25-07-2004 10:20									#1
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Kody and I discussed a little about the narrators' roles after I came back. And we decided that Kody would focus more on the IC stories and the newspapers, etc., while I would put some efforts on recording the team's history.

My plan is I will post a paragraph for each Gaians turn here, and then after receiving your comments and everything, I will bring it back to the CMN forum, encorporate it in the history thread which would include other teams. When time goes by and Gaians feel that the information consisted for certain years is not confidential to a certain team or all the teams any more, the history of the relevant years will be shared with the relevant teams.

I haven't been following the game play closely, so it would take me sometime to back construct the story. When I catch up with the game hopefully it will become easier for me.

I'm using IC format for the history so that it won't be too boring to read. Please let me know if anybody has any objection or suggestions about any details in the writings. Also some years I will write more in details and others I will cover briefly.

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	25-07-2004 10:20									#2
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The landing pod crashed landed. Lord Obstructor quickly sent his men to explore the surroundings. The reports back were grim. They saw NOTHING. Not a trace of life except the land on southwest seemed to have been getting some rains. And somebody even spotted a small patch of crimson colored strange plants. Obstructor decided that it was what was shown to be the “fungus” from the unity survey.

Nobody had felt the urgency that Lord Obstructor felt to an emergency meeting to discuss the next steps. Being the Gaians people simply scattered around admiring the new found beauty of the planet. Yes the territory was plain but they were still looking at a sky that had never been seen before. After 48 hours Obstructor was able to round up a few key people and the scout was instructed to investigate the fungus area. The discussion was heated and enthusiastic, with some lords expressing extreme confidence looking into the future forecasting beautiful forest and productive pig farms, and other lords conveys their great concerns regarding the imminent problems of rationing water supply to every camp. When the meeting was over everybody felt satisfied knowing that they had greatly contribute to the future of the Gaians.

Lord Chaos Theroy, who was temporarily assigned the commanding role, carefully reviewed through his hundred pages of meeting notes. He then went out and put up a sign on the door of his camp: “Gaia’s Landing”. He smiled. And he quickly dribbled a few words in a notepad, before he tore it off and gave it to Julius, the leader of the second colony pod.

Julius looked at his command. It said, “To the west.”

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Lord smacksim rushed into the Gaians headquater flustered and exasperated, “Who had sent the colony pod into the fungus?”

“The CP went in the fungus?” Lord Obstructor raised his head from his desk, surprised.

They both looked at Lord Chaos Theroy who was still studying the meeting notes. Yes giving the amount of communications in the meeting it would really require quite some energy for anybody who wanted to make any sense of it. “I did. Was there something wrong?”

“Something wrong? Well I’d say yes. Didn’t you know that the fungus area could be where those dangerous mindworms live? Out of all the directions that the colony pod could go, it went into the little fungus patch where we know nothing about.”

“There's not much to worry about from random native life at this point, because our scout is with the colony pod and will be able to counter a worm attack easily. And on the off chance that the worm wins, the colony pod should still be able to fend off what's left.” Chaos Theory replied.

“Ah well, NW or W for the CP is very different than North. Now we are kinda stuck IMO. But you all seem to think that's the right thing to do, so go for it.” Lord smacksim turned around and left with his grumbling words trailing off.

“I would have tried to move SP north and then CP either N or NW.” Obstructor followed smacksim out of the camp, leaving Lord Chaos Theroy alone mumbling, “Why haven’t anybody said anything when I asked for confirmation of the plan in the meeting.”

“Where is our science/research officer?” Lord Net Worrior entered the camp facing a grumpy Chaos Theroy. “We should have allocated more people to focus on research. That would reduce the time of our next break through from 14 to 7 years.”

Chaos Theory replied coldly, “Then you should have brought up this issue at the meeting. It's not something I usually think of.” Looking at the taken aback Net Worrior, Chaos theory sighed, and added, “I will send the orders out this time.”

Lord Chaos Theory stepped outside of the headquarter with a heavy heart. He really wished that the election of government officials could end soon so that he could get some concrete help. Knowing the Gaians, however, he did not hold much hope.

