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You travel <span class="mu-s">Up, Up, and Hold</span> to escape this sector of space. As you are not being persued, you have no trouble charging your Hyperspace engines and leaving the system. You spend the few moments of time repairing your ship hulls-
<span class="mu-s">The Left Cruiser is at full Hull Integrity.
The Bite of Batool is at 82% Hull Integrity.
The Right Crusier is at full Hull integrity.</span>
<span class="mu-b">”And now... onto the GSA.”</span>
The Baalathi Home System was in the middle of their local cluster- you must simply pass by the others on your way out of the area of space and towards the GSA- the tiny sliver of space not yet occupied by your two rival empires; the Esaal and Consortium. You reports your findings, both scientific data and your personal activity logs, back to your homeworld along your secret quantum entanglement communications line. In the meantime, you have a nice chat with Hwat.
“How goes the journey, your grace?”
<span class="mu-b">”Excellently. We encountered minimal resistance. Soon we will enter suspension and allow the ship's autopilot and Starsight Navigator to make the rest of our journey. Even with the new FTL drive, it's still going to be almost a full year in suspension just to reach these aliens. I do hope it is worth it.”</span>
“I'm sure it will be, my lord. Not only for the data you have already sent us back home- except for the “Reconstituter”, our scientists need that in person- the impression will go well. You yourself are a paragon of Jaxtian nobility!”
<span class="mu-b">”To be honest, I feel as a Dulioan like yourself would be a bit more fitting of the “high culture” the GSA claims to have...”</span>
“Nonsense, Cijan!”
<span class="mu-b">”...Speaking of which, your appearance has changed. Is that makeup?”</span>
“Oh, this? Yeah- it's a show of solidarity among some State Philosophers. Some have been physically assaulted during some really heated debates- I'm wearing the same spots as them to show they aren't to be trifled with.”
<span class="mu-b">”...?”</span>
“Don't worry, the offenders have already been punished. I warned them the next infraction will mean twenty lashes...”
<span class="mu-b">”Well, I'm sure you have a handle on things. Goodbye, Hwat.”</span>
“Oh wait- there is one more thing my Lord...”
