Ah yes, A Thin Veneer. Majorly good. Earth-Minbari war period/right at the beginning of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country ". B5's Earth is actually one of the duplicates created by the Preservers. A Minbari cruiser, chasing a fleeing human ship, get caught in a "hyperspace shortcut" that drops them in Federation territory on the other side of the galaxy near a Federation research colony, which they attack, thinking it belongs to the Earth they're familiar with. They then re-enter the "shortcut", unaware that they've just pissed off both the Federation and the Klingon Empire (who had representatives there). What follows is, well, you just have to read it. Minbari hubris, godlike aliens from the Federation side telling godlike aliens from the B5 side to stay out of things, people on all sides continuously underestimating the Federation and its technology... It's fun, and sad in ways, and exciting in others, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03
-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03