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And Alex was SO CLOSE to getting with the cute girl before they showed up too!

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fredgiblet wrote:And Alex was SO CLOSE to getting with the cute girl before they showed up too!
We just found his motivation for taking up the fight, I guess. Do the umiak have a term for klik-blocking someone?

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http://well-of-souls.com/outsider/outsider136.html

Gatecrasher already sounds quite ... good as a description....
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charred steppes, borders of territories: page 59,
jump-map of local stars: page 121, larger map in Loroi: page 118,
System view Leido Crossroads: page 123, after the battle page 195

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fredgiblet wrote:And Alex was SO CLOSE to getting with the cute girl before they showed up too!
And Beryl was SO CLOSE to getting it with that hunky alien before they showed up.

Alex got saved by the gong, though. He didn't need to explain why he saw the other girl while literally being in Beryl's arms - well, close to that... :) Loroi customs or not, Beryl surely wouldn't like to hear that.

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..and Commodore Moonglow is starting to loose it, it seems :? In Stillstorm's place I'd keep an eye on her, she looks like she might do something crazy soon

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Look at all those bug assets, asking for a wave loom.

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When the bug rain hits you just right.

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The Loroi commanders seem quite cheerful at the prospect of their impending death.

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entity2636 wrote:..and Commodore Moonglow is starting to loose it, it seems :? In Stillstorm's place I'd keep an eye on her, she looks like she might do something crazy soon

Meh, gallows humor is a common coping mechanism in combat arms professions.

Commanders should be mainly worried when their subordinates stop griping or joking entirely. That's a sign they are tapped out of both stamina and morale.

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New user here.

The bugs are attacking the Leido Crossroads. They are also attacking Sala 128 and Sala 101. If the bugs are intending to break through to Enedd and the interior, the Leido and Sala 128 forces will be able to meet up at Enedd as it is the next jump from both systems. Sala 128 may also have a follow-on group coming through if it is going to stage a meet after eliminating Loroi forces there.
I'd put money on Gora also being attacked, as if Gora, Leido, and Sala 128 are all taken, this will isolate the Azimol citadel and it can be attacked at the bugs leisure.

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Welcome Witty_Username...

Yeah, got the same sinking feeling:
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Let’s hope the Loroi have the resources to deal with this..

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This laconic smack talking space elf is rapidly becoming my favourite background character. I'm quite curious about her quips over comms; she's SG51's senior captain, yet also is the least disciplined about keeping comms clear of chatter. Do Loroi not care so much about such things, or does Moonglow simply not give a damn?

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Zarya wrote:Let’s hope the Loroi have the resources to deal with this..
Kikitik-27 did say that they're about to witness the last stages of the Loroi-Umiak war. Looks like he was more spot on than we originally believed.

Note that the invisible Umiak divisions are still not common knowledge. Even Beryl just struggled to wrap her mind around that concept and its implications.

So yes, being presented with the full picture, the Loroi may stop joking around quickly enough.

The idea of Earth being a bolthole for Loroi refugees could pop up again.... because nowhere else would be a 'safe' place anymore, with shells everywhere you look.

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novius wrote:Kikitik-27 did say that they're about to witness the last stages of the Loroi-Umiak war. Looks like he was more spot on than we originally believed.
Although Stillstorm dismissed Kikitik-27’s statements as a bunch of disappointing lies, I’d still expect that she relayed a full report of this unusual conversation back to Loroi HQ. There was clearly something brewing, it had already become clear that the Umiak deployed a new stealth type capability and corresponding tactics at Naam.
novius wrote:Note that the invisible Umiak divisions are still not common knowledge. Even Beryl just struggled to wrap her mind around that concept and its implications.
Sure, though this is why I’d expect Loroi boffins and analysts already having chewed on this. They have had more than a week, perhaps slightly more, to anticipate worst case scenarios.

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Zarya wrote:Sure, though this is why I’d expect Loroi boffins and analysts already having chewed on this. They have had more than a week, perhaps slightly more, to anticipate worst case scenarios.
Of that I am not sure of. Remember, communications in Outsiderverse is NOT instantaneous, but limited to the travel speed of their ships. If we expect SG51 to not to leisurely pace around but make good speed to Leido crossroads, the other party involved who might have brought forth news about Kikitik-27's statements could be Captain Mozin.

And, who knows, maybe he and the Barsam have their own stakes in the game and are ready to hang the Loroi out to dry, just conveniently offering an escape route for the people on the marooned shuttle, mainly one Captain Jardin.

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novius wrote: Of that I am not sure of. Remember, communications in Outsiderverse is NOT instantaneous, but limited to the travel speed of their ships. If we expect SG51 to not to leisurely pace around but make good speed to Leido crossroads, the other party involved who might have brought forth news about Kikitik-27's statements could be Captain Mozin.

And, who knows, maybe he and the Barsam have their own stakes in the game and are ready to hang the Loroi out to dry, just conveniently offering an escape route for the people on the marooned shuttle, mainly one Captain Jardin.
You may be right, however from a storyline perspective we are looking over Alex’ shoulders and he has spent most of the time between the Battle at Naam and the trip in the Highland-7 in the brig. As a not fully trusted Outsider, the Loroi have had no reason to tell him what information has already been relayed and by what means. Information provided by Kikitik-27, although untrusted, still is quite crucial to report, including the fact that almost three entire strike groups were ambushed at Naam.

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Just saying. Kudos for Beryl's expression.

It is just fitting for when she realizes that she has front row seats to what could very well turn out to be the beginnings of her species' demise.

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That’s unacceptable, We’re now all rooting for the genocidal elves (which was Umiak propaganda to begin with).

Just wanted to add that info on new tactics and stealth will have been carried to Azimol by the Barsam courier vessel.

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Victor_D wrote:The Loroi commanders seem quite cheerful at the prospect of their impending death.
"Do not think of it as being outnumbered. Think of it as having a wide selection of targets."

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Ehy aim the loom wave? Just shot somewhere to squish bugs!
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