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** Alternately, they may just prefer to do their mining in an atmosphere whenever possible. And they just underestimated the nastiness of the locals. |
** Alternately, they may just prefer to do their mining in an atmosphere whenever possible. And they just underestimated the nastiness of the locals. |
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** That is also making the big assumption that the aliens have a racewide government. For all we know, these aliens are a poor mining company who couldn't afford the 'rights' to mine any profitable asteroids. |
** That is also making the big assumption that the aliens have a racewide government. For all we know, these aliens are a poor mining company who couldn't afford the 'rights' to mine any profitable asteroids. |
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** Everyone always assumes that just because aliens have some advanced technology, they have all possible theoretical advanced technology ever. Maybe they have the technology for interstellar travel but haven't figured out a way to reliably hang around asteroids mining them. Why doesn't that ever occur to people? |
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* When they were battling near the alien ship, why didn't they just take the firearms from the aliens that had them, insead of resorting to guns, spears, and dynamite? |
* When they were battling near the alien ship, why didn't they just take the firearms from the aliens that had them, insead of resorting to guns, spears, and dynamite? |
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** Because its been made very clear that those weapons are [[Clingy MacGuffin|Clingy MacGuffins]]. For all we know, once a weapon-bearer dies, the weapon is pretty much irretriveable, at least in the short timeframe the cowboys had. It could also explain why Ella took Jake's gun rather than nick one off the aliens Jake killed. |
** Because its been made very clear that those weapons are [[Clingy MacGuffin|Clingy MacGuffins]]. For all we know, once a weapon-bearer dies, the weapon is pretty much irretriveable, at least in the short timeframe the cowboys had. It could also explain why Ella took Jake's gun rather than nick one off the aliens Jake killed. |
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