| Slantwise Convection
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A utopian dream, to build a new society based on the tenets
of collectivism and community.
The crew and colonists of Slantwise Convection set off from
earth thousands of years ago, and have only recently awoken
from the depths of cold sleep.
Their story is told by the crew members, in their official
and personal logs.
Glossary
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Augment (n.)
An individual who has been implanted with a direct
connection to the Computer Core. These individuals
are the only persons ordinarily in contact with the
core.
CentCom (n.)
Central Command. Those persons randomly selected to
direct the colonial effort.
E.S.S.I. (abb.)
Exoplanetary Survey Synthetic Intelligence - the
Computer Core, familiarly referred to by the crew
as Essi.
Waker (n.)
Crew member whose role is to waken when the S.C.
passes through a system, to carry out preliminary
evaluation in consultation with E.S.S.I., to take
decision on waking the crew, and to assign a new
target system. All Wakers are Augments.
Dramatis Personae
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Arthen Damastra
Lead Pilot appointed by CentCom.
Salzen Urtiv
Assistant Pilot, and a friend of Arthen.
Bartik Ama
Augment, third Waker, friend of Arthen.
Slantwise Convection - Ship Log |