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DNWs: explicit sex (fade to black fine), gore/graphic injury, major character death, completely unhappy endings, setting change AUs like a modern au (canon divergences or canon but with additional stuff, like soulmates, tacked on, is great!)
Likes: my likes are broad and ever-expanding. Just because something's not on the list doesn't mean I won't enjoy it; so long as it's not under my DNWs, I'm totally down for it to happen.
Queen Elizabeth III
Elizabeth is such a fun character. Decisive (and occasionally impulsive), and with so much going on that she can't tell anyone about for a myriad of messy reasons. (Just... the entire High Ridge takeover. Some of your closest family members and friends, including your surrogate father figure, have just been murdered at the behest of the same people who arranged the murder of your actual father, whose death you have had to maintain was a tragic accident for years, and now - on the cusp of victory! - your government has offered a cease-fire. Damn, I'd be pissed, too.)
I'd love to see Elizabeth in her element as a queen (or princess). What are her most significant duties, which are her favorites, and which does she loathe? It would also be nice to see her taking some time off from ruling. What activities does she enjoy?
Michelle Henke
I really love Mike as a character; her confidence counterbalances Honor's anxiety very well. I'd love to see her building that relationship during their time in the Academy, or her various adventures as an officer since.
It's mentioned that a royal serving in the Navy is relatively atypical, and she's almost as close to the throne as Michael is; how does she deal with the same pressures of external rank? Do they ever bond over it?
Honor Harrington
Honor is one of my favorite characters; I love her dedication and determination to do the right thing, no matter how difficult. I'd love to see that determination developing, either as a child (between her parents' professions and treecats, I think her youth in Yawata Crossing could also give a sneak peek to the "has tremendous power and influence and uses them well" theme of the later books) or during her time at the Academy. How have her methods of achieving her goals shifted over the years.
I'd also love to see a day in Honor's life during the series, as Steadholder or Officer or Duchess or War Goddess. (Logistics and slice of life are two of my favorite things, after all.)
Honor and Paul are very sweet together. I like that they both have a good sense of humor, and Paul is a grounding influence on her. I'd love to see them taking some leave together, or maybe an AU where Paul lives (either by surviving the duel or avoiding it all together.)
Horace Harkness
He's very much a jerk with a heart of gold in On Basilisk Station, and I love that he never quite loses the drives that made him a jerk there - or the drives and personal loyalties that gave him that heart of gold. I love his relationship with Scotty, but I also really like what we see of him with Iris Babcock (very much "ah, so he's attracted to people who can kick his butt... well, that explains the trips to Marine bars"). Any exploration of that would be excellent.
I'd love to see a more interior look at his role in In Enemy Hands. How did he come up with his plan to orchestrate their escape? Was it something he'd thought out (and maybe run past Scotty) first, or was it a spur of the moment, "if I don't deescelate this from the Peeps' point of view fast someone's going to get shot" decision that he then made the best of? Did he have any backup ideas in case his guards had been a bit sharper, or the systems had been more separated?
Prescott Tremaine
Harkness', and I quote the wiki here, "friend and admirer"! I love how earnest he is, and also his competency with tech. I'd love to see an exploration of his skills with tech (maybe he's involved in the meeting of the minds for the Grand Alliance), his relationship with Harkness, how he's changed over the years, any of it.
Anton Zilwicki
I'm a sucker for spy tropes, and the Zilwicki-Cachat duo provides them in spades. I'd love to see previous exploits by Zilwicki in that department, or how (and why) he gained those skills in the first place.
I also really love his relationship with his kids. His determination to find Helen in From the Highlands is excellent, and I love his and Berry's relationship in the Torch books. I'd love to see more of him with any of the kids (Larens included).
Haven
Victor Cachat
The other half of the spy duo! Cachat is a human embodiment of "refuge in audacity", and I love that about him. What was his first experiences as a spy like, and how did he develop those skills? What are some other occasions on which he used those talents? How did his opinions on the Committee shift post-From the Highlands, and what was that process like? What is his life on Torch like, and what was the process of establishing the kingdom like?
Shannon Foraker
I love Shannon! Her tech skills, her lack of social graces, her determination to do what she thinks is right - it's all catnip to me. I'd love to see the process of her growing up and gaining those skills (particularly if she isn't Nouveau Parisian - it feels like all the Havenites come from that city, and it could be interesting to see how coming from a non-Haven Havenite world impacted her childhood and experience in the Navy). I'd also love to see more times when she used them, or a deeper look at the times we see her tech wizardry on page.
