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Okay, I thought I knew science, but after several days of researching this, all I've got is indecision and a headache.

Original fiction, unspecified not-too-far-future time.

My character is the pilot of a small cargo ship in the asteroid belt. (No FTL, no artificial gravity.) Said ship has sufficient radiation shielding to be safe under normal conditions. My idea is that there's an unusually strong solar event (solar flare? coronal mass ejection?), and he has to survive by positioning his ship on the shadowed side of an asteroid (rocks are good shielding), and use his excellent piloting skills to stay there until the storm passes.

1. Does this, theoretically, actually work?

2. I'd like the solar event to be a Coronal Mass Ejection, because some CMEs move relatively slowly, and that gives my character time to make a narratively interesting choice. But is it the CME itself that's hazardous to human life, or a sort of "bow wave" of radiation that precedes it? And if the latter, is that radiation moving at the speed of the CME, or the speed of light? (I keep thinking I have a grasp on this, and then the next source I read contradicts it.)

Guidance appreciated, fellow space enthusiasts!

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Dad is home and doing very well - enough that he did morning drop-off for niece on Friday. I did go pick her up since baseball was on and he didn't want to miss it.

I'm fairly sure I've said this before and I'll say it again - my niece is such a good kid and I am so lucky to get to spend time with her. We talked a lot about a lot of different things last night - from Heated Rivalry to roleplaying to school stuff. It was so much fun and I think we pretty much laughed nonstop.

The plan is to spend the next week here at Dad's and then, assuming nothing unforseen happens, spend some time at Mom's before heading back home.

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fffx is a multifandom gift exchange where the standard minimum of a gift is a fanfic of 10,000+ words or fanart in panelled comic style of 40+ panels.

We've passed the deadline and have 5 remaining pinch hits, mostly requiring a half-length gift of 5,000+ words (fic) or 20+ panels (comic art).

Please take a look if you think you might be able to post a gift of this kind by 11:59pm EDT, Thursday 19 March.

My participants and I are very grateful for your interest!

Pinch hit #32 - fic - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV), Murder She Wrote, Jem and the Holograms (Cartoon), G.I. Joe (Cartoon), Voltron: Lion Force (1984)

Pinch hit #39 - fic - Stargate Atlantis, Kolja | Kolya (1996), Cesta do pravěku | Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), Jurassic Park Original Trilogy (Movies)

Pinch hit #62 - art, fic - 少年歌行 | The Blood of Youth (Live Action TV), 莲花楼 | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (TV), 琅琊榜 | Nirvana in Fire (TV), 伪装者 | The Disguiser (TV), 少年白马醉春风 | Dashing Youth (Live Action TV), 杀破狼 | Sha Po Lang - priest )

Pinch hit #65 - fic - Columbo, Criminal Minds (US TV), Grey's Anatomy, Miss Marple - Agatha Christie, NCIS: Los Angeles, SEAL Team (TV), Sherlock (TV) The Professionals (TV 1977)

PH #67 - art, fic [varies by request] - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Video Game), Original Work, Crossover Fandom [Brooklyn 99 & The Labyrinth], Hades (Supergiant Games Video Games)

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This was actually only the second time that I've made it all the way through one of the Go Passes! I tend to play very sporadically even though I've had an account for ages, so this was super exciting.

Did y'all make it to the end of the Go-Pass too? Do you have advice for completing them more reliably?

Current Mood: accomplished

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imperfect_tense

I am doing the Family thing for a few weeks to help Dad. He had surgery on Monday (it went well and he's doing okay) but since he is in the hospital for a few days, my stepmom's health issues prevent her from driving and my niece is not (yet) 16, he needed someone to do the driving and run errands so - here I am.

I managed the drive back from the hospital and the school drop-offs and pick up's thus far. Tomorrow will be interesting because in addition to the usual school stuff, I have to bring her back for musical practice at 7:45 and bring her home again. Thursday is choir day and practice as well so more driving in the dark. It will be fine, I know it will be fine but anxiety brain's gonna anxiety brain.

But on less fraught things, my niece is doing so well and continues to be my mini-me. We have the same sense of humor and sarcasm and I think she really really appreciated having someone around who gets her references and speaks her language.

She was lamenting AO3 being down and boy, did that give me some Feelings.

The kids are alright.