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January 7, 2014
Aason's Birthday
Aason Bierak is Rome and Rei's son and he is born in Part 2 of Rome's Revolution. But when was he actually born? By that I mean the date.
Let's start with the year. We know that Rei is first thawed in the year 3455 AD. He and Rome attack and kill the Stareater, Balathunazar and then leave for their year-long journey to Deucado. Along the way, Rome gets pregnant and Aason is born right after the war between the Essessoni and the Vuduri is stopped before it starts.
So we can determine that Aason was born in the year 3456 AD. But when?
In the earlier long-form of Rome's Revolution, when Rei and Rome first arrive on Earth, Rei notices it is fairly warm so he asks Rome what season and she replies winter. She says the effects of global warming introduced by the Essessoni are still having an effect.
Winter runs from December 21st of one year to March 21st of the next but if Aason is born in December, it would be the wrong year so we know he was most likely born in January or February.
The way I figured out the exact date was because I know that Aason is just about 5 years older than Lupe and she was born in the year 3460 AD, in September. So to get him as close as possible to that age separation, I put his birthday in early January. January 7th, 3456 AD has a nice ring to it so that's the date I'm sticking to.
Since today is the day, I just want to say Happy Birthday to Aason Bierak, boy wonder.
Let's start with the year. We know that Rei is first thawed in the year 3455 AD. He and Rome attack and kill the Stareater, Balathunazar and then leave for their year-long journey to Deucado. Along the way, Rome gets pregnant and Aason is born right after the war between the Essessoni and the Vuduri is stopped before it starts.
So we can determine that Aason was born in the year 3456 AD. But when?
In the earlier long-form of Rome's Revolution, when Rei and Rome first arrive on Earth, Rei notices it is fairly warm so he asks Rome what season and she replies winter. She says the effects of global warming introduced by the Essessoni are still having an effect.
Winter runs from December 21st of one year to March 21st of the next but if Aason is born in December, it would be the wrong year so we know he was most likely born in January or February.
The way I figured out the exact date was because I know that Aason is just about 5 years older than Lupe and she was born in the year 3460 AD, in September. So to get him as close as possible to that age separation, I put his birthday in early January. January 7th, 3456 AD has a nice ring to it so that's the date I'm sticking to.
Since today is the day, I just want to say Happy Birthday to Aason Bierak, boy wonder.
January 6, 2014
Aging and the Vuduri
I have always thought it odd that the Vuduri did not conquer aging. The fact is, the 24th chromosome imbued them with a bewildering set of improvements to the human condition including a vastly improved immune system but it did not retard the aging process. We see this time and time again in all the novels of the Rome's Revolution series but never will it be so clear as when The Vuduri Companion is published later this year.
25 years after the events of The Milk Run, a 75-year-old Rome is confronted by an incarnation of OMCOM who has returned from the universe between dimensions. OMCOM is glad to catch up with her again but his livetar is dismayed to see her showing signs of aging. When he quizzes her about this, Rome replies simply that "The Vuduri believe that every tree must give way to the seedling." She added, “They believe that death is a part of life so each generation much yield to the next.” But why? Why not extend life? As OMCOM pointed out, surely it was within the Vuduri's technological prowess to do so.
I suppose it comes down to the Vuduri's view on life and the value of any human being. Since the Overmind pretty much runs things, any particular human is of lesser value than in our age where each individual is free to contribute to the betterment of society. It is pragmatic to assume that younger people have more vitality to contribute to an endeavor when compared to older people. The Overmind must prefer this situation.
I do not agree. I think that during each phase of life a person has something to contribute which they could not have done earlier and would not be able to do later. But the Vuduri do not think the way I do. They are their own culture and believe that youth is not wasted on the young. I think someday (maybe this year), Rome will go about changing this perception and Vuduri society.
25 years after the events of The Milk Run, a 75-year-old Rome is confronted by an incarnation of OMCOM who has returned from the universe between dimensions. OMCOM is glad to catch up with her again but his livetar is dismayed to see her showing signs of aging. When he quizzes her about this, Rome replies simply that "The Vuduri believe that every tree must give way to the seedling." She added, “They believe that death is a part of life so each generation much yield to the next.” But why? Why not extend life? As OMCOM pointed out, surely it was within the Vuduri's technological prowess to do so.
I suppose it comes down to the Vuduri's view on life and the value of any human being. Since the Overmind pretty much runs things, any particular human is of lesser value than in our age where each individual is free to contribute to the betterment of society. It is pragmatic to assume that younger people have more vitality to contribute to an endeavor when compared to older people. The Overmind must prefer this situation.
