Discord Questions Round-up: June 16th

When Jack says 'leave her alone, if someone needs to talk I will!' was he talking to Dmitri or aliens? (during broadcast)

The aliens!

When Jack and Brian are talking, Jack says 'I shouldn't have dumped that on you'. What was he referring to? Brian was just talking about his own nightmare.

He’s referring to part 2. Jim: Sorry I don’t know who’s in charge right now. Jack: Does it matter? Brian: I think in an emergency it does. Jack: Job’s yours then.

So we now have the ranks of everyone, but I was wondering if Jack's rank was higher than Jim and Brian?

So, it's difficult to compare across different branches of the military. They don't translate exactly. But they're actually similar ranks in terms of seniority. (Edit: Jim and Jack are E-4, Brian is E-5, so one rank above)

Is Jim a pilot? He had some idea of how to fly the alien space ship... (I might have missed something previously!)

Yes. He’s mostly, like, security for the helicopter medics. But given that position, he does also know how to fly. (I did change my mind on this from when I first created him.)

I was wondering did the listener immediately had the Plan to try and slow the ship down or was there a time where she just didn't realize the ship is already destroyed enough. and did she manage to slow down the ship? 

The plan was just to try and destroy it. And it was a deliberate choice she made after talking to Dmitri and asking the guys to stay behind (so they’d be safer). She was also prepared to shoot lasers at them too. Once she was locked in, she was reluctant to let go, because in her mind “keep power going” = keep Earth and the guys safe. Then she decides to try and slow down the ship. And she does partly succeed. And why she was much more wrecked than Dmitri. Because Dmitri collapsed as the guys came onto the bridge.

When Jim says in part 3 "hey take it easy!" What did the aliens do? Did they shove them in the room or just started fighting them?

Basically, yes, they escorted them back to their room. Dmitri, the listener, Brian, and Jim go in. Jack turns around and starts trying to fight them for hurting the listener. Jim tries to hold him back, stop him from making a bad situation worse. Good question! There are limits with audio sometimes heh. And I certainly pushed those limits.

When we go into the room after having our lives tied to the ship with dmitri;Brian catches us and tells us he won't let us fall. Did we swoon or were we too in shock to stand so we lost our balance?

Swoon! Her knees buckle, and she would’ve fallen if he hadn’t caught her.

If the boys had to have one animal or pet would it be?

Jack - dog, Derek - snake, Will - rabbit, Alex - bearded dragon, Emerson - bees! Kidding, kidding. Dog. Brian - aquarium full of fish, Jim - I still haven’t decided what kind of animal Buster is yet. (Edit: Buster is a cat)

Linus - WAY TOO MANY. He wants to be a vet. So he probably has a few cats and maybe other woodland creatures he’s rescued. Like chipmunks.

If the guys had a day off work, what would they do?

I think Jack has a hard time relaxing and would probably want to do something active. Play casual sports, go for a hike. You’d have to convince him to sit down and chill. Derek would go play football/soccer or rugby with his mates and then go out for a drink. Will would probably spend the day reading or binging a historical drama. Alex would paint and then look for something fun to do at night, whether that was dinner out with friends somewhere trendy, seeing a new band, or going to a club. Emerson would probably use the time to fix up things around the house. Or batch bake something for the firehouse. Brian would love to find the closest beach and spend a ton of time in the water swimming, surfing. Jim would also get into his art and then maybe spend some time with his cousins either doing something or chilling with video games. Linus would be happy to lose a few hours playing video games and then tend to his many pets.

In his free time, Dmitri likes to tinker with mechanical things.

Now that we know about Jack's past about his sister, is that the reason why he kinda blamed Derek for cutting the line of Will in the elevator? (Cause he didn't want to lose someone without trying something to save them)

The two could be related. But, in the moment, Derek cut the rope, and Jack saw that as him causing his death. He still thought there was hope (there wasn’t heh). But he needed to be able to calm down in order to see it.

If you yourself could pick the boys that went on the ship (that wasn't Jack, Jim, or Brian) who would they be?

I mean, there are only a couple of options in canon: Alex and Linus. However, if we briefly remove the canon reasons for not picking the others … I’d go with Alex, Emerson, and Derek. I couldn’t bring Linus. I’d hate myself lol. Good question!