I got a bit lost, partially cause I think I misread or misthought the role of a carto. The stream of dialog without names attached added to the confusion. Exciting stuff, and you’re still the king of sci-fi jargon. I’ll have to reread and think on it.

Woah! I read the whole series and you guys are rocking it! Very Awesome Sauce. :D

I really like that your “sci-fi jargon”, Shu Sam, doesn’t seem forced. It fits so well with your writing – not like a lot of sci-fi. And THX’s portions don’t feel out of place with out it, either.

Five pencils to all!

@THX: A cartographer is not a mapmaker anymore, no. I tried to make the dialogue a bit less confusing – clarifying, Vec means Vector.

@TerribleBeauty: It’s a challenge not to just scrawl down all the terms in a sequel and then keep going. But hey, I like to introduce concepts and get people curious. Useful for plot twists.

Haha, you always were the king of Sci Fi Sam :D

This is your element :)

Ah, I thank you. Just goes to show, several year’s worth of inspiration does help.

Alright, I think it only barely moves things along, but I do so love to put in some characterization.