Eloise Pritchart
I like how Pritchart is fiercely principled and dedicated to her cause, even when she appears to have outlasted it. I'd love to see her as Brigade Commander Delta (or working her way up to that position), or in the short period immediately after the Harris assassination, where she's not exactly commanding a brigade but not yet a commissioner, and it looks like everything might just work out for the revolution. (And then dealing with it when things do not just work out.) I'd also love to see more of her as a Citizen Commissioner, slowly building up a rapport with Giscard and then conspiring with him to get what they want from the Committee. It would also be excellent to see her as President of Haven, trying to rebuild her country and dealing with the responsibilities.
Thomas Theisman
I really enjoy the way he and Honor are foils to each other - both with strong moral compasses and senses of duty, but while Honor is often able to push past her duties to do the right thing, Theisman doesn't really have that ability until "Good-bye, Citizen Chairman".
I'd love to see Theisman's path to joining the Navy, especially as a Dolist in a time when Navy officerships were heavily associated with Legislaturists. Why did he make that choice? What was his childhood like before then, and what was his time in training like? What was the worst drunken night he has ever had (and why does it top "accidentally signing your maybe-friend's death warrant")?
I'd also love to see him as an officer, before, during, or after his meetings with Honor. How did life shipboard practically change post-Harris assination? How did the planning process for the coup (and its immediate aftermath) go?
Lester Tourville
Citizen Admiral Cowboy! I have a soft spot for characters putting on a front to distract from their true emotions/thoughts, and Tourville does it outrageously. When did he first starting putting on that facade, and how has it shifted over the years? What are some times it came extremely in handy, and what does stepping back from it feel like?
Grayson
Barbara Bancroft
Barbara just fascinates me. She's baked into the core of Grayson's historical myth-building, and I'd love to see the way various factions use her as a symbol... and how Barbara-as-Saint diverges from Barbara-as-a-person. What was she like in life? What was her background like; was her upbringing similar to what we see on Grayson in the immediate pre-Honor era, to what we see of life on Masada, some combination of both, or neither? Had she known Benjamin before the Civil War, or did she go to him as an unknown last resort? What led her to betray her husband, and how did that actually play out in real life? In the post-war period, what things was she advocating for, and how did she do so? What was public opinion on her like during her life and shortly after her death, and how does it differ from what we hear of her in canon?
I'd also really love to see Barbara's impact on Masada, directly or by proxy. What did the original Sisters of Barbara know of her, and why did they name the organization after her? Was it started by Dinah, or are its origins much earlier?
Abigail Hearns
I love Abigail as a manifestation of how Honor has shaped Grayson. What was Abigail's life like before Second Yeltsin, and how did her idolization of Honor (and desire to join the Navy like her) manifest over the years?
I'd love to hear more about her time at Saganami Island. How was she regarded by her Manticoran peers (who don't really have the context for why her presence is a Big Deal) - and by her Grayson ones? As of Obligated Service, there are a handful of other Grayson women at Saganami Island; what was Abigail's relationship with them like?
Miranda LaFollet
I love Miranda as a character; her perspective is unique, and she holds a lot of power in subtle ways. I'd love to see her perspective on some of the changes to Grayson Honor has wrought - or on Honor's unexpected return from the dead. It would also be really interesting to see what her life is like when Honor is serving; what are her primary tasks when her mistress is on-ship?
I'd also really like to see what Miranda's life was like before Honor arrived on the scene. What were her plans for her future; was she expecting to marry and be a homemaker, or was maid an intended career from the start? (I feel like, despite poking at the notion, the series doesn't really challenge the notion that Grayson women don't work outside the home - in part because Grayson's worldbuilding is based on and buys into a lot of myths about gender roles Back In The Day. Even beyond the way that myth doesn't hold up in our history, Grayson's potential labor pool is filled with a lot more women than ours ever is, and their work needs to go somewhere.)
Rachel Mayhew
All of the Mayhew daughters are so cute, and I love seeing them grow up throughout the course of the series. What's Rachel's childhood like? What things is she expected to do, and what things does she enjoy doing? What does Rachel remember of Grayson pre-Honor (and of her first, disastrous visit to the Protector's home)? How aware is she of the changes to society around her as she's growing up, and how does she push for more changes herself?