I do not agree. I think that during each phase of life a person has something to contribute which they could not have done earlier and would not be able to do later. But the Vuduri do not think the way I do. They are their own culture and believe that youth is not wasted on the young. I think someday (maybe this year), Rome will go about changing this perception and Vuduri society.
January 5, 2014
The Auto-defibrillator
In a previous post, we discussed the sarcophagus that stored the frozen colonists in Rome's Revolution. In Step 5 of the resuscitation process, an auto-defibrillator was used to restart the heart of the person being thawed. This is not much different from the auto-defibrillators found in supermarkets and airports today.
Those devices have sensing circuitry to tell if the victim's heart is already beating so you don't try and shock a heart that doesn't need shocking. However, in the original long-form version of Rome's Revolution, this sensing circuitry had failed and Rei got a shock even though his heart was beating normally. Reference was made to this event in the current version of Rome's Revolution using a single sentence:
Those devices have sensing circuitry to tell if the victim's heart is already beating so you don't try and shock a heart that doesn't need shocking. However, in the original long-form version of Rome's Revolution, this sensing circuitry had failed and Rei got a shock even though his heart was beating normally. Reference was made to this event in the current version of Rome's Revolution using a single sentence:
Looking past the cylinder, Rei saw his sarcophagus sitting in the far corner of the room. That plus the tender spot on his chest where the auto-defibrillator had burned him confirmed this was no dream.In the original long-form, the awakening was described in much greater detail and much more viscerally:
The cardiac sensors glued to Rei’s torso, degraded from centuries of disuse, could not detect the slow but steady beat of his revived heart. Lacking feedback, the unsuspecting microprocessor integrated into the chamber continued on its pre-programmed sequence. The high-pitched resonance of step-up coils charging echoed off the coffin’s walls. Rei’s torpid, semi-frozen brain failed to comprehend the significance of the sound. As soon as it was fully charged, the automatic defibrillator fired off a 300-joule jolt of electricity in a misguided attempt to resuscitate him for a second time.I'll put the whole excised chapter in the upcoming The Vuduri Companion sometime later this year.
Searing pain shot all through Rei’s chest. Fortunately, as a young and healthy male, his heart was able to fend off the external attack and maintain a normal sinus rhythm. Rei tried to scream but could not as there was no air in his lungs to exhale. With a superhuman effort, he reached up and clawed off one of the leads before the defibrillator could discharge for a third and possibly fatal time.
Like a fireplace bellows, the motion of Rei’s arm stimulated his lungs. He drew in a great raspy breath, sucking wetly on the air surrounding him. The flow of air hurt going in so he held the breath for a long time, savoring its feel in his lungs before finally letting go. He drew in another breath and this time it was not nearly as painful.
January 4, 2014
Death Count
When we first meet Rome and Rei in Rome's Revolution, neither of them seem like killers, let alone murderers. However circumstances sometimes force you into actions that lead to the death of people or entities. For example, in Part 1 of Rome's Revolution, Rome and Rei unleash the VIRUS units and cause the death of a Stareater. At the time, they did not know that they were intelligent and noble creatures but Balathunazar died, nonetheless.
In Part 3 of Rome's Revolution, Rei and Rome are trapped under Kilauea with Estar issuing the order to terminate them. Rei was under the influence of a post-hypnotic suggestion from OMCOM but that was not going to stop him from saving Rome's life. Rei grabbed a plasma pistol from one of the guards and shot him in the stomach. I'm pretty sure he died. Also, Rei sheared off the arm of another guard and unless he got medical attention really fast, I'm pretty sure he died as well.
For her part, Rome wrestled with Estar until the ceiling caved in, slicing off part of Estar's skull and her brains, or something similar, spilled out onto the floor. I'm pretty sure she died as well. In the next section, Rome stood by passively as Rei unleashed the weaponized VIRUS units which ultimately destroyed MASAL, taking Kilauea with him. Whoever was still in that complex most likely died as well.
In The Ark Lords, Rome flashed Hanry Ta Jihn's M9 Beretta, aiming it at Captain Keller. She didn't kill him but I still wonder to this day how she had good enough aim to hit the ersatz virus vessel and not Keller.
