Post by Insano-Man on Sept 19, 2018 1:22:30 GMT -5
This topic is a child of the Space Loonies article directory.
BUT IN SPACE
The Space Loonies' name is nothing more than how it appears at first glance. They are, so far as most are concerned, no more than Loonies in space. As Loonies first and foremost, their human majority contributes the most to their culture and perspective. Only one trait - human-centric xenophobia - is absent. By way of both practicality and experience, this world view has infected the aliens and other non-humans in their ranks. While some remain resilient in their own ways, few are ready to risk another civil war over a conflict of ideologies.
As a result, the Space Loonies are insular in all aspects. They regard the relative handful of non-Looney spacers as little more than mobile debris. "Drifters", "scrappers", "junkers", and other less-than-dignified nicknames are commonplace. For the Loonies on Set, nicknames are little more than slurs; "cavemen" for their inclination towards bunkers, "technophobes" for their abhorrence of artificial intelligences, and a smattering of others. Some even go so far as referring to them as traitors - with varying levels of sincerity - for their actions in the Big Split.
Individual Space Looney ships are named - or not named - at the whims of their designers, but all are prefixed similarly. "LIV", for example, stands for "Looney Industrial Vessel", "LRV" for "Looney Research Vessel", and so on. Of particular note is the common prefix of "LBV", where the B in its acronym has been unexplained for centuries. Ships without names are typically given a number following their prefix, usually dependent on how many other ships are already in the group. For example, the thirty-third mining ship of a group would be identified as LMV-33. Practice on this subject varies considerably due to the scarcity of unnamed ships.
Fleets in Space Looney parlance are those collections of ships that can sustain themselves without outside assistance. Flotillas are groupings dependent on trade with other ships or stations, Looney or otherwise, and often lack industrial ships. Battle groups are composed of multiple fleets or flotillas working together, often with a specific goal in mind. Each variety of grouping is typically named for the group's primary command ship. Examples include the Sarias fleet, Silver Forgemaster flotilla, and the Deep Tomb battle group.
BUT IN SPACE
The Space Loonies' name is nothing more than how it appears at first glance. They are, so far as most are concerned, no more than Loonies in space. As Loonies first and foremost, their human majority contributes the most to their culture and perspective. Only one trait - human-centric xenophobia - is absent. By way of both practicality and experience, this world view has infected the aliens and other non-humans in their ranks. While some remain resilient in their own ways, few are ready to risk another civil war over a conflict of ideologies.
As a result, the Space Loonies are insular in all aspects. They regard the relative handful of non-Looney spacers as little more than mobile debris. "Drifters", "scrappers", "junkers", and other less-than-dignified nicknames are commonplace. For the Loonies on Set, nicknames are little more than slurs; "cavemen" for their inclination towards bunkers, "technophobes" for their abhorrence of artificial intelligences, and a smattering of others. Some even go so far as referring to them as traitors - with varying levels of sincerity - for their actions in the Big Split.
Individual Space Looney ships are named - or not named - at the whims of their designers, but all are prefixed similarly. "LIV", for example, stands for "Looney Industrial Vessel", "LRV" for "Looney Research Vessel", and so on. Of particular note is the common prefix of "LBV", where the B in its acronym has been unexplained for centuries. Ships without names are typically given a number following their prefix, usually dependent on how many other ships are already in the group. For example, the thirty-third mining ship of a group would be identified as LMV-33. Practice on this subject varies considerably due to the scarcity of unnamed ships.
Fleets in Space Looney parlance are those collections of ships that can sustain themselves without outside assistance. Flotillas are groupings dependent on trade with other ships or stations, Looney or otherwise, and often lack industrial ships. Battle groups are composed of multiple fleets or flotillas working together, often with a specific goal in mind. Each variety of grouping is typically named for the group's primary command ship. Examples include the Sarias fleet, Silver Forgemaster flotilla, and the Deep Tomb battle group.
