Saturday, July 27, 2024

Lt. Deering [Space Patrol]

Adeline Deering is the sole daughter of  Senator Asimov Deering, one of the senior politicians on Mars and for most of her life she lived filled the role of a wealthy politician’s dutiful daughter, attending glitzy events, smiling for the camera, and generally not doing or saying anything that could offend and ruin her father’s illustriously long career. That was until the day the criminal gang called The Outfit struck an event her father was attending to steal jewelry off the wealthy attendees, Adeline watched as an elderly woman was accosted by a ruffian. Infuriated, she swiped his pistol and a scuffle ensued. During the chaos the trigger was pulled and the criminal was later incarcerated. Adeline was hailed as a hero, but inside her something had changed. Rather than sit and talk about change like her father, she wanted to exact that change and be the reason things changed for good. Two weeks later, and against her father’s wishes, she joined the Space Patrol.

As the co-pilot of the Argo3, Addy has distinguished herself as an exceptional Space Ranger. Her inquisitive mind has a deep lust for knowledge and understanding. Her brilliance and scientific knowledge has led to many mission’s success. A secret passion for the heart of Cpt Jax has caused more than a few awkward moments between them. Her motherly instincts have given her a strong feeling of protectiveness for Cadet Happy, causing many disagreements with Cpt Jax who she feels puts Happy in far too many dangerous situations.

The positronic deflections are off the spectrum! Reversing the polarity on the anti-matter integrator should reduce quantum fluctuations. - Addy

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    1. Thanks! I used the name you suggested but then used the other image for her. ;-)

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  2. Please not Deering. Buck Rogers might want to have a word with you. :)

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    1. LOL There are a bunch of easter eggs in the various entries to these, that was the most obvious one so far.

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    2. Ummmm, Sunday morning. Breakfast time. I think I'll make some eggs. Really enjoying your style on this. Using RISUS to highlight the most important aspects of a character (or spaceship) seems to really get rid of the superfluous nonsense that always seems to bog-down my writing.

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    3. It was quite an 'aha!' moment for me. As an added bonus, when I am writing the cliche, the text (all the added stuff I am writing for these entries) writes itself with ease. As if the cliche seeds the text and ideas just keep flowing.

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    4. I have some very fond youthful memories of a Colonel Deering. This Lt. Deering seems to be cut from the same cloth.

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    5. I LOVED Buck as a kid, probably some of the reason I love this era/theme of science fiction!

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