GalaxyNES- No Horizons

[Luckymoose]

Fear. Fear. Frantic struggle. Fear.

Soothing. Calming. Soothing.

Fear.

“No..no...noooo.” the Jun let out a mental cry.

Prodding in his mind were unknown entities, changing his thoughts, corrupting him from mother. He sensed a fallacy, a fake mother, she was not real. It was a trap.

Fear. Fear.

“Aghh.”

Death.

~~~

Of the dozen or so Maus ripped from the life giving soils, but a fraction of the collective mind remained active inside this monstrosity. Maus are intelligent creatures, however, and such a task must be seen as a tiny obstacle in the way of nature. The clumps of mismatched roots, mind fragments and other miscellaneous pieces merged. As was normal natural behavior of the Maus. When in shock, when near death or corruption, unify.

She was new, yet she sensed her aggressor. Her database was limited, separated, but it was sufficient to conduct prodding.

“You deflower...probings.”

The message was slow to transmit but the Watcher gathered it all up just the same. Two slow entities debating the concept of their communication.

“We are the Watcher. Who are you?”

Some time later the Maus replied. “I...you aren't she...confusing...but natural...”

Such an inconsistent reply as this was unacceptable to the Watcher. Tearing deeper into the Maus' mind.

“No sensation...forced...mustn't....”

Seemingly senseless information was now being withdrawn from the Maus cluster. Perhaps retaliation to the probing, perhaps the failings of a broken mind. As the Watcher dug deeper it was now certain that the Maus that had formed had disintegrated itself once more into useless fragments.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Irritation

With a slight effort, the quivering facets of the Lauki's mind are mashed back together and reassembled. The Watcher repeats his question, and the incoherent wailing begins again. However, a slight change in the exterior realm prompted him to change his course.

Outside, a vast collection of Lauki, now released from their chemical haze, are firing a vast barrage of energy weapons at the Watcher's carapace. Negligible.

"Hello, we are the Watcher. Who are you?"

"Nooooaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhh!"

In a sudden move, Mir|Go|Ka tears into the screaming mind, ripping it into shreds, tattered strips of thought. Casually, the three portions of the Watcher's mind begin to pore over it, shredding through one thought at a time at incredible speed. Bit by bit, the Jun'Lauki's mind is violated, everything it holds dear iss laid bare as it watched, teetering on the horrible edge of consciousness.

The coming oblivion as the last conscious thoughts are stripped off is the only relief.

Mir|Go|Ka gazes down at the ruin before him. There is nothing more to be taken from this thing. With an impassive effort, the miserable creature is reconstituted for one last time. The screaming begins immediately.

"It can show us nothing more."

"It may simply be damaged. There are more minds in storage with which we may converse."

"Indeed. This one will return as an emissary."

"Its body is gone."

"Get another."

The Watcher seizes the Jun'Lauki's mind and imprints into it his message: a simple friendly, polite greeting and an invitation to open communications. The Watcher understands now that the creature is inarticulate due to its separation from the calming pheromonal effects of the Maus. If the correct centers for pheromone reception can be manipulated, perhaps one of the Lauki minds who still wait for an audience with Mir|Go|Ka can be kept pacified throughout their interview.

The Watcher brushes the fragmented remains of the Maus aside, and reaches back into the outer world. Seizing upon a recently-ingested Lauki warrior's corpse, the new body is held in place. The shattered Jun'Lauki mind is spat back out into the outer realm, into the body, and is carefully grasped and lowered back down to the surface, some distance from the battlefield.

Now, to end this irritation.

On the surface, hundreds of Rax'Lauki look up in eager anticipation of a new challenge as plates open up on the sides of the massive creature. From the narrow openings, a vast horde of small black objects are being spewed outwards, then rapidly descending towards the planet. From the front, a whole new mass of tentacles extrude themselves, plunging downwards. Darkness fills the sky.

