Sunnydale is the name of the system, the star, and the primary colonized world. Well, technically they call the star Sunny, but that’s getting picky from an outside point of view. The world is a lovely place to live, with similar gravity, atmospheric pressure, and temperature ranges to that of Earth. She’s slightly larger, giving her much more land to live on. In general, she’s one of the most comfortable worlds humanity has colonized in our march to the stars.
The European branches of my family considered America a threat to their future. They saw an issue that could break it. Slavery. The North was opposed to the very idea of Slavery on religious and economic grounds. The South depended on Slavery to maintain their economic power, but the 3/5ths representation clause in the Constitution doomed their long-term political power. Only Southern expansion could reverse that trend. My family helped them.
I love visiting the Arnami worlds. Yeah, most of them got Winter Contingencied during The War, but those that survived are something else. Yes, they do live under water. No urban legend there. Heck, a bunch of them live in the Great Lakes, so I actually grew up with them. Most of their cities are pretty shallow, close enough to the surface anyone can see them. But they go pretty deep when they want to. They rarely live on land. Too dry, too bright.
Torchdale is the single gas giant orbiting Sunnydale. Bright orange and red clouds gave it the name and it fits. Its atmosphere is amazingly rich in rare minerals, making it a very superior fleet base for our starships. There are always ships swimming in the upper atmosphere to absorb the materials they need to maintain or repair their systems. Makes for a great place to talk shop with all the friends we haven’t seen in a while.
The American AI Rights League has been trying to outlaw AI labor since before The War. Even before Contact. They’ve been closely tied with the Human Labor Unions since the beginning. Didn’t like seeing their jobs taken by machines. So they’ve been trying to get AIs declared sentient to allow them to join the Labor Unions and then demand equal pay. Which will increase Union Dues so they can buy more politicians. Or so my cynical side says.
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