There'd been a joke, once, between Dylan and the Andromeda's engineer, that the slipstream engines were her way of staying in a job. Though Dylan would never hear a word said against his ship in general, Slipstream engines were exempt from that particular rule.
"They were broken when I got here, but in general, no." For another moment, Dylan's tone slipped into something more like the quick humor of old. "In this reality, they've managed to find a way of traveling FTL that doesn't break down all the time."
In their world, that's an impossible dream, because thousands of years of the Known Worlds' best science hadn't been able to even approach it. Slipstream was what they had, unreliability of the engines and all.
Dylan's expression was level as he glanced back at Gaheris. No, Gaheris wouldn't understand it. Dylan had, when he'd spoken to Captain Picard. He'd seen something of a likeminded commander in Picard.
"The captain is a good man. I've met him, and I think he's trying to make the best of the situation he's found himself in."
Dylan was always more willing to trust someone's good intentions than Gaheris.
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"They were broken when I got here, but in general, no." For another moment, Dylan's tone slipped into something more like the quick humor of old. "In this reality, they've managed to find a way of traveling FTL that doesn't break down all the time."
In their world, that's an impossible dream, because thousands of years of the Known Worlds' best science hadn't been able to even approach it. Slipstream was what they had, unreliability of the engines and all.
Dylan's expression was level as he glanced back at Gaheris. No, Gaheris wouldn't understand it. Dylan had, when he'd spoken to Captain Picard. He'd seen something of a likeminded commander in Picard.
"The captain is a good man. I've met him, and I think he's trying to make the best of the situation he's found himself in."
Dylan was always more willing to trust someone's good intentions than Gaheris.