25-03-2003, 11:33 AM
Faut quand m?me dire qu'avec une journ?e de 30h 
et une esp?rance de vie de 150 ans 
ils ont un peu plus de temps que nous pour lire 
et faire du sport : bananeviolet: (? moins qu'il ne pr?f?rent faire de plus longues parties de jdr et passer plus de temps ? jouer en r?seau, holo r?seau bien sur, ou ? discuter de leurs parties 
)
Au fait, Anlor ?crit l'histoire qui part de 42 et moi celle de 67, donc c'est bien ma partie que tu lis
. (enfin c'est elle qui corrige car tout le monde n'a pas la chance d'?tre n? en Angleterre tout de m?me 
)
Bon, tout cela mis ? part voici la suite : le no 21
(l? il va falloir que je me grouille d'?crire la suite car tu lis plus vite que je n'?cris
)
Well, as a matter of fact Mr Sayan really was wining the game, so I would not disturb them much by going to the sofa behind the table and chatting with them. As I sat, Starshido gave up and congratulated his opponent on his excellent tactics. It seemed to me that my moving next to them gave him a good reason to give up and avoid a complete failure. He was in a better mood than usual.
?May the galaxy be your guide,? he said. ?May space be your garden,? I answered. While the spherical chess board silently withdrew into the small table, Mr Sayan looked up upon me and asked:
?So, you have applied to join the expedition, haven?t you? I have spoken with Deena after you came back.?
?Well, I must confess that I made up my mind a little fast,? I answered, ?but I do think it is a good opportunity to learn things I cannot find in books, and experience real adventure instead of just imagine it.?
Mr Sayan smiled at me and addressed Starshido.
?As I told you just before, you sometime need to take risks and give up your advantage to win what you did not expect.?
?Actually, I cannot imagine what this expedition may bring to a paper-back writer like you, Mr Antekril,? said Strarshido, now staring at me, ?but I do think that experiencing the reality and the danger of the galaxy will bring you back from your dreams of prehistoric times. Who knows, maybe will you decide to have a real job when you return from this mission. Anyway, you are young and travelling can only do you good. If you don't do this kind of trip now, you never will.?
For just an instant I thought of giving him a blasting answer, but retaliation does not bring peace so I chose a gentle answer.
?I have heard that you have been an explorer yourself, Mr Strarshido.?
?That is true, I explored the Quenestrian Ring some twenty years ago, but I am getting too old for this so I am in charge of the food supply of the expedition.?
?It is quite unusual to send so many observers, isn?t it?? intervened Mr Sayan.
?Yes it is, Eo!? quickly answered Starshido. ?As always you see the flow in the crystal. I will explain the problem to you but you must swear not to repeat it to anyone!?
?I swear it on the ship!? said Mr Sayan.
?So do I,? I added.
Starshido then told us there was an old rivalry between Strategus Elgond of the middle sector and Strategus Isilshur of the ship front. Yet, both Elgond and Isilshur were working on this expedition project. The two supported a different list of expedition members. Elgond chose them for their psychological stability, and Isilshur chose them for their skills. The argument lasted for days when at last the seven other strategus decided to vote to put an end to this. Isilshur put forward that every crewmember he had chosen had passed the highest diploma of the spaceship academy and that they had undergone psychological tests there, whereas Elgond pointed out some violent and impulsive tendencies which had been detected in some members of Isilshur?s crew during their years of duty. Isilshur refused to admit this because he thought it would be a victory for Elgond, so he charged Elgond with insulting the academy. Eventually, Isilshur?s list was chosen, but the number of observers was raised to give Elgond some guarantee.
?I fear I will not be chosen,? I sadly said, ?I am not important enough compared to those high level people.?
Starshido looked deep into me and Mr Sayan stood lost in thought for one moment. It was him who eventually broke the silence:
?Don?t have such a bad opinion of yourself, Lian, you are a clever and cultured man, I have heard of your very good results at the virtual maze contest.? This was a tournament that took place once a year in the middle sector, the contestants wore hoods that sent contradictory information to the brain and created a kind of virtual maze of colours and sensations. The goal was to get out of the maze as quickly as possible. I finished third two months ago.
?This is only a stupid game, nothing in common with exploration!? burst out Starshido.
?Yet, it proves how stable Lian is. He must have an excellent self-control to acheive this,? replied Mr Sayan. He was right; sometimes Deena compared me to an android. I didn?t like when she spoke of me like that, our people had had so many issues with earlier thinking machines.
?Well, you are right, Mr Sayan, that?s an important quality for an explorer. I wish every crewmember were like this,? said Starshido.
?What do you mean?? I asked.
?Well, I don?t mean to speak ill of anyone,? answered Starshido, ?but the second pilot Saazen Enam is really the wrong man to go on such a trip. He is violent, ill tempered and overconfident. Not to speak of the second officer Jael Kishin, always ready to take advantage of any situation. I think the only things she can be interested in are her own profit and power. Those who graduate from the academy today are nothing but mindless conceited young idiots! Strategus Elgond was right, half the crew is not reliable. Were not captain Thyl and his first officer Mael Peak, I would think that Isilshur has chosen his 21 crewmembers at random!?
Then I remembered that Starshido had served many years under the command of Elgon, so he surely was not very impartial when he spoke of the crew.
?Calm yourself, Mr Starshido,? gently said Mr Sayan, ?after all space travels are good occasions to learn as you said.?
?You?re right Mr Sayan, everyone has his chance, even you, Mr Antekril,? said Starshido. ?After all, so few people are interested in leaving the ship today? That young generation is really not worth ours.?
?Let them prove their worth,? answered Mr Sayan. ?Well, I don?t mean to be rude but it?s quite late, gentlemen. Let your dreams be bright!?
