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Flash Point is a short story from [[The Road to War]], volume two of the [[Course Books]]. It mainly focuses around a critical problem on board the [[Saratoga]], the cause of which is hinted at, but not fully disclosed during the story.
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''Flash Point'' is a short story from [[The Road to War]], volume two of the [[Course Books]]. It focuses on a critical problem on board the [[Saratoga]], the cause of which is hinted but not fully disclosed.
  
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Chronologically, this story takes place after [[Forbidden]] from [[The Concourse to Victory]], as proven by the ship's [[Mithril]] and [[Adamantium]] armor, which turns out to be the ultimate cause of the problem.
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Chronologically, this story takes place after [[Forbidden]] from [[The Concourse to Victory]], as proven by the ship's [[Mithrill]] and [[Adamantium]] armor, which causes the problem.
  
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In the story, [[Kendrick]] explains to [[Rian Wildfire]] in one scene that he has written a divination program for the ship's computer, that is supposed to help with the [[Wildfire(Targeting System)|Wildfire targeting system]]. Essentially, he is making the computer do magic. Unbenounced to Kendrick, his little computer program is actually reacting with the new hull armor and causing a magic/electricity conversion that is super-charging the ship's buffer.
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In the story, [[Kendrick]] explains to [[Rian Wildfire]] that he has written a divination program for the ship's computer, supposed to help the Wildfire targeting system. Unknown to Kendrick, his computer program is super-charging the ship's buffer.
  
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The story ends with [[Hunter Jusenkyou|Hunter]] and [[Jason Bur'I|Jason]] finding a a way to empty the buffer, in the process shutting down Kendrick's program. In the final seconds before they succeed, the near-death experience gives Hunter an important revelation.
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The story ends with [[Hunter Jusenkyou|Hunter]] and [[Jason Bur'I|Jason]] emptying the buffer, in the process shutting down Kendrick's program. In the final seconds before they succeed, the near-death experience gives Hunter an important revelation.
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[[Category:Short Stories]][[Category:RTW]][[Category:Course Books]]

Latest revision as of 05:24, 3 January 2021

Flash Point is a short story from The Road to War, volume two of the Course Books. It focuses on a critical problem on board the Saratoga, the cause of which is hinted but not fully disclosed.

Chronologically, this story takes place after Forbidden from The Concourse to Victory, as proven by the ship's Mithrill and Adamantium armor, which causes the problem.

In the story, Kendrick explains to Rian Wildfire that he has written a divination program for the ship's computer, supposed to help the Wildfire targeting system. Unknown to Kendrick, his computer program is super-charging the ship's buffer.

The story ends with Hunter and Jason emptying the buffer, in the process shutting down Kendrick's program. In the final seconds before they succeed, the near-death experience gives Hunter an important revelation.

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