Allison's talk with the Mayhew parents after Rachel's adoption is one of my favorite bits of that whole sequence because it really highlights the way that treecats change their human's life - and not always in ways the people around them find easy to handle. I'd love to see any of the things Allison mentioned come into play as Rachel grows up, but I'd also love a look into the things Allison didn't bring up, because Honor's experience gaining a bond as a single child in a society acclimated to treecats doesn't map cleanly onto Rachel's experience as one of several children on a planet that isn't. Does jealousy from her sisters come into play? What problems and/or social upheavals arise when a Grayson princess wants to bring an adorable, furry death machine everywhere she goes? I know Honor has some armor in much of her clothes to make Nimitz hopping on safer and easier; does Rachel spark a trend for Grayson tabards to incorporate such a material (perhaps after a scandalous new trend among The Youths to have slashes in the shoulders of one's gown)?
Treecats
Lionheart
The Star Kingdom prequels were the very first Honorverse I ever read, and Lionheart was one of my faves; I love the way he was so curious about the newly-arrived human presence on Sphinx, much in the way Stephanie was curious about the planet around her. I love their mutual courage and mutual bond, and I'd love to see how that grows and changes over the courses of their lives.
There's obviously a huge leap between how treecats are regarded in the Star Kingdom prequels and how they're regarded (legally and socially) at the start of the main series, and I'd love to see how the early parts of that shift took place. How does the role of treecats in two-leg society change over the course of Lionheart's life? When the treecat sign is being developed, there's a mention of a previous attempt at creating one, back in the early days of treecat-human interaction; was Lionheart involved? Alternately, how does the role of bonded 'cats in treecat society change? Are they regarded as mavericks or even outcasts, or do they take on a position of leadership, given their enhanced ability to influence two-legs' behavior? When was the "we'll pretend we're just cute furry buzzsaws" policy enacted from the treecat end, and why?
I'd also love to see some of Sphinx before it was settled by humans. What was treecat life like before that point? What were Lionheart's formative years like?
Hipper
I love Hipper and Rachel's relationship, and I'd love to see more of it? What hijinks can a girl and her closest, furriest friend (and her close but not furry sisters) get up to? What additional difficulties does being a bonded treecat on Grayson bring (above those a bonded treecat in two-leg society generally faces)?
I'd also really enjoy a look at Hipper's life pre-adoption. What were his stances on two-legs growing up, and how did those shift as he grew? Why did he take the mission to the Far World, why was he asked to take it, and how was it presented to him?
Nimitz
The great Lord Stinker himself! I love Nimitz's relationship with Honor, and I'd love to see that evolve over the years. Has his jokester streak become less pronounced over the years, now that he has Serious Responsibilities to his people, or has it become more so, as he became more accustomed to two-leg humor and his personal two-leg has gotten better equipped to handle his chaos? What was their relationship like when Honor was younger? How has it shifted now that they have a direct line of contact?
I'd also love to see Nimitz's perspective on the events of the books (or Honor's earlier life). How much of what she was doing did he understand, and how much did he file away as "two-leg nonsense with blinking screens"? Before they gained that direct telepathic link, how much of what he didn't directly witness did he see/comprehend? (Something like Pavel's attack at the Academy, for example; after he woke up, did Nimitz know what had happened, or only that his two-leg was extremely scared and upset?) Does he agree with her decisions most of the time?
I'd also love to see some of Laugh Brightly before he became Nimitz. What was his life like before he met Honor? How was he different, and what about him hasn't changed?
Samantha
And, last but not least, Samantha! I love her, and I'd love to see more about her. What was her life like before she adopted Harold, and how did that situation come to pass? How did she get acclimated to the life of a navy spacer? What was her first interaction with Nimitz like? (Had she met other bonded 'cats before? What did they bond over? What's her perspective on Honor's adventures since, and the many places she's been to?
DNWs: explicit sex (fade to black fine), gore/graphic injury, major character death, completely unhappy endings, setting change AUs like a modern au (canon divergences or canon but with additional stuff, like soulmates, tacked on, is great!)
Likes: my likes are broad and ever-expanding. Just because something's not on the list doesn't mean I won't enjoy it; so long as it's not under my DNWs, I'm totally down for it to happen.
