by Will Stanton » Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:45 pm
"My initial plan here was similar to yours,"" BigWill admitted to Miriam. Just without the adding extra material. Just stretch out and out, beyond what I can do on my own, and trying to establish that as a new baseline, and then repeat the process over and over. These three reprobates were brainstorming ways to do it when you came in.
This might still work," he added, trying to flex against the metal restraints. "Adding mass like this is a really convenient shortcut, and you're right -- a bit of your....hard-headedness might not go amiss when it comes to shielding, though I wonder if that wouldn't be better placed as a final addition as opposed to mixing it with the hull itself.
"Or mixed in with the fuel?"
"No, no, that wouldn't work; it needs to be it's own system"
"Shut up, they're talking."
Big!Will tried to flex again, and Miriam's metal bands around him looked like they had a little more give this time.
"It's like I'm pushing against a weight here. It's getting easier the more I do it, but there's still some resistance."