A girl in green robe approached Lord Chaos Theroy with a piece of paper. Rather nice looking with her innocent and admiring eyes … thought Chaos Theory while he read the flyer:

After a continuous state of disarray and disorganisation following the Planetfall, including mostly failed elections of 2102, Lady Deirdre has decided to intervene, and manually setuped the government, suspending failing results of elections.
New government is called Senior Council of Lords, and is compromised from:
Lord of Development (appointed Chaos Theory)
Lord of Security (appointed Obstructor)
Lord of Progress (appointed Net Warrior)
Chairman of the Council of Lords (appointed Chaos Theory)
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Lords (appointed smacksim)
Lord Administrator (appointed Obstructor)*

This positions shall last for four turns, until next elections in four years, MY 2106.

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	25-07-2004 10:27									#4
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Thanks Snowflake. I was just thining that it would be good to start storytelling for our various units. Everyone wants to hear about the Gaian Navy! And the story of how the Gaian Sailors uncovered a still working rover adrift at sea of all places....

	25-07-2004 10:32									#5
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"Lady Skye, we are receiving transmission from Lord Smacksim."

"Put him in."

"Mylady, we have just received news from our colony pod. They have succeded in traversing the fungus and they expect to exit fungal field next year. What is more important, we have discovered rainy terrain north." Lord Smacksim's voice seemed to be filled with enthusiasm.

Deirdre Skye was pleased that her children were learning to thrive without her help. "At last! Now our people will survive!"

"Lady Skye, may I request that you allow hurrying production of the terraforming unit? We are short of energy supply, and the sooner we build the solar collector the faster we can expand and develop."

"Of course. You do know that you do not need to ask for confirmation of your orders?" Deirdre kept her tone warm, although she really hoped that they would not bother her with such oprational details every day.

"My mistake," Deirdre could almost see the flush on Smacksim's face. "I did not wish to disturb you, but Lord Chaos went to join the colony pod, and I want to be perfectly sure about orders."

Deirdre smiled. "Very well, now carry on."

Oh yea, thanks for the hint smacksim. I remember seeing a transport somewhere myself.

[Edit] Post edit to add 2103 piece.

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	25-07-2004 10:56									#6
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An earthquake rattled Fallow Time in the second morning that the new base was founded. The exaughsted girls and boys were deep in their dreams for the first time, away from the worry about possible mindworm attacks when suddenly the ground shook violently, sending them to the floor from their beds. The entire base went into chaos once again. Julius started to wonder if he should ask Lord Chaos Theroy to change his name. But he felt relieved when everything calmed down and he leant that nobody was hurt during the incident.

It was reported that the earthquake was triggered by the Gaians scout investigating a malfunctioned unity pod. The Gaians high council commenced a temporary halt to all investigations toward unity pod.

Grapes were planted at Fallow Time in memory of this incident.

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	25-07-2004 11:19									#7
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Lord Obstructor was fuming. “Disasters after disasters! And those strange communisque that we received is so irritating. I don’t care if that means other human factions have survived the landing crash, of if it was simply some tricks of those evil mindworms. I am quitting!”

In a minute he was swamped by a large group of people trying hard to persuade him to chang his mind, all attempting to shout louder than the others. “… Please don’t go, you are a great leader for us…” “…You have been a moving force behind the Gaian's and it would be extremely unfortunate to loose you. Please reconsider!” “We’ve just finished our first former and the best is still to come …” “We even found our first river …”

The next morning everybody in the Gaians was glad to received a note from their beloved Lady Deirdre, “Lord Illuminatus is to replace Lord Obstructor in full capacity.”

Lord Smacksim strolled along the river. Yes finally they have found a river, after searching for years. The planet had been testing their faiths. Every analysis showed that without rivers, and hydroenergy gained from them, Gaian Union shall fall behind lacking adequate energy sources. Now, they had something to plan, a future that was brighter than before.