- Hurt/Comfort
- Humor, crack treated seriously
- Hijinks and misadventures
- Mystery
- Character study - how did [X] get to be this way? What is their normal day like?
- Worldbuilding - how does [thing] work? Why does it work like that? How has that changed over the years? What are the logistics involved?
- Canon Divergence, especially of the "butterfly flaps its wings" sort
- Outsider POV - I love when canon/the reader takes a bunch of things for granted because the protagonist knows them, but if you take a step sideways everyone not in the know is going "wtf"
- Complicated, intense relationships
- Characters being competent in their area of expertise
- Playing with tropes or implications of canon
- All sorts of "weird" stylistic choices - flowery prose, first or second person POV, non-past tense, etc.
Queen Elizabeth III
Elizabeth is such a fun character. Decisive (and occasionally impulsive), and with so much going on that she can't tell anyone about for a myriad of messy reasons. (Just... the entire High Ridge takeover. Some of your closest family members and friends, including your surrogate father figure, have just been murdered at the behest of the same people who arranged the murder of your actual father, whose death you have had to maintain was a tragic accident for years, and now - on the cusp of victory! - your government has offered a cease-fire. Damn, I'd be pissed, too.)
I'd love to see Elizabeth in her element as a queen (or princess). What are her most significant duties, which are her favorites, and which does she loathe? It would also be nice to see her taking some time off from ruling. What activities does she enjoy?
Michelle Henke
I really love Mike as a character; her confidence counterbalances Honor's anxiety very well. I'd love to see her building that relationship during their time in the Academy, or her various adventures as an officer since.
It's mentioned that a royal serving in the Navy is relatively atypical, and she's almost as close to the throne as Michael is; how does she deal with the same pressures of external rank? Do they ever bond over it?
Honor Harrington
Honor is one of my favorite characters; I love her dedication and determination to do the right thing, no matter how difficult. I'd love to see that determination developing, either as a child (between her parents' professions and treecats, I think her youth in Yawata Crossing could also give a sneak peek to the "has tremendous power and influence and uses them well" theme of the later books) or during her time at the Academy. How have her methods of achieving her goals shifted over the years.
I'd also love to see a day in Honor's life during the series, as Steadholder or Officer or Duchess or War Goddess. (Logistics and slice of life are two of my favorite things, after all.)
Honor and Paul are very sweet together. I like that they both have a good sense of humor, and Paul is a grounding influence on her. I'd love to see them taking some leave together, or maybe an AU where Paul lives (either by surviving the duel or avoiding it all together.)
Horace Harkness
He's very much a jerk with a heart of gold in On Basilisk Station, and I love that he never quite loses the drives that made him a jerk there - or the drives and personal loyalties that gave him that heart of gold. I love his relationship with Scotty, but I also really like what we see of him with Iris Babcock (very much "ah, so he's attracted to people who can kick his butt... well, that explains the trips to Marine bars"). Any exploration of that would be excellent.
I'd love to see a more interior look at his role in In Enemy Hands. How did he come up with his plan to orchestrate their escape? Was it something he'd thought out (and maybe run past Scotty) first, or was it a spur of the moment, "if I don't deescelate this from the Peeps' point of view fast someone's going to get shot" decision that he then made the best of? Did he have any backup ideas in case his guards had been a bit sharper, or the systems had been more separated?
Prescott Tremaine
Harkness', and I quote the wiki here, "friend and admirer"! I love how earnest he is, and also his competency with tech. I'd love to see an exploration of his skills with tech (maybe he's involved in the meeting of the minds for the Grand Alliance), his relationship with Harkness, how he's changed over the years, any of it.
Anton Zilwicki
I'm a sucker for spy tropes, and the Zilwicki-Cachat duo provides them in spades. I'd love to see previous exploits by Zilwicki in that department, or how (and why) he gained those skills in the first place.
I also really love his relationship with his kids. His determination to find Helen in From the Highlands is excellent, and I love his and Berry's relationship in the Torch books. I'd love to see more of him with any of the kids (Larens included).
Haven
Victor Cachat
The other half of the spy duo! Cachat is a human embodiment of "refuge in audacity", and I love that about him. What was his first experiences as a spy like, and how did he develop those skills? What are some other occasions on which he used those talents? How did his opinions on the Committee shift post-From the Highlands, and what was that process like? What is his life on Torch like, and what was the process of establishing the kingdom like?
