Oh, a story about a culture-clash can definitely be SF, and some of the most interesting SF deals with just that issue. But it's framed in a distinctively SFnal way, if you know what I mean.
Who told you you had to leave Niki out of the query? If she's integral to the story, put her in, by all means.
*goes back to look at earlier comment threads*
OK, I'd completely missed Deirdre's second take on the query with Niki included, so you'll find the rest of my response back there...
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Date: 2010-08-02 07:09 pm (UTC)Who told you you had to leave Niki out of the query? If she's integral to the story, put her in, by all means.
*goes back to look at earlier comment threads*
OK, I'd completely missed Deirdre's second take on the query with Niki included, so you'll find the rest of my response back there...