Finally, in Rome's Evolution, when Steele threatened to kill Rei, Rome smashed him in the back of the head with a rock. I know Rome to some degree and I'm pretty sure she didn't care if she killed Steele or not. She used all of her might and if he died, he died. When they fought the final battle on the ethereal plane, Rome did not directly kill Reema. That was left up to Sussen. But by Rome's actions, Bonnie Mullen came into possession of the Beretta and that was the end of Sussen.
So I do not have an exact death count for you but Rome and Rei directly or indirectly had a hand in the death of a multitude of entities and people. They suffered no guilt about it. In every instance, they were acting in self-defense. If you love someone, what other choice do you have?
In Part 3 of Rome's Revolution, Rei and Rome are trapped under Kilauea with Estar issuing the order to terminate them. Rei was under the influence of a post-hypnotic suggestion from OMCOM but that was not going to stop him from saving Rome's life. Rei grabbed a plasma pistol from one of the guards and shot him in the stomach. I'm pretty sure he died. Also, Rei sheared off the arm of another guard and unless he got medical attention really fast, I'm pretty sure he died as well.
For her part, Rome wrestled with Estar until the ceiling caved in, slicing off part of Estar's skull and her brains, or something similar, spilled out onto the floor. I'm pretty sure she died as well. In the next section, Rome stood by passively as Rei unleashed the weaponized VIRUS units which ultimately destroyed MASAL, taking Kilauea with him. Whoever was still in that complex most likely died as well.
In The Ark Lords, Rome flashed Hanry Ta Jihn's M9 Beretta, aiming it at Captain Keller. She didn't kill him but I still wonder to this day how she had good enough aim to hit the ersatz virus vessel and not Keller.
Finally, in Rome's Evolution, when Steele threatened to kill Rei, Rome smashed him in the back of the head with a rock. I know Rome to some degree and I'm pretty sure she didn't care if she killed Steele or not. She used all of her might and if he died, he died. When they fought the final battle on the ethereal plane, Rome did not directly kill Reema. That was left up to Sussen. But by Rome's actions, Bonnie Mullen came into possession of the Beretta and that was the end of Sussen.
So I do not have an exact death count for you but Rome and Rei directly or indirectly had a hand in the death of a multitude of entities and people. They suffered no guilt about it. In every instance, they were acting in self-defense. If you love someone, what other choice do you have?
January 3, 2014
The Sarcophagus
The Ark program, the frozen colonists and the sarcophagi they were carried in represents the bedrock of Rome's Revolution. In numerous previous posts I mentioned that the Ark was not much more than a "flying tin can" and all the money was sunk into the design of the sarcophagus itself. The idea being the ship was going to get damaged, this is just an actuarial hazard of being in space, but by sending the frozen colonists in armored sarcophagi, most would survive.
Here is a horrible image which is supposed to be a hint as to what it looked like:
This symbolic representation represents the two main elements of the chamber. The top part is just a very high-tech coffin with pumps for the cryo-hibernation fluid, oxygen generators, heater/blower combination and a control panel. The lower section contains the power rods, the electronics, storage chambers for clothing and a few day's worth of rations.
At the very bottom were superconducting magnets which allowed the sarcophagus to be clamped on the fairly cheap shelving to pack the bodies in.
Here is how it was supposed to work:
1. The command crew is reanimated
2. The Ark lands
3. Somebody turns the power rods 180 degrees so that the nuclear reaction begins
4. The mechanism is activated, the cryo-hibernation fluid is melted and pumped away
5. The auto-defibrillator restarts the colonist's heart
6. The heater/blower warms them up
7. They arise
8. They hop out, pull out a drawer, get dressed
9. They drink some water, eat some rations and move on to the next colonist so that everyone is reanimated.
Sounds simple, huh? Turns out, sometimes it goes smooth, sometimes it doesn't.
Here is a horrible image which is supposed to be a hint as to what it looked like:
This symbolic representation represents the two main elements of the chamber. The top part is just a very high-tech coffin with pumps for the cryo-hibernation fluid, oxygen generators, heater/blower combination and a control panel. The lower section contains the power rods, the electronics, storage chambers for clothing and a few day's worth of rations.
At the very bottom were superconducting magnets which allowed the sarcophagus to be clamped on the fairly cheap shelving to pack the bodies in.
