What Ship Is RD/DC??? I Don't Think I Recognize It.

Top Ten Things That Are Not Impressive For Action Characters

Sticking the landing . All this does is jack up joints. Collapse and roll. Hit the ground with the largest surface area possible.

Headshots . You sound like bragging gamers.

“One shot, one kill.” Same as above. Aim for center mass and unload until they stop moving.

Disabling shots . Depending on the time period, you’re either consigning them to a lifetime of nerve damage and pain or a slow death from infection. Also, injured people can still fight back.

Anything with a flip . Telegraphing your moves and taking several extra seconds to get it done just allows the other fighter time to block.

Throwing people . Unless you’re literally trying to get some space for an escape or a ranged weapon, why did you throw them? It takes a ton of effort and now they’re all the way over there.

Prolonged fights . Most brawls are over in seconds. Seconds. Competition fights last longer because there are safety limits and controls in place.

Ignoring backup . Congratulations on your ‘does not play well with others’ sticker.

Overly complicated weapons . Different weapons were developed to take advantage of specific conditions, be they environmental, tactical, or weaknesses in your opponent’s situation. Picking the wrong one because it looks cooler just puts you at a steep disadvantage.

Basically anything overcomplicated . Climbing in top floor windows when you could walk in the service entrance. Fighting through twelve guards when you could poison someone’s dinner. Training in eight martial arts styles when a pillow over the face will get them just as dead. It’s not really that impressive to make more work for yourself.

Gundam Wing + Text Posts Vol. 5

Noin, after Zechs sacrifices himself: Now let us send him off with a traditional ballad

Noin, crying and playing Toxic by Britney Spears: it’s what he would have wanted

Unpopular opinion: despite the horrible characterizastion and stale plot threads, Frozen Tear drops did have some good and interesting ideas and could have added a lot to Wing's mythos if it had been handled better.

strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree 

You know what, despite my deep loathing for FT, I think you’re right. There were some things I liked about it, and it probably would have been a good addition to the AC-era series if it had been handled better.

this cat is also valid

Catherine: [takes a swig out of flask] You want some of this?

Trowa: Sure

Trowa: [takes a sip] …is this soup?!

I’ve played with ideas of writing something set in a space station, but as I am not an astronaut or other kind of space traveler, I had no idea what I would be ‘working with’ while setting up my station/lab/habitat. 

So I did the only thing I could think of and googled until my eyes bled. Here’s what I found. I may have missed some things, so forgive me, but I did try my best.

These can be also integrated into spaceships, scout ships, cargo ships, habitats, some kinds of other planetary research base…etc.

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Basic Overview

A space station, also known as an orbital station or an orbital space station, is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew, which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time and for other spacecraft to dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by lack of major propulsion or landing systems. Instead, other vehicles transport people and cargo to and from the station.

Architecture (space station subsystems)

Structure

Electrical power

Thermal control

Attitude determination and control

Orbital navigation and propulsion

Automation and robotics

Computing and communications

Environmental and life support

Crew facilities

Crew and cargo transportation

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—Atmosphere Revitalization Subsystem removes carbon dioxide and most trace contaminants while monitoring oxygen and nitrogen levels.

—Atmosphere Control and Supply provides oxygen and nitrogen, gases used in experiments and for other purposes, and atmospheric pressure.

—Temperature and Humidity Control circulates air, removes humidity and maintains the ISS atmosphere within a constant temperature range.

—Water Recovery and Management Subsystem will recover and recycle water from the sink, shower, urine, the Space Shuttle’s fuel cells, and condensation. A Potable Water Processor refines waste water into drinkable water. Water quality is monitored by a Process Control and Water Quality Monitor.

—Fire Detection and Suppression Subsystem consists of smoke detectors, alarms and shutoff systems, portable fire extinguishers, gas masks and oxygen bottles. Two area smoke detectors are provided in each pressurized module, and one is installed in each rack requiring an Avionics Air Assembly (circulation and ventilation equipment).

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Sleep Bays

Galley/Meeting Room

Kitchen/Storage

Latrine/Shower

Recreation

Observation Deck

Pilot/Navigation 

Command Room

Communications

Research Labs

Medical [Storage/Clinic/Secure Holding]

Environment Suit Storage

Life Support [Oxygen Recycler/Temp Control/Water Recycler etc]

Mechanical Room

Dock/Airlock

Engine Room

Flight Deck

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Space Shuttle Terminology

Orbiter: Part of the shuttle that carries astronauts and cargo; its sleek, winged profile is visible during landings. External tank: Huge fuel tank that supplies oxygen and hydrogen to main engines during launch. Solid rocket boosters: Two rockets flanking the orbiter that burn solid fuel during first minutes of ascent and then drop off, parachuting into the ocean. Main propulsion engines: There are three, all located at bottom of orbiter. Flight deck: Located just behind orbiter’s nose. Cargo bay: Located at center of orbiter’s fuselage. Payload doors: Two curved doors atop the fuselage. Heat-resistant tiles: Tiles that line the orbiter’s belly to protect it during the intense heat of returning to the atmosphere. Insulating foam: Heat-resistant foam that covers outside of external fuel tank. Body flap: Control panel hinged to back of fuselage to help control during descent. Delta wings: Two triangular wings allow orbiter to glide to earth without the help of engines. Elevons: Panels that help give control to wings. Vertical stabilizer: Orbiter’s tail fin. Main landing gear: One set below each wing, each with two tires. Nose landing gear: Third set of landing gear beneath the orbiter’s nose. Forward control thrusters: Small rocket engines studded around orbitor’s nose that help maneuver in space Heat sensors: Devices arrayed all around the craft to measure temperature. Orbital maneuvering system: Two engines mounted in pods outside the back of the fuselage, for power when entering or leaving orbit. Reaction control system: Set of engines on each side of back fuselage, used to control motion while maneuvering out of orbit and returning into the atmosphere. Split rudder-speed brake: Panel on the vertical stabilizer that splays apart to increase drag and slow the craft during landing. Moved together, this part acts like a rudder to control motion.

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Things to Remember:

This is your own creation so do what you want with it! These are more realistic things that can be found when dealing with travel/living in space. Your world is your own.

If you haven’t already, watch Firefly, Battlestar Galactica and other sci fi series/movies that can give you in insight into the feel of how this all can work together.

Draw out the layout to your base/station/ship. It doesn’t have to be perfect and pretty, but it helps with things like, getting from point A to point B, seeing how far away characters are from one another and stuff like that.

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Happy writing!

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If Aphrodite had stomach rolls then so can I

[sharing a safehouse]

Duo and Trowa: [staring out the window]

Quatre: What are you guys doing?

Duo: The TV broke so we’re watching a couple break up across the street.

Duo and Hilde having a conversation about cause and effect, and about being allowed freedom to choose their own fate. She said that the beginning of colony people losing their smile is Operation Meteor when the actions of the gundam pilots dragged them all into direct confrontation with the earth government, the reason why colonies are about to be attacked. The gundam pilots were never be chosen by the majority of the colony dwellers, they actually self-appointed to do 'missions for the sake of the colonies'. In a way not only they're stealing the colony people's agency about how to deal with the Alliance's threat but also dragging-forcing many people in the colonies, civilians included, to become directly involved with the war.

Sometimes overprotectiveness could be perceived as patronizing arrogance and playing God with other people's life. This bring into question about the actual motivations of the gundam pilots, something that not might not even themselves fully realized or dared to examine closely. If this is real life scenario then there would be a tangle between selfishness and unselfishness no matter how the motivations be verbalized.

Artwork by Izu.