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You show them the inside of your inner sanctum.
<span class="mu-g">”This is like a Class Two or Three Mansion back on Jaxt...”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”It basically is! And with the many support ships going along, we have some room in the flagship for this little extravagance. It's going to be my home away from home for the next few years. Might as well enjoy it.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”This stuff is from all around the colony worlds. Vetuck grain wine, Andoen skull... Is that a Swall egg?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Indeed.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”But why, your majesty, are we bringing along such luxury with a warhost? It may not be in my place to ask why his grace is to have such luxury but...”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”No Farro, I'm glad you asked. The truth is that luxury is not inherently bad. Things gain value based on their rarity- the exclusivity of a thing is what grants it its value. We could easily mint billions of golden rings or amulets for Hegemony citizens to wear- why don't we? Why don't we allow everyone to wear a golden band? Because doing so would make them worthless. Rare, fine, expensive items- these are not inherently bad, nor is collecting or displaying them as a mark of pride an Anti-Social behavior. To be surrounded by fine things as a result of one's own actions that brings satisfaction and reward- it is only when the desire for these things alone, not as a reward for accomplishment, does it lead to degeneracy.”</span>
<span class="mu-r">”You also probably want to share our culture with the Aristocrats too, your Highness?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Yes, exactly right, Jale. From what little we know of the GSA, they seem to value the finer things in life, and have a highly hierarchical society like our own. They certainly practice some form of imperialism and eugenic control- if we arrive there as a spartan collection of warships we'd be thought of as a primitive race at best; and possibly a band of mercenaries at worst.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”I see. Thank you for explaining, your Majesty.”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”But I'm not quite finished, Farro. I was about to shift the discussion to yourself.”</span>
<span class="mu-g">”Me?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">”Yes, and specifically, about your Space Suit!”</span>
