un: shinra | text

[unionized]

I see the companion bots have been hard at work updating our skyline of late. A neat trick, reproducing such elaborate structures — for those of you familiar with what's gone up, have you found them to be faithful recreations? Or has a little Etrayan creativity found its way in?

Aurora went out of her way to make one thing clear in her initial communication to us: that we were selected for this exercise for a reason. That begs two immediate questions: why were our worlds the ones selected for representation, and why were we the ones selected to represent them?

Our hosts are unlikely to give us those answers, as we know the selection criteria is being withheld from us. So perhaps the only way we'll make any headway is by taking matters into our own hands.

Consider, then, an exercise of our own: to share something about your world and its circumstances. At best, we might find a common denominator that speaks to our hosts' interest in us. At worst, we'll all come away with a better idea of what's at stake for each of us.

I'm not proposing a forum to advocate for these worlds' continued existence; Aurora and her contemporaries have that much well in hand already. What I am suggesting is that we all better understand our purpose here, and its implications: that should we succeed, these are the worlds that will survive, even at the expense of others that weren't so lucky as to have people like us brought here to fight for them.

Comments

text; un: hayan

[thorncrown]

Oh. Well ... I'm from Korea. That's a country on Earth. It's pretty modern but there are some more country like spots too so the skyline here doesn't look to weird so far.

text — un: willa

[infirmiere]

I am also from Earth, though I have lived on every continent. It is pretty okay most of the time, the environment needs more TLC, but people are mostly good.

I was born in what is now France, I think, the borders shifted around a lot before they settled on the present day lines.

text | un: blackhat

[equivo]

Earth seems to be a leading origin point so far.

That's also where I'm from. Specifically, the country of the good old United States of America, home of baseball, apple pie, and everyday low pricing.

If you want to get an idea of what it's like, check out the Kwik Trip. It's enlightening.

text | un: griffin

[skaikru]

( a call to action, and so far a common theme appearing in the comments... )

I'm not from Earth originally, but that is where I was taken from. For me it was the year 2150 AD.

not here

[nonvoting]

[ but tseng is indeed observing the responses here and making note of what interests him. which so far is most of it; he's picked up a fact or two about earth, generally, from his conversations with others, but it's always better to be well-informed. ]

un: mordio

[myagic]

For the record: it doesn't matter who or what Echo is. Nobody has the right to decide which worlds fit their arbitrary criteria for continued existence.

[Like yeah sure she could've answered his actual proposed topic of discussion, but she thinks this is the first and foremost thing. Something about the weren't so lucky statement at the end there just got her hackles up, maybe.]

(Text; UN: amidala)

[politicallyinclined]

I am uneasy when I think about the many, many planets that lack representation. What or who causes said planetary destruction? I have seen planets die - usually the outcome of war or famine or disease (or all three); I have seen dead stars, circling dead, black planets that were once overflowing with life.

Is that what we should expect?

I have no desire to fail, but if I can, I wish to fight for all of the planets in my galaxy.

text; un: skywalker

[facultative]

I don't see you sharing anything.

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[mostdangerousbird]

Has anyone checked in as not being exclusively from one world or universe?