The unknown weapon is the more effective weapon. Months ago I was walking my companion when an unwise neighbor anounced into the dark that he was armed. I told him if he wanted to keep then take it indoors quickly because now that he had effectively threatened my life his was equally in perril even though I myself had no weapon. He wisely retreated indoors to complain about me to someone who told him to listen to me. I told him the next week when asked about this that I would have disarmed him and destroyed the weapon.
This reminds me of a drastically failed robbery attempt. A voice from behind "gimme the money suck."..SMACK SMACK SMACK SPANK SPANK SMACK. MOMMA MOMMA Cane foo? He know run foo just fine. He run foo the parking lot cussing me and yelling for his momma. He didn't think I would use my cane to uh cane his hide. Minimal damage and no criminal charges so I feel it all worked out ok.
I was about to say the same thing. A galactic empire of 10,000 planets, ruled for 10,000 years. At the beginning of the story. At the end of the story, "They ruled for 1,000 years." And I'm thinking, the wonder of an extra zero or subtracting it, it does make a big difference.
The unknown weapon is the more effective weapon.
Months ago I was walking my companion when an unwise neighbor anounced into the dark that he was armed.
I told him if he wanted to keep then take it indoors quickly because now that he had effectively threatened my life his was equally in perril even though I myself had no weapon.
He wisely retreated indoors to complain about me to someone who told him to listen to me.
I told him the next week when asked about this that I would have disarmed him and destroyed the weapon.
This reminds me of a drastically failed robbery attempt.
A voice from behind "gimme the money suck."..SMACK SMACK SMACK SPANK SPANK SMACK.
MOMMA MOMMA
Cane foo? He know run foo just fine. He run foo the parking lot cussing me and yelling for his momma.
He didn't think I would use my cane to uh cane his hide.
Minimal damage and no criminal charges so I feel it all worked out ok.
Inconsistent timelines. Starts off as a 10000 year empire, ends up as a 1000 year one. Total lack of proofreading.
I was about to say the same thing. A galactic empire of 10,000 planets, ruled for 10,000 years. At the beginning of the story. At the end of the story, "They ruled for 1,000 years." And I'm thinking, the wonder of an extra zero or subtracting it, it does make a big difference.