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  1. SLWalker on Chapter 28 Sun 15 Oct 2023 10:52PM UTC

    That was one of the upsides, I think, to telling the ending of the story some seven or so years after writing most of the first four parts: Realistic consequences. LOL! There was no way any amount of brilliance or dare-devilry would save them from having to face the music. I remember back when I started this tale, it was kind of halfway going to be a question of 'why did an officer with Scotty's obviously brilliant skillset get no higher than Lt.Cmdr. by that point'? And like-- some people take the tack of him not wanting promoted, but I was like-- nah, let's see what kind of troublemaker he was. XD

    From an outside perspective, Scotty's descent from perfect student to actual high seas pirate probably did seem like a massive about-face. We know why, but from Pirrie's and Pearson's viewpoints, it probably is a case of trying to just-- figure out any reasoning. His age (and this is not helped by him being so baby-faced) seems like at least part of an explanation to them. Whereas to him, it's like-- really deeply irritating, especially given his actual reasoning and then all the things behind it.

    Still mine. For a kid who has been pushed around and hurt and who has paid again and again for the bad choices of others, those words are huge.

    Thank you. <33 I'm proud of them, too.

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