OT: Hell is For Heroes.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

...Do all private vessels in this universe regularly carry military weapons?

Cool.

[Puke]

whe--*cough* ah, and you were threatening to cut short the portions of "blam"

good to see that you're still lighting their ducks on fire - but we do want to see what the stooorey is about, too.

[AgentZero]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
...Do all private vessels in this universe regularly carry military weapons?

Cool.

Um, no, not as a rule. But Kagan and O'Shea are kinda exceptions to that rule. War heroes and all that.

Puke said:
whe--*cough* ah, and you were threatening to cut short the portions of "blam"

good to see that you're still lighting their ducks on fire - but we do want to see what the stooorey is about, too.

Yeah, but I like blam, dammit! But don't worry, all will be revealed in time.

[dogscoff]

...Do all private vessels in this universe regularly carry military weapons?

Wouldn't be much of a story if they didn't:

(With apologies to AZ)

The Defiant was a decommissioned Revolution-class destroyer, and as such it was completely unarmed, its once-fearsome weaponry now safely retired to a dusty shelf in some military spaceyard. Even the Komsa-class reconnaissance destroyer’s sensor suite he'd wanted, and which would have fitted perfectly into his hull, had been denied him by the law that forbade military-grade hardware being installed into civilian craft. Which is why his ship was beeping at long after it was too late to do anything about the light cruiser and two corvettes bearing down on him on a direct intercept course. O’Shea sat and watched the three blips moving steadily closer to him, though any ship moving on a course that direct and at that speed didn’t leave much to the imagination as to their intentions. A stripped-down Revolution-class like his, now employed as a cargo-laden courier ship made tempting target for pirates, and the three ships heading towards him seemed to be following the standard (and successful) tactics for capturing a speedy prey.

From his readouts, it was readily apparent to O’Shea that the three ships barreling towards him had already built up enough speed to overtake him well before he reached the nearest jump-node, even if the pirates hadn’t been in between him and said node. Seconds later, his com-screen beeped and the words

Cut your engines and drop your shields

appeared on the screen. No voice, no visual, and completely lacking in piratiness, O’Shea reflected. No ‘Arrrr!’ and not even the essential ‘Prepare to be boarded.’
"Please don't shoot," He squealed into the comm, "I'm unarmed." Long seconds dripped from the viewscreen as he awaited the reply. Suddenly, his sensors told him that the pirates had cut their acceleration, and a new message appeared on his screen:
"Actually, so are we."
"Phew!" Thought O’Shea, and returned to his pint.

[JAFisher44]

LOL, I believe the above is an exerpt from "Hell is for People", a re-envisioning of the AZ classic "Hell is for Heroes" toned down for the excitement intollerant.

[AgentZero]

I thought it was the children's version, 'Heck is for Heroes', toned down for consumption by the underage. Been watching loads of children's programming with my niece the last few days and seriously, anyone raised on that junk is in for a NASTY suprise when they bang into reality. Anyway, due to the aforementioned babysitting duties, I'm not sure if I'll get around to any updates before I get back to Dublin. That's Wednesday evening, so don't expect anything new before Thursday. I'm not saying I won't try to suprise you, but don't hold your breath.

Or, do. It'll be funny, trust me.

[JAFisher44]

I'll tell you what, I tried and it wasn't funny. So, come on and get some more writing done.