Shannon Foraker
I love Shannon! Her tech skills, her lack of social graces, her determination to do what she thinks is right - it's all catnip to me. I'd love to see the process of her growing up and gaining those skills (particularly if she isn't Nouveau Parisian - it feels like all the Havenites come from that city, and it could be interesting to see how coming from a non-Haven Havenite world impacted her childhood and experience in the Navy). I'd also love to see more times when she used them, or a deeper look at the times we see her tech wizardry on page.
Eloise Pritchart
I like how Pritchart is fiercely principled and dedicated to her cause, even when she appears to have outlasted it. I'd love to see her as Brigade Commander Delta (or working her way up to that position), or in the short period immediately after the Harris assassination, where she's not exactly commanding a brigade but not yet a commissioner, and it looks like everything might just work out for the revolution. (And then dealing with it when things do not just work out.) I'd also love to see more of her as a Citizen Commissioner, slowly building up a rapport with Giscard and then conspiring with him to get what they want from the Committee. It would also be excellent to see her as President of Haven, trying to rebuild her country and dealing with the responsibilities.
Thomas Theisman
I really enjoy the way he and Honor are foils to each other - both with strong moral compasses and senses of duty, but while Honor is often able to push past her duties to do the right thing, Theisman doesn't really have that ability until "Good-bye, Citizen Chairman".
I'd love to see Theisman's path to joining the Navy, especially as a Dolist in a time when Navy officerships were heavily associated with Legislaturists. Why did he make that choice? What was his childhood like before then, and what was his time in training like? What was the worst drunken night he has ever had (and why does it top "accidentally signing your maybe-friend's death warrant")?
I'd also love to see him as an officer, before, during, or after his meetings with Honor. How did life shipboard practically change post-Harris assination? How did the planning process for the coup (and its immediate aftermath) go?
Lester Tourville
Citizen Admiral Cowboy! I have a soft spot for characters putting on a front to distract from their true emotions/thoughts, and Tourville does it outrageously. When did he first starting putting on that facade, and how has it shifted over the years? What are some times it came extremely in handy, and what does stepping back from it feel like?
Grayson
Barbara Bancroft
Barbara just fascinates me. She's baked into the core of Grayson's historical myth-building, and I'd love to see the way various factions use her as a symbol... and how Barbara-as-Saint diverges from Barbara-as-a-person. What was she like in life? What was her background like; was her upbringing similar to what we see on Grayson in the immediate pre-Honor era, to what we see of life on Masada, some combination of both, or neither? Had she known Benjamin before the Civil War, or did she go to him as an unknown last resort? What led her to betray her husband, and how did that actually play out in real life? In the post-war period, what things was she advocating for, and how did she do so? What was public opinion on her like during her life and shortly after her death, and how does it differ from what we hear of her in canon?
I'd also really love to see Barbara's impact on Masada, directly or by proxy. What did the original Sisters of Barbara know of her, and why did they name the organization after her? Was it started by Dinah, or are its origins much earlier?
Abigail Hearns
I love Abigail as a manifestation of how Honor has shaped Grayson. What was Abigail's life like before Second Yeltsin, and how did her idolization of Honor (and desire to join the Navy like her) manifest over the years?
I'd love to hear more about her time at Saganami Island. How was she regarded by her Manticoran peers (who don't really have the context for why her presence is a Big Deal) - and by her Grayson ones? As of Obligated Service, there are a handful of other Grayson women at Saganami Island; what was Abigail's relationship with them like?
Miranda LaFollet
I love Miranda as a character; her perspective is unique, and she holds a lot of power in subtle ways. I'd love to see her perspective on some of the changes to Grayson Honor has wrought - or on Honor's unexpected return from the dead. It would also be really interesting to see what her life is like when Honor is serving; what are her primary tasks when her mistress is on-ship?
I'd also really like to see what Miranda's life was like before Honor arrived on the scene. What were her plans for her future; was she expecting to marry and be a homemaker, or was maid an intended career from the start? (I feel like, despite poking at the notion, the series doesn't really challenge the notion that Grayson women don't work outside the home - in part because Grayson's worldbuilding is based on and buys into a lot of myths about gender roles Back In The Day. Even beyond the way that myth doesn't hold up in our history, Grayson's potential labor pool is filled with a lot more women than ours ever is, and their work needs to go somewhere.)
