Another solid story. I especially enjoyed the discourse between Ed and Alec after Foster left his office. Like real, life-long buddies.

Isn't it interesting how Foster is viewed or presented by different writers? It is much the same deal with Virginia Lake. Writers either love expanding the character or vilifying them. We all have our own visions of each character and the ones we create as well. I suppose that's the beauty of writing fan fiction.

Also, thank you for not including a sauna scene with Paul belting out 'Beautiful Dreamer'... Whew!

We're looking forward to the stories you share with us next...
Moo

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Sorry, but that one had me rolling on the floor when I first heard about it. As I recall - American service people saw red and blue lights in a 'deep forest'. The reason I end up laughing has to do with the definition of 'deep forest'.

A North American tends to think of forests like the ones in StarGate - miles and miles and miles and miles of trees - BIG trees - with, maybe, forest service roads a horse would have trouble navigating.

Granted, I don't know exactly how thick the brush is in Rendlesham Forest, but if it was named Rendlesham Woods, the guys would probably have come to the comclusion that those lights belonged to emergency vehicles somewhere on a road on the other side.

For that matter, a Mobile is NOT getting through a true BC/Washington state forest and a UFO coming down in one - it probably landed on somebody's pot farm of avoid getting impaled on a spruce. 

I have hard enough time keeping up with The Musketeer genre and the now occasional Stargate story, now that the Musky world has taken over my life. LOL! I doubt I'd even have time to try those rocky waters with a UFO story. I'd rather wait for you to tackle my suggestion, SnowLeopard. Many thanks!
Debbie

"Lose the Chairman Mao jacket, take out those coloured contacts, they aren't natural looking, and get the hair dyed. Oh and lose faking the announcer's voice. Someone get some makeup on him,he looks like he spends half his life in a lead vault and never goes out in the sun. Nice plastic job on the cheekbones. Now the question is, can he sing? What are you going to do for us tonight,Straker?"
Ah, Mr. Cowell, have I introduced you to my agent? Meet Alec Freeman. Meet Alec Freeman's lackof appreciation for people who insult me. Hmm, that looked like it hurt."
"Have you paid me my 15 per cent lately, Ed?"
"You're taking your cover role too seriously, Alec. Cowell doesn't seem to be moving. I think you killed him."
"I certainly hope so."
 

SHADO Librarian wrote on Dec 14^th, 2016 at 10:30pm:


I'd certainly have to agree that our UK forests are  more than a trifle anaemic by comparison. Our excuse for calling them that is that they are regions under a type  of conservation arrangement called 'forest law' and they don't even have to have any trees... largish areas of the New Forest (on the south coast, near Southampton) are like that!

I was on holiday in Suffolk recently and made sure I visited RF - or at least drove past it. It's fairly dense as our forests go, and (disappointingly) includes Corsican pines. I didn't venture in, as the tourist industry has cast its influence over the area, alas.

Your story idea sounds very interesting, SnowLeopard. I'm certainly not in any hurry and I know how RL can be so whenever you get to it I'll be a happy camper. I always wanted more of a bond to have been formed between Paul and Ed. If not so much father/son then brotherly. But Ed being Ed, on the show, you only saw the occasional glimmer of that whenever Paul got into trouble. It was like Ed was afraid to show his true feelings. But I'm so surprised you even came up with something that fast. You're good! LOL!

For me, liking Foster over Straker is going out for burgers and you have steak at home. (Paul Newman originally said that)
Snow, Alec hits like an oncoming train. Make that Japan's bullet train.
  the alien Simon would be dead.
The talk about the sauna makes me want to do a Straker gym scene. Commander, turkish towel.
(drops the mic)