How many think the successful stand at Neue Rostock should be commemorated by a statue?
Or it was successful at least as far as we know, since a lot could happen before Mike gets into orbit, like an accidental-on-purpose KEW etc, though I don't think RFC is quite that mean.
For myself I see it composed of several persons, with Trieu Chuanli in front standing belligerently, the antitank mine strapped over a once fashionable shirt, the trigger in one hand and a com in the other, his expression resolute, yet with the same dangerous smile Honor had before dueling Burdette.
Behind and slightly higher (or on a more heroic scale) Jurgen Dusek stands a bit more relaxed, with a hand grenade in one hand, near his holstered pistol, a sensor console nearby, possibly a plasma rifle or rocket launcher leaning against the rail or sensor console, smiling confidently.
All around him, perhaps a foot or so lower are several others: on his left, Thandi with the military pulser rifle in her right hand, holstered pistol below, sheathed vibro blade at her left, with a com head piece around an ear, with sensor spectacles pushed up on her forehead (or next to the sensor console), with that same dangerous resolute smiling expression.
Incredibly handsome, but bruised blond Victor [not 'black'
] has one foot on a stair to Jurgen on the other side of Thandi with a grenade launcher in his left hand, the bandaged arm's right hand on the trigger necklace with a very calculating spider-smile type expression; although a more relaxed pose- leaning back on a console or guard rail with perhaps only a pistol in his lap while holding the trigger necklace and a crooked smile might also work.One armed, grimly determined, beautiful NTM statuesque Yana [I'm sorry, I couldn't resist the 'statuesque'
] still has a flechette pistol holstered under her lost arm, a military pulser pistol in the other on the left side slightly in front of Thandi. Jenney is in the prone position with her military pulser rifle outboard on the right of Chuanli and Victor, Diasall with his tri-barrel resting on a ceramacrete block is behind them, one eyed Andrew with his repair kit looking up to fix something or possibly with conduit in both hands, Nolan Olsen doing something similar; while 'Doc' Nimbakar with her medical kit and scanner (possibly working on wounded (a POW?) behind and below Dusek, with a couple of other grim defenders on either side, one of them with a missile launcher, unless Jurgen has one in hand, while the other has satchel charges and detonators.
The only sculptor in the series is the unnamed Grayson master for Honor's, and I can see Grayson commissioning him to make such a commemoration, with him and or his students seeking all the imagery, interviewing to get their thoughts of what when, etc.
Such a statue could easily take 2-3 years or more, so it might not be unveiled until after the war with the SL is well over.
Besides commemorative plaques on the various hallway walls etc, there might be several such statues, outside, in the main foyer and perhaps a huge one on half the roof so everyone can see and know where Neue Rostock is.
In the main ground floor foyer, the statue might have a nearby educational lounge for children and tourists to view via their sensor goggles the history of all those referenced [Admiral Alexander-Harrington, Anton, etc] involved in making the statue and the events it praises.
Should Neue Rostock be fully restored, or just have the debris removed to wear its scars permanently and quite proudly, or should it be raised even higher to full citizen tower height?
Your thoughts and suggestions will be appreciated.
PS: Is a new map with all the wormhole bridges in the works?