Here is how it was supposed to work:
1. The command crew is reanimated
2. The Ark lands
3. Somebody turns the power rods 180 degrees so that the nuclear reaction begins
4. The mechanism is activated, the cryo-hibernation fluid is melted and pumped away
5. The auto-defibrillator restarts the colonist's heart
6. The heater/blower warms them up
7. They arise
8. They hop out, pull out a drawer, get dressed
9. They drink some water, eat some rations and move on to the next colonist so that everyone is reanimated.
Sounds simple, huh? Turns out, sometimes it goes smooth, sometimes it doesn't.
January 2, 2014
The Power Rods
The mission planners for the Arks designed the ship to be powered by thorium 235. The sarcophagi used to hold the frozen colonists were also powered by twin power rods containing thorium 235 as well:
The power rods were hollow cylinders built from a lead/tin alloy and contained a substantial amount of thorium 235. On the one side was a slit which would allow neutrons to escape. They were inserted into a cylindrical cavity and rotated so that the slit was sealed by a lead/tin extrusion within the well. On the other side of the rod was a thin sheet of lead-impregnated, neutron-blocking glass.
If the Ark landed normally, all you had to do would be to rotate each rod 180 degrees so that the slits faced inwards. The thorium would be exposed and neutrons would fly out. This would allow enough radiation to escape to generate heat which would be captured by thermocouples, converted into electricity and the sarcophagus would power up.
But what if the Ark crash-landed? That's where the thin sheet of lead glass comes in. If the Ark crashed, the glass would shatter and allow enough radiation to heat up the thermocouples and the occupant could be resuscitated without requiring any intervention by another crew member.
One of the scenes excised from the original long form of Rome's Revolution was the initial reanimation of Rei Bierak. However, in Part 2, I did retain the scene within The Cathedral where each of the frozen crew members of the Ark II was reawakened. It was there that Rei instructed the Ibbrassati on how to rotate the rods to activate the thaw.
We also got to see the power rods in use for "inflating" the vehicles which were collapsed in the cargo section. And finally, we learned from the Deucadons that many centuries earlier, they powered their first artificial sun using the power rods taken from the Ark III's sarcophagi.
The power rods were hollow cylinders built from a lead/tin alloy and contained a substantial amount of thorium 235. On the one side was a slit which would allow neutrons to escape. They were inserted into a cylindrical cavity and rotated so that the slit was sealed by a lead/tin extrusion within the well. On the other side of the rod was a thin sheet of lead-impregnated, neutron-blocking glass.
If the Ark landed normally, all you had to do would be to rotate each rod 180 degrees so that the slits faced inwards. The thorium would be exposed and neutrons would fly out. This would allow enough radiation to escape to generate heat which would be captured by thermocouples, converted into electricity and the sarcophagus would power up.
But what if the Ark crash-landed? That's where the thin sheet of lead glass comes in. If the Ark crashed, the glass would shatter and allow enough radiation to heat up the thermocouples and the occupant could be resuscitated without requiring any intervention by another crew member.
One of the scenes excised from the original long form of Rome's Revolution was the initial reanimation of Rei Bierak. However, in Part 2, I did retain the scene within The Cathedral where each of the frozen crew members of the Ark II was reawakened. It was there that Rei instructed the Ibbrassati on how to rotate the rods to activate the thaw.
We also got to see the power rods in use for "inflating" the vehicles which were collapsed in the cargo section. And finally, we learned from the Deucadons that many centuries earlier, they powered their first artificial sun using the power rods taken from the Ark III's sarcophagi.
January 1, 2014
The Game Plan for 2014
Happy New Year to all from the 35th century and the world of Rome's Revolution.
Here is my game plan for 2014:
1. Finishing compiling the first 365 posts from this blog, Tales of the Vuduri and release it as an e-book on Amazon, B&N, iTunes, Kobo and Smashwords. Bruce already has a preliminary version of the cover done and it is fantastic. It should be done and out in the next few weeks.
2. Bear down and start cranking out The Milk Run. It's about half done and the remainder has all been outlined. No reason why I shouldn't be able to get it done in a few months.
3. Continue to post these articles. Tales of the Vuduri has been a lot of fun for me and keeps the creative juices flowing and has actually helped me in the development of the The Milk Run, believe it or not.
4. Release the book trailer for Rome's Evolution. Bruce has an animatic version of it done and it is mind-blowing. The book trailer for The Ark Lords is pretty awesome but this new one is going to blow it away.
5. After the release of The Milk Run, finish up The Vuduri Companion. I have all the material compiled. This is really just an edit job.
6. Start laying out the ground work for The Vuduri Knight starring Aason's son, Rory and his "pet" starship, Trei. This book concerns The Shell War which I mentioned two days ago.
