Jacqui wrote:
When Vila says he bought his 'grade four ignorant' status (and elsewhere
Avon calls him a 'grade five ignorant') to avoid being made a captain - but why assume he means a military/space service captain - perhaps he was trying to avoid being made a captain of a prison ship such as the London<
Vila says he didn't want to be a *Space* Captain. In Powerplay Tarrant says he could fool Clegg and his Death Squad because he trained as a Space Captain. Although no proof, that seems a strong indication for Space Captain being a military rank.
I'm inclined to consider Vila's statement as a typical example of his improvisational boasting that can't be taken seriously.
Just my humble interpretation, of course :-)
Marian
"Marian de Haan" maya@multiweb.nl wrote:
Jacqui wrote:
When Vila says he bought his 'grade four ignorant' status (and elsewhere
Avon calls him a 'grade five ignorant') to avoid being made a captain - but why assume he means a military/space service captain - perhaps he was trying to avoid being made a captain of a prison ship such as the London<
Vila says he didn't want to be a *Space* Captain. In Powerplay Tarrant says he could fool Clegg and his Death Squad because he trained as a Space Captain. Although no proof, that seems a strong indication for Space Captain being a military rank.
I'm inclined to consider Vila's statement as a typical example of his improvisational boasting that can't be taken seriously.
Just my humble interpretation, of course :-)
Marian
He was probably also trying to annoy Tarrant.
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