Posted 08 April 2005 - 11:54 PM
No, it's gone. And lost forever.
I recently had to get a new hard drive and I lost all of the original images from my computer.
When it was up and running again, I went through, salvaging what I could from the site. And I found that one episode was missing from Starry Nights...
... and three episodes were missing from Starry Nights: The Aftermath.
I was not a happy chappy.
To fill you in what happens in EPISODE ELEVEN...
Commander Rayne goes to see how the manufacturing of the new fighters are going. There he meets Eliza Chandra and Eliza's assistant Maria, who he instantly develops a crush on.
Maria informs him that the new fighters would be ready in six weeks... or was it six months? (Damn you, Image shack!!!)
Then Captain Hale returns and Commander Rayne goes to meet him. They have a rather funny exchange of dialogue which I will try to reproduce as best I can here.
Commander Rayne - You've done us all a great service and we thank you.
Captain Hale - ... and then I said "Shovelling iron ore for twenty years? Screw that nonsense!"
Commander Rayne - And we trust you found the settlement satisfactory.
Captain Hale - Then I knocked these guys to the floor and just ran for the shuttle.
Commander Rayne - Now as you may have heard, the war has started.
Captain Hale - They were trying to close the hangar doors on me but ~
Commander Rayne - Will you shut up?
Captain Hale - Sorry.
Commander Rayne - Anyway, as I was saying, the war has started.
Captain Hale - This is bad. The Chian system won't be able to protect itself.
Commander Rayne - Well we've still got the Leema 33s. They'll give the Ardeans...
Captain Hale - ... a bit of free target practice?
Commander Rayne - a run for their money is what I was going to say.
Captain Hale - Mate, the Leema 33s are crap. Why don't you trade them in for some new Corteks?
Commander Rayne - But then we'd only have half as many fighters.
Captain Hale - Well, at least they'd be useful in a fight.
Commander Rayne - Look, Captain Hale...
Captain Hale - Don't get all huffy on me, Commander. I'm actually going to help you.
Commander Rayne - How?
Captain Hale - I'm going to rally all the mercenaries, pirates and smugglers to the Chian cause. I've just got to find them.
Commander Rayne - Maybe you should talk to Jay. He can lead you to one of the bigger hideouts. That way it will give him something to do in the film.
Captain Hale - True. Because the way he's going, he's going to drift out of the movie any minute. So who could I find at this hideout?
Commander Rayne - Oh, all the big names are there... Jack, Ted, Andy, Selleck... you know Selleck, don't you?
Captain Hale - Mate, everyone knows Selleck. Alright, I'll check it out.
Commander Rayne - Why thank you. That's most generous. Good luck.
(That's the gist of it anyway. I think the original one was probably better written than that but you get the idea).
And don't worry, Laughlyn, I can sympathise with our dial-up users. I had to use a dial-up for a few weeks recently so I know what it's like.