This month sees a crippling obsession with the idea of using nuclear weapons on the ice caps of Aries, or possibly Shiva. A sense of tunnel vision, an almost single-minded focus on this issue splits the AI subroutines nearly down the middle. So much time is spent debating this one minor issue that nearly no other directives are issued this month. And neither side ends up making a convincing argument, either. So the status quo persists.
Contacting the Moonies again is one of the few tasks undertaken outside the crippling stalemate of debate. There is some back and forth in the dialogue, and some vague allusions to another meeting in the near future. No real progress is made, and no true details are hammered out.
More research is done into the background of the shipbuilding consortium, and they continue to check out. After some unobtrusive DNA sampling, it is clear that they are in fact, humans. Their lack of children is explained away quite convincingly, as none of them seem to have an ounce of nurturing or protectiveness in their personality. They are truly addicted to their work.
A few of their number do come from Aquarius, but they seem to have been born there. Being one of the numerous new generation grown in the advanced reproductive centers dotting the system, they emerged quick to maturity and quickly began to study military history and naval theory there. After a few semesters in the military schools on Aries, they dropped out to join the consortium.
As a whole, the group seems to be growing tired of the wait. They go so far as to send an ultimatum: proceed with the project, or they will withdraw their bid and refuse to cooperate with the AI.
Activity elsewhere in the system continues more or less unobserved by the AI. No major developments occur, but neither do any major setbacks.
Time lapsed in system: 7 years, 5 months- "Gaia": Earth-like planet with mysterious alien presence, several bustling, competitive human-run colonies, and diplomatic space station (Babylon)
- "Hephaestus": acidic, hostile atmosphere and radioactive, burgeoning research and development station and several power generation facilities
- "Aquarius": aquatic world, savage life, pack-like nomadic intelligent Avians, floating university dedicated to teaching the Avians (50 Avians resident)
- "Aries": Mars-like planet transitioning to Earth-like, industrial terraforming, (scattered trees, quickly advancing grasses, basic wildlife, modest amount of surface water), AI-controlled comfortable Arcology settlements and scattered Maven communities
- "Shiva": Freezing world, habitable caverns in and under permafrost
- Abundant Asteroids: nascent asteroid mining industry, naval base
- Gas Giant A: numerous moons with isolationist intelligent life
- Gas Giant B: several moons with isolationist intelligent life
Military
Self-repairing carbon
Electrochemical ammunition
Mass drivers
Strong magnetic shields
Combat drones
Medical
Cloning and genetic manipulation
Industrial
Aerotransmission of power
Deep drilling
Solar lenses
Magnetic hydrogen scoop
Other
Internet
5-25 Meters (Patrol class): 50 ships
26-50 Meters (Corvette class): 25 ships
51-100 Meters (Frigate class): 9 ships
100-150 Meters (Destroyer class): 3 ships
- Can communicate through mental implants
- Produces own electricity via small organ
- Can be given programs to augment skills and knowledge
- Exhibit a slight tendency towards uniformity
- Specialized implants to perform military, research, and medical roles
- Seek knowledge obsessively
- Pack dwelling
- Near-human intelligence
- Nomadic
- Capable of tool use
- Quick breeding rate
- Teach new generations
- Know basic sign language
- Dwell on multiple moons around Jovian planets
- Very isolationist
- Possess at least rudimentary space flight
- Possess gravity manipulation technology
- Maintain an economy between multiple moons (evidenced by traffic between them)
Poll
7 (33.3%)
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