OnlyAwfulNamesLeft

The sister makes some noises about her parents being guardsmen before she was orphaned. My money is on that being her mum. The infected guardsmen completely ignored her, so almost definitely a hallucination.

Tax incentivsed rubbish cover is the best way to put it. Taking out private cover (and never using it) is cheaper than paying the lifetime loading Medicare levy surcharge for most households earning over $100k a year. And all that money goes into some corpo’s pocket rather than to the government to help fund our public health system (although, let’s be real, even though it’s labelled as a “Medicare levy” the money would probably still go to buying nuclear submarines).

Had a close friend in school who was collecting Ultramarines. That was about the time 2nd Ed came out, and for Christmas my brother and I split the starter box. I was going through a bit of a crisis of faith, and the imagery and background of warrior monk Space Marines really grabbed me. Later I got hooked by the really old metal Imperial Guard (I have a soft spot for underdogs) and I was permanently hooked. I later lost that friend who got me into it in a car accident near the end of high school. Whenever I see ol’ Marneus Calgar I think of him.

I once told a coworker when discussing a creative process, “that works for you, but I think in bullet points and black & white.”

For Hobby History, I recommend Arbitor Ian. He’s an old grognard like me who has been collecting for decades, and explains some of the interesting changes and old lore of the setting (stuff from as far back as when Space Marines all had “born to kill” type graffiti all over their armour). He also does a “Tale of four gamers” type thing with some other hobbyists, and it feels a bit like those old White Dwarf articles come to life. Lots of nostalgia, but also new lore too.

I was a terrible salesperson for this reason. “Here’s a machine in your stated price range. It will die in 18 months. And it sucks.”

That’s got to be a two-three man job.