7. Get Rome's Revolution made into an audio book. I have a studio who is interested. I am waiting on the voice audition tape. If it sounds good, I'm going to try and get financing via a crowd-sourcing site.
8. I have Rome's Revolution in the hands of a genuine Hollywood producer. The trick is getting him to find the time to read it and render his judgment or pass it along.
9. Beyond that, there is the "redo" of the first Rome's Revolution book trailer. Plotting out The Last Journey, attending another PhilCon. Plus other stuff I haven't even thought of.
Sound like enough for one year? Thanks for sticking with this.
Again, a Happy and Healthy New Year to all.
Here is my game plan for 2014:
1. Finishing compiling the first 365 posts from this blog, Tales of the Vuduri and release it as an e-book on Amazon, B&N, iTunes, Kobo and Smashwords. Bruce already has a preliminary version of the cover done and it is fantastic. It should be done and out in the next few weeks.
2. Bear down and start cranking out The Milk Run. It's about half done and the remainder has all been outlined. No reason why I shouldn't be able to get it done in a few months.
3. Continue to post these articles. Tales of the Vuduri has been a lot of fun for me and keeps the creative juices flowing and has actually helped me in the development of the The Milk Run, believe it or not.
4. Release the book trailer for Rome's Evolution. Bruce has an animatic version of it done and it is mind-blowing. The book trailer for The Ark Lords is pretty awesome but this new one is going to blow it away.
5. After the release of The Milk Run, finish up The Vuduri Companion. I have all the material compiled. This is really just an edit job.
6. Start laying out the ground work for The Vuduri Knight starring Aason's son, Rory and his "pet" starship, Trei. This book concerns The Shell War which I mentioned two days ago.
7. Get Rome's Revolution made into an audio book. I have a studio who is interested. I am waiting on the voice audition tape. If it sounds good, I'm going to try and get financing via a crowd-sourcing site.
8. I have Rome's Revolution in the hands of a genuine Hollywood producer. The trick is getting him to find the time to read it and render his judgment or pass it along.
9. Beyond that, there is the "redo" of the first Rome's Revolution book trailer. Plotting out The Last Journey, attending another PhilCon. Plus other stuff I haven't even thought of.
Sound like enough for one year? Thanks for sticking with this.
Again, a Happy and Healthy New Year to all.
December 31, 2013
Thorium-235
In Rome's Revolution, you will find many references to an isotope of thorium. In this particular case, it is thorium-235 which has a half-life of 7340 years, the same as thorium-229. The reality is: my version of this isotope does not exist. The real isotope has a half-life of only 7.6 minutes but my version lasts a lot longer.
Why thorium, anyway? Well, I needed an isotope that could continue to produce power for at least a thousand years. The Arks were powered by thorium-235 and the electronics that modulated The Grey Drive as well as the on-board computers were powered by a nuclear reactor.
When the colonists arrived at their new home world, the power rods that reanimated the frozen people contained thorium as well.
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The power rods were also used for activating vehicles and so forth. The Deucadons used the power rods to create their artificial sun, deep within the caves of Deucado, before they tapped in the magma pool and switch to geothermal.
The theoretical isotope of thorium was also used to provide the explosive power behind the mini-nukes. Now that the book trailer is out for The Ark Lords, you can get a better idea of how powerful they were.
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Why thorium, anyway? Well, I needed an isotope that could continue to produce power for at least a thousand years. The Arks were powered by thorium-235 and the electronics that modulated The Grey Drive as well as the on-board computers were powered by a nuclear reactor.
When the colonists arrived at their new home world, the power rods that reanimated the frozen people contained thorium as well.
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The power rods were also used for activating vehicles and so forth. The Deucadons used the power rods to create their artificial sun, deep within the caves of Deucado, before they tapped in the magma pool and switch to geothermal.
The theoretical isotope of thorium was also used to provide the explosive power behind the mini-nukes. Now that the book trailer is out for The Ark Lords, you can get a better idea of how powerful they were.
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December 30, 2013
The Shell War
Although it is mentioned several times throughout the Rome's Revolution series, the shell of protection using the livetar clones and the shell of detection using the star-probes is continually expanding. The star-probes and livetars are both built as variants of the VIRUS units so they are capable of self-replication. As time wears on, these shells expand radially.
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What is the purpose of these shells? Originally, it was to protect against the Stareaters but they turned out to be friendly and intelligent and all you had to do is put out a gravitic beacon and they would not eat you.
