Cthulhu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:23 am
Perhaps senses? Also, walking around the station, holding hands with a male, how lewd!
Yeah, that should be senses.
My original idea was that they were holding hands so they could sanzai each other without disturbing Starcry, then I decided that did not make sense (that there would be too much worry of disturbing her anyone given how close they were). I missed removing them holding hands when removing all of the italics tags. Not sure if I'll update it to remove them holding hands or not. I probably should remove it, since squeezing hands for reassurance is probably not a loroi behavior.
Cthulhu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:23 am
Then the next sentence is also coming from Alex?
No, the next sentence is Beryl - it should go:
“You won’t let me down. You have learned how to generate a lotai. Starcry is really the one being tested to see if she can figure out some way to detect you despite the lotai. What is really bothering you?” [Beryl asks.]
“I don’t know. Maybe it is just worry about Strike Group 51. I never thought I would be hearing about other groups going into combat, I always thought I would be involved in the fighting.” [Alex says.]
“I understand, since I feel the same way. This is the first time I have been away from the Tempest while they were going into action. I mean, since I’ve been assigned there.” [Beryl says.]
“Right. I also think I am worried about what humans having an ability to generate a lotai that the loroi cannot pierce would mean. It pains me to admit it, but there is some anti-loroi sentiment in the TCA. Not much, since almost everyone has been made to understand how outclassed humanity is, but some. I don’t think anyone would try anything if they knew about the lotai today, but in the future, when humanity has better technology? I could see some humans using it to cause a big problem. I’m hoping Starcry figures out a way to pierce the lotai, since I would not want to see humanity make such a choice.” [Alex says.]
Cthulhu wrote: ↑Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:23 am
Frankly, this entire line doesn't make any sense to me, because it sounds like something Beryl should be saying. The part about worrying of the 51st's fate is weird, since everyone he came to know is now with him. What is so strange about other groups going into combat, and why or how should he be involved in the fighting?
The real cause of Alex' worry should be whether the Loroi can even win at this point.
Yeah, I agree - he did see other loroi on board the Tempest but did not get to know any of them. My thinking was he is deflecting his real concern (whether the Loroi win) onto the survival of the 51st (since they are an elite group and possibly due to Beryl's worry about them), but I probably should have gone the other way. I think his concern is that, as he understands the situation, the Loroi should be able to win the battle, which makes him think that the Umiak have something more planned.
As for his feelings about watching other groups going into combat, I do not think Alex is used to waiting to hear about how battles went - he is used to having some sense of involvement in the outcome, not just passively waiting for the results. But I might be having him bond too soon with the Loroi. Maybe the charitable interpretation is that he is trying to find a reason for his unease with the upcoming battle without worrying Beryl about the fate of the Loroi? Though he probably should not be holding her hand as she would realize that.