Air Too Pure | HFY | a Short Sci-Fi Story
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Published 2024-02-21
This story was granted permission to narrate and add to YouTube by the Author: u/jamescoxall
Story Link: www.reddit.com/r/HFY/comments/m5m77n/air_too_pure/
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All Comments (21)
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For anyone who doesn't know the reference the West Africa Squadron was formed by the Royal Navy in 1808 to suppress the transatlantic slave trade, it is estimated to have freed 150,000 slaves.
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The fact they managed to sneak in a clause about the air being too pure for a slave into their intergalactic law to give them a way to combat slavery like that is brilliant.
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The worst part of this story is knowing there aren't more chapters to it.
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Talassia upon hearing about the Hadron Collider Talassia: WHY WOULD YOUR SPECIES DO THAT?!?! Dickie: shrugs I dunno. 'Why not?' I guess?
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The commander is clearly a cat person. 😂
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Ah yes, the Ol’ “Molotov up the ovipositor” stealth attack. wince
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frees slave, casually starts war
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As an Englishman this had me smiling with outbursts of laughter, i do hope their journey continues i'm hooked!! loved the nod to Star Wars in the bar.
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I have always loved the English Gentleman Explorer/Soldier characters. So unperturbed by anything. "Sir, we are being attacked by let me check...Everything." "Oh drat, I shall be miffed if tea is interrupted."
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This story was just too funny. More please about Dickie and his crew of lunatics. As to the engineer taking his socks off with two bits of string and a bazooka.... priceless.
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One of the best stories so far... Nothing better than the cocky English humor, a thousand years from now it will still be there
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This could be an amazing sci fi book series about humanity's crusade against slavery. With the awesome overtone of "humans are OP".
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"Jolly Good!" Punches hand through chest
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Love it. Going into Battle and he is straight up Captain Kirk asking her to dinner.
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I love the idea of the West Africa Squadron being reborn in space.
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I like it. I hope the author creates more stories in this universe.
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dickie is such a fun character i need more of this
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“She had nothing to wear for dinner”. Well worth the wait
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One of the few stories I have read that makes me want a whole series in this universe in general and this crew of madmen in particular. Although perhaps with a certain Bagrath or two added to the crew.
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Their initial introduction reminds me of President Skroob inhaling Perri-air from a can in Spaceballs: The Movie.
