All things must come to an end, and that time is near. H'ven Sent is almost at its intended conclusion. The final chapter has been written, and now needs checking over and tweaking.
Life has been a bit awkward of late, including multiple trips to doctors, dentists, catscans, an ambulance trip due to chest pains (fortunately NOT my heart), so the latest chapter has been a real struggle to get out.
Break out the bubbly (not that I drink). I have half a chapter written. Boy, was this chapter a tough nut to crack. Difficult decisions. How to get it to hold together. Most importantly, going back to the root of the idea - what started this adventure. Originally, I expected this would be about chapter two...
3483369 Well, I dunno, it looks more "semitransparent and finished" than "unfinished" to me.
Of course, maybe they had no real use for the actual full output of the star, or just opted for a method that didn't actually darken the whole star for aesthetic reasons.
Isn't the point of a Dyson's Sphere to catch all energy released by a sun, though?
3481196 But what if it isn't complete yet?
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Well, I dunno, it looks more "semitransparent and finished" than "unfinished" to me.
Of course, maybe they had no real use for the actual full output of the star, or just opted for a method that didn't actually darken the whole star for aesthetic reasons.
3483633 My real point was that it was a ring around a blue ball - rather like mine. Of course there are significant differences, too.
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I know, I know.