I'm working on some other ideas for this next section. One I am enjoying writing is Marcus Quinn's reaction to the reveal of the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer...
The intel had come through... And the holorecordings were projected overhead. Every one of the Rebels gaped in astonishment... Save for Quinn, who cursed loudly.
Quinn: "Fierfek! Are they kriffing insane?!"
Elana: "Quinn, I know it's daunting but-"
Quinn: "Do they have any idea how stupid they are?! No, of course not! Kriffing morons, all of them! Argh!"
Han: "You'll... Have to give us some context there, Quinn."
Quinn: "The functions of this starship could be handled by a ship one third the size, but instead they just kept building it bigger! Even with a hypermatter reactor, a third of the volume will have to be dedicated to fuel tanks! The shields going on must blank out the comms across an entire planet when its in orbit! What utter madman designed this thing, let alone built it?! The logistics trains for it must be insane! They must have had to put up a thousand additional refueling bases and just as many tankers to keep this abomination going! What were they thinking?!"
Elana: "Quinn? These are good things. They are our enemy."
Leia: "We want them to be stupid."
Quinn: "Right, right, sorry My Lady, Your Highness... I suppose I'm just offended by so much waste and idiocy! This is the same thinking that has Star Destroyers going out without escort or support ships to protect them or augment their abilities! Without any point defenses! Or more fighters! I can't believe I was part of this Navy! Who's running all this?!"
Elana: "Again, Quinn? These are good things. They're morons."
Quinn: "I'm just saying, I am writing a comprehensive naval strategy book and everything the Empire is doing is an example of what NOT to do!"
Han: low voice "Glad he's on our side."
Quinn: "Captain Solo? I will need your assistance with my thesis given your own Imperial Navy background!"
Han: "... Most of the time."
The intel had come through... And the holorecordings were projected overhead. Every one of the Rebels gaped in astonishment... Save for Quinn, who cursed loudly.
Quinn: "Fierfek! Are they kriffing insane?!"
Elana: "Quinn, I know it's daunting but-"
Quinn: "Do they have any idea how stupid they are?! No, of course not! Kriffing morons, all of them! Argh!"
Han: "You'll... Have to give us some context there, Quinn."
Quinn: "The functions of this starship could be handled by a ship one third the size, but instead they just kept building it bigger! Even with a hypermatter reactor, a third of the volume will have to be dedicated to fuel tanks! The shields going on must blank out the comms across an entire planet when its in orbit! What utter madman designed this thing, let alone built it?! The logistics trains for it must be insane! They must have had to put up a thousand additional refueling bases and just as many tankers to keep this abomination going! What were they thinking?!"
Elana: "Quinn? These are good things. They are our enemy."
Leia: "We want them to be stupid."
Quinn: "Right, right, sorry My Lady, Your Highness... I suppose I'm just offended by so much waste and idiocy! This is the same thinking that has Star Destroyers going out without escort or support ships to protect them or augment their abilities! Without any point defenses! Or more fighters! I can't believe I was part of this Navy! Who's running all this?!"
Elana: "Again, Quinn? These are good things. They're morons."
Quinn: "I'm just saying, I am writing a comprehensive naval strategy book and everything the Empire is doing is an example of what NOT to do!"
Han: low voice "Glad he's on our side."
Quinn: "Captain Solo? I will need your assistance with my thesis given your own Imperial Navy background!"
Han: "... Most of the time."