[So Maria did tell him about the Invisible. Figured.
His failure as a captain was her only framework for how she managed to save everyone on the Diplo-- and the entirety of Quark, within just seconds. It was one of the two events that he would never forget in his lifetime...the other was Fayt's unwitting rescue in the fields of Aquaria.]
As you are now? I don't think so. [Experience was key. And, the young man he fished off the quiet plains of Vanguard had long since grown into a strong, solid man with an unwavering will and a heart that was bigger than the sky.]
You've got my trust in every degree, [and then some,] but I can't say that I feel the same about them. [He pointed a finger upward, but the ceiling wasn't his target. It was their felllow residents, the Malnosso, and the world itself.]
Between you and Maria? I figure that the two of you could take down the barrier if you guys could harness your full potential...but, she's not here. And, neither of you can do that.
[A sigh. He felt like an old man.] Really, it's the Shift Bomb that's got me worried-- because, if the wrong people found out, they would use you as a tool. Keep tabs on you, just like the Federation will probably do once the dust clears.
Really, you could probably do the same thing. Without the price of ruining part of this world, like they're angling to do now that the rules have changed.
...
Without Mirage and Maria around, we've hit a wall where I can only help you with the little things. Either of them, Maria especially, could help...but our options here are limited. That's why I pulled Vegeta in...but, really, I never expected the conversation to go the way it did.
[action] 16th? 17th? of October. After Vegeta's post.
His failure as a captain was her only framework for how she managed to save everyone on the Diplo-- and the entirety of Quark, within just seconds. It was one of the two events that he would never forget in his lifetime...the other was Fayt's unwitting rescue in the fields of Aquaria.]
As you are now? I don't think so. [Experience was key. And, the young man he fished off the quiet plains of Vanguard had long since grown into a strong, solid man with an unwavering will and a heart that was bigger than the sky.]
You've got my trust in every degree, [and then some,] but I can't say that I feel the same about them. [He pointed a finger upward, but the ceiling wasn't his target. It was their felllow residents, the Malnosso, and the world itself.]
Between you and Maria? I figure that the two of you could take down the barrier if you guys could harness your full potential...but, she's not here. And, neither of you can do that.
[A sigh. He felt like an old man.] Really, it's the Shift Bomb that's got me worried-- because, if the wrong people found out, they would use you as a tool. Keep tabs on you, just like the Federation will probably do once the dust clears.
Really, you could probably do the same thing. Without the price of ruining part of this world, like they're angling to do now that the rules have changed.
...
Without Mirage and Maria around, we've hit a wall where I can only help you with the little things. Either of them, Maria especially, could help...but our options here are limited. That's why I pulled Vegeta in...but, really, I never expected the conversation to go the way it did.