Captain Momo's Secret Base - Vol. 1 Ch. 10

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I must've missed something, what does the route being "manned" entail? Do they want her to pilot the rest itself, despite the fact she's currently running on a deficit of energy and supposedly is going on a death run?

The situation is interesting, but the lady getting herself into this situation is a little annoying. I know it's running on atmosphere and vibes, but I can't but dislike our local space nudist.

...And while I'm ranting this character is an export of the MC in the author's other works? The one also with a nudist and cat?
 
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I must've missed something, what does the route being "manned" entail? Do they want her to pilot the rest itself, despite the fact she's currently running on a deficit of energy and supposedly is going on a death run?

The situation is interesting, but the lady getting herself into this situation is a little annoying. I know it's running on atmosphere and vibes, but I can't but dislike our local space nudist.

...And while I'm ranting this character is an export of the MC in the author's other works? The one also with a nudist and cat?
Manned route means that a conscious human "battleship pilot" is required by law, though unnecessary. The ship flies itself, so Momo is employed only to satisfy the legal requirement.

The company that owns the Bleu Château does not care about the lives of such crewmembers, and so provides the ship with no more power that the route requires at the absolute minimum. If excess power is consumed for any reason (as it was in deflecting chapter 6's "obstacle"), then life support will be turned off early, killing Momo before she arrives at the delivery destination.

Momo games this system by forcing the Bleu Château to operate even more efficiently than the company designed it to, leaving her with excess power for book replication and other indulgences.

Why don't you like her, @Lucky ? I think she's a pretty great character, both appealing and relatable.
 
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Why don't you like her, @Lucky ? I think she's a pretty great character, both appealing and relatable.
Her aloof attitude grates on me when it comes to dealing with issues like life or death in this kind of trip. The fact she switches between casually complaining about terrible circumstances while not two chapters ago fragrantly digging that hole for herself to begin with. Just strikes me as someone insufferable to deal with, but she's not cartoony enough for me to laugh at her antics as larger than life. It's like the strict balance of someone I can imagine dealing with at work, and I'd hate them for that.

Also I find casual nudity to be uncomfortable, especially when dealing with machinery. So there's some projection there too. I'm stuck imagining terrible hard steel floors, sweaty books, etc. Of course all of this said this doesn't mean I dislike the manga, just the character.
 
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Her aloof attitude grates on me when it comes to dealing with issues like life or death in this kind of trip. The fact she switches between casually complaining about terrible circumstances while not two chapters ago fragrantly digging that hole for herself to begin with. Just strikes me as someone insufferable to deal with, but she's not cartoony enough for me to laugh at her antics as larger than life. It's like the strict balance of someone I can imagine dealing with at work, and I'd hate them for that.

Also I find casual nudity to be uncomfortable, especially when dealing with machinery. So there's some projection there too. I'm stuck imagining terrible hard steel floors, sweaty books, etc. Of course all of this said this doesn't mean I dislike the manga, just the character.

That makes sense, though those things don't bother me. I figure she was asocial to begin with and has become quite strange during all those years alone in space. And I kind of like difficult, misfit weirdos...being one myself ;)
 
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