Quoted By:
<span class="mu-g">"...We are surrounded by so many enemies. So many unacceptable alien species inhabit this universe. We are boxed in on all sides... It would be nice to have some friends for a change."</span>
"Oh? Is simply producing more Jaxtians to fill the same space not enough?"
<span class="mu-g">"No. Everyone wants to be judged and appreciated, even species in cutthroat competition. It'd be nice if someone, somewhere doesn't see us as monsters. Who align with us in our goals and values, not out of force, but preservation that makes us unique and beautiful all our own. Not to mention their unique perspectives they bring to the table. Perhaps together, we will be stronger then apart. I know it's illogical, any superior culture can make up for it without the risks, but I already made my choice. I will ensure their survival, and their continued place. They will be our friends- like it or not. In the same way Akule preserved the blonde minority; was our Hegemony harmed by them? No- it was better for it."</span>
"The great racial soup argument, from our degenerate capitalist era?"
<span class="mu-g">"Now you're acting out of character, Threes. You're supposed to be Talacent."</span>
"You're right. I was just testing to see if you had the right response ready to go."
<span class="mu-g">"Mixing up races and cultures in a big soup is fine; as long as all the ingredients are good to begin with. Wanting to cooperate is fine, but that doesn't mean you have to throw shit in the soup."</span>
"I'm proud of you, Hass Takar."
Over the <span class="mu-s">past 5 or so odd years</span>, once the pods were discovered, began the work of incorporating the now revived aliens back into Hegemonic control and thinking. As survivors coming from Life Vaults; these represented only a tiny fraction of a fraction of the original population, especially in comparison to the great Jaxtian majority of the empire. But more strangely were the individuals the life vaults seemed to spit out.
It didn't just pick them in order; some of the ones who died at the beginning of the genocide program have come back from the vaults, all of their memories intact until the day of their death. Some of the ones who died were young and some old, some were rich or poor, it selected from a great range. Though none are terminally ill or invalid, the process was far more equitable and seemingly random then how the Hegemony would have set up a revival program. Or more accurately- a clone with implanted memories program. Since obviously, these are not truly the same individuals. Merely, identical copies. But this selection process only raises more questions.
The pods only seemed to <span class="mu-i">preserve those who died of that species on their native planet</span>. This could be a question of limited range, but many many Jaxtians have died of natural causes since then on the same planet, yet none were found in those life pods. The life vaults also seemed to pull from all over the planets surface- not necessarily geographically the closest pod.