 

[1stcitizen]

The President, flanked by his Chief of Staff and Vice President, aproached the Cabinet room of the Presidental Palace. He placed his three arms onto a scanner. The "door" which more of a tangle of rigid vines retracted into the wall. He entered the cabinet room and the memebers of the Council of 25, also know as the cabinet of Hegde, stood up to greet him.
He gestured to all of his repective Secrataries and Directors to sit down, and they all took their seats, his Chief of Staff to the left of him and the Vice President directly at the other end of the table. The Cabinet Chamber was a massive space, at its center was a mahogany (or the Hegde equvialant) table. It was brigtly light, with power solar lamps so that the cabinet could meet for hours on end without having to take recess to "eat". The table included an advance organic computer inface, either physically or telapathically activated and black flowers, which could emit light to act as a projection or even a hologram.
"Welcome, thank you all for coming, I'm glad we could all be here." said the President both verbally and physically. It may or may not interest you that President Frit'ide was of mixed race, one half Carverian, the other Vengarian his speech and his telepathy was flawless. He had lead his Liberal Party to victory in the last election, sweeping a huge majority in National Assembly and the Senate. "Now let us begin..."

 

[ZeletDude]

Corlissi Ludar a Senator from district 1 (Centerin) began her speach about the benefits of colonizing Nuxue A.
" My fellow Senators we are all living at a great time for our species, as we all know our brilliant scientists have discovered two habitable moons in the nearby system X55-E, Nuxue A and B. I am here today to introduce a bill to begin immediate colonization of Nuxue A and B and intensive exploration of the moons. I ask my fellow Senators to vote in favor of this bill, it may seem expensive but what is more valuable than knowledge?"

Ludar ended her speech amidst cheering and applause. She went to sit down to listen to the other Senators tear apart her proposed bill. First up was Vi Callen from district 150, a small rural district which relies mainly on farming. Callen argued how the people and government could not afford such a high cost bill for colonizing such a small and worthless place. After Callen sat down the majority of Senators who spoke, spoke in favor of the bill, and after 3 hours of speeches the voting began.

After 20 minutes of voting the votes looked like so; In favor;: 1102. Opposing: 88. Abstaining: 10.

The Bill had passed, after it was signed in the planning and construction for the colonization ships began. Already many Allentryen are signing up to be a part of the colonization of Nuxue A.

 

[Vylinius]

OOC: Awesome update!

Science Council Meeting
Topic: The Ship​

The Council stood in a circle behind each of their personal podiums on the government's main station overlooking the now entangled homeworld. They all were prepared for a furious debate about the crewing for the first expeditionary vessel to travel outside their system.

Their were many sides to the debate each with their own reasons for their choice. The Conservatives wanted mainly military personnel on the ship with a general placed as the Captain so that the ship would be firmly under control. The Collectivists wanted a mixed crew of scientists and a few security officers to keep order as to ensure efficiency in their work. The Recorders wanted only scientists so research would be at maximum output. The Colonials wanted mainly a colonization group with only a few scientists so that colonization of the new system could begin sooner.

Finally after weeks of debate the council had an intervention occur the Overseer himself cast a deciding vote in the favor of the collectivists. The Council was adjourned and the crew was assembled. Soon the ship would be launched for the system. The crowds began to rejoice for soon they would begin to reclaim their lost glory and extend their reach through out the stars.


OOClanning a chapter more on the management of the new nation and how it deals with its low population sometime tomorrow. I know its a little short but it is still good right?

 

[Masada]

INFORMATION -- FOR YOUR EYES ONLY -- DESTROY AFTER READING​

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

Further to our previous message, 623.2 R and 620.8 S have also vanished. There is no clear cause as to this. Therefore, it is requested, that station [REDACTED] receive immediate guidance in this matter.

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

Further to our previous message, 610.2 V has now disappeared. We request immediate clarification and instruction as to our response to this matter. There have been mutterings amongst the crew that this [REDACTED] has been getting closer.

