Discussion of "The Virtues of Silence In Naked Space" by beanpolewatson

Did you see the Blastulan pictorial in last week's NSM? Miss* Apparati has an amazing set of, um, eyes, doesn't she?

*Gender authenticated by world-reknowned Blastulan anatomy expert Ida Wan Nano, B.F.D.

I usually try to avoid the Blastulan section, due to the...usual uncertainty. It's kind of creepy if you ask me.

Not that I look at the pictures anyway. I only buy it for the articles.

Ummm, Naked Space Magazine stopped printing articles decades ago after an overeager editor submitted some touching piece on The Plight of the Planetless Porn-Dogs, for a galactic journalism award, causing widespread derision and plummeting sales.
Or did you mean the other, ahem, articles? Yeah, this is awkward...

I have to complain about the unusual speed and apparent attention to detail on this one. If I had my way, the story would have continued in a more or less exactly similar way. Only I would have had you write it, bpw, which of course you did. And then there is the characterization. What were you thinking? They are exactly as they should be, much to my irritation. I expected much less from you, I'm afraid. I have no choice but to give you a low 4.5. So, now I'll go and plot the next chapter after the one after this one. Which next hasn't been written as of this writing, and so I must strive to anticipate the next author's chapter in order to fulfill my goal.

Anticipation is the mother of...er...precipitation?

I think that's "apathy is the mother of perspiration", but don't quote me on that. Ah, what the heck. Go ahead and quote me on that...

I was in Naked Space Magazine once...

With the anti-anti-gravity boots? I thought you looked familiar.

I still have those boots. Boy are they fun under a full moon.

Yes, I believe you showed half the civilized galaxy (and the entire uncivilized galaxy) just how much fun they can be. Full moon indeed.

The trick is keeping your molecules together so there's no black hole effect when you take the boots off. Photographers love it when you can't keep your molecules together. Sneaky bastards;)

You know you COULD always try that Molecular Defribulation Hox Ray that they sell down at Universe Market. I have heard that 3 out of 5 molecularly de-stabalized Bearcats reccomend it.

Make sure to spend the extra credits and get the upgrade, lest you freckle. (I still wish they changed the wording - "Deconfiguration" is waaaay too close to "Reconfiguration." I so miss my pet Murma.