While I'm not actively involved as a writer in this community on any level, perhaps I can offer a bit of perspective as a reader and, let's be honest, fan of your works here.
I'd love to see holes filled in. There's a really BIG HUGE GAPING one that constantly gets referenced - the Fall of Serenity/Serenitycon. SORRY! The Fall of Crystal Osaka is what I meant!
Talk about something HUGE and dramatic that would be the potential for one hell of a story! And it doesn't have to be all gloom and people dying, either. There can be moments of sheer, gutsy big damn heroes moments as people get rescued or rescue others from the falling city or fight back against the attackers (assuming it's an attack rather than some remote terrorist bombing thing).
But yes, Serenity Osaka will fall. Even if the attackers are caught/defeated personally/killed. So that lends some poignancy even in the most optimistic stories. Maybe your characters did all they could and felt good about their search and rescue operations, and then the numbers start to come in, and they realize how much was actually lost. Or someone close to them didn't make it, and now it's personal against the Boskones.
As we used to say back in the old days of Star Blazers fandom, "There is NOTHING more dangerous to the enemy than a smoking Yamato!"
I'd love to see holes filled in. There's a really BIG HUGE GAPING one that constantly gets referenced - the Fall of Serenity/Serenitycon. SORRY! The Fall of Crystal Osaka is what I meant!
Talk about something HUGE and dramatic that would be the potential for one hell of a story! And it doesn't have to be all gloom and people dying, either. There can be moments of sheer, gutsy big damn heroes moments as people get rescued or rescue others from the falling city or fight back against the attackers (assuming it's an attack rather than some remote terrorist bombing thing).
But yes, Serenity Osaka will fall. Even if the attackers are caught/defeated personally/killed. So that lends some poignancy even in the most optimistic stories. Maybe your characters did all they could and felt good about their search and rescue operations, and then the numbers start to come in, and they realize how much was actually lost. Or someone close to them didn't make it, and now it's personal against the Boskones.
As we used to say back in the old days of Star Blazers fandom, "There is NOTHING more dangerous to the enemy than a smoking Yamato!"