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

608.4 C has now vanished. The crew have seized the station. We request immediate [REDACTED] assistance in this matter. A general [REDACTED] call has been sent but we have received no response. The whole station is vibrating.

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

598.1 C has now vanished... [INTERFERENCE] ... the station is vibrating.... [INTERFERENCE] .... now. Some [REDACTED] have .... [INTERFERENCE] ... and have begun to [REDACTED] the others. Station [REDACTED] requests immediate ... [INTERFERENCE] pursuant to standing order [REDACTED].

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

Please hurry. [REDACTED] is.... [INTERFERENCE]... approaching. Request immediate assistance. Whole... [INTERFERENCE]... shaking. Crew [REDACTED].

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

I... [INTERFERENCE]... [SCREAMS].

*

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

This is all that could be saved. There appears to have been some sort of [REDACTED] interfering with the transmission.

*

TO: [REDACTED]
FROM: [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: [REDACTED]

In light of the events of station [REDACTED] we recommend an immediate [REDACTED] strike.

 

[Anonymoose]

OOC: @ lopaz: That's more than some people have put into the thread. We need to talk about our neighborhood... PM coming in the next couple days.
I love Masada's posts.
I'll get a story up one day soon. Tomorrow, if I can ignore homework for a while!

 

[Thlayli]

It was a transcendentally pleasant experience to watch the children frolic in the ferns, Qii'nnt'teln reflected. Their organs were glowing, translucent* in the dimming orange light of the artificially generated cycle. Their skins were still barely opaque, and it would be some passage of fifty cycles before they developed surface markings, and with them all the subtle, half-remembered prejudices of the cultures. Though such things hardly mattered now, it remained pleasant to see them looking all the same, the Grand Philosopher's rhetoric of the unity of the Qii made real in truth. The little sentients had not even chosen their first genders yet.

The light footfalls of the Qii'ilia (children) and quick pattering of the young Nitha from the nearby nest soon died away, as the transport nexus, concealed among a grove of plant life, hissed open. A Kasekral was observed pushing its lumbering way through the bushes. Qii'nnt'teln fought the urge to cower or flee. Those days were gone, now. They were all equal members of the Collectivity, bound by the Protocols. She urged her fins and vents back into a position of calm.

It stopped, and did a very odd thing with its forelimb joints that she had been told was a "salute," some type of death-tribe** honor or acknowledgment. She lifted her head and presented her tail in a response greeting.

The children, at this point, had clustered behind the older Qii, clicking uncertainly. "It is an inharmonious agent," one of the younger ones said softly.

"No, learner," Qii'nnt'teln said, though her voice sounded uncertain in her ears. "This creature is a Qai'sii'qra. They are friends." She was momentarily thankful that the Kasekral found the Qii languages difficult to master.

The thing (no, she mentally corrected herself, fellow sentient) opened its mouth to speak the Collective language that all three races were taught to understand. "An expression of pleasure at your surroundings, sentient."

"The combined labor of the Collectivity," she responded. "Request for a description of your purpose."

It made a soft 'neknek' sound to itself and continued. "Initial Instructor Kei-in-tel. For the glory of Vakash and our union. Confirmation wished for the primary trial of the first goal of the Collectivity maturation programs."

She retrieved the recollection. Yes, this directive. "Cover your children with water in this place."

The Kasekral felt the hot acid of surprise in his breathing orifice. Did the other-creature wish to kill his brood? Then he remembered his Debt-Bond training at Ili'li'i. No, this was a...expression. The Qii were partial water-dwellers. They were welcoming his offspring. He retracted the blades that protruded alarmingly from his lower limbs.

"Acceptance. The third cycle from this point, at the fourth hour after the onset of the light, the primary trial will occur."

The Kasekral made that same strange arm gesture, Qii'nnt'teln observed, and abruptly walked away. After so many years of killing...this would be hard at first. But it would become less hard, or so she greatly hoped. Now she would have to go speak with the small-council of Nitha from the nearby nest. They would take this even harder than she had. But at least she would be able to properly explain to them. Most of the council spoke Qii'ena, or what they called the Speech of Angels.