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	25-07-2004 11:29									#8
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Urgh. Seems I'm really progressing very slowly. Reading all the game related thread that I never bothered to read before trying to gather info. I'm going to bed now. Perhaps somebody would be interested to contribute some descriptions for a couple years?

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Could you leave out the password form the title please? I removed it now. If this history is released after 50 years it is OK by me. I can help if you need help.

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I like the description of the events surrounding the second colony pod

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Well done, Snowflake. This is a wonderful idea.

One issue that seemed very important at the time was whether to pop more pods before completing out 1st research. We decided to wait. Maybe you could role play this by saying that we were hesitant to explore unity pods after that 1st pop triggered an earthquake. We decided to throughly research them before proceeding.

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Ahh thanks for the idea Net Warrior.

Illuminatus, the thread title will not be used in anywhere outside of the Gaians. The real history thread would be the combination of all four teams so I'll think of something different. Thanks for noticing it. Also I would be greatly greatly appreciative if you could help by writing some of the pieces.

	25-07-2004 21:07									#13
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I will write up some pieces tommorow morning.

	26-07-2004 14:16									#14
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"Alert my child!"
"What is happening dad?"
"They have sounded the alert! It seems that an unknown lifeform is approaching the base! Gaia's Landing is completely undefended!."
"But how do we know they are hostile?"
"It tried to attack us, according to rumours. Former team is moving back to base for protection and shelter."
"But why would the native lifeforms attack us?"
"Perhaps they just feel what we did to our homeworld. Perhaps it decided to launch a preemptive strike. I hope that Lady Deirdre was right when she promised cohabitation with Planet, a peaceful partnership with it. Perhaps it is not yet too late. Now lets go to find out what is really happening sweetheart."

	26-07-2004 18:45									#15
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Ahh the sporelauncher, got you. That was 2106 right?

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quote: Originally posted by Snowflake Ahh the sporelauncher, got you. That was 2106 right?

Yes, it is an easy year to remember because it was also so good for the grapes. Vintage 2106 'Fallow Rhine's go for hundreds of EC's a bottle.

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Yes. I am trying to add bits by bits.

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Just noticed that Illuminatus added a paragraph after turn 2102. Was it meant to be 2103? I didn't have anything for 2103 so it would be great. Please post it down in the thread though, instead of editing my post. That way I'll be able to better organize the materials myself.

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I tried to maintain chronological order. - MY 2103:"Lady, we are receiving transmission from Lord Smacksim."
"Put him in."
"Mylady, we have just received news from colony pod. They have succeded in traversing the fungus and they expect to exit fungal wastes next turn. What is more important, we have discovered rainy terrain north."
"At last! Now people will survive!"
"Lady Skye, may I request that you allow hurrying production of terraforming unit? We are having difficulties with energy supply, and the sooner we build the solar collector the faster can we expand and develop."
"Wise plan indeed. You do know that you do not need to ask for confirmation of your orders?"
"My mistake. I did not wish to disturb you, but Lord Chaos is leading the colony pod, and I want to be perfectly sure about orders."
"Very well, now carry on."

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Ahh you are right. I didn't even have a spot for 2103. Thanks Illuminatus!

	27-07-2004 19:21									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Chaos Theory I like the description of the events surrounding the second colony pod

Me too. I fondly remember storming out of HQ dissatisfied with our CP's direction. And how Chaos remained calm and reasonable: 'Well, why didn't anyone say anything?' Hehe.

Can I add an imaginary timeline for our agriculture? Like what year the first White Pines were planted and what year the grapes matured, etc.? You could then reference it for added detail, if you wanted. Here's what I imagine:

• 2101: White Pines planted around Gaia's Landing (As per the game quotes about that)
  
• 2102: First attempts to eat Xenofungus unsuccessful
  
• 2103: First Xenobannana tree discovered
  
• 2104: Grapes planted at Fallow Time: Since it's on a river, we could rename it Fallow Rhine, btw
  
• 2105: First Hybrid trees grown in a forest near Gaias Landing (not true, but good story)
  
• 2106: First grapes from Fallow Rhine turned into wine. Vintage 2106 becomes valuable immediately
  
• 2107 Roadside arbors planted along road to Fallow Time (not true, no road, but again, just for story)
  
• 2108 Xenofungus found to be quite edible, especially flavorful from the Ebbin Flow river gardens
  
• 2110: Solar Panels found to help Xenotomatoes grow
  
• etc..
  

