From GeorgeGlass on November 05, 2024
"Tears of a Deadworld" by InvidiaRed
I like the idea of a decoy cockpit on the ship. And I liked the contrast between “gardens of tasteful bone” and “forests of gore.” I guess everything's relative.
I wanted to have a twist. The decoy I’ve always wanted to do!
The gardens of bone is closest to bonsai pruning. I wanted to showcase how while amelio is human, he is from an entirely different…. Flowering or branching off if that makes sense. Human but completely alien mindset.
Humanity did not spring up all at once. In all likely hood the ice age probably wiped out the unluckier earlier groupings, as did predation and the other homid subspecies who were better suited to megafuna oriented environs.
Amelio found it incredibly easy to infiltrate as aside from one complete indivisible difference, Nothing short of an in-depth genetic analysis would turn up anything. The ability to create, manipulate and alter supernatural phenomena.
Magic. Amelio’s people simply had another option on the tech tree and aren’t as dependent on mundane tech for solutions. Some really are reality warpers.
This is a case where their power is closest to Marvel and the Dresden files. Amelio’s colony that he presides over made him the best candidate as they have successfully managed to blend Magic and Tech into Magitech.
While humanity has managed to populate the solar system, they would be dismayed to learn, not only are they not the first to leave their cradle world. They aren’t even remotely close to catching up to their brethren and their vast territories. These nearest colonies such as Amelio’s could be considered the rearguard and the protectors of their cradle world.