Three passages of day and night later, the Qii'ilia had been gathered in an uncertain group, herded into a small field by Qii'nnt'teln, squeaking amongst themselves. They were each holding a small copper disk, which they found very strange, as copper had a strange smell that they did not like. Soon, they heard the hydraulic whooshing of the transport nexus, and a loud disturbance among the bushes, out of which came a great number of creatures.

The large Kasekral from several days ago was there, but about ten small ones as well. They clicked and whistled, and one of them (brownish instead of gray) was jumping and fluttering with his new wings. They were each holding a golden fern that the Qii'ilia knew very well. The Ala'na'en! The Fern of True Knowing! If these dark creatures were holding the fern, they could not be demons, or worse, disease vectors.

The Kasekral younglings looked across at the clear (albeit too moist for their taste) field at the glowing, sinuous creatures. What were they? Some of the tales had said that they were evil monsters sent by Vakash to test the Peoples. But they were holding medals of purity! No monster could touch the holy metal without burning and dying.

Prodded by their elders, the two groups of young creatures slowly scuttled closer. Nervously, one Qii moved ahead of the rest, holding out the copper disk to the brown Kasekral. The Kasekral eyed it suspiciously, hesitated…then reached out a forelimb to take the medallion. It held out the fern to the Qii in return, which it slowly grasped with three slender fingers.

Qii’nnt’teln felt a cold presence behind her. She turned to see the Kasekral from before looming behind her. It clicked, turning its head and examining her with inscrutable emotion. She merely gazed back.

“I…am Iknal, scion of Skantas, once Peak Lord of the Nantlan. If our children set behind them the hate that divided us, I am honor bound to do the same.”

Qii’nnt’teln flexed her torso in pleasure. “Ik’na, your peak is exalted.” She used the greeting she had been taught by Protocol, and it seemed to elicit a positive response.

As the elders slowly struck up a halting conversation, the first generation of Qii and Kasekral born in space began to mingle with one another, already more adept speakers of Collective than their parents were.

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*Very young Qii have clear skin that you can see through right to their organs. This feature is considered "cute," like baby fat on a human child. The same becomes true of extremely (130+ Terran years) old Qii.

**The closest thing to the Qii idea of “military”.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Stories are always welcome.

 

[bestshot9]

I'll get one in eventually, but I'll probably be slow about it cuz of other stuff.

 

[schlaufuchs]

Mind if I join in?

Name Tal-edra Clan/Owen Glyndwr

Location: Just give me something on the outer rim of the galaxy.

Descriptions spoilered for epicness

Species:

Spoiler :

The name of this species is the Trasna, which means "Chosen kind" in their native language. The Trasna are a species which resembles a squid on Earth. The female is extremely large (The average female grows to 6-9 meters in length) and relatively immobile. A female has large tentacles, which hide both the mouth and the womb of the creature, and a pair of eyes on its front. On the underside of the female are miniscule leg-like apperati, similar to that of a millipede on Earth, which it uses to move about, though not very quickly. Usually a female will find a burrow in which it will use a number of tentacles located behind its bulbous rear end with which she will suspend herself from the ceiling. Once a female has established herself in this den, she will reside there for the rest of her life and give birth to children almost continuously until her death - the average Tras'na female will live for about 1,000 Earth years. If a female is cut from her den, she will die. The male Trasna is much smaller in stature (only about 2.5 meters in length), and is divided into three sections. The first section is a bulbous head containing eyes, and very strong tentacles, resembling those of a squid, which it uses to grasp food and other items, and a beak and mouth hidden inside the tentacles. The middle section contains a hardened carapace, protecting the core organs of the male, and on the soft underbelly are located 12 legs - 6 on each side - which it uses to scuttle around at a very quick pace. The third section is the tail, which is the primary defensive mechanism of the Trasna male, due to the sharp spike located at the end of the tail. A male will typically live for 200 years. Female Trasna require a male's sperm to give birth. The Female will select one male with which it will mate, this male is called the "Trasta", or suitor. The first child of the mother with a new suitor will always be female, and every subsequent child will be male.

