Hrm... Ben's technically OG:J - he was hired by none other than Haruhi herself, so I don't forsee it being too big of an issue as long as he does the
whole safety inspections thing. That said, it would be a while until that particular program gets off the ground (so to speak
and by that time the
Roughrider's Highly Advanced ResearchDevelopment and Exploration Service (HARDES) will be up and running, with or without their Gagarin class ships.
Hrm... interesting thought. Gagarin class ships kitted out with Roughrider Quad-Helix engines and powered by Wave-enhanced reactors... Sounds like a solid
platform for some serious deep-space exploration, neh?
The idea of there being more Kaboomite is interesting. Ben would be curious, but he knows the smart money is on high-end kinetic kill weapons as they've
saved his ass on more than a few occasions. The one thing he does have going that could be controvertial among the Fen is that the main launch catapult at 36
Atalante (the one they use to launch the Peacemakers) can pull double-duty as a MAC Gun. Like Noah's Kaboomite warheads, it's there "Just in
case."
whole safety inspections thing. That said, it would be a while until that particular program gets off the ground (so to speak

Roughrider's Highly Advanced ResearchDevelopment and Exploration Service (HARDES) will be up and running, with or without their Gagarin class ships.
Hrm... interesting thought. Gagarin class ships kitted out with Roughrider Quad-Helix engines and powered by Wave-enhanced reactors... Sounds like a solid
platform for some serious deep-space exploration, neh?
The idea of there being more Kaboomite is interesting. Ben would be curious, but he knows the smart money is on high-end kinetic kill weapons as they've
saved his ass on more than a few occasions. The one thing he does have going that could be controvertial among the Fen is that the main launch catapult at 36
Atalante (the one they use to launch the Peacemakers) can pull double-duty as a MAC Gun. Like Noah's Kaboomite warheads, it's there "Just in
case."