Gufnork's Rumble

[Gufnork]

Turn 2107 to Rubin.

Finally, the terraformers are both up and running. Now it's time to expand, we need to inhabit more of this world to understand it. Scout patrol Epsilon Alpha reported that they've sighted two pods finally. One however is located in a fungus field. The testings from Monitoring stations show that there are no inherant dangers from the fungus, but I expect the fauna of this planet to be the most dangerous in that terrain. They will have to enter however, we are in desperate need of those supplies.

--Provost Gufnork
"The Search for Tomorrow"

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2107 Complete

Morganic Report, M.Y. 2107:
CEO Rubin declared that worker wages are doubled - effective immediately. This way Morganic production facilities hope to increase production speeds. This is not only necessary but also a logical step for all Morganites, said CEO Rubin in an ML3dV interview. We need a strong market to prosper on Chiron and recent events have forced some citizens at Hydoponics One into poverty. I simply cannot let that continue.
Workers and scientists at Hydroponics One are now working even harder to finish a new kind of revolutionary machinery. Completion is expected early next year.
End of Report

Turn 2107 complete. Turn passed to Lord Chip of the Gaians.

[Chip_Buckner]

GNN-2108

Military sources confirm that the reason 1st GEF suffered no casualties from last year's mind worm encounter is that the exo-zoologists "captured" it. The "unit"--dubbed 2nd GEF--spent a portion of the year scouting with the 1st GEF.

At the end of the year 2nd GEF located a second mind worm unit. Gaian scientists are apprehensively excited at the meeting of native and "domesticated" mind worms to test their reaction to one another. The upcoming encounter will provide evidence as to the inherent antagonism or docility of this presumably native species.

The encounters with native species stand in stark contrast to the absence of contact from other Unity factions. Could it be that our colony comprises the total of human life on Chiron?

2108 to HongHu.

[Snowflake]

PLAH report, 2108:

Looks like the mindworms can sense the incoming danger and it evaded green scout No. 2! Both green scout continues efforts to explor the unknow territory.

Turn 2108 to university.

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2108 Complete

Morganic Report, M.Y. 2108:
Recorded Surveillance Log: Oh man! Revolutionary machinery my ***! Four months in the recruitment facility and they put me into one of these... Ahh, let's see how this thing works... [...] What the... Ooohh... Easy! Easy! [...] That's better. Hey, where's the plans?!? [...] Operation Instructions Manual?!? Why do they write this stuff? Man, how am I supposed to understand **** of this crap! Mmmm, make sure the main hydraulic drill is ... ??? The main hydro... drill?!? What IS this piece of ****?!? And they tell me to go dig a hole?!? Do this! Do that! ... Go do it yourself!
End of Report

Turn 2108 complete. Turn sent to Lord Chip.

[Chip_Buckner]

GNN-2109

Science Report

Gaiana scientists continue to be confused by alien fauna. Mind worms have attacked humans. Mind worms have submitted to human control. Mind worms have run from domesticated mind worms. The disparate behaviour leads our scientists to conclude that we are dealing with complex intelligent individuals.

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What IS that thing? -- Lord Chip, Personal Journal

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2109 to the Hive

[Snowflake]

PLAH report, 2109:

It is reported that we won 1 battle although the Marshal was not entirely clear where was the enemy encountered. Chairman HongHu was amazed as well as baffled as the Hive treasury department reported the energy credit reserve mysteriously increase by 1. Notherless the morale of the PLAH scouts were raised by the victory.

2109 to University.

[Gufnork]

Turn 2109 to Rubin

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2109 Complete

Morganic Report, M.Y. 2109:
M.Y. 2109, MorganLink 3dVision News Flash: There is a growing concern in the public that Morganic economy is becoming unstable. The very basis of our society is threatened, an anonymous official says. CEO Rubin is seemingly hesitative and has not yet addressed the issue in public. Worker wages are too high and nothing has been done to improve the economic infrastructure, a critic explains. Is our economy strong enough?, seems to be the question on everybody's lips.
End of Report

2109 complete. Turn already passed to Chip.

[Chip_Buckner]

Military Briefing Report - 2110

Major, if the 1st doesn't make it, I'll bust you to private. If it does survive, I'm going to send you to the blackboard, where you will write, 500 times that: I shall not order units into the fungus to investigate pods unless they have backup.

2110 to HongHu

[Snowflake]

2110 Univ

[Gufnork]

The scout team has yet to find the pod. Travelling through this strange fungus seems almost impossible, three years has passed with no luck. I have still to receive their scientific report of the foreign flora, I await it eagerly. Hopefully that fungus won't prevent us from expanding. But we're losing valuable time trying to reach that pod! Some good news, however. Terraformer Alpha has reported that they've succesfully forested the fertile area near the western shore. Workers have relocated from the river to the forest which should increase both our industry and our food production. Things are looking up at home, which hopefully will make up for the slow rate of exploring.

Provost Gufnork
"The Search for Tomorrow"

2110 to Rubin.

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2110 Complete

Rubinic Report, M.Y. 2110:
A decade has passed and the Morganites have finally put the tragic death of Nwabudike Morgan behind them. From now on the Morganites shall be known as the Rubinites. By the end of this troublesome decade CEO Rubin requested a 1st Decade Report - partly in memory of Nwabudike Morgan, reflecting his vision of the U.N.S. Unity's (referred to as "the last hope" by Nwabudike Morgan) journey to Alpha Centauri.
End of Report

Turn 2110 complete. Turn passed to Lord Chip of the Gaians.

1st Decade Report attached below.

[Chip_Buckner]

GNN-2111

Feature story

GNN cameras were admitted to 1-GEF 's barracks today to witness Major Leaf undergoing some sort of hazing ritual. Snickering officers would not comment as to why he was writing I shall not order units into the fungus to investigate pods unless they have backup repeatedly on the blackboard.

2111 to HongHu.

[Snowflake]

PLAH report, 2111:

The PLAH is at its peak since the landing due to both bases finished recruitment of new scouts. Chairman HongHu asked both bases focus on colony pod production aiming new exploration of Chiron. People in the headquarter base started complaining about the Chairman's focus on military. There are no improvement whatsoever to improve the surrounding terrain, left alone people's living conditions. Chairman HongHu emphasised that the military expansion is necessary, citing the frequency of the mindworm attacks. Nonetheless, scientists in the Hive were instructed to start research toward terrain improving machinary. The Chairman also ordered two green PLAH scouts stay in the bases to act as police as well as guarding against mindworms.

2111 to Univ.