…some part of me wants the picture for this entry to be a very bright star in the sky, as an antimatter torch deceleration burn would appear from planetary ground, with three shepherds and a camel looking up at it.
And that’s why I’m going to hell this week.
(A belated continuation of the Picture Dictionary series.) S is for Starport Where great ships take flight. They climb to the stars, On pillars of light. T is for Transcend The home of the Powers. No gods in the heavens, And so we made ours. U is for Uplifts Potential
These letters taunt me.
Woke up this morning with an uncontrollable urge to write an in-universe children’s picture dictionary book. So that’s what I’m doing. Damn unruly muses.
Those of you who are old enough to recall the original publicity campaign surrounding Extropa Energy's pet project - or who have dug it out of the archives in the years since - might remember the first renders of the Esilmúr Sphere: a diaphanous veil cast over hot
SECURE STORAGE CATALOG RECORD 23-0-119674 FACILITY 23 / LEVEL E / CELL 1138 / NICHE 4-11 BLACK UNCLASS HAZARD RATING: NEGLIGIBLE DESIGNATION: The Antibeer HANDLING PROCEDURES: No physical (baryonic matter) contact beyond border of magnetic bottle. Ensure radiation shielding remains in place except when work with this item is in progress to prevent
ICED FIRE-CLASS ANTIMATTER TRANSPORT Operated by: Extropa Energy, ICC Type: Antimatter Transport Construction: Islien Yards, ICC Length: 1,600 km (overall) Beam: 3,200 km Dry mass: 39,200 tons (not including cryocels) Gravity-well capable: No; not even low-orbit capable. Atmosphere capable: No. Personnel: 31 * Flight Commander * 3 x Flight
It’s known that the eldrae (and Imperial culture generally) place a premium on rational belief, but they also place a great amount of value on preserving extant diversity of beliefs and opinions inasmuch as they can be reconciled with rationality. Given this, what do they make of Aumann’s