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[ ace is honestly also very taken by space because like, holy shit? space? but when he sees dante looking like that...

that's right, he... ]

Is this what being an astronaut would've been like, then?

...well, no, not on my world. Or Nico's. Ships and space stations are a lot more cramped--more optimized for carrying life support equipment and supplies than for human life. There's not even much in the way of windows--maybe a small one. But glass is pretty risky for the exterior of a spaceship, so its usage is minimized.

This is technically better.

[ why would you want to go to space if you can't even see it ]

So... this is more advanced?

[ because it's cool as hell, obviously! ]

It's definitely more like something out of a sci-fi movie, by my standards.

[ ohhhh ]

Like Star Wars.

[ his movie knowledge is so sad ]

[ god at least compare it to star trek ]

...sure. Like Star Wars.

... Star Trek is... different from Star Wars?

[ snorts ] Oh yeah. It's a whole thing.

How? Aren't they both space things?

There's a lot of space things, Ace. That doesn't make them all the same.

They should have different titles then.

[ wow... they do... one says war and the other says trek... ]

...they do.

And besides, Star Trek came first. It's not like they had any control over what other people called their stuff later.

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I meant it sounds like they should be related.

[ wasn't star wars really old too. ]

... Okay I'll grant you that. They both could've been more original with the names. Star Wars especially.

But Star Wars isn't that old! It's only... It's only... [ he is doing the math and the horror is dawning on him ] ... Only 50 years old...