History:

Spoiler :

According to Trasna lore, the first of their species was a Queen who the Trasna call simply "Chintsa", which means "Eternal Mother". This Queen was said to have lived for 6,500 years, having a total of 31 "Trasta", forming the original 31 clans of the Tras'na, as well as dividing these 31 clans into the 5 castes that exist today. The "Zeptha" or "Exalted" clans, which were the spawn of the first five females Chin'tsa gave birth to consolidated power, using force or coercion to vassalize the "Hudra" or lower clans. Under this system, things remained relatively stable. Although raids of mines or herds were common, and the occasional den-cutting occasionally happened among the Hudra, things were on the whole good. All of this changed about 300 years ago, however, when an "Olisa", or Miner clan, named "Olisa Zitra" discovered a new metallic substance called Rasi'cha, which had unique attributes that revolutionized travel, allowing FTL space travel, and military technology within the world. Conflict erupted across the planet as the Zeptha scrambled to gain the allegiance of or supplant those Olisa clans which worked in areas with Rasi'cha deposits. After 260 years of near-constant conflict, and the elimination of countless sub-clans, and the total reshaping of the political environment, things have finally settled down, as those Zeptha clans with the resources begin colonizing new worlds, and those that don't trying to find ways to insert themselves back into the picture.

Culture:

Spoiler :

The Tras'na operate within a caste system revolving around clans. There are 4 basic castes: The Haru Tasa, which is the High Class, consisting primarily of warriors, bankers, and aristocrats. The Haru Zastra-zora, is the caste of shepherds. The animal "Zastra" has long been the primary source of food for the Tras'na, and there have been Tras'na shepherding, milking, and consuming Zastra since Chin'tsa baRenji Buru first tamed the creature. The Haru Zastra-zora are the most mobile of the castes, usually constructing a crude nest before ranging from pasture to pasture cyclically for as long as a century before returning to the queen. The next caste is the Haru Olisa, or mining Caste. The number of subcastes within the Haru Olisa is extremely numerous, and each subcaste usually specializes in a special material. Usually the Haru Olisa will have extensive and intricate nests built for their Queens. Clan wars are extremely common among the Haru Olisa clans as broods will fight over lodes and deposits, and the rights to settle upon them, often even among clans which serve the same Haru Tasa clan. The lowest clan is the Haru Zela, or Builder caste. Most every clan will try to have a Haru Zela clan as, especially among Haru Tasa and Haru Olisa clans, intricacy and grandeur of a nest is seen as a great prestige item and a symbol of the clan's greatness. Haru Zela clans usually do not have their own nests, however. Usually a Haru Zela will construct a nest for a clan in exchange for the rights to construct chambers for themselves within the nest. Once a Haru Zela clan selects a lord clan, or a Tsarudala, it is for the entirety of that clan's existence. Usually the wealthiest or most powerful of clans, such as the Zeptha clans, will have several, or sometimes even hundreds of Haru Zela clans operating within their lavish palace-nests.

Marriage and Familial Culture: Every clan is headed by a queen. Serving alongside this Queen, is the Trasta, or suitor, who provides the fluids necessary to produce children. The Trasta is unofficially the head of a clan. The Trasta serves as the "mouthpiece of the mother" (Tanto no tsa), which essentially gives them decision making power over the whole clan. Once a Tras'ta dies, a new one is selected, which is arranged in a ceremony, called the Ha'no Tras'ta, whereby prospective suitors fight one another for the right to mate with the Queen. These events can range from the simplistic week long ceremony typical of the smaller or lower caste clans, all the way up to the lavish ceremonies of the Zeptha clans, which can last several years. With each new suitor comes a female, meaning that in the course of a Queen's life, she will give birth to up to 5 females. Each daughter born remains with the mother for a period of 100 years, after which she is evicted from the nest to form her own brood, in an event known as the Hi'iko. In this event, the daughter must find another clan to search for to provide a suitor so that she may begin her clan. In more powerful clans, this event usually ends successfully, as well connected queens are a good thing to be tied to. In lower clans this often ends less successfully, usually resulting in death of the female. The 5th daughter of the queen is not evicted. This Trasna remains in the nest with her mother, and takes over her duties upon her death.