Rachel Mayhew
All of the Mayhew daughters are so cute, and I love seeing them grow up throughout the course of the series. What's Rachel's childhood like? What things is she expected to do, and what things does she enjoy doing? What does Rachel remember of Grayson pre-Honor (and of her first, disastrous visit to the Protector's home)? How aware is she of the changes to society around her as she's growing up, and how does she push for more changes herself?
Allison's talk with the Mayhew parents after Rachel's adoption is one of my favorite bits of that whole sequence because it really highlights the way that treecats change their human's life - and not always in ways the people around them find easy to handle. I'd love to see any of the things Allison mentioned come into play as Rachel grows up, but I'd also love a look into the things Allison didn't bring up, because Honor's experience gaining a bond as a single child in a society acclimated to treecats doesn't map cleanly onto Rachel's experience as one of several children on a planet that isn't. Does jealousy from her sisters come into play? What problems and/or social upheavals arise when a Grayson princess wants to bring an adorable, furry death machine everywhere she goes? I know Honor has some armor in much of her clothes to make Nimitz hopping on safer and easier; does Rachel spark a trend for Grayson tabards to incorporate such a material (perhaps after a scandalous new trend among The Youths to have slashes in the shoulders of one's gown)?
Treecats
Lionheart
The Star Kingdom prequels were the very first Honorverse I ever read, and Lionheart was one of my faves; I love the way he was so curious about the newly-arrived human presence on Sphinx, much in the way Stephanie was curious about the planet around her. I love their mutual courage and mutual bond, and I'd love to see how that grows and changes over the courses of their lives.
There's obviously a huge leap between how treecats are regarded in the Star Kingdom prequels and how they're regarded (legally and socially) at the start of the main series, and I'd love to see how the early parts of that shift took place. How does the role of treecats in two-leg society change over the course of Lionheart's life? When the treecat sign is being developed, there's a mention of a previous attempt at creating one, back in the early days of treecat-human interaction; was Lionheart involved? Alternately, how does the role of bonded 'cats in treecat society change? Are they regarded as mavericks or even outcasts, or do they take on a position of leadership, given their enhanced ability to influence two-legs' behavior? When was the "we'll pretend we're just cute furry buzzsaws" policy enacted from the treecat end, and why?
I'd also love to see some of Sphinx before it was settled by humans. What was treecat life like before that point? What were Lionheart's formative years like?
Hipper
I love Hipper and Rachel's relationship, and I'd love to see more of it? What hijinks can a girl and her closest, furriest friend (and her close but not furry sisters) get up to? What additional difficulties does being a bonded treecat on Grayson bring (above those a bonded treecat in two-leg society generally faces)?
I'd also really enjoy a look at Hipper's life pre-adoption. What were his stances on two-legs growing up, and how did those shift as he grew? Why did he take the mission to the Far World, why was he asked to take it, and how was it presented to him?
Nimitz
The great Lord Stinker himself! I love Nimitz's relationship with Honor, and I'd love to see that evolve over the years. Has his jokester streak become less pronounced over the years, now that he has Serious Responsibilities to his people, or has it become more so, as he became more accustomed to two-leg humor and his personal two-leg has gotten better equipped to handle his chaos? What was their relationship like when Honor was younger? How has it shifted now that they have a direct line of contact?
I'd also love to see Nimitz's perspective on the events of the books (or Honor's earlier life). How much of what she was doing did he understand, and how much did he file away as "two-leg nonsense with blinking screens"? Before they gained that direct telepathic link, how much of what he didn't directly witness did he see/comprehend? (Something like Pavel's attack at the Academy, for example; after he woke up, did Nimitz know what had happened, or only that his two-leg was extremely scared and upset?) Does he agree with her decisions most of the time?
I'd also love to see some of Laugh Brightly before he became Nimitz. What was his life like before he met Honor? How was he different, and what about him hasn't changed?
Samantha
And, last but not least, Samantha! I love her, and I'd love to see more about her. What was her life like before she adopted Harold, and how did that situation come to pass? How did she get acclimated to the life of a navy spacer? What was her first interaction with Nimitz like? (Had she met other bonded 'cats before? What did they bond over? What's her perspective on Honor's adventures since, and the many places she's been to?
