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by
John Scalzi
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February 3 - March 4, 2025
Haha
Duke of End,”
The executive committee
the three centers of power in the Interdependency.
No one is really that worried about continuity.”
Haha
There are three hundred million imperial subjects in-system, Cardenia.
Amit Nohamapetan.”
“I would rather marry her than her brother.”
Haha Great line
“They’re terrible people whose house is ascendant in the mercantile guilds and whose desire for an alliance with the House of Wu would allow the empire a lever with the guilds it hasn’t had in centuries.
despite having a millennium-long dynasty to fall back on for credibility, still need allies to keep the guilds in line.”
Haha
“The House of Wu is its own mercantile family and it has the monopoly on ship building and military weaponry,”
Nohamapetans,
“They want to preserve an existing potential alliance.” “An alliance with terrible people.”
“Really nice people don’t usually accrue power.” “You’re saying I’m kind of an outlier,” Cardenia said. “I don’t recall saying you were nice,” Naffa replied.
Haha
Batrin
Cardenia,
Rennered Wu,
Hannah Patrick
Qaṣīdat-ul-Burda,
A real thing:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Burda
Haha
Her childhood and early adult years
Cardenia could see normal, distantly, from there.
Haha
Nadashe Nohamapetan.
He was literally born for the role, just as I was. You weren’t. But that’s not a bad thing.” “I think it’s a bad thing.
confident.
Haha
“You are a literal princess, but you didn’t live like one.
“I liked it being optional.
Nadashe Nohamapetan is heartless and vicious,
Rennered
Amit Nohamapetan doesn’t have his sister’s saving grace of being brilliant.”
listen.”
Haha
Qui Drinin,
Naffa
know you had your network installed a few weeks ago.
cinnamonfish bouillabaisse.
Hannah Patrick
Guelph Institute of Technology, ten weeks from Hub via the Flow.
up.
Haha
“Yes, please.” “Grayland.”
it.”
Haha
Kiva Lagos
Second Officer Waylov Brennir
End.
Captain Blinnikka
The Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby was a fiver,
the crew collapsed into a brief spasm of unspeakable horror toward each other before the end,
as all crews marooned in the vast emptiness of space with no hope of rescue eventually
did.
This highlight has been truncated due to consecutive passage length restrictions.
Haha ewww
Fivers