	27-07-2004 19:37									#22
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Great stuff smacksim. I will try to encorporate it for sure.

The planet demands stories of adventures of the Gaian Sailors written by smacksim.

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Should I write about our anvy for VOP? I think it is better not to reveal that we have the foil yet.

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Remember this is the actual history record, not the IC story that you are going to show the other teams soon. You will not reveal anything here because this history record is not going to be revealed any time soon.

	27-07-2004 20:30									#25
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Personally, I think we should write in the VOP about the navy. It's so hard for them to guess, it'll add panache to our spin. Here's a little sea shanty our boys did sing on the way out from harbor. Note that the song is about a gunfoil, and wouldn't even have been written yet! But maybe they adapted it from an old Earth sea shanty, as I did....

When Hydro and Cosmic and Colonyan, they walked the capstan round,
Upon the strangest craft that was ever seaward bound,
The music of their voices from tree to fungus rang,
As they sang the first sea shanty that Gaian sailors ever sang...

'Twas in twentyone hundred and three
In June, the thirteenth day
That our Gunfoil her anchor weighed
And for Hiveland sailed away, brave boys
And for Hiveland sailed away.

The lookout on the cross-trees stood
With a spyglass in his hand
There's a worm, there's a worm
There's a wormfish, he cried,
And she blows at every span, brave boys
She blows at every span.

The captain stood on the quarterdeck
And a fine little Gaian was he
Overhaul! Overhaul!
Let your native nets do fall
And launch your rafts for sea, brave boys
And launch your rafts for sea.

The rafts where launched with the men aboard
And the Isle of the Deep was in view
Resolved was each seaman bold
To steer where the wormfish blew, brave boys
To steer where the wormfish blew.

We netted that Isle, and the line played out
But she gave a flourish with her tail
The raft capsized and four gaians were drowned
And we never caught that Isle, brave boys
And we never caught that Isle.

To lose that worm, our captain said
It grieves my heart full sore
But, oh, to lose four gallant men
It grieves me ten times more, brave boys
It grieves me ten times more.

The winter star doth now appear
So, boys, we'll anchor weigh
It's time to leave this cold country
And homeward bear away, brave boys
And homeward bear away.

Oh, Hiveland is a dreadful place
A land that's never green
Where there's ice and snow
And the worm fishes blow
And daylight's seldom seen, brave boys
And daylight's seldom seen.'

That's just a song. I'll write some adventure stories now.

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	27-07-2004 21:38									#26
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"Lord Hydro! Captain! Sir!" Colonyan called out at the top of his lungs. But Captain Hydro, First Admiral and Lord Commander over all the Gaian Fleet, could not have heard him. Even at short distances, the shearing roil of the sea, the erratic slamming against the sturdy hull of the vessel by eight foot swells, was overpowering, crushing, and barely survivable, as Hydro was finding to his distraction.

"Come away from there Sir!" Colonyan continued to bellow from the foredeck.

Hydro looked up, untangling his wrist from the kelp that threatened to engulf his liferaft and clearing some of the sea foam from his face and eyes. He could barely make out the waving sillouette of someone above, someone who was apparently aggitated and waving frantically, seemingly for his benefit.

"It must be Colonyan" Hydro thought with a smile. Those new sailors were always getting over-excited at the smallest hint of adventure. That he should choose to investigate the wreckage himself was his perogative as Captain. "No use in getting jumpy Colonyan" he muttered to himself. "There'll be plenty of adventures ahead of us I reckon, son. Plenty that you won't want to remember, I'm sure".

