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To Seek the Gods

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My own brother told me that what I suggested was the rankest heresy. Yet how can the search for truth ever be heretical? How can employing the mind and thought bestowed upon us by the gods ever be anything but pure and just?

Just look at this wondrous place. Take it in, and walk the steps the gods themselves laid before us. My brother, I fear, is blinded by the words of mere men. I seek the works of those who ascended to another
plane of existence. I shall find the truth of their disappearance, or I will die. Perhaps both. And maybe, one day, Toric will understand why.

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Cocktail List

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Please note that all orders must be accompanied by express written permission of Lord Horacos himself, or they will not be fulfilled.

ZIN and TONIC……………150p
A refreshing beverage for the discerningly adventurous aristocrat in you.

OLD KOROL……………225p
Served neat. Do not ask for ice. You will be invited to leave.

AXIS FADE-OUT……………185p
A mind-numbing, memory-destroying brew concocted by the
spymistress of the ICI herself! Not technically legal on Cassus. Good thing we’re not on Cassus!

RADIANT LEMONADE……………85p
Discretely priced for the legionary budget, this juice box packs a kick like a rented ravenok.

COZMO & TRONIC……………200p
Recommended for our Chua patrons only, as other species are not immune to the native Bezgelorian poisons that go into the fermentation process of all Chua liquors. Virgin
versions available for non-Chua!

ARBORIAN MUDSLIDE……………335p
Unleash the Flavor Reapers with this dessert-style cocktail designed by the emperor’s own personal chef to thank Mondo Zax for subjugating the Aurin homeworld. Patriotic, Cozmotronic, and Highly Explosive!

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Bugs! Bugs Everywhere!

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BUGS! There are BUGS LITERALLY EVERWHERE!

They’re huge, they are. Big as a dagun and ten times as mean, bloody armored all over like miniature tanks. And they’re in me kitchen, me cupboards, and me drawers! I don’t like ’em, no sir I do NOT, and I WILL be complaining to the appropriate authorities, don’t you think I won’t.

[An unintelligible second speaker’s voice interjects.]

Well of COURSE the authorities are gonna do somethin’ about it then aren’t they? Giant bugs
with armor and little tech-y bits crawling all over everything and everybody, why wouldn’t they? The Dominion protects all her citizens, Marjorie, and don’t you forget it! I’d hate to have to report me own wife for disloyalty.

[Another interjection, louder and angrier but no more intelligible, is interjected by speaker number two.]

IT WERE A JOKE THEN, weren’t it? Crikey! Now let me record this warnin’, because the gods help them what help themselves. I know what I said! But no need to get
eaten by giant bugs awaitin’ the rescue due to all loyal Dominion citizens!

[Marjorie interjects incomprehensibly.]

Of course they’re all bugs! This planet is a strange and wondrous place, don’tcha know, and that means really big bugs. Fish-men? I didn’t see any fish-men. Those weren’t sentrybots o’ some kind? Well, strike me down. More’n meets the eye, here. All right, then. New warning! Listen up, whoever you are. BUGS ARE EVERYWHERE! And they’re really dangerous, really.
Marjorie and me – all right, just me, Marjorie says she doesn’t give an eeklu wink about what happens to you lot, which doesn’t strike me as all that friendly, but Marjorie, well, she’s opinionated. Where was I? Right! BUGS EVERYWHERE! But also, FISH-MEN! And they do appear to be in league, so they are.

[Marjorie interjects again, quite loudly, although the datachron cannot discern her individual words.]

I’ll finish when I’m good and ready! We’ve got to leave a warning for the – oh.
Well, that’s that then. Hullo, fish-men. Say, you wouldn’t be friendly by any chance, would you?

[The crackle of energy weapons is followed by a pair of heavy thumps and the clacking of insectoid feet before the recording shuts off.]

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Ikthian Analysis: Eldan Augmentation

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[Your datachron is barely able to translate this complex Ikthian analysis of Eldan nanotech.]

QUERY: Ancients TECHNOLOGICAL enhancement BIOLOGICAL parameters?

RESPONSE: Parameters EXCEEDING expected results. All BIOLOGICAL subjects VIABLE RECIPIENTS enhancement PROCEDURE. Variables ENCODED accounted CALCULATED.

QUERY: TECHNOLOGICAL enhancement IKTHIAN biology
COMPATIBILITY negative. Expected result?

RESPONSE: TECHNOLOGICAL enhancement MUTATION RATE accelerating. ORGANIC TISSUE targeted. Analyzed. IKTHIAN IMMUNITY not guaranteed.

QUERY: Research possible TECHNOLOGICAL BIOLOGICAL enhancement tests:
– COMBAT
– MOBILITY
– DURABILITY
– VIABILITY

BIOLOGICAL parameters CONTROLLABLE?

RESPONSE: CONTROLLABILITY expected.
RESEARCH engaged. FOCUSED questioning. EXPERIMENTATION proceeds. QUERY: BIOLOGICAL interference INEVITABLE. Action RECOMMENDATION?

RESPONSE: Infect BIOLOGICAL forms. MONITOR. DEFEND. CONTROL. REQUIRED: Fail-safes. COMBUSTION WEAPONS. PYROPLASM REQUIRED.
Do not risk IKTHIAN LIFE. Proceed.

[Datachron translation matrix unable to continue. Please try again later.]

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So You’re Going to Die on Nexus

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As the ancient Eldan proverb says: All things that are must one day cease to be. What is now shall be past later. And as we say at Eternal Vigilance Acres: Now is the time to prepare for later, with new ceremonial plots on the planet Nexus.

