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<span class="mu-s">Year 166 of the Resurrection Era</span>
You are alerted to the first sightings while some colonists are making the journey to the new systems.
<span class="mu-b">"Oh! Whales!"</span>
You happen to <span class="mu-i">love</span> the space whales. Gentle giants, physically impossible in size and yet so majestic, capable of traveling the stars and feeding from the nebula clouds of the galaxy. They may have been some of your inspiration for your direction in your reign; a natural form of great space journey. But why here?
"It seems a great number of space whales are <span class="mu-s">migrating</span>, your Majesty."
<span class="mu-b">"Where are they headed?"</span>
"To our home cluster. Towards the areas where we first encountered them, centuries ago now."
<span class="mu-b">"...Is it a coincidence?"</span>
"No, your Majesty. It is not. It is <span class="mu-i">highly likely</span> the whales are coming because of our treatment of them. In fact, some of the individuals closest to us are the same ones we cleared of worm infestation, some centuries ago. It seems they are spreading that information; bringing other whales suffering from parasites with them."
<span class="mu-b">"They're coming to us to be treated. Starseers said they even feel "grateful"."</span>
"...Unfortunately, there is a slight problem. By coming towards our systems, our gravity sensors and colony-ship conveys are being disrupted. It seems that the <span class="mu-i">higher our growth rate</span>, the more it will cause risk to the whales. Though the chance of accidentally killing one, or causing some other issue, is highly unlikely, it's still something to keep in mind. And before you ask, it's estimated to go on for another <span class="mu-s">15</span> years."
<span class="mu-b">"That's extremely inconvenient timing..."</span>
