Part 816: Let's Read: D.R.T. - Part 9
Let’s Read: D.R.T. Part 9: Would something please happen already?Chapter 14
Mercenary Garrison District
Wolcott, Draconis Combine
15 March 3057
D.R.T. posted:
The next two weeks passed in little more than a blur of training for all the Black Thorns, but especially for Rose.
Unfortunately, they won’t pass that quickly for me because I have to read about all of it after it’s already happened. On the plus side, we learn that Ria’s logistical genius only extends to numbers and she’s piss poor at predicting what the Black Thorns will actually need.
So, she’s kinda a really terrible logistical genius; but we knew that already.
We then get to hear all about how Rose spends his relaxation time. We’re not even off the first page of this chapter yet and it’s already looking to be interminably long. This is also the chapter that introduces Sinclair Danes, the Captain of the dropship who’s going to be taking the Black Thorns on their suicide mission. Also, his dropship the Tracy K is a piece of shit.
Sinclair is an pirate gone semi-legit, and I’d have to say he’s my favorite new character in the book.
D.R.T. posted:
Rather than the standard coveralls Rose associated with all DropShip crews, the man wore black work pants and a red shirt open to the waist. He studied Rose for a moment, pulling gently on his thin mustache. Then he smiled and began to pick his way down through the unstable debris.
.jpg)
Rose wastes no time antagonizing him. Or rather, Sinclair wastes no time giving Rose a ton of shit. Captain
D.R.T. posted:
“By the way,” said Rose, “does this ship have a name? My people will want to know.”
Danes paused and slowly nodded. “She’s called the Tracy K,” he said.
“Nice name. Does it mean anything special?” Rose asked.
Danes’ eyes began to mist slightly as he stared at Rose. “Not a thing,” he replied in a tight voice. “Why do you ask?”
I like Sinclair Danes.
Chapter 15
Mercenary Garrison District
Wolcott, Draconis Combine
29 March 3057
McCloud tells Rose that Danes used to be a pirate in this chapter; and that his wife died hauling around some of the Lyran Guards. End of Danes’ character arc.
McCloud then spends a good six pages explaining to Jeremiah Rose where pirates come from.
Chapter 16
Drop Training Zone Bravo
Wolcott, Draconis Combine
13 July 3057
Danes goes crazy and shoots Rose out an airlock! They drop from orbit into a combat zone pew pew pew!
Except not really because it’s just training. Fuck. We’re still three chapters from anything actually interesting happening. Rose and company complete an orbital insertion successfully, wasting a few million c-bills in the process. Hooray. It’s no wonder he’s going broke
Chapter 17
Mercenary Garrison District
Wolcott, Draconis Combine
15 July 3057
The launch date has been moved up! Thank god, I really couldn’t stand another four chapters of nothing fucking happening. We learn more about their liaison officer Myoto this chapter, but she’s pretty irrelevant. I miss Sinclair Danes already. Badicus has still only had two-ish lines. This book hates its best characters.
At least Chu-i Myoto is sympathetic because she’s actually a piss-poor Mechwarrior who barely graduated from military school. Speaking of Badicus, he gets a line this chapter! But it’s shit. It’s like the author forgot he was a badass Scottsman.