Naturally, everyone wants to know what happens if one doesn’t make it back from their journey beyond the Fringe. Accidents happen. People age. Realists make bold yet obvious proclamations. That’s why we at EVA have prepared this Funereally
Asked Questions list just for you, Dominion citizen.

IF I DIE ON NEXUS IS MY SOUL LOST TO THE GODS?
Dying on Nexus poses many unique problems for the spiritually minded, and we at Eternal Vigilance Acres have anticipated them all, and cleared any sticky religious issues with the High Sentinel herself! And rest assured, as it is the lost planet of the gods, your immortal soul could not be in a safer place upon departing your physical body. If it was good enough for the Eldan, it’s
good enough for Dominion citizens!

WHAT IF I AM NOT CASSIAN AND MY CULTURE HAS ITS OWN DEATH RITUALS?
Ha! That is really very funny. Of course all cultures of the Dominion are part of the Vigilant Church, and may participate in the church’s death rituals as a matter of course. However, Eternal Vigilance Acres recognizes that not all citizens will be comfortable with this arrangement, so we are happy to announce full support for Draken ancestor rituals, Chua disintegration chambers,
and Mechari disassembly chants.

WHAT IF MY BODY CAN’T BE RECOVERED?
We at EVA have never met a body that couldn’t be at least partially recovered, even if what was recovered is little more than a few isotopes and atoms. And that’s all it takes to arrange a proper burial, whether your eternal rest takes place in a wooden coffin, a ceramic urn, or the cold vacuum of space.

CAN I JUST HAVE MY BODY SHIPPED BACK TO CASSUS/BEZGELOR/MIKROS/OTHER HOMEWORLD?

Of course you can! But be advised, such a prospect can be prohibitively expensive for all but the wealthiest citizens. And we at EVA would urge anyone thinking along these lines to consider this: the emperor himself has declared Nexus the new capital of the entire empire. There’s no need to have your body sent anywhere else – you’re already home.

I’M AN EXILE. CAN EVA HELP ME?
Yeah, that’s going to be a no. Please don’t write in again.

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Rare Fauna of Nexus Vol. 4

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[Professor Cornelius’s masterwork of xenobiology has become a go-to reference for Dominion science students and anyone looking to quickly get up to speed on the many strange creatures of Nexus. Its accuracy may be inversely proportionate to its popularity, however, and recent editions have been filled with updates and corrections written since the author began carrying out more detailed fieldwork on the planet.]

CELESTION FLAME FICUS
Like many plants native to
Nexus, this hardy plant appears to have an adverse reaction to common scan frequencies, the sound of sapient speech, or even being looked at in a surly manner. And like many plants native to Nexus, the Celestion flame ficus’s reaction is to burst into flame!

Perhaps, given the name, that is less than surprising.
[Continued in section 47]

STARFACED MUMBLEWEED
This unusual plant, a non-mobile relative of the semi-sapient (and very mobile) veggies of Nexus, emits a
sound like a mumbling Cassian child when any fauna larger than an insect is near. This is believed to be merely a defense mechanism and not truly an attempt to speak language. They bloom with five-petaled “starface” flowers twice a year. Mumbleweed gardens can be quite noisy during the blooming season.
[Continued in section 59]

CARNI-VEGGIES
A mobile relative of the Starfaced Mumbleweed and the various Veggies species which protect sources of primal life energy, carnivorous Veggies are
extremely rare on Nexus, but also extremely dangerous. Their bites carry enzymes that spread into organic bloodstreams and trigger sluggishness, sometimes even unconsciousness. This allows the so-called Carni-Veggies to consume their prey at their leisure. Given their tiny mouths and bodies, they rarely finish a meal of that sort before it turns. [Continued in section 77]

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Tomorrow’s Listings

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[A summary of the many holoentertainment options available to authorized users of this Exile entertainment device.]

7:30 Nexus Mean Time

Network 22
NEXUS CRITTER JAMBOREE with MYA CUDDLEFUZZ
Today’s critters include an adorable baby jabbit, a hungry baby chompacabra, and a whole lot of unexpected childhood trauma! Parents, be sure to tune in with your children for this very special NCJ.
MYA CUDDLEFUZZ…..Herself
CHOMPY THE FRIENDLY
CHOMPACABRA…..Himself
JABBY THE BABY JABBIT (DECEASED)…..Himself

Channel 701
FLEET NEWS MORNING
All the news from the Exile Fleet and beyond, without the Dominion propaganda. Join host JILLIAN MOONCREST for interviews with movers, shakers, and newsmakers. Whether they’re flying high in the arkship Gambler’s Ruin or breaking new ground on the new Exile homeworld Nexus, Fleet News is there!

9:30 Nexus Mean Time

Spectrum
66-77
GALAXY’S FUNNIEST STARSHIP CRASHES
As your host, retired flying ace Captain “Skyhook” Fellstrand, likes to say, “It’s time to laugh at tragedy!” Because if you can’t laugh at tragedy, you can’t heal. And starship crashes are also funny, it turns out! This week: A can of bingberry jam triggers a catastrophic engine failure aboard a private star yacht; a friendly game of Blast-the-Asteroids turns into a hilariously deadly game of Bounce-Your-Ship-Off-the-Asteroids-Until-
You-Impact-On-the-Surface; and we answer the age-old question: can jabbits fly? Yes! After a fashion. But not very well, it turns out, and landing safely is utterly out of the question. A 24-segment holo-pictorial!
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