Walking the Earth: And, indeed, Flying the Space. A period spent doing this is considered a more or less essential part of one’s later education, in the Empire. Got to spent some time figuring the world out, after all.
education
A curious feature of Imperial academia is the antidegree (occasionally and unofficially referred to as the dishonorary antidegree). One cannot, of course, simply revoke a degree obtained without fraud; it is a time-bound certification of ability which stands as testimony to the competence of its holder at that time. However,
education
“So how did you get that scar, anyway? You never told me.” “I told you I undertook advanced studies at the Inperial War College. I acquired it during my thesis defense.” “How do you get that at a viva voce?” “Professor-Brigadier Oríänoclés didn’t believe in half-assing hypotheses. His contribution
education
“Good morning, ye earnest seekers of wisdom. I am Reader Olíäth Rian, and I am your primary instructor for this class. Welcome to EX0487, Introduction to the Exosophontology of Mass Coercion. For our foreign students who are now looking confused, you may have seen this class listed under ‘political science’
worldbuilding
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