Oh, and BTW: having this interfactional defense force (Hey! IDF! That's another good one!) lease out Roughrider equipment... with the amount Ben would be willing to build? Holy crap! That would easily put Ben in the same bracket as Noah Scott and Padreigh (sp?) O'Neil! In fact, the suddenness of Ben's success might even make the two of them blanch.
And the awesome part about it is that, due to Ben being busy doing the Leader Thing, most people wouldn't even notice, except for those politically savvy enough to notice. He'd usually only ever be seen in public when he has to come out and conduct business personally (mostly at Cons) or if he's running an operation in person (very rare). Sure, he likes to live comfortably, but he'll do that in the confines of his own home away from prying eyes. (Let's see any Paparazzi get past millions of metric tons of stone, a dozen check points, and an over-protective armor-piercing data-corgi.) He won't start vacationing seriously until about 2020, when Mayonaka is biologically 10 years old and Ben figures she ought to enjoy things like going to the beach. (Decanted in 2014 with a biological age of 4.) Maybe joint trips with the Scott family? Reply in new thread or just PM me.
And the awesome part about it is that, due to Ben being busy doing the Leader Thing, most people wouldn't even notice, except for those politically savvy enough to notice. He'd usually only ever be seen in public when he has to come out and conduct business personally (mostly at Cons) or if he's running an operation in person (very rare). Sure, he likes to live comfortably, but he'll do that in the confines of his own home away from prying eyes. (Let's see any Paparazzi get past millions of metric tons of stone, a dozen check points, and an over-protective armor-piercing data-corgi.) He won't start vacationing seriously until about 2020, when Mayonaka is biologically 10 years old and Ben figures she ought to enjoy things like going to the beach. (Decanted in 2014 with a biological age of 4.) Maybe joint trips with the Scott family? Reply in new thread or just PM me.