Subject: Hmm.
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Posted on: 2011-08-21 11:28:00 UTC

The piece is very well put together. At first, I didn't buy Agents Mal (knowing what I do about her character) as the sort of individual who would give up her family so easily. But then I figured that, in a way, she may have seen this as being a mother figure to the entire PPC in a way. Her protective nature would have been ideal in rebuilding society.

There are two things about this story that keep sticking in my craw. First off: why would the PPC be concerned about 2012? I could see a few of the crazier agents getting all worked up about an old prophecy, but the entire organization? Not sure I buy that.

Secondly, they couldn't unfreeze Mal because the tech was too experimental? I definitely don't buy that. The PPC theoretically has access to every piece of technology from every work of fiction ever created. Something as basic as cryogenics should not make DoSAT throw up their hands and say 'Let the future sort it out!' The scenario would make more sense with a less technologically-developed group. I could see this scenario working with Star Trek or Fallout or even an original story. Not so much with the PPC.

Wow, I kinda went off on a tear there. Anyway, good technical piece, but I really couldn't accept some of the basic concepts you were laying down.

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