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The Starcaster Chronicles, 11.11

February 20, 2023 by Tim


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toughluck
toughluck
1 year ago

Hey, I was wrong, it IS the same system! (I mean, it’s obvious in hindsight, but still)

cryum
cryum
1 year ago

I hope this means Quel joins the party.

Flanker
Flanker
1 year ago

Tracker in Quel’s ship?

Giuliano Marques
Giuliano Marques
1 year ago
Reply to  Flanker

I’d bet the federation Starcaster bearer detected Cort’s Starcaster when he was training and took the fleet to investigate.

Last edited 1 year ago by Anhanguara
Colin
Colin
1 year ago

Or the Captain Marvel starcaster could sense the use of Corts starcaster?

I get the feeling this is leading up to a Patreon decision point……

John Swift
John Swift
1 year ago
Reply to  Colin

They implied that last page. Iirc it was Quel who asked the other caster bearer if they could use their caster to track other caster and the gal has been trying to do so. I expected him to realize so now a big question is if Quel will admit this ability to Cort. Not sure what punishment he would face for divulging such info.

Crestlinger
Crestlinger
1 year ago

Minor background quibble: So what Are the tongues of goriv and the significance of swearing on them? If a plot point later on all good, but if not addressed may want to tell the audience whether it’s ‘I swaer on my next meal.’ to ‘I swear on the most sacred thing in my religion.’

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
1 year ago
Reply to  Crestlinger

Given the context it seems safe to assume it’s just some general sacred thing to invoke. He’s trying to sound serious, so it should be some kind of ‘important’ thing at least.(probably religious, possibly something else). Background details like this don’t really need to a be a plot point if the general meaning is clear enough. We also don’t know exactly how long a ‘vall’ is, or if ‘fiery nebula’ refers to some space phenomenon or an actual equivalent of Hell. Those specifics aren’t that important. Arguably it could be(come) a plot point if it does turn out to mean… Read more »

Junjie Xie
Junjie Xie
1 year ago
Reply to  Crestlinger

I prefer the ambiguity, compared to what I see in many other works of fiction: endless inconsistency/retcons

Robert
Robert
1 year ago

One might assume that “Oh Fel-ca” is the same thing as “Oh shit…”? As in “Did I get followed?” or “Did they put a tracker on this ship?”.

GeorgeV
GeorgeV
1 year ago
Reply to  Robert

Or even just a general “Oh shit, *that’s* what happening” from realizing how they might’ve gotten here if they didn’t follow him. And foreseeing the upcoming sh*tstorm between needing to

-convince Cort that this is not a betrayal.
-convince Cort to come peacefully.
-convince the incoming Fed Hunting Squad (+Starcaster wielder) that things can (still) be resolved peacefully, despite the all previous encounters demonstrating otherwise.
-Potentially convince the Feds that he was legitimately trying to help find/secure the Starcaster and wasn’t secretly aiding galaxy-wide fugitive Cort in hiding from them.

This is not a good day for Quel.

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
1 year ago
Reply to  GeorgeV

It’s dre*dstorm. Not sh*tstorm.

Rishi
Rishi
1 year ago
Reply to  Robert

I think Tim just took a few steps to turn shit into fel-ca and make it sound more alien.
Shit -> Fecal
Fecal -> Felca
Felca -> Fel-ca

CMasta1992
CMasta1992
1 year ago

Quel keeps trying to do the right thing and is getting no help from fate

evilleet
evilleet
1 year ago

Fel-Ca could be the normal name for the Lance Major?

stilettoblade
stilettoblade
1 year ago
Reply to  evilleet

I believe that last comment basically says “…oh, shi–“

Chrispy
Chrispy
1 year ago

im going to assume some censoring was needed on that last word…

Rex Vivat
Rex Vivat
1 year ago

Ignore this comment, I realized I missed something.

Last edited 1 year ago by Rex Vivat
James
James
1 year ago
Reply to  Rex Vivat

Well now I cannot ignore it. >:(

Texas Red
Texas Red
1 year ago
Reply to  Rex Vivat

I mean, Fel-ca shares the letters of fecal, which could have Quel saying “oh shit” so there’s that…

jonathan corbett
jonathan corbett
1 year ago

Oh oh/ Quel forgot to turn off his homing signal….

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
1 year ago

As others have noted, it is more likely that the other starcaster wielder can sense the use of a starcaster. It was sort of referenced by her last appearance by ‘sensing’ the enemies fleet. It is more likely she’s being generous and not sensing the fleet, but the starcaster. Assuming the enemy starcaster wouldn’t leave the fleet, you track one with the other. I’m pretty sure a connection between starcasters has been mentioned before as well. Cort has been using the starcaster to practice. It’s likely she’s tracking this signal, mistaking Corts use of the lost starcaster for the enemies… Read more »