Please, its the Frenchman that does the most caring XD

True, Trapp is more likely to just scold them like some uncaring father figure. And you know making fun of the silly Frenchmen because he is from the wonderful deutschland and so automatically better than him. lol

You know, you'd think that a couple hundred years of rampant imperialism, colonization, and expansion on a galactic scale would remove a lot of earth stereotypes and identity differences.

Also, @Deadnaut, are you fine flying the Astelion for a decent chunk of time? Or do you want to make your own ASAP?

Also, @Deadnaut, are you fine flying the Astelion for a decent chunk of time? Or do you want to make your own ASAP?

I'm good flying the Astelion for awhile, I'm not a purist who believes my ideas are superior and must be immediately expressed lest the world explode.

<Snipped quote by vietmyke> I'm good flying the Astelion for awhile, I'm not a purist who believes my ideas are superior and must be immediately expressed lest the world explode.

By the way, if you want, I can think of a few ways Shanks can get to know the 'cruit. Like teaching her how to fight in hand to hand combat, or pulling her to a range to take up a real rifle. I-Its not like I w-want to or anything~! Baka!~

<Snipped quote by Deadnaut> By the way, if you want, I can think of a few ways Shanks can get to know the 'cruit. Like teaching her how to fight in hand to hand combat, or pulling her to a range to take up a real rifle. I-Its not like I w-want to or anything~! Baka!~

Sure! I'd be happy to let Wes-sempai teach Ariana-chan the ways of war! J-just be gentle s-sempai.

IC will be up soon! But first, lasertag with the nephew. I'll get started on IC when I get back.

IC will be up soon! But first, lasertag with the nephew. I'll get started on IC when I get back.

Have much fun! *Lowers voice* And kick his arse

You know, you'd think that a couple hundred years of rampant imperialism, colonization, and expansion on a galactic scale would remove a lot of earth stereotypes and identity differences.

You sir, underestimate the power of human stupidity. And bigotry. Racist squadmates ftw

<Snipped quote by vietmyke> You sir, underestimate the power of human stupidity. And bigotry. Racist squadmates ftw

Yayy! Racism! Gotta love human nature.

<Snipped quote by vietmyke> You sir, underestimate the power of human stupidity. And bigotry. Racist squadmates ftw

Yeah, but you'd think instead of "French" and "German", you'd have earthlings/Martians/core worlders/etc

<Snipped quote by Reaper> Yeah, but you'd think instead of "French" and "German", you'd have earthlings/Martians/core worlders/etc

Oh we probably do, but you see instead of replacing the nationalism/racism we already had, it just adds more layers! Isn't it great?

Tbh, the Earth nationalities kinda felt anachronistic given the setting, but I kinda just went with it

Like, realistically, most countries we know and love/hate probably wouldn't survive the next couple centuries, let alone another millennium. And English as a language would likely not exist as anything like it's current form, but I'm guessing none of us are linguists who can construct an extrapolation of English's evolution over several centuries on the fly

Tbh, the Earth nationalities kinda felt anachronistic given the setting, but I kinda just went with it

I don't know that they have to. Nationalities are one of those things that people hold on to beyond reasonable levels--even if they weren't the same, I can easily see them being an identity that people hold onto even as they progress through the 'verse. As much as countries would cease to be quite as meaningful, I think it's just as easy to imagine the world holding onto it stodgy views of nationality even as they became closer to statehood than anything else. And don't tell me you can't see the first Americans to set foot on Mars calling it the 52nd State. Similarly, English actually is one of the more flexible languages, which would support its continued existance. It isn't necessarily that it's spoken by the most people so much as that it's substantially more adaptive within its own patterns than a great many others and in easier to learn than quite a few others not in that it isn't complex and full of potholes but because, as a language, English is very forgiving of mistakes.

Don't tell me the first Americans to set foot on Mars wouldn't say it was the 52nd State.

52nd?....May I ask what the 51st was?

True, English would probably still exist, but by then, it might be completely unrecognizable from English in it's current form as we write now

<Snipped quote by Howler> 52nd?....May I ask what the 51st was?

Japan got itself annexed back in 2157. Anime became too precious a commodity to leave in outside hands.

<Snipped quote by Deadnaut> Japan got itself annexed back in 2157. Anime became too precious a commodity to leave in outside hands.

*legasp* The American government finally recognized the utility! Glorious, absolutely glorious.

<Snipped quote by Deadnaut> Japan got itself annexed back in 2157. Anime became too precious a commodity to leave in outside hands.

Good save. *wink*