Command Performance / Discussion

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thedeadlymoose 17 Feb 2012 00:22

This is very good. Also: I never get tired of Lombardi's voice. He's such a great contrast to the stuff we tend to get in other tales, for one. For another, he's just a really excellent (and entertaining) character.

Chocolate Chip 17 Feb 2012 00:27

Wait, what happened at the end?

Doktori 17 Feb 2012 03:43

The story ended, duh!

Actually, I think Nobody wasn't fond of the Captain.

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tunedtoadeadchannel 17 Feb 2012 04:03

SPOILERS

Nobody killed the captain to prevent him from detonating the on site nuke and killing everyone instead of dealing with the situation.

FuzzyBoots 17 Feb 2012 15:08

Eh, just didn't tickle my fancy. The all dialogue setup made it very stark, and the lack of a twist left me feeling like there was a point missing.

tunedtoadeadchannel 18 Feb 2012 08:11

Eh, just didn't tickle my fancy. The all dialogue setup made it very stark, and the lack of a twist left me feeling like there was a point missing.

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the lack of a twist left me feeling like there was a point missing.

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the lack of a twist

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…I think you should go back and read that story again.

thedeadlymoose 18 Feb 2012 08:18

…I think you should go back and read that story again.

Maybe s/he hasn't read the other Lombardi Tales.

Edit: FuzzyBoots, that was a hint aimed at you just so we're clear here

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Wildt 20 Jul 2012 16:34

I like the idea of Lombardi as the archetypical Viet Nam-era NCO. Loyal to his 'boys' over some green officer… And not above fragging the son of a bitch if it looks like he'd get his boys killed.

Edit: Fuzzyboots, Lombardi told the Captain to take the long way to the shelter. You see, hypothetically, if Somebody wanted this jackass pencil pusher out of the way this would give him ample time to finish the job and ambush him there. But Somebody would be a fool to do that… Nobody wants to be seen killing an officer.

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Agent Antillicus 05 Sep 2013 20:43

This is good! I love tales. It's been a while since I've read one with Nobody in it. He really reminds me of the Mysterious Stranger.

toadking07 15 Jan 2014 01:43

Ah! Loving these tales, wish I had come across them earlier! Really like the different, tone? Style? Direction? I'm not sure how to describe it but I'm having a blast with these!