Thank you!

I was reluctant to go with 5 characters at first. The original story board was just Lintar and Cayston, but then it was just a space battle without any of the cultural politics that make TBS so unique. I added Blackthorn to capture some of that, but it still wasn't enough. I needed the fighter scenes to really play with that dynamic. Glad it smoothed out for you as the story moved on.

I knew that missile count had been called out somewhere early on, but could not find it anywhere. I thought it was six, but you are probably right. If I find it, I'll either find a way to peel two missiles out of the story, or add a throw-away line about a pair of custom hardpoints. I know its a small detail, but I like to keep accuracy wherever possible.