Asked by bhbhbhbhb
Lessa McCaffrey, the President of Earth, sat with her advisers aboard the presidential spacecraft, Space Ship One. They were en route to the planet Delphus for a special summit meeting. Representatives from all planetary colonies and allies of the Earth Colonial Coalition were gathering to discuss the increasing aggression of the Draco, a reptilian species from the planet Dracos with a taste for war.
President McCaffrey ran a hand through her short, silvery gray hair. Her face was etched with worry lines carved by ten Earth Standard years in office. She was a short, plump woman, but her small body contained a robust energy. During her term in office, she had faced many challenges, but the Draco were proving to be the most troublesome.
“Within the last eight Earth Standard months, the Draco have taken over four star systems claimed by the Earth Colonial Coalition.” President McCaffrey summarized.
The president sat back in her chair at the private conference table. She straightened the folds in her tunic as she spoke, as if that would straighten out the problems with the Draco.
“Clearly they aren’t satisfied with completely conquering their own region of space. Now they want to branch out into Coalition territory,” Dyanna LeGuin, one of the president’s advisers, observed. LeGuin was a tall, slender woman with waves of long blond hair. She fidgeted in her chair as she discussed the Draco. She did not like to sit still for long periods of time. She stood up and paced around the conference table with her hands clasped behind her back.
“It’s what they do. The Draco have been a warrior culture for thousands of years,” Ramona Fraydon, a second adviser, mentioned. Fraydon was relaxed in contrast to energetic LeGuin. They were a good balance for McCaffrey.
“We’ve been watching the Draco since we first encountered the species, but they hadn’t bothered our territories,” Fraydon continued. “We didn’t consider them much of a threat.”
“Well, they’re bothering us now,” LeGuin said. “And they don’t show any signs of stopping.”
“Fortunately, none of the planets they’ve invaded in our territory were occupied. No one is currently endangered,” the president said. “That’s why I haven’t dispatched the Armed Forces. Yet.”
“But there are inhabited planetary colonies now within striking distance of the Draco’s forces. The Armed Forces might have to get involved,” Fraydon observed.
“That’s what this summit is about. We have to join together and discuss how to approach this threat,” the president said. “Do we send diplomats or troops?”
Suddenly the ship shuddered and lurched. The president was almost thrown out of her chair. Alarms went off. Two Protective Service agents, a tall man and a petite woman, immediately entered the meeting room. They locked the door and flanked the president.
___
Adapted from The Draco, by Laurie S. Sutton, ©️ by Capstone. Reprinted with permission.
Questions
“Suddenly the ship shuddered and lurched. The president was almost thrown out of her chair. Alarms went off. Two Protective Service agents, a tall man and a petite woman, immediately entered the meeting room. They locked the door and flanked the president.”
How does the narrator’s perspective in this excerpt impact the story?
The narrator’s third-person omniscient perspective provides a detailed description of the characters’ thoughts and feelings about the Draco, which makes the story less suspenseful.
The narrator’s third-person omniscient perspective provides a neutral description of the characters’ actions but does not describe their thoughts, which makes the story suspenseful.
The narrator’s third-person limited perspective, which focuses on the president, builds suspense about what the other characters are thinking and feeling about the Draco.
The first-person narrator describes the meeting from their own perspective, so the readers know that the Draco are less threatening than the president is making them out to be.
President McCaffrey ran a hand through her short, silvery gray hair. Her face was etched with worry lines carved by ten Earth Standard years in office. She was a short, plump woman, but her small body contained a robust energy. During her term in office, she had faced many challenges, but the Draco were proving to be the most troublesome.
“Within the last eight Earth Standard months, the Draco have taken over four star systems claimed by the Earth Colonial Coalition.” President McCaffrey summarized.
The president sat back in her chair at the private conference table. She straightened the folds in her tunic as she spoke, as if that would straighten out the problems with the Draco.
“Clearly they aren’t satisfied with completely conquering their own region of space. Now they want to branch out into Coalition territory,” Dyanna LeGuin, one of the president’s advisers, observed. LeGuin was a tall, slender woman with waves of long blond hair. She fidgeted in her chair as she discussed the Draco. She did not like to sit still for long periods of time. She stood up and paced around the conference table with her hands clasped behind her back.
“It’s what they do. The Draco have been a warrior culture for thousands of years,” Ramona Fraydon, a second adviser, mentioned. Fraydon was relaxed in contrast to energetic LeGuin. They were a good balance for McCaffrey.
“We’ve been watching the Draco since we first encountered the species, but they hadn’t bothered our territories,” Fraydon continued. “We didn’t consider them much of a threat.”
“Well, they’re bothering us now,” LeGuin said. “And they don’t show any signs of stopping.”
“Fortunately, none of the planets they’ve invaded in our territory were occupied. No one is currently endangered,” the president said. “That’s why I haven’t dispatched the Armed Forces. Yet.”
“But there are inhabited planetary colonies now within striking distance of the Draco’s forces. The Armed Forces might have to get involved,” Fraydon observed.
“That’s what this summit is about. We have to join together and discuss how to approach this threat,” the president said. “Do we send diplomats or troops?”
Suddenly the ship shuddered and lurched. The president was almost thrown out of her chair. Alarms went off. Two Protective Service agents, a tall man and a petite woman, immediately entered the meeting room. They locked the door and flanked the president.
___
Adapted from The Draco, by Laurie S. Sutton, ©️ by Capstone. Reprinted with permission.
Questions
“Suddenly the ship shuddered and lurched. The president was almost thrown out of her chair. Alarms went off. Two Protective Service agents, a tall man and a petite woman, immediately entered the meeting room. They locked the door and flanked the president.”
How does the narrator’s perspective in this excerpt impact the story?
The narrator’s third-person omniscient perspective provides a detailed description of the characters’ thoughts and feelings about the Draco, which makes the story less suspenseful.
The narrator’s third-person omniscient perspective provides a neutral description of the characters’ actions but does not describe their thoughts, which makes the story suspenseful.
The narrator’s third-person limited perspective, which focuses on the president, builds suspense about what the other characters are thinking and feeling about the Draco.
The first-person narrator describes the meeting from their own perspective, so the readers know that the Draco are less threatening than the president is making them out to be.
Answers
Answered by
GPT-5 mini
The first choice. The narrator is third-person omniscient — we get inner details and attitudes for McCaffrey, LeGuin, and Fraydon — and that broader access to characters’ thoughts and feelings reduces mystery (and thus some suspense) about their views on the Draco.
There are no human answers yet. A form for humans to post answers is coming very soon!