Another thing these shells were for was to protect the inner planets from meteors and asteroids from striking the inhabited world. At the end of Rome's Revolution, MINIMCOM states that he is going out to check on how the livetars were doing digesting the planet-killer asteroid originally planned for wiping out the mandasurte.
The third and unstated purpose for the shell was to protect against invasion by the Cecetiras. However, Lawlidon and his secret war with the Cecetiras was excised from the modern version of the book.
Regardless, over time, the shells keep expanding. Eventually, they intersect with similar shells produced by other sentient races. How do those alien cultures react? For some, it is welcome and the Galactic Union comes out of it. Others are less receptive. In fact, in one case, a war, called The Shell War, breaks out and that will be chronicled in the novel Vuduri Knight which will be out next year.
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What is the purpose of these shells? Originally, it was to protect against the Stareaters but they turned out to be friendly and intelligent and all you had to do is put out a gravitic beacon and they would not eat you.
Another thing these shells were for was to protect the inner planets from meteors and asteroids from striking the inhabited world. At the end of Rome's Revolution, MINIMCOM states that he is going out to check on how the livetars were doing digesting the planet-killer asteroid originally planned for wiping out the mandasurte.
The third and unstated purpose for the shell was to protect against invasion by the Cecetiras. However, Lawlidon and his secret war with the Cecetiras was excised from the modern version of the book.
Regardless, over time, the shells keep expanding. Eventually, they intersect with similar shells produced by other sentient races. How do those alien cultures react? For some, it is welcome and the Galactic Union comes out of it. Others are less receptive. In fact, in one case, a war, called The Shell War, breaks out and that will be chronicled in the novel Vuduri Knight which will be out next year.
December 29, 2013
Why Rei was picked
In the original, long-form version of Rome's Revolution, the book opened with the prologue about Silas Hiram and the first chapter was about how the Vuduri captured the Ark II and towed it back to Dara. However, since the whole book had to be sped up, that opening scene had to be excised. Briefly, I tried to patch it into the chapter on how OMCOM reprogrammed himself, but eventually I had to throw in the towel and now it is gone altogether.
It will come back in the upcoming compendium entitled The Vuduri Companion but that's not the point of this post. I have been asked the question several times as to why the Vuduri even bothered to save the Ark and why they picked Rei to thaw out. The ostensible reason was that the Overmind of Tabit was built for research and the content and purpose of the Ark II stimulated its curiosity. That's bunk, of course. The Vuduri are just not curious, ever.
Within the story, I had the Vuduri try to grab to sarcophagus next to Rei's and they could not get it to budge. So they moved to Rei's sarcophagus and when it, too, was stuck, they investigated further and found the latching mechanism.
If you allow that they captured the Ark then you would have to allow that they would grab a sarcophagus. But in the story, once they thawed Rei out, it almost seems like the Vuduri lost interest or worse resented Rei's presence.
This is all so contradictory. So what is the real story? The real story is the story. If they had not rescued the Ark and had not thawed out Rei, there would be no Rome and no Rome's Revolution and no Aason and no Deucado and no peace with the Stareaters and no defeat of The Ark Lords and no Rome's Evolution.
Sometimes you have to take dramatic license if you want drama. Or humor. Or action. Or adventure. Or romance and so on.
It will come back in the upcoming compendium entitled The Vuduri Companion but that's not the point of this post. I have been asked the question several times as to why the Vuduri even bothered to save the Ark and why they picked Rei to thaw out. The ostensible reason was that the Overmind of Tabit was built for research and the content and purpose of the Ark II stimulated its curiosity. That's bunk, of course. The Vuduri are just not curious, ever.
Within the story, I had the Vuduri try to grab to sarcophagus next to Rei's and they could not get it to budge. So they moved to Rei's sarcophagus and when it, too, was stuck, they investigated further and found the latching mechanism.
If you allow that they captured the Ark then you would have to allow that they would grab a sarcophagus. But in the story, once they thawed Rei out, it almost seems like the Vuduri lost interest or worse resented Rei's presence.
This is all so contradictory. So what is the real story? The real story is the story. If they had not rescued the Ark and had not thawed out Rei, there would be no Rome and no Rome's Revolution and no Aason and no Deucado and no peace with the Stareaters and no defeat of The Ark Lords and no Rome's Evolution.
Sometimes you have to take dramatic license if you want drama. Or humor. Or action. Or adventure. Or romance and so on.
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