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Commander
If he is not going to pin a medal on her then its a crock! She could end up the most decorated cadet to attend the acadamy. She also seems to be a natural leader, I expect she'll get a ranking cadet officer position and graduate at or near the top of her class.
I went outside once. The graphics weren' that great.
You're dangerously close to mind reading there Omega girl.
I do love the interaction with my readers.
I missed this :)
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Bailey Summers
Love
Just gotta love this story and also that you are back posting again
I like writing FTL there's an appeal to space stories.
Glad to be back.
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Bailey Summers
Parental intimidation
Sadly as we make inroads into understanding the human brain, we are risking great rewards as well as great dangers ala Orwellian Brave New Worldesque scenarios like what we see here with her sister.
Not to mention parents are not the gods that children think they are and parents should not presume they are as infallible as they think they are. For Chinese parents (like mine) they get into the mindset of not needing to apologize for their mistakes and shortcomings. My mother was like that till the day she died.
Parental expectations are a double edged sword.
There's a lot that can be and has been really hard when we have not even realistic standards but fictional ones that they make up for you that in all honesty have never been met by themselves.
And then there's being a parent and trying to stop your child or children from making some mistakes that you've been down the road from.
Though the Orwellian bit's on purposely in there with it being sort of commentary on conversion therapy.
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Bailey Summers
Sure
The conversion therapy bit is obvious.
But sexual orientation can be evaluated long before puberty and if the parents were smart then since she was a minor just take her and get it done. It then shifts from being Orwellian to graphic horror as she leaves one person and comes home a wholly different one; like a vet visit to get neutered. And on the way home suddenly has this desire for Barbies and cute dresses and posters of Boy Bands and stuff *shivers* and comes home to go in her bedroom and throws a fit while she changes the 'horror' of her bedroom.
I was thinking about this one...
And pow, a new chapter. That doesn't happen often. Nice to she her getting through it, tough times. Thanks
Good! I'll really try and post more frequently.
There's a lot of factors that are getting resolved.
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Bailey Summers
Haven't read this yet, but I
Haven't read this yet, but I've bookmarked it, and I'm looking forward to reading Ftl.
I hope that you enjoy it :)
It's my first real stab at science fiction.
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Bailey Summers
Yay. More FTL!
I like all your works but FTL is the one I'll jump to first! Thanks for another great chapter.
That's a great compliment!
I'm glad that it's working out so well.
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Bailey Summers
Black hole anyone?
Seems the best place for that family is inside a black hole. Adjust someone because their actions/life isn't what's wanted? The gall!! And whose to say what someone is doing isn't worthwhile? Again, that black hole is looking even better.
Others have feelings too.
There's a lot more than just Erin's family.
It's considered a legit medical practice now that tech has allowed for so much and it's a consent only operation. But it's still to Erin that there's social values other have pushing for people basically erasing themselves.
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Bailey Summers
Disregard.
Disregard.
Others have feelings too.
❤❤❤
Love this series, Hon.
The past few chapters have brought a great deal of dimension to Erin. Seeing her struggle through the aftermath of trauma makes her truly relatable. Strength and vulnerability.
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Jenna
Thanks Jenna!
I'm working on more of this as well as some other things which are kinda eating up time.
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Bailey Summers
FTL - Faster Than Life...
I am a HUGE fan of your stories, but I really miss this story. I hope you can post some more soon.
FTL
Ditto + Thanks for the story and Best Wishes :-)
Looks like the Commander is
Looks like the Commander is going to be pinning more salad to the lapels; Possibly looking to change to command track as well given how well she does in a crisis?
Would love to see more of this series :)
More, More More.....PLEASE
As with all your stories this is fantastic. Please don't leave us all hanging....it has been almost a year since you posted this latest FTL chapter.
When life throws tomatoes at you, make spaghetti sauce.