[He closes his eyes a moment, as if trying to keep focused on what he was going to say. They open, and he points a finger at him.]
It was bad timing.
[That glass meets his lips again for another drink.]
Yeah, cause any amateur might fly through a star or hit the point of no return on a black hole. That'd end your trip real quick. We've got fast ships, but they're nowhere near light speed. And if lightspeed can't outrun a black hole? You're fragged. Ya gotta program your computer to factor in anythin that might be happenin' where you're heading. Supernovas, neutron stars, wormholes.
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[He closes his eyes a moment, as if trying to keep focused on what he was going to say. They open, and he points a finger at him.]
It was bad timing.
[That glass meets his lips again for another drink.]
Yeah, cause any amateur might fly through a star or hit the point of no return on a black hole. That'd end your trip real quick. We've got fast ships, but they're nowhere near light speed. And if lightspeed can't outrun a black hole? You're fragged. Ya gotta program your computer to factor in anythin that might be happenin' where you're heading. Supernovas, neutron stars, wormholes.
Do I gotta go on?