I only have one question: moar wen?

  Honestly, enjoyed the story. The beginning, and the main character, are probably the most relatable of all the SCS fics I read so far.

  I do wonder about Hawkins and Burns. Will we finally see a samurai set up their own PMC? It's been alluded many times, but nobody wrote it.

  Obvious ship is obvious. Or is it?

  I am writing as fast as possible, but I don't have quite as much time as I used to. I decided to have kids and apparently went above and beyond with twins XD

  Hawkins and Burn will be an ongoing part of the story, but I am still working on how. I honestly did not intend to have them stick around but while I was writing it just felt right, and now I have to live with that XD

  Obvious ship is obvious, yes XD

  @Kahunabob

  Hey! fun idea to do a Q&A. Cynical part of me thinks you may have a bit of a writer's block and you're using us an idea box, hahaha ??

  But. In fairness I think I've got some questions...

  

  

  
1. How are both of them doing pointswise, catalogs unlocked and / or shared?


  
2. Kat seems to focus on defensive tactics, while Leo seems a hybrid offensive / healer type build, correct?
   
     2.A: If Leo's aspect is a Phoenix, what is Kat's? I'd feel it could be either a turtle / tank style critter, or a porcupine / reactive defensive style critter.
   
     2.B: are they staying a team?
   
     2.C: Do you have a mid or endgame goal in mind for say, high tier 2 - early tier 3 or 4, for where you want your characters to end up?


  
3. Jaskij asked first, but Hawkins and Burns - if you're not starting a full PMC with these two as backbone, perhaps a dedicated fireteam? Kind of like Alana's squad in "Slaying Aliens and Infringing Copyrights", another fun SCS fanfic.


  
4. Whenabouts are they in the main timeline? With Ravensdagger's Stray Cat Strut as the base / current timeline?


  
5. Will their next adventures keep them local where they are now, or do you see them traveling to a more populous region, with potentially more hives?


  
6. Could they take part in the global incursion? Or if they're older and more mature / leveld at that point, could they take part in the Mars mission?


  

  

  
1. Both Leo and Kat are doing alright in terms of points. Leo is currently sitting at just over 3,000 (as of Chapter 23). I don't keep a close track of Kat, her stuff is more "rule of cool.” As for catalogs, they do share a couple of them, but it is more a matter of just ongoing access so they don’t have to confirm all the time.


  
2. You got their specializations down, but Leo has had a bit of a shift. Initially he was meant to be a sort of battlefield medic, but I had issues coming up with a storyline I wanted and was able to write so his focus has shifted. Instead of having a main focus on healing, he will be mainly focused on area control and debuff style fighting. He still has more of a focus on healing than most Samurai though, so that isn’t going away.
   
     
   
   
     
   1. As for the aspect portion, Leo is a Phoenix mostly because it was an inside joke with him and his dad (see the sticker on Leos helmet back in the beginning) and is something I would love to explore more as we go. Kat does not really have an aspect like that in part because I could not think of any mythical figure that fit my vision.
   
   
     
   2. They will absolutely stay a team! Hard to make the obvious ship sail if they aren’t XD
   
   
     
   3. I do have a goal for their late game gear and abilities, but I am trying to pace myself so they don’t become too OP too fast. My main hesitation is making it so that the gear I want fits within the Class framework of the wider SCS universe.
   
   
     
   
   
     


  
3. I mentioned earlier, but I’ll expand a bit. I do plan on making them prevalent throughout the story, but I didn’t originally plan on them sticking around lmao. I like the dedicated strike-team idea so I may use that, it definitely fits with what I’m comfortable writing a lot more than trying to have them be a PMC.


  
4. In terms of timeline, I decided this is just a month or so prior to SCS. I have some plans for Leo to take part in the global incursion and possible Phobos.


  
5. Currently, my plan is to have them stay local in the state of Montana.


  
6. I refer you to my earlier comment lol.


  

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  @Theswerd

  

  How are they doing with processing the death of their team? I mean... people they knew for years, played with, worked with, killed next to them with nary a chance to say goodbye. Or have remains for a funeral.

  That would kinda mess me up.

  So, I haven’t had much of a chance to expand on the feelings part of it, but I do have a plan for it. I have hinted at Leo setting up a funeral for his friends, I just haven’t had a chance to get that bit written out. Dealing with grief is not an easy thing for anybody and I personally have troubles experiencing or dealing with what most would consider a “normal” response to it, which makes writing it an interesting ordeal.

  These next few chapters are going to be a lot lighter on the action and heavier on worldbuilding and inter-personal interactions, partially because I don’t want this story to become a slaughter-fest and also, I’m using this story as a way to push myself to improve.