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The Hunt: Discussions
Enjoy The Hunt, a new story set in the universe of Beyond Alpha Centauri. Comments are welcomed and encouraged.
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February 25, 2002, 00:00
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Love it. Hurry up, you're leavin me hangin man...
 
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February 25, 2002, 02:18
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Originally posted by Kirnwaffen
Love it. Hurry up, you're leavin me hangin man...
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I second that.
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February 25, 2002, 04:26
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It seems Spraybers creation of BAC has spawned numerous other fictionary works. 
Mr. President: Good work, dude! I want to see what happens to this guy!
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March 1, 2002, 19:27
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I've put up the second part of The Hunt. Sorry it's not very long, I've been fairly busy, what with having to go back to university the day after tomorrow.
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March 13, 2002, 23:25
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Just added a new section. Hopefully the story is now or soon will be something approaching a story and not just a collection of ramblings . . .
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March 14, 2002, 03:23
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Just thought of something that might be worth talking about. The description of the University in the story might seem stereotypical; I intended them to be that way because that's what I genuinely believe they'd be like. I've spent enough time around nascent scientists to learn that a majority of them have no interests other than science, no understanding of the world outside science, and complete contempt for anything other than their science. (I hope no-one here's a science major.)
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March 15, 2002, 14:20
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Mr. Prez--- I must confess that I...LOVE IT!! Love it!! Yep, I love it!! 
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March 15, 2002, 18:42
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Thank you all for your encouraging words, and thank you History Guy for that cute smilie!
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March 25, 2002, 23:35
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Lots of talking in the new addition. Too much? Let me know. Fear not, the next part will be extremely violent. 
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March 27, 2002, 09:21
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Mr. President, good story! I am not familiar with the BAC setting, but your story stands up more than well enough on its own! Hope to be able to read more as you put it up.
Also, I was surprised (and dare I say, gratified?) to see one single adjectival proper noun in your story.
The word in question was, of course, "Hiverian".
Keep spreading the memes!
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March 27, 2002, 18:57
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Thanks, Allie! The word "Hiverian" appealed to me as soon as I saw it. It made the Hive in your story seem that much more like a real country because it sounds like a real adjective.
As for the setting, it's only very loosely based on BAC. Readers should be able to understand it even if they didn't wade through all two hundred pages or so of preliminary discussions.
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April 7, 2002, 19:16
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The Hunt is on again! And the University is taking no prisoners.
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April 8, 2002, 10:37
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April 8, 2002, 18:47
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I suspect you're right about that . . . Perhaps subconsciously I'm punishing Svensgaard for all the times he annoyed me in the game. Perhaps I just like seeing things blow up.
Edit: fixed some spelling mistakes in the new story post.
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April 21, 2002, 06:18
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The Hunt will return soon. If I finish all my work by Wednesday, there might be a new post by Sunday.
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April 21, 2002, 07:45
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Always look forward to your stories. 
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April 21, 2002, 19:06
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Sounds good, Mr. President.
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April 22, 2002, 02:37
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I really should stop mentioning timeframes in my story discussions, considering that I never abide by them. Things have come up and things have fallen away, and the result is that there is a new section for The Hunt. It's not as long as some of the previous ones, but I did want to introduce the Spartans. Peter's been in four different countries in one week.
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April 22, 2002, 05:05
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good post....short and sweet.
4 countries?
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April 22, 2002, 18:00
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Four by my count: the University, the Nautilus Pirates, Morgan Industries (passing through on the way to Safe Haven), and now the Spartan Federation.
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April 22, 2002, 18:03
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It's looking great, Mr. President. Feel free to drop by Morgan Industries at some later date.
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April 22, 2002, 18:51
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I haven't quite decided where the story will end up yet, but since Bialkevich is somewhat of a mercenary, there's a good chance he'll follow the scent of Morgan's money.
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April 27, 2002, 11:11
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Concerning BAC...
Mr. President:
I know that little we can say can dissuade you from leaving now, and I would not blame you for doing so in light of the circumstances. As everyone has expressed, LMP's actions were foolish and puerile. If you leave now, BAC is sunk. So many plots will be left hanging. Besides, you are one of the very best writers here, and indeed, one of the very best writers on the whole bloody forum! I do hope that you shall simply ignore what LMP says (preferably, about everything LMP says) and you stick on.
I wouldn't blame you in the least if you left us for good, however. I must admit I was sorely tempted to leave myself due to LMP's words, and I still am, to be honest. Unless things change right now, I'm off. I hope that you will stay on, but there is nothing I can do to convince you to do so. If you stay on, it must be, of course, your own decision.
Once again, however, I reiterate: Please, my friend, don't leave BAC!
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The public demands more... I didn't notice/recall the story relating to the BAC universe until you mentioned it in this thread. 
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May 1, 2002, 19:48
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Fortunately or unfortunately (depending on your point of view), just about the only thing relating to BAC in the story is that Peter Bialkevich worked on the University space program. Maybe there'll be more on that later. I'll see how I feel.
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May 1, 2002, 20:21
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I think its a good read so far, Mr. President. Even though it doesn't have any real references to BAC, they happened in the BAC universe.
At least we know that during this whole adventure, other things are happening on Chiron. Like the Hive-Spartan attack on Nessus and Pholus, Progenitors eradicated, and Yang is the man
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May 17, 2002, 00:30
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The Hunt returns again. It's just a short section this time, to set the scene for the Spartan phase of the adventure (and to give me time to figure out what happens next).
Colonel Santiago and her staff have a dilemma on their hands: How do you interrogate a man for whom it hurts to talk?
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May 24, 2002, 08:09
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Found time to sit and read through all the chapters so far - good stuff, Mr President! Hope you continue the story!
And as for your question about interrogating a severely injured subject... I'm sure Li Min and Huang would agree that M/MI is a workable method, even if the guy's lost his head
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May 24, 2002, 21:40
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Praise from Caesar?
Thanks again! I should have remembered that episode you alluded to: it was one of my favorites.
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