An Educational Experience Goes Completely Pear Shaped

[rix_scaedu]

I wrote this to kelkyag's prompt "I'm also fond of Jonna, Mayin, Parthi, and Rensa, for characters with fairly well-developed stories in various states from "not done yet" through "might benefit from a final wrap-up segment"." Which lead to some further discussion, some thinking on my part, a lot of making what I wanted to happen be feasible and plausible

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[kelkyag]

Also, still fascinated by this city's architecture. And curious to see where the rest of the named folks turn up in this mess.

It seems odd to have a name for Chamcharan but not for the host government ...? Or is there one and I've misplaced it?

[rix_scaedu]

I don't think that I have names for either star nation involved in the war. The Chamcharans are a third party.

[kelkyag]

I was guessing Chamcharan was a single planet or planetary system, possibly part of one of the two larger groups.

In things that may either be dialect differences or different intended meanings ... in "reciting his people’s prayer to the dead" I would say "prayer *for* the dead", unless perhaps the person doing the recitation is an ancestor worshipper?

[rix_scaedu]

Face palm. It was meant to be prayer for the dead but there was something running around in my head about there being two ways to translate the phrase. Perhaps it's both?

[kelkyag]

Dunno! That's why I'm asking you. :)

[rix_scaedu]

I will let the idea of changing the phrase, and if so, to what, simmer in the back of my mind while I am at work today. :)