Yikes Buddy!
That's one big forum post!
I'll try to read it tomorrow. I hope it's worth the effort
(my eyes are bad)
Good screenies by the way.

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Stealin'... stealin'... pretty mama don't you tell on me...
I'm stealin' back to my same old used to be.

--The Memphis Jug Band

http://www.geocities.com/johnvelvet

Lol, i just re-created the first part of the story, running like a bat outta hell from KSC to Brighton Beach (no tycho, i dont have it...), and back to a non-alliance med centre at OP Delta Complex (that part i speculated).
I made it back to a landing in 3 hours.
The only problem was re-entry, where i spun in a 31 gee 1080 to bleed off speed over the base. other than that, the patients made it home without trouble.

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Well they tell you: never hit a man with a closed fist. But it is, on occasion, hilarious.

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Simon: So finally...a decent wound on this ship, and I miss out. I'm sorry
Mal: Well, you were busy trying to get yourself lit on fire. It happens

Thanks for that, Singer - and thanks for mentioning it on your blog.
Characters over the top? Mea culpa; and gladly too - who wants bland characters?

However; I can confirm Julius is real; in every way, save the name and dialect.

For Julius; all I did was take his existing accent and blend it with a great deal of African pidgin to reduce regional identification and added a touch of Hollywood pirate speak to reinforce his status as a privateer who'd rather live on ship than on land.

The real person was...let's call him a specialist. He did certain jobs for the Army; and he was good at them. I worked with him on a number of operations and learned a great deal from the man. Much of what I know about unarmed combat - and please believe there's no ego when I say my abilities in that field are considerable - comes from him. The thing about maintenance was real too - he was just plain good with his hands; and liked things neat and clean. He's the reason I always say "Big scowling mean thugs are funny. It's the little old smiling happy guys that scare the pi$$ out of me!"

Cool - we needed some fanfic. Why don't you post to LJ? It's kinda easier especially using the Semagic client.

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There is a basic Truth which encompasses the whole fabric of the Universe and gives a meaning to existence:

You can never have too many Lesbian Witches.

Staiduk:

I heartily commend you for writing a really good story that just keeps getting better and better... there are some obvious similarities to the original show and film, but I've honestly not read such an entertaining bit of fan fiction in quite a while. It really gets me in the spirit of adventure and - more often than not - gets me in trouble for flying my own personal ride, The Grey Goose, into all hours of the night. Somehow, though, my fictional occupation as liquor distribution in the 'verse doesn't seem to carry that same swashbuckling flavor as your characters and story do, lololol.

Keep up the good work. Nothing wrong with being an attention hound ~ I compose neo-classical music for shits-and-giggles, myself. Just keep getting better and better at it, and then it won't matter anymore. You'll just do it for the love of it, and that's when folks will really notice what you're doing.

Warmly,
Z

Thanks, Ghostrider - I'll look into it. :-)

Thanks for the vote of support everyone; it's appreciated.

To be honest; my main aim in writing this story is to play hookey from the project I'm supposed to be writing - my first Self Defense book. I've been working on Street Aikdio for almost - no, over a year now; mainly because I get a few chapters in then tear it up and reformat. The photography's turning out to be a real kick in the teeth too...no pun intended.
The big advantage of fiction is you don't have to stop every damn page and make sure everything you're talking about actually works. Although if you'll notice I've managed to dump some of my martial training philosophy into the story...geez; I truly have a one-track mind.

Thanks Cow; once it's all done I'll probably convert it to .pdf for general upload. Glad you like it!