After The War and Charles’ little family issues boiled over, we sorta just went out did stuff. We traded all over the place, flew everywhere we could reach, and did a lot of research and other stuff too. Even me. It’s nice to not be shooting everything that moves. We actually do come in peace now. We shoot to kill of course…well…maybe wound. Some planets get jumpy when we start filling their citizens with holes, no matter what they did to earn it. Inconsiderate.
Sizzledale is half as far from Sunnydale as Earth is from our sun. She’s sizzling hot in almost every region and has very few resources, so has never been heavily populated. There are some people there of course, those who want to get away from it all in a place where few others want to crowd them. The Sizzlers as they call themselves are rough and independent minded, shunning most of the outside worlds. In general, they just don’t care what or who is out there.
There are many different types of cybers. Fighter, ship, administrative, manufacturing, and many others. Every family specializes in certain jobs, or certain types of people. Some cybers are born to work with a single person, others to work with thousands. That difference requires radically different skillsets and mindsets. I was born an administrator, but I have taken on duties and friendships beyond that role. I have grown. I have changed. I have lived.
While France suffered through revolutions every few months, the majority of my family decided to make certain they would not have another chance to conquer the known world. One of our more successful agendas was the unification of the Germanies under a single ruler. They proved a very useful foil to the French during the 1800s. Of course, during the 1900s, they became a problem to the rest of our plans. That was unfortunate.
The Constantinople Trade Network goes everywhere that humanity has gone. We puny Earthlings at least. They’ve even set up some offices in alien space. Yeah, I’ve been to some of them too. I’ve really gotten around since The War. Actually been a lot of places they ain’t seen yet but those are other stories. And it’s always nice to know that we can come back to at least a small slice of home whenever we find one of their stations. Real nice.