Forces: All clans have an honor guard, usually consisting of the first hundred males of the first consort, who remain in the nest to protect the Queen. For the Haru Tasa, a large majority of the children of a clan are trained specifically in fighting. Trasna combat traditionally was performed (and still is so during the Ha no tras'ta) first by shooting a poison at your foe through a gland located just above the beak. The purpose of this poison is to paralyze the foe, allowing the warrior to go in for the finish with a swift strike from the tail straight through the mid-section of the enemy, killing him nearly-instantaneously. The element Rasi'cha, however, allows a Trasna who comes into contact with it to manipulate nearby materials, meaning combat today is performed by warriors wearing caps made of Rasi'cha, and carrying a large supply of metallic "bullets", and flinging these at one another at high velocity.

Technology: Trasna have discovered that when Rasi'cha is combined with another substance found on their home planet, a force is emitted that allows objects to be moved at high velocity. Some Tras'na clans have used this technology in large ships to allow them to travel from planet to planet quickly. Aside from that, little has changed technologically for the Tras'na in the millennia they have existed.

Description: The Tal-Edra are one of the Zeptha clans, and claim ascendancy from tsiChintsu Bali - The third Daughter of Chintsu. They were a middling clan of the Zeptha until the discovery of Rasi'cha. During the Clan Wars, the Tal'edra came out on top, laying claim to a majority of the Rasicha clans, as well as holding a large number of other clans. Their current queen is Tal-Edra Chasa, and current Trasta is Tal-Edra moChasa.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Welcome Owen! Update's coming this weekend, so if you want to get something done this update, you'd best get something written!

 

[Masada]

The light fails. The song falters. The veil falls.

The initial light proofing on the station was a failure. Many eyes were burnt and carapaces dried before the engineers 'fixed' the problem. Now the station only required blindfolds. Carapaces steamed but then then station was never intended to be comfortable, right? And, besides someone would get around to fixing it soon.

Fifty years later it was still a problem. In truth the whole station had begun to fall apart as soon as it was in place. First the davits on the loading crane had snapped clean off. (That was only after the first loading.) It was a major incident in inter-planetary affairs. The government spoiling for a fight cried "espionage and sabotage". Sabers commenced to be rattled. Jingo was aroused. Great rallies held. World spirit galvanised. Eventually, it all blew over.

The report into the incident might have helped. The manufacturer was at fault! The materials were shoddy. Engineering poor. Designs stolen. Equipment overpriced. Bribes were paid. Honest officials removed. Ministers implicated. The report vanished. Jingo was again invoked. World pride. Species-superiority. Sabers were drawn. Threats made against families. A reprimand, unofficial of course, was finally served on the company. (It was the sixth such reprimand that month).

The scientists were not given to minding. The optics still worked if you kicked them enough. Someone with good connections had managed to procure some special alien technology. It worked. Well. Major scientific accomplishments had been made on it. Sizeable cash prizes pocketed. The Ministry knew. But nobody wanted to reveal that the Science Station, that veritable powerhouse of patents, was an alien powered fake. It would have undermined morale. It would also have cost unnecessary bureaucratic heads.

But now the Science Station, the subject of hagiography verging on the profane, was black. The only illumination the station's once maligned external lights. Fifty years and the first time they had ever been turned on. The blindfolds had been abandoned. The optics no longer had light to work with. The alien technology had begun to pick up the silence first... There wasn't a single star in the sky.

 

[Anonymoose]

Hess'peh just hasn't done anything of import yet. All of the Nurm are just sitting in their social network tidal pools at the moment. Looking forward to the update.

