way, for my SciFi Parody universe Galaxy Glyde) but it didn't rang well enough to me. The actual explanation is far more complicated and if I put it here only under a "CW lenghty explanation" warning in a thread.😅

Fun fact several future Ideas thanks to the shitty Autocorrect have been spawned next to Star Ryde, that I my use in the future like Star Ryder Aron Shamus is bounty hunter in the Star Ryde universe, Star Rude a ride on a very different captains freighter, Star Tyde the Star Ryde parallel Universe where they work on a big Space Cruiser/Hotel.
#PennedPossibilities 548 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP

549. Did your SC ever feel as though their innocence had been lost? If so, what moment in their life could be described as the end of that innocence?

1/2
I take this to most of my crew since I consider every one of the cast secondary if not main characters.

So we often speak from loosing our innocence, the thing is there is rarely an single event doing this to us. That's something everyone stationed onboard an alliance ship learns early. Loosing your innocence is a corruption over time or an infestation of bacteria, mold on a person. Its gradient always there from the first moment something unpleasant happens to us. That's the first time our brains learn but we not necessarily understand the lesson right, because it's not a lesson reached by someone, we don't have any ramifications to interpret it as neutral.
So we die piece by piece from the idealistic sunshine we where. Some only go so far others get corrupted entirely. It ...
#PennedPossibilities 549 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP

2/2 is sometimes a simple logic reaction if we take into account that emotions follow a kind of own logic.
Of course we can fight against this corruption, this infestation, creeping mold.

But we need to understand it's reactions first, sarcasm & cynicism are one of this, when the individual suffered enough to feel hate and anger but is still relatively decent towards others.
To prevent sarcasm & cynicism taking deep root the best way ist be truly compassionate towards others.
Care for the ones that surround you.
Onboard a space ship you can not go away far distances so check on your comrades, if they become sarcastic ask them what challenge they face. Get to know them better & especially if they tell you something, listen.
We all go through this the moment we had the 1. encounter of an hostile being. The 1. moment our worldviews are shaken.
The 1. time we defend.
The 1. time we have to act against someone.
The 1. time we kill...

#PennedPossibilities 549 #StarRyde #writing #SciFi #WIP

550.Where does your MC feel most safe?

Kira: in the beginning mostly with Anika on Terra.
Arkham: later in the story, in the Captains Quarters, before that no where really and it only works I'd Kira is there.
Ashlei: in Union Space

They all know the sense of security is not equal to security and indeed security that will protect you will most likely make you feel insecure, because of if the constant dangers you are reminded at... Not to mention if it puts real dangers ahead to "keep other dangers away"

The Ghoz'Tarc itself is only a save bubble as long it isn't under attack... Does it make you more likely a target in a combat scenario? Absolutely...

#PennedPossibilities 550 #StarRyde #Writing #SciFi #WIP #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #GhozTarcCrew

551. MC POV: If you could have one talent or ability that you don’t naturally have, what would it be?

Kira:"To be able to read persons better, I manage but swex did I had bad decisions .... If it needs to be ridiculous what about regenerative abilities drowning back a limp in an instant or being bulletproof I heard that this old ash "superheroes" of old where bulletproof, not sure what a bullet is but that's one reason more to be proof of it, right?"

Arkham:"Being able to stand any touch without medication... Or smell less than I do... Let me phrase it like this conscious control over my Hypersensible nervsystem."

Ashlei:"A humanoid physical appearance closer to my crew would make some things easier. Only way for me to manipulate things inside my hull is asking nicely or send a maintenance drone but they are tiny and I my ment for repairs."

#PennedPossibilities 551. #StarRyde #KiraKnox #Arkham #Ashlei #writing #SciFi #WIP

552. How strong is your SC’s sense of ambition? What is something that they strive for in life?
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Well the most of them strive for a peaceful life that's why they joint the military. As random & contradictory as it sounds in a universe that is constantly threatened by an Alien Aggressor the motivation to become a Union Soldier is to keep people save. The Alliance is an offshoot of this military, it has become more pro active in engaging Enemies where they encounter them & became an own branch in the century since the first attacks but the goal is the same for the most, keeping the Union a safe space for everyone that doesn't shoot on sight & establish some sort of communication (the Union tried over 150 ways to communicate with the Eltaryn).

Dr. Waberi & Dr. Kaiden joined to help the soldiers and the victims at the front.

Mondira joined to give an example for the other Rim people that it is possible to work with the Union.

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