Discord Questions Round-Up: Aug 26th

I was rewatching Ghostbusters and Walter Peck (William Atherton) reminds me a lot of Drumlin, was he an inspiration? (The rest of the movie I can see the RFA cast in) so we're there any inspiration there as well?

The inspiration for Drumlin is David Drumlin from the movie Contact. Which is about aliens!

Do any of the guys have phobias? (or the President for that matter)

It hadn’t occurred to me. So I’m gonna throw this one back to the community. Discuss!

I wanna know if they collected the body's of the ppl in the elevator accident? Like did they end up getting an actual burial or something to commemorate their bravery?

Yes. I imagine in canon, that hasn’t happened yet. Their bodies have been retrieved and stored.

I do have an actual RFA question. When Will died, did Derek get more protective over Jack? I assumed Derek was protective of Jack before the aliens happened.

Well, it’s tough, because they were separated. When Derek shouts, “JACK!” after Will falls, he’s actually grabbing Jack from the edge and pulling him back, so he doesn’t fall. Jack wasn’t about to jump, but he was reaching for him. So Jack scared the crap out of him. But after that they were separated. If you notice, Jack actually gets protective over Derek. He doesn’t want to lose anyone else.

How would the RFA gang do if they played a tactical shooter eg: COD, Insurgency: sandstorm, or Earth defense force?

I haven't played any of these, so I'm going to interpret this question as "generic FPS." Jack, Emerson, and Derek would all be good at it and probably arguing over who's in charge. Dmitri may never have played but would pick it up quickly. Will would go along for the ride, not taking charge and perhaps secretly laughing at whoever does. Brian, Alex, Linus, and Jim would participate and try to help out. I can't imagine any of them would be terrible at it except ... maybe Linus? Just too many things in his face at once.

So, I watched the "Hospital night" sleep aid(amazing btw). My question is, were the boys found early the next morning or were they found that night Miss Carter got to the hospital a few hours before?

I’ll have to check the timeline.

Oh I kinda broke the timeline a bit. I always pictured the helicopter scene happen at sunrises. But part 2 happens in late morning. So I guess the helicopter scene has to actually take place late at night. They gathered the guys overnight and into early morning.

How many floors did team 2 make it down, before the aliens attacked?

I have no idea haha. Sorry.

(Editors note: Derek mentioned the 4th floor during the attack. They started on the 9th floor)

Question, this is only for fun. Say like if idk, Miss Carter was upset and Derek so happens to run into her while she's upset. Would he ask a few "is she ok" questions like the others or, would he just wait silently for her to open up?

He’d ask. He’d respect it if she said she didn’t want to talk about it, but he would ask

With how we all see Will, Jack, and Derek together. Would they be considered as brother in arms or just brothers?

I think Jack and Derek are almost like brothers. With will, it's brothers in arms

Will we be seeing/(reading) any flashbacks in RFA4 like for characters and stuff?

Interesting … I guess I won’t rule it out, but I haven’t done it yet!

Is Alex a paramedic, an EMT, or up to personal interpretation? (sorry if this has been asked before)

Yeah, you pick, heehee.

(Editor’s note: Alex is a paramedic due to scope of practice. AKA how much he does during Aliens, like starting IVs)

I'm sure this has been asked, but I can't remember where/when or find it. Are any of the RFA guys neurodivergent? (sorry if you have to repeat yourself!)

It's been asked, but I haven't answered officially, because I didn't come to a decision. I didn't write them with that specifically in mind. But that doesn't mean some of them aren't. If I decide to make something canon, I'll certainly let you know.

How long have the RFA boys been in the military for? (min-max range is totally fine, doesn't have to be specific!)

I mean, Linus has probably been in the shortest, so two years. Jack and Derek probably closer to 3ish years? Same with Jim. Brian a little longer, maybe 4 years. And Will at least 15 years ... if that makes sense with the age range I gave him.

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