 

[merciary]

Cagnich sat in his quarters and sighed. He looked at the display on the wall, still a bit until launch.

"Computer open speech-to-text program." A small beep signified that it was now on.

"Well here we are roughly a century and a half since we've discovered proof of alien life and the planet was united. And I'm sitting at the helm of the finest example of Karronic technology and I'm suppose to lead it off into the wild unknown. How does anyone prepare for this. I shouldn't let my mind dwell on this, 'one nervous Karronic can kill the whole pack' at least that's what the old saying says."

He sat for a bit a thought.

"It's a good crew, or at least the one's I've seen are. We have the population of a decent sized military instillation on board. Several Science teams to work both on and off the ship. We have a full diplomatic team for any intelligent life we discover, though I'd imagine their feeling much like I am right now as the crashed probe gave no details to a language. We have a military for on board capable of holding any possible boarders and I imagine that they would be quite capable of holding a small area on the surface. To support them we have fighters capable of both atmospheric and space combat. I believe I saw land armor as well but I'm not sure. We also have at least two Tact teams and an Intelligence force. I imagine roughly 20% of the crew reports back to them. You guys are probably reading this as I speak, but that's not my concern."

"Our first mission is to head in the direction that the probe came from that the scientist somehow figured out. I still wonder what is out there. Hmmmm..... well it is almost launch time I must prepare myself. Computer Save and log off."


A rough idea of what the ship looks like

 

[Lord_Iggy]

Awesome! Onwards to Fehan.

 

[1stcitizen]

"And the inflation tax has been very effective, and I suggest it be drawn back. We estimate that our revenues will excess our expenditure for the 3 year in a row and with the final debts of the Union repaid, we suggest the final repeal of the sales tax, a goal set seven decades ago." said the Secretary of the Treasury. The entire room stood to applaud the amazing event.
The President stood and said, "Excellent, Madame Secretary, this is a glorious day indeed. Now onto the Secretaries of Health and Infrastructure, how does the implementation of the solar lamps and desalination plants?”
The respective secretaries stood, thanked the President and took turns responding to the question, "Thank you, sir we believe that the project will be complete ahead of schedule."
"We also believe we will be on budget."
"Is this true?" asked the President to the Executive Inspector General,
"No, sir, I'm afraid its not." replied the director, "it seems they will not be on budget, they will be under budget. They are far too modest, even by my conservative standards."
"Excellent," said the President "I am spoiled with such an excellent cabinet. Next up the annual labor reports."
They all looked to the Labor Secretary, the only Framer of the Cabinet, far from a political insider, he was probably one of the few outcasts (which also included the Secretary of Housing and Development) of the tightly knit circle know as the cabinet.
"Sir, with although our re-education programs have successfully replaced the last industrial jobs with service jobs and the explanation of the factory hydroponic farms, we have successfully ended labor as our ancestors once knew it. They knew service sector jobs have lead to a huge disparity of wealth between lower clerical positions (which are quickly be replaced by plachines [a portmanteau if Plant and Machines]) and the rest of the economy. The poor are no longer working and the working class are joining them. Students, many pushed beyond their limits, have given up on education [the Secretary of Education nodded] and have simply decided to live off the solar lamps.
This program has drained us as a planet of all motivation to work, or to succeed or to prosper, sir we need to end this before our entire society collapses and we simply live of machines." The room was silent, many in shock, rage or horror or in mute agreement.
“I know, you think I am unaware of this dire situation, but I am. I have already formulated a plan and every part of this government will mobilized in its execution.”​

 

[Daftpanzer]

New chapter of Ulla is written, this day of 13 Huna, 10th year of the Ulla.

Attention is joined with gratitude and respect. The nature of the solar anomaly is not at question. We will attempt majority vote on the launch of the great explorer.

-> viewer, filter will show 1st-ranked arguments only.

Representatives of Gaeru city, 568 fellow city approvals: our pattern of perception includes evidence of solar anomaly predating the testing of FTL drive. Logically there is no reason to postpone explorer launch. We favour investigation of solar anomaly in a unique mind-space.

