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“It is a tragedy to hear you were punished for performing your duties. Is this the main reason why you wished to meet with me? Why should I trade with you, and not the Lathes?”
Talliel-Iota-5 finally swaps to a...
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Unhurried, I ascend the stairs. The door at the top opens automatically with a smooth whir.
Talliel-Iota-5’s domain is absolutely deafening, filled with churning lathes and crashing hammers, tended to by an army of adepts. Hundreds of people stand hunched...
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I enjoy the tea tasting immensely. None are camellia sinensis, though that doesn’t stop me from secreting away tiny samples so that I can replicate the ones I like the most. The chocolate and marzipan subst...
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“Greetings, Lord Silas Ortellius and Lady Fyona Ortellius. I am delighted to meet you with an open hand, rather than with the quick tongue and swift quill of the negotiating tab...
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“It is. Also, I want to keep the name. Calling a ration credit a byt...
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There is no April Fools post, so no need to worry about if this chapter is cannon or not!
Replete and content, Brigid and I enjoy an after dinner meander through our new treasure vault. Brigid points out each of the objects, w...
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Quaani blushes, “So what now?”
“You are going to make some calls and arrange for us all to visit Silas and Fyona. They can come here first if they like, but I think it would be better for Annette if we spend the first week with them. I am going to visit the Drukhari cruiser and continue going through all the loo...
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“Congratulations?”
Quaani waves off my comment, then brings up a lot of files on his hollow projector, “This is an agreement between House Ortillius and House Issengrund. It requires the signatur...
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Luan says, “I was thinking that our ‘Pilgrimage’ could end at Belacane. I know you’ve been planning to flog our stasis cargo container and castellan void shield STCs to them Dad, ever since you let slip that Arch-Mag...
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After our meal, we move to the sitting room.
Alpia says, “Dad, did you really walk through the whole ship in a silly shirt, shorts, and sandals?”
“Yep.”
“I can’t decide if I am embarrassed or impressed,” says Luan. ...
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(Trigger Warning: Suicide Reference)
“Hello everyone,” I say.
Dawn Garnet, our dog, bounds up to me and nuzzles my hand.
“Hi Dad!” Alpia runs up to me and headbuts me in the chest befor...
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Within my thoughts, I continue the review of my implants.
I have two Potentia Coils, each the size of an average human forearm. They’re not that powerful and I’d r...
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Relaxing in the beach biome is absolutely glorious. Ever since I found myself in this ghastly future I have been worried about the Inquisition. The anticipation of the first meeting, and thinking about all the things that they cou...
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I lie on a beach chair, enjoying the warmth of the artificial daylight and listening to the waves. The air is tinted with salt and a cool breeze. All aro...
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With more than two hours before the Drukhari assault group arrives, I am able to regroup all my vessels, cripple the last of the Dr...
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I accept the comm request, audio only.
“Monkeigh! How dare you fire upon my glorious vessels!”
Ardent Bane matches the voice of...
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“Hold up, Magos,” says Odhran. “I understand the need to secure an escape route and that you have ordered the capture of Ardent Bane, but what are our objectives? What is victo...
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The corridor is fairly narrow, just large enough for two normal humans to walk side by side. With how large the Space Marines and I are, we are forced into a single line. I constantly query the Machine-Spirits aroun...
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David stands and raises his cup, “To wealth and the Emperor.”
We all follow suit, “For the Emperor!”
Everyone drinks from their cup as I send a warning that trouble is about to erupt ...
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We finish our surf and turf in silence. Once we are done, the plates are whisked away and Lyre props his elbows upright upon the table, clasps his hand together and rests his chin on his hands.
“I have se...
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“Well, at least we know what decade it probably is!” says David. “That’s an acceptable margin of error.”
I say, “I prefer to time things to the pico-second, but ...
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“I’ve found a few new things. New to me at least, not necessarily to the Imperium,” I say, unwilling to give away too much. “Vanguard armour is a bipedal, humanoid machine, originally intended...
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We disembark from the air car and are led beneath the bronze arms to two great angels, then through a thick, armoured door. The room beyond is magnificent with twenty floors of books, scrolls, and arte...
Quaani and I continue our banter until his Refresh and Revitalise wears off, then he orders the mechadendrites to lift him out of the tank and goes to rest. I direct us out of the trench of fleshy eye tongues after two more days of careful vigil. The other four vessels in our fleet that aren’t docked inside Iron Crane have no trouble hiding within the Cloud in the Warp 2024-01-19 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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“We can hang out until you feel better,” I say, “if you’d like.”
Thorfinn grunts, “Do you even have time for that these days?...
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