Gufnork's Rumble

[Gufnork]

Reports from our forward scout team returned today. And what news! A strange monolith that appears to be artificial was found where we thought the pod to be. Once they started examine the monolith the fungus field just disappeared! The area now seems extremly efficient to work on, giving us all the resources we need. It was certainly worth the four years it took to find it. We must send researchers out to investigate it at once! Maybe we can harness it's power to eliminate this fungus that produces nothing and prevents our progress. I've ordered the scout team to proceed and find more pods and I've sent scientists from Monitoring Station to investigate it further. Things are looking better and better. Only one thing worries me... Who built it?

--Provost Gufnork
"The Search for Tomorrow"

2111 to Rubinites.

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2111 Complete

Rubinic Report, M.Y. 2111:
Incoming Transmission:
- S-One: This is Scout One. We've come across another pod from the Unity. Awaiting orders...
- H.Q.: ...standby Scout One. [...] Ok, Scout One. Proceed to investigate. Excercise extreme caution.
- S-One: Orders recieved.
[...]
- S-One: This is Scout One. We have found the pod to be completely empty. No signs of anything... Wait... Don't pull that lever, private! Squad pull back immediately! It moves!!!
[...]
- S-One: Headquarters, we've accidently activated the pod's internal computer --- I think. I don't know what it is, but the noise is ... well, very loud. The pod is somehow transforming.
- H.Q.: ...
- S-One: I see a huge central tracked device. The machinery is approximately 15 meters tall! Several smaller automated robots emerging from this huge machine seem to attend the planet surface. Sir, I don't know, but... it looks like they're doing farm work!?!
End of Report

Turn 2111 complete. Turn sent to Chip.

[Chip_Buckner]

Gaia-2112

The 2nd GEF, consisting of mind worms, travels quickly through the xenofungus, making it an excellent scout.

--from a GNN feature story on Mind Worms

It's a good thing we have the captured mind worms to distract the people, because there is certainly nothing else going on on this planet.

--from Lord Chip's personal journal

2112 to the Hive

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2112 Complete

Rubinic Report, M.Y. 2112:
The Rubinites are still working hard in their efforts to colonize Chiron. An apparant lack of mobility (and flexibility) has almost stalled all expansion and exploration efforts. Although no signs of native fauna have been reported for the past years, citizens are unwilling to leave their homes. CEO Rubin is re-evaluating the current situation - a nation wide depression is to be avoided at all costs!
End of Report

Turn 2112 complete. Passed to Lord Chip.

I've stopped reading the power graph Please inform me when things look better

[Chip_Buckner]

GNN-2113

The lead story tonight is the ribbon cutting for the first base facility constructed by Gaian engineers. Deirdre Skye announced that the new recycling center was a landmark event, both in preserving the planet and in increasing the resources available in the desolate rocky area.

2113 to the Hive.

[Snowflake]

2113 to Univ. Sorry my schedule was a little disrupted these couple of days. But I'll do my best to bring it back on track.

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2113 Complete

Rubinic Report, M.Y. 2113:
Inefficiency has finally struck the Rubinites. The waste, mismanagement and growing discontent have reached critical levels. CEO Rubin has responded by re-allocating the distribution of resources. The result is a sense of contentment among the citizens. However, Rubinic scientists are experiencing increasing difficulties. The economy is still heading for an all time low.
End of Report

Turn 2113 complete. Turn sent to Lord Chip of the Gaians (Spokesman of Lady Skye???).

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[Chip_Buckner]

GNN-2114

The ten year plan calls for substantial cultural, economic and population growth to establish, promote and preserve the Gaian civil and social structure on Chiron. Gaian information officer Deirdre Skye urged each citizen to take personal responsibility for the implementation of the plan.

--Lead news story

Lord Chip and Information Officer Deirdre Skye seem to be quite an item in the capital. Late nights in Council Chambers cause rumors of non-governmental activity to circulate through the halls.

"Not at all", said Skye, when we asked. "We are doing all that we can to promote the ten year plan. We are deeply and personally committed to promoting Gaian population growth.

--GNN Gossip Columnist

2114 to HongHu

[Snowflake]

2114 to Univ

[Gufnork]

Sometimes sacrifices needs to be made. Diverting scientists into planning our economy isn't an optimal solution, but we need to make arrangements if we are to expand as rapidly as needed. And estimated increase in growth of 20% and a 10% increase in our industrial capacity is worth the loss of efficiency. For now. The costs involved in creating this change in the economy was steep, but it was necessary. Our energy reserves are once again depleted, but resources exists to be consumed. We are in a race, a race against the hidden secrets of Planet and any other survivors from Unity. If we are to create a utopia on Planet, we cannot afford to fall behind.

-- Provost Gufnork
"The Search for Tomorrow"

2114 to Rubinites.

Regarding the new rules, I am opposed to any and all exploits. So there's no need to ask me.

[Rubin]

M. Y. 2114 Complete

Rubinic Report, M.Y. 2114:
CEO Rubin is unable to prevent a total collapse in the economy. By next year the energy reserves are depleted.
End of Report

*End of M.Y. 2114 Public Announcement*
Findings during M.Y. 2114 result in the following addendum to the House Rules:
You may not use the F4 screen to change your workers/drones/specialists into non-available/non-allowed specialists.

Turn 2114 complete. Passed to Lord Chip of the Gaians.

[Chip_Buckner]

It must have been a slow news year.
--Lord Chip, referring to the GNN gossip columnist.

2115 to HongHu

[Snowflake]

PLAH Report, 2115

A PLAH scout submitted a piece of scrap paper that resambles some kind of design of a device that was brought by the winds of Chiron. Chairman HongHu had studied the piece carefully but all he can make out is a few characters that reads "ASD" and it seemed to be signed by a "CEO R..". HongHu suspected that there are other suvivors of the Unity after all...

2115 to Univ

[Gufnork]

2115 to Rubinites

[Rubin]

M.Y. 2115 Complete

Rubinic Report, M.Y. 2115:
"If you marry, you will regret it; if you do not marry, you will also regret it; whether you marry or do not marry, you will regret both. Laugh at the world's follies or weep over them, you will regret both...hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the sum and substance of all philosophy."
-- Soren A. Kierkegaard, Diapsalmata (Either/Or: A Fragment of Life)
[Datalinks query, keyword "choice"]

...

Do it!, said CEO Rubin, Do it now!
End of Report

Turn 2115 complete Turn passed to Lord Chip of the Gaians.