I know the guy who flew that scout into Betelgeuse by the way. He wore a cowboy hat during The War. Still does in fact. He learned to like it too. He’s Ageless like me. Took the Peloran Treatments back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Ottoman “rebels” drove the Greek invaders all the way back to the shores of the border between Asia and Europe where Constantinople resided. The British defended the city for the official Ottoman government but declined to fight in support[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our scout ship to Betelgeuse had few weapons, and the local weaponry hopelessly outclassed those she did have. They fired first of course, and they got a few good licks in on our scout ship. Then she used her Peloran[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Grecian politics had long been divided and the new king of Greece replaced his military leaders with people more loyal to him than those who drove the Ottoman nationalists to the edge of defeat. The new leaders lost the greatest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Betelgeuse colony expedition consisted of hundreds of literal starships. They were Slower-Than-Light ships of course, but in other ways were actually far more advanced than our scout. Luckily for all of us we each had First Contact procedures, us[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The nationalist revolution stood against the Allies in the remains of the Ottoman Empire after World War I ended. Unable to crush the revolution through peacekeeping measures, the Allies commenced full-scale invasions of the Ottoman Empire once again. The Greeks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Betelgeuse had colonized a half dozen nearby star systems by slow-boating it across the interstellar void. They avoided single-star systems in favor of multiple star systems full of available real estate, and even the youngest of them had millions of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the Allies discovered the nationalist revolution brewing in the mountains of the Ottoman Empire, they moved swiftly to crush it. They arrested the members of the government funneling resources to the revolutionaries. They thought it would quell the rebels. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The birds flew Slower-Than-Light, but not by much, spaceships throughout the six stars and dozens of planets spread throughout Betelgeuse. They had a thriving economy, vibrant culture, and a truly massive population. Something like one trillion, yes with a t,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have written stories since I was a kid. Aneerin I first wrote in middle school for instance. Jack is newer, his genesis beginning around a decade ago in an old game. Three years ago, I decided to stop writing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…