“Mountain doesn’t care how you feel about it, Key. You gotta stand on your skis either way.”

Written toward the topic:  "Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium"

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQ1c6jTjIc

As always, thanks to Isaac Arthur and the SFIA team for another great topic!

Also, check out the related stories on "The Lifeboat" playlist if you'd like to explore these characters and themes further:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWl-Jc_I2wPCSCbu5Bw4iXURh1ooZV9Oo

If you prefer to read rather than listen or would like to read along, full text of this and all my Sci-Fi Weeklies are available though my Substack: https://perowe.substack.com

https://perowe.substack.com/p/scion-year-of-the-dragon

Now on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PERowe4

Support (greatly appreciated): https://www.rowelit.com/support

Sci-Fi Collections: https://www.rowelit.com/collections-sf-shorts

More on this story: https://www.rowelit.com/scion

More on this project: https://www.rowelit.com/sci-fi-weeklies

For the serious writers out there: Mechanics of Fiction Writing Series

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRJzfG2BEMJusZSnaAG_Ew

About Rowe Writes: https://youtu.be/aDxWwMVkL6M

About this project: I am writing a weekly sci-fi story to the theme of Isaac Arthur’s SFIA videos. It’s a crazy challenging timeframe to create a good short story in, and to do so publicly is even more daunting. I’m just hoping some good stories come out of this, I have fun writing them, and most importantly, the audience enjoys!

Thanks for stopping by!

(Neither this channel nor this video are affiliated with or endorsed by Isaac Arthur or SFIA; the author’s just a big fan)