Representatives of Urromou-Island city, 117 fellow city approvals: absence of concurrent beginnings does not negate existence of an effect-link. One mind-hand touches Great Explorer, one mind-hand touches home star. Great magnitude of existence-ness warrants great care.

Ulla cities vote in related areas is now finalised. Carrying majority remains at 677 city votes.

-> viewer, filter will show carrying votes only.

1,011 cities vote that Great Explorer launches at the will of crew-computer-mind, including the earliest of opportunities.

1,301 cities vote to allow Great Explorer crew-computer-mind to select its own destination when it travels.

1,320 cities vote to collate and prioritise all investigation efforts regarding the solar anomaly.

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[Thlayli]

Collectivity Council Directives, Eleventh Cycle of Cycles

Thought the sphere. That the greatest aim of Collectivity efforts must be the peaceful integration of non-Nept native species into the structure of the Collectivity.

Opening of thought the circle. That within our local constellation there might be observed a gas-giant native group of isolate agglomerative predators, with little social superstructure or means of non-hostile contact. Recommended Protocol: Avoidance

Continuation of the curve. Another local species can be observed, a disunited collective of city states containing a species not entirely dissimilar in physiology from the Qii. Hypothetical panspermic origins to be debated in sub-Conclave pending acquisition of genetic data.

Closing of the circle. Three city ships will immediately progress to designate-system Atarat-Q, to contact local species and commence Collectivity integration procedures, beginning with diplomacy and following the escalating curve of the Protocols if necessary.

Thought the triangle. That for the purposes of maintaining the integrity of the city-ships, extraction centers be established in upper-Nept atmosphere to purify water and minerals from that ravaged world. Outer ring asteroid ice mining and moon mining of Quana (local gas giant) satellites should supplement these actions.

Thought the rhombus. Possible establishment of terraforming efforts on Nept or elsewhere to be postponed barring further climatological study and experimentation.

Thought the singularity. Non-essential Kasekral-Nitha interactions are banned pending the major religious conclaves.

 

[1stcitizen]

United Republics of Hedge Orders Turn 1

Spoiler :

Domestic Orders-
-Offer incentives to small businesses and the space industry to increase economic productivity.
-Improve and boost funding to state eduction on astronomy and other studies of outer space.
- Finish the Implentation of the Solar Lamps and the desaltination/filtration plants in the most impoverished regions of the planet

Military Orders-
-Increase the size of the Space Fleet 50%
-Increase the size of the Terrestrial Forces by 35%
-Comission 5 more capitial ships for an expeditionary fleet

Project Orders-

Spoiler :

Objectives: Expand the Union to the Garv'n System
Operatives: URH Department of Education, URH Department of Culture, URH Department of Defense and Security, Office of the President of the United Republics of Hegde, and More.
Timeframe: One turn
Description:
-Mobilize the People of Hedge in the colonization of the neighboring system of Garv'n
- Have the Department of Culture work with the entainment industry to create patroitic films about colonization to inspire the populace
- Have the Departments of T&I (transportation and Infrastucture) and S&I (Science and Infrastructure) create a cost effective system of transport between the planets.
- The Departments of Defense/Security and Intelligence should cooridinate the first landing and mantain order on the colony until a civil government can be formed.

For Reference:

Spoiler :

President of the United Republics of Hedge

The Cabinet

1. Treasury
2. State
3. Labor
4. Health
5. Welfare
6. Science & Energy
7. Environment
8. Housing & Development
9. Culture
10. Agriculture
11. Interior
12. Education
13. Finance & Monetary Policy
14. Transportation & Infrasture
15. Budget*
16. Chief of Staff*
17. Intergovernmental Affairs*
18. Commerce
19. Security and Defense
20. Justice
21. Peace
22. Intelligence
23. Inspector General of the President
24. Vice President*
25. Trade
* Not a Department head, Either an Agency Director, or high ranking advisor.

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