one small nitpick:

...you mirror-imaged thin-man's over-ear age-spot (unless he actually does have symmetrical blotches... :)

Delicious Questions - it's what's for dinner!

So, the comments by the Tres P hint at a Sword-In-The-Stone destiny for our young engineer... If his Excalibur is Skitter's species, and Team Machito finds them, he'll have to decide whether to turn over the findings to the current Emperor (I'm sure Orla was sent along to ensure this) or wield them as leverage when he Claims His Birthright.
I'm sooo buckled in for this ride. I'll miss the doubletime postings, yeppir!

Oh, what a way to wrap up the twice-a-week comics! I knew I liked 'Nando's mom. And if the Primos are calling him "little king," then maybe when his mom called him "prince" it was more than just a term of endearment...?

Watch out, 'Nando! You've got a destiny!

So I'm left with two questions.

First, what's the update schedule going to look like now? No longer twice a week, obviously, but at least one? Or does it get sketchy again due to other projects?

And second, what is 'Nando's father's name?

So, I dunno, wild guess: 'Nando's father was the former emperor who was killed and replaced by the current emperor?

Nope...it wasn't his dad. [drivecomic.com]

Nando's father was meant to be the next Emperor when his grandfather the Emperor's rule ended. But the current Emperor years before obviously framed Nando's father as part of his plan because he would be next in line should the grandfather die and the father was arrested.

Nice to see that microwave popcorn is still popular in the future.

Just wanted to point out that Fernando's interaction with Los Tres Primos seems to imply a past familiarity. Why else would Nando ask "How did *you* get in here?!" rather than "Who are you?!" Also, he seemed to be regretful when he came to the realization that he would have to arrest them... perhaps this isn't the first time Los Tres Primos have shown up in Nando's life?

Bacon: That was my first reaction also. But then it occured to me that there could be wanted posters (or the 25th century equivalent) so that the fleet officers know what they look like. Also, 'Nando seems to have idolized them [drivecomic.com] for most of his life.

Bacon, I think "How did you get in here" might well be my reaction if anyone appeared in a locked building I was in, no matter who they were.

Kit, la Familia are a royal family, so calling Nando 'Prince' is logical regardless of where he is in the line of succession... (but yes, he seems to be fairly senior).

ndf, they called 'Nando "king", not "prince". The phrase "pequeño rey" translates to "little king".

Anyway, considering that the late former emperor was 'Nando's grandfather [drivecomic.com], there's a fair chance that the ascendency would have gone straight to him through his father, if the current emperor hadn't murdered his way to the throne.

Also, Nando will get to see their pilot. We may get a lot of good info here.

Gotta wonder what the Primos idea is. Get Nando in command or do they want more?

Didn't seem to me that they were taking Nando - just visiting. And skedaddling!

ShadeTail, yes, what the Primos says probably has a great deal of significance. My point that when Nando's mother called him 'prince' years earlier, it wasn't of such great significance in this context.

At some point, maybe we'll find that Nando has some first cousins of his own, or maybe even siblings.

It is cool to look back at previous installments and try to guess the story arc. Any chance that the books of installments would be available as e-books?