Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #15 - Feb 25th, 2011 at 12:46am Print Post Sheesh, Matt! You're a lot like me. I too tend to take the 'hide & watch' approach when it comes to plot areas that I can't figure out at first. But I'll explain eventually. Never fear! Amelia, I can't tell you how weird it feels calling him by another name! But it has its fun moments too. I'm almost going to be sorry to give him his own name back. : The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Write Rat MajorSHADO Research Offline Straker and his coffee. Posts: 356 Location: United States Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #16 - Feb 25th, 2011 at 2:15am Print Post Quote:Amelia, I can't tell you how weird it feels calling him by another name! But it has its fun moments too. I'm almost going to be sorry to give him his own name back. I don't think I've ever given him another name, it seems sacrilegious. IP Logged
Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #17 - Feb 25th, 2011 at 2:45am Print Post Maybe that's why it's so much fun! : The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #18 - Feb 25th, 2011 at 3:14am Print Post Loved the tech stuff in Chapter 3. What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #19 - Feb 25th, 2011 at 3:08pm Print Post Oh, man! The problem with an imagination like mine is that once I can visualise it, I want one for myself! And boy, do I! The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #20 - Feb 26th, 2011 at 5:37pm Print Post Yeah, me too. Chapter 4: I'm intrigued by the director's interest in Gar (Ed). You have mentioned it a couple of times in the story. I'm thinking a couple of possiblites here, but I'm going to watch and wait. I'll let you know if I was right. What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #21 - Feb 26th, 2011 at 10:09pm Print Post Now I'm really scratching my head. I was glad to see Ed remember his name. I hope Alec survived, and Ed just doesn't remember it. What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #22 - Feb 27th, 2011 at 4:07am Print Post Chapter 6 and the epilogue will go up in the morning, pending my beta tester's approval. Watch for them! The truth is out there. The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #23 - Feb 27th, 2011 at 5:40am Print Post She approved it! So I'm putting it up tonight! Enjoy! The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #24 - Feb 27th, 2011 at 6:53am Print Post Ah ha! I was right! (My second thought) I didn't mention it as I thought Ed had seen the night sky. Great story! What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #25 - Feb 27th, 2011 at 11:11am Print Post It's all your fault for writing an essay on Timelash. It got me thinking. . . and that's never a good thing! It always seemed to me that they wasted their opportunity with that whole time freeze thing. It would have been so much simpler if they just took out the majority of the command team while they could, then came in with force to take over. So that's what I had them set out to do! Glad you liked my Ford. He was there to give the reader a broad hint that SHADO still existed. And to surprise The Man, of course. The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #26 - Feb 27th, 2011 at 3:34pm Print Post Then I did what I set out to do. *grin* This was a different twist on the time travel/amnesia theme. Timelash was not only a thought provoking episode, it introduced a huge technological advantage for the aliens. This is why my storylines address this issue so much. It's a matter of survival. It's also possible that the alien spacecraft in Timelash was a prototype, as you can see, I'm still mulling it over. This was a great story and certainly an enjoyable read. What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged
Neesierie Colonel Offline Straker, somehow it's always about you. Posts: 990 Location: Fulton, MO Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #27 - Feb 27th, 2011 at 4:09pm Print Post Thanks for the kind comments! This story was the first time my beta tester refused to critique each chapter as it came along. All she would say is: "Yes, it's good. What happens next?" Last night she reminded me that I had once told her that I didn't think I could write mysteries. She says I'm doing a really good job of proving myself wrong! The sky is not the limit; nor are the stars. WWW IP Logged
Write Rat Major Offline Straker and his coffee. Posts: 356 Location: United States Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #28 - Mar 2nd, 2011 at 9:53pm Print Post Quote:Of course, even she doesn't know yet the real meaning behind his name. But it's intriguing that she likes it. What are your thoughts? Inquiring minds are inquiring! If you mean the name Gar Barusch for the Commander, I totally agree with the Gar part of it, Denise. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gar I thought that was why you were using Gar IP Logged
Matt Colonel Offline Everyone at SHADO drinks coffee! Posts: 2391 Location: Coventry, RI Re: Gar Barusch FDK Reply #29 - Mar 2nd, 2011 at 10:13pm Print Post Now it makes sense. Amelia thanks for putting the link up. What do you mean, we're out of coffee! WWW IP Logged