Staring at the tangled junkpile in the dark and haze and sea-mist, Hydro briefly recalled his first voyages as a boy. Once, while skipping school, he and a friend had 'accidentally' sailed from Conneticut to Staten Island. Boy did they ever get into some trouble in those days! Why that particular voyage came to mind, he couldn't guess.... Perhaps it was that strange fellow they had met by the name of...what was it...Einstaggle?...Einhurst? Yes, that was it. Before I went into Cryogenic sleep I saw that man again. He was a scientist. That's who Prokor Zhakarov reminds me of! That crazy scientist who told me that I would one day prove him right. Prove what? If only the Cryo-sleep didn't make my old memories so hazy.

Lord Hydro turned back to the task at hand. Laying a bolt-cutter across the main seal and heaving with all his weight he pulled off the top to the unity pod and peered inside. Oh what a stench! Covering his mouth and nose with his sleeve, Hydro turned on the funga-lamp and directed it's reddish beam to the interior...... A Rover!

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"Sir, I didn't know what happened to you. Did you turn your comlink off? Are you o.k.?" said First Bosuns Mate Colonyan.

"I never thought I'd be so glad to encounter one of these landlubber trucks" said Hydro.

"So it is a Unity Rover then, Sir?" said an approaching well dressed sailor.

"First Mate Cosmic"

"Yes Cap'n?"

"Can you drive one of these things?"

"Why yes, sir, I had extensive training while on duty with ...."

"Good!" interupted Lord Hydro, "We put to shore in the morning. I want you to drive that thing back to Headquarters and give a report to the Council of Lords".

"Of course, sir, but may I ask, what is so urgent that I should drive seventy clicks across unknown shores and leave you without a first mate?"

Laughing heartily and putting an arm around Cosmic's shoulders, Lord Hydro turned to Colonyan "That'll be all, sailor. Make sure the rover is ready in the morning."

"Yes sir!" said James 'Kickstart' Colonyan, who, besides being First Bosuns Mate was also Chief Medical Officer of the Unity Foil 'Endeavor's Heart'. He turned down the deck to gaze aft at the impressive wake of their fair vessel. "I do wonder who'll be First Mate when Cosmic leaves...."

"Cosmic, I know you are younger and fitter than I. I also know that you would love to be Captain Cosmic one day soon. Well sailor, that day is not far off, I reckon. I think I know where to find our good friend the Professor. And you know what that means. We can get a real navy started. You'll not just be captain. You'll be an admiral of an entire ocean. But we have to bail the boat we have at the moment, no?"

"I think I see where you are going, sir. You want to send to Lady Deirdre and request that native units be sent in the direction of University territories for establishing diplomatic relations?"

"You read me exactly, Captain Cosmic"

And with that, Lord Hydro pinned the stripes and Gaian emblems of captaincy on Cosmic's shoulder.

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	27-07-2004 21:46									#27
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You *do* realize that noisome means smelly, not noisy, right?

	27-07-2004 21:50									#28
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It sounds good there. 'Noisome roil of the sea'

But it is rather unedited. So please, make further suggestions or corrections. Maybe there's a better word than noisome, too.

Edit: Now I see what you mean. I forgot I was showing how Hydro couldn't hear him...let's see. How about :

'Toiling roil of the sea' Nah, too strong

'Noonblast roil of the sea' Made up words are silly.

'carving roil of the sea'

'blasting roil of the sea' better

I want something like church bells as they sound in the belltower.

'belltower roil of the sea' not too bad really. but sound...

'Coaltower roil of the sea' sounds better, means less

'mindblasting roil of the sea' naa.....

'shearing roil of the sea' A compromise.

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	27-07-2004 22:04									#29
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Hmm do you mean sending mindworms across the eastern landbridge towards unknown AI? Hmm what would Hydro say about this. Probably nothing. There is a typo or two in it. But it is good . BTW I will use the shanty in VOP. I like the 'carving' one.

	27-07-2004 22:08									#30
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My text editor is currently notepad. No spellcheck either. Sorry if the typos and alliteration were distracting.

I just picked three people that aren't as active around here currently. The rest of us are already in the narrative. It's also just a story, not meant to be accurate per se.