?May yours become true? I answered.
Go to 65.
Pas de choix cette fois ci
et une esp?rance de vie de 150 ans ils ont un peu plus de temps que nous pour lire et faire du sport : bananeviolet: (? moins qu'il ne pr?f?rent faire de plus longues parties de jdr et passer plus de temps ? jouer en r?seau, holo r?seau bien sur, ou ? discuter de leurs parties )Au fait, Anlor ?crit l'histoire qui part de 42 et moi celle de 67, donc c'est bien ma partie que tu lis
. (enfin c'est elle qui corrige car tout le monde n'a pas la chance d'?tre n? en Angleterre tout de m?me )Bon, tout cela mis ? part voici la suite : le no 21
(l? il va falloir que je me grouille d'?crire la suite car tu lis plus vite que je n'?cris
)Well, as a matter of fact Mr Sayan really was wining the game, so I would not disturb them much by going to the sofa behind the table and chatting with them. As I sat, Starshido gave up and congratulated his opponent on his excellent tactics. It seemed to me that my moving next to them gave him a good reason to give up and avoid a complete failure. He was in a better mood than usual.
?May the galaxy be your guide,? he said. ?May space be your garden,? I answered. While the spherical chess board silently withdrew into the small table, Mr Sayan looked up upon me and asked:
?So, you have applied to join the expedition, haven?t you? I have spoken with Deena after you came back.?
?Well, I must confess that I made up my mind a little fast,? I answered, ?but I do think it is a good opportunity to learn things I cannot find in books, and experience real adventure instead of just imagine it.?
Mr Sayan smiled at me and addressed Starshido.
?As I told you just before, you sometime need to take risks and give up your advantage to win what you did not expect.?
?Actually, I cannot imagine what this expedition may bring to a paper-back writer like you, Mr Antekril,? said Strarshido, now staring at me, ?but I do think that experiencing the reality and the danger of the galaxy will bring you back from your dreams of prehistoric times. Who knows, maybe will you decide to have a real job when you return from this mission. Anyway, you are young and travelling can only do you good. If you don't do this kind of trip now, you never will.?
For just an instant I thought of giving him a blasting answer, but retaliation does not bring peace so I chose a gentle answer.
?I have heard that you have been an explorer yourself, Mr Strarshido.?
?That is true, I explored the Quenestrian Ring some twenty years ago, but I am getting too old for this so I am in charge of the food supply of the expedition.?
?It is quite unusual to send so many observers, isn?t it?? intervened Mr Sayan.
?Yes it is, Eo!? quickly answered Starshido. ?As always you see the flow in the crystal. I will explain the problem to you but you must swear not to repeat it to anyone!?
?I swear it on the ship!? said Mr Sayan.
?So do I,? I added.
Starshido then told us there was an old rivalry between Strategus Elgond of the middle sector and Strategus Isilshur of the ship front. Yet, both Elgond and Isilshur were working on this expedition project. The two supported a different list of expedition members. Elgond chose them for their psychological stability, and Isilshur chose them for their skills. The argument lasted for days when at last the seven other strategus decided to vote to put an end to this. Isilshur put forward that every crewmember he had chosen had passed the highest diploma of the spaceship academy and that they had undergone psychological tests there, whereas Elgond pointed out some violent and impulsive tendencies which had been detected in some members of Isilshur?s crew during their years of duty. Isilshur refused to admit this because he thought it would be a victory for Elgond, so he charged Elgond with insulting the academy. Eventually, Isilshur?s list was chosen, but the number of observers was raised to give Elgond some guarantee.
?I fear I will not be chosen,? I sadly said, ?I am not important enough compared to those high level people.?
Starshido looked deep into me and Mr Sayan stood lost in thought for one moment. It was him who eventually broke the silence:
?Don?t have such a bad opinion of yourself, Lian, you are a clever and cultured man, I have heard of your very good results at the virtual maze contest.? This was a tournament that took place once a year in the middle sector, the contestants wore hoods that sent contradictory information to the brain and created a kind of virtual maze of colours and sensations. The goal was to get out of the maze as quickly as possible. I finished third two months ago.
?This is only a stupid game, nothing in common with exploration!? burst out Starshido.
?Yet, it proves how stable Lian is. He must have an excellent self-control to acheive this,? replied Mr Sayan. He was right; sometimes Deena compared me to an android. I didn?t like when she spoke of me like that, our people had had so many issues with earlier thinking machines.
?Well, you are right, Mr Sayan, that?s an important quality for an explorer. I wish every crewmember were like this,? said Starshido.
?What do you mean?? I asked.
?Well, I don?t mean to speak ill of anyone,? answered Starshido, ?but the second pilot Saazen Enam is really the wrong man to go on such a trip. He is violent, ill tempered and overconfident. Not to speak of the second officer Jael Kishin, always ready to take advantage of any situation. I think the only things she can be interested in are her own profit and power. Those who graduate from the academy today are nothing but mindless conceited young idiots! Strategus Elgond was right, half the crew is not reliable. Were not captain Thyl and his first officer Mael Peak, I would think that Isilshur has chosen his 21 crewmembers at random!?
Then I remembered that Starshido had served many years under the command of Elgon, so he surely was not very impartial when he spoke of the crew.
?Calm yourself, Mr Starshido,? gently said Mr Sayan, ?after all space travels are good occasions to learn as you said.?
?You?re right Mr Sayan, everyone has his chance, even you, Mr Antekril,? said Starshido. ?After all, so few people are interested in leaving the ship today? That young generation is really not worth ours.?
?Let them prove their worth,? answered Mr Sayan. ?Well, I don?t mean to be rude but it?s quite late, gentlemen. Let your dreams be bright!?
?May yours become true? I answered.
Go to 65.
Pas de choix cette fois ci