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“Malbec, is that you? Goddammit, we don’t need this now.
Two things:
1. Malbec-she is named after a wine...loved that.
2. This is the mission commander talking to her. It does not feel right that he would talk that way, as a seasoned leader in such a sensitive situation where everyone must depend on everyone else.
Colony One was a geneticist’s playground, with a totally controlled eco-system, and not bound by the ethics of Earth.
Interesting premise.
Its success pivoted on one simple operational premise—remove the need to return.
Also, an interesting concept, moving to Mars for life.
“What I’m saying, Jann, is do not underestimate yourself. And do not let your perceptions of what other people think cloud your judgment.”
Always true for everyone, everywhere.
“They have their job to do, they are alphas. In any successful group there’s always the leader who charges ahead and whips everyone else in to shape. But they are seldom the smartest, no?” He touched a finger to the side of his nose. “The smart ones are the ones you never expect, they’re the ones still alive when everyone else is dead.”
This is not true! But I can see people arguing it. It fit the story and was a big hint to who would make it—maybe too much of a hint.
His fate was in the lap of the Gods.
So many stories in the future have moved back to worshiping the Gods—just an observation.
Gizmo, who reciprocated with a kind of Indian head wobble.
It's funny a robot is doing this. Made me laugh.
Again she dodged but this time she swung a kick and caught him across the side of the head.
Could you kick with power in Mars's gravity? I don't think so, but I'm not sure, need to look it up.
Annis
When I first saw this name in the story, I thought anus. It was hard for me not to call her anus the rest of the book.
It was at these moments that he realized you can take the human out of the Earth but you can’t take the Earth out of the human.
Catchy.
The human mind was a fragile thing, kept in balance only by the company of others. We are social animals, we feel safe in the herd, and desire its acceptance. Alone, the human mind wanders with no clear purpose, nothing to keep it in balance.
Yipe! We are social.
