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Given the Hegemony's mostly utilitarian culture and highly motivated, high-efficacy populace- combined with Bantam's humbling of the elite during his short lived reign- there are very few people around who you can talk to about your newfound lifestyle. The finer things in life, the arts, the separation of the lower classes to the higher... At the very least, you find a kindred spirit in the Aristocrat, <span class="mu-s">Ully'Andule</span>.
“Ahh, Hass Takar- welcome back. I have so been enjoying our <span class="mu-i">communiqués</span>. It's nice to see not everyone of your species is a total Square.”
<span class="mu-g">”Thank you, Ully. I have taken your advice on wearing some rings of tactile gold- it feels fabulous against my fur.”</span>
“Of course! Your nervous system may not be as refined as ours when it comes to the sensual, but I think anyone with an appreciation with the finer things can feel the difference. Something the low-borns and lesser worker drones cannot appreciate- that expense and luxury simply <span class="mu-i">feel</span> different.”
<span class="mu-g">”Mhmm. I was curious- last time we spoke, you mentioned something about the Celestial Wine- which we falsely called the Celestial Blood- it has a use?”</span>
“Why... of course. We call it wine, do we not? We drink it.”
<span class="mu-g">”D-Drink a form of Strange Matter?!”</span>
“Of course! It's not harmful, in fact, you could find it quite the experience. Certainly better then any combination of organic molecules- of that I can promise you. This is one of the only luxuries that our upper classes are forbidden from sharing with the lower by any means. It is truly an experience only an Aristocrat is permitted. Here- I'll send you the data on my personal favorite method of preperation...”
Wow- did it say what you think he just did?! The Celestial Wine isn't just a weird research material, but can actually be consumed? And judging by the way the Aristocrat speaks of it in such high eseteem, it must be such an experience... something only fit for a King. Or someone higher then a King- a Supreme Ruler.
Of course, if you consume the <span class="mu-i">Celestial Wine</span>, you won't be able to study it when the next scientific consul comes to ask for your approval on a project- after all, you only have enough in the whole Hegemony for one single glass. But perhaps if you consume it, you will learn something else of equal or greater value. No one can be given such an honor then yourself, after all- and even beyond this, on a more selfish level, you think anything that an Aristocrat gives such high praise must be something <span class="mu-i">very</span> special indeed. What do you do?
>Drink the Celestial Wine
>Save it for research purposes
