Othaglot and Cane - Story Thread

[Baron Munchausen]

I'd say the nature of "Project Asgard' is fairly obvious even without the clues. The name gives it away. Asgard is the home of the Norse gods. This guy is plainly a megalomaniac who wants to found his own empire. The details remain to be revealed, so I can't guess if he plans to over-thrown the whole 'Terran' government structure and rule all of the human-inhabited planets, or if he just wants to carve out a smaller domain for himself. Maybe a nice remote planet like Plenty could be taken and held more easily, especially with outside help, than taking on the whole Terran navy?

The next question, of course, is how straight would his 'foreign' allies be playing? I suppose the 'Puppet Political Parties' intel project shows us that sometimes a government will support an independence movement just to screw with another government. (Amusing thought -- this whole story is about a PPP intel project... ) But in the real world a revolution is just as often sponsored as a way to open the door to intervention. I'd expect to see a Sallegan and/or Sergetti invasion fleet before this thing winds up.

[ April 11, 2004, 00:26: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[dogscoff]

Oops, I forget to mention that while speculation is welcome, I will not be confirming or denying anything anyone guesses.

Still, whether he's right or not, Baron M is clearly paying attention.

[Atrocities]

Good story.

[dogscoff]

Thanks At, I really respect your opinion.

[Puke]

think he's founding a p&n empire?

[TerranC]

I just reread all 28 chapters, and I've got to say, fabulous job, Dogscoff. Can't wait till the next one.

[dogscoff]

Chapter 29 is up. Might need to come back and rework it a little, but it'll do for now.

http://www.dogscoff.co.uk/fiction