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Attraction and romance are an area where the loroi are quite alien to us. There's no such thing in loroi society. They don't do pair bonding or families. Sexuality is overseen by a caste of matchmakers who operate mostly on eugenist principle: a few noteworthy loroi will be rewarded with the privil...

The problem with our current level of technology is that as payload and delta-V increase, the amount of propellant required to achieve the desired outcome increases exponentially . Loved reading that. You probably know Orbiter? The space sim? I recommend it to anyone who wants to experience space t...

Climate has a lot to do with it. I was born, raised, and have lived most of my life in a cold climate (northern US). I am quite skinny, but still have a high tolerance for cold weather (and I grow my hair longer in the winter because it insulates so well). When I lived in Florida for a short time, I...

First off, as we know from the Insider pages, a Loroi's hair is often (but not always) emblematic of service longevity. The longer it is, the more trips she's made around the block. Like service stripes on present-day uniforms. This seems to vary, though, according to individual preference. Fireblad...

That's true. Although I'd like to hear how you think genocide IS justified. Because you are implying it by, you know, disagreeing. I can only think of one situation, and it's the one the Loroi are presently in. When a race is bent on eliminating you as a species come hell or high water*, what are y...

Actually there may be yet a case for a nozzle that can survive a plume so powerful it has the equivalent power of a nuke pushing it. Accirding to nuke testing articles I have read, metal balls were suspened in the air above ground zero where a nuke would detonate. The balls were covered with a thin...

Maybe you could recreate the charred look by smearing it with some ashes or charcoal? Hmm, I'll have a think about that. I'm also curious as to what happens if I hold it in a flame. I think I'll have to find another piece of bone and give it a try. And for true authenticity, the yarn needs to be ge...

It's been many years since my college days in aerospace engineering, but when designing any launch vehicle (single or multiple stage) the two primary constraints are going to be payload capacity and delta-V. That is, how much "stuff" do you want to put into orbit, and how high up do you want to put ...

Nice work! Looks like it was a fun project. Maybe you could recreate the charred look by smearing it with some ashes or charcoal? And for true authenticity, the yarn needs to be genuine Loroi hair. Shows you how brutal the diral training can be. If it took you 3 hours to make using modern tools, ima...

It's not beside the point at all, and no, it's not justified. You're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine. I will leave the debate for those threads dedicated to the topic, so as not to hijack this one. I'll only say this: the Loroi have committed genocide. The Umiak are attempting the sa...

I would like to draw attention to the caste thing going on in the background. Cloud has been treated as a nonperson for the entire story. It's all in the body language cues. Cloud is often pictured looking down. She's also often depicted standing or walking apart from other Loroi (except for handin...

I don't know in how far pain translated into Sanzai and from there into the minds of the other Loroi. It might be difficult for all Loroi to stay hidden if the Umiak have an operating procedure of inflicting severe pain to early captures, so that others might give their position away through the Sa...

Debate and thought provocation are always a good thing. However, I think in the question of who are the good guys and who are the bad guys, I don't think there was ever meant to be much ambiguity, at least not beyond the first chapter. This isn't supposed to be Game of Thrones (and this isn't a crit...

I wonder who is considered "next" in the expendable sweepstakes? Spiral, probably. If anyone else on the Highland crew is going to cash it in, Flint or Reed would be my guess. They're basically redshirts and Soroin are a dime a dozen. Tenoin interceptor pilots, not so much. I'll be somewhat surpris...

Cloud was vaporized. She will be mist. That would be a kicker. Cloud: <This really sucks. I hope it will be painless. Hmm, power level 8 ought make sure of that.> ZAP! Poof! (Later) Umiak 1: Uh, hey guys...there's no pilot in here. Umiak 2: Uh oh. It's got to be a trap. Let's get out of here and sc...

Cloud was vaporized. She will be mist. That would be a kicker. Cloud: <This really sucks. I hope it will be painless. Hmm, power level 8 ought make sure of that.> ZAP! Poof! (Later) Umiak 1: Uh, hey guys...there's no pilot in here. Umiak 2: Uh oh. It's got to be a trap. Let's get out of here and sc...

#217 reveals why we probably should not think of the Loroi as just a species of happy, fun, space elf hotties. They have a warrior mentality on par with that of General George S. Patton. I think we got that impression from Stillstorm and Fireblade from the start. But actually it was Beryl who reall...

I never thought she would use a telekinetic attack to kill Cloud directly... but she would use it to restrain her or even force her to pull the trigger with her own hands via telekinesis. Fireblade lacks that kind of control over her powers. As I understand it, she can either shove things really ha...

I never thought she would use a telekinetic attack to kill Cloud directly... but she would use it to restrain her or even force her to pull the trigger with her own hands via telekinesis. Fireblade lacks that kind of control over her powers. As I understand it, she can either shove things really ha...

If cloud refused, not only would it make the other Loroi view her as selfish and cowardly, but the stern look Fireblade gave her seemed to imply that Fireblade would not accept noncompliance. Looking back, I think Beryl was the one who was to enforce compliance if necessary. Clues: P.200 -- Beryl a...