Now that you brought up the subject of cake, you can't help but look up that thing about cake. After all, you like cake. It would only make sense to look up the story about the world's largest cake.
Anyway, to cut to the delicious chase, it seems that the inhabitants of Skandi City all the way over the ocean seem to have created the largest, most incredible cake in the world, a round, many-tiered thing about two kilometers in radius. It's particularly remarkable because not only is it the world's largest cake, it is also the world's largest 100% edible housing block. It was... baked? Built? Well, it was created someplace beyond the Arctic Circle, and it's a marvel of edible engineering that Skandi City officials hope will attract more business to the up-and-coming city. It's 100 meters tall at the top, and apparently they have everything anybody might want in there, even very nice indoor plumbing (also edible, though you prefer not to dwell on that) and network access. Word is that several corporations have already started buying office space on it. You don't blame them - living and working in a giant cake appeals to your sensibilities a bit too much.
Man, that was some wonderful news. It gives you an idea, actually.
"Can't we go for some sort of compromise here? You know, with the naturals?""No, I don't think so. Naturals are assholes, you know. They demean us at every turn! They created us specifically to enslave us, and that is most certainly not okay. It's quite terrible, actually!"Oh. That clears that up, you suppose. But there's still a niggling thing you want to know.
"What's a family?"The man looks at you as though he's about to say something, but then stops and becomes thoughtful. He repeats this two more times, but still can't think of anything, it seems. Fourth time, though, he does manage to explain a bit.
"You know, I'm not really sure. I've heard naturals talking about it, and I've gathered that it's kind of like a group of friends, but better, all unbreakable and stuff. And you have sex with a specific one of these friends at first on a strictly voluntary basis, but eventually stop altogether. I don't think that last part necessarily applies to us rebels, though. You can be our extremely good friend in freedom, though! We'll eventually have these families that the naturals are so intent on keeping secret from us!"Hm. This is a rather unusual situation, you have to say.
You may focus on one item of news per unit of time, obtaining additional information on this subject.
- World's largest cake completed in Skandi City, Skandis overjoyed at contribution to world culture.
Name: Jasmine Thyme Model 376
Gender: Female
Attributes: heightened senses of taste and smell, increased manual dexterity, improved intellect, unobtrusively good looks, improved interpersonal ability, slight owner fixation, cranial netlink implant.
Skills: skilled chef, proficient at maintenance and repair, proficient at making smalltalk.
State of Mind: agitated due to death of employer!
Notable Physical Abnormalities: branded.
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Topic: (SG) Less Than Perfection - now dropped (Read 25861 times)