[Narrew]

50 years ago

Narrew wakes up from cryo sleep

Narrew-Computer, where are we?
Computer-Unknown. I have searched 150 years and have finally found a habitable planet.
Narrew-Is there anyone there?
Computer-Not that I have noticed. We have spent 2 local years observing the planet.
Narrew-Is there enough on-board material to start construction of a substantial colony?
Computer-It will take time, but we can start with asteroids for the material we will need to build manufacturing facilities.
Narrew-I will need a worker force. To get the force we will need to clone them. Do you have the knowledge to implement that?
Computer-Yes, it will take time though.
Narrew-Good. I have some orders for you, then I will go back to cryo sleep.

2399.9

Narrew wakes up from cryo sleep

Narrew-Computer, report.
Computer-The infrastructure is constructed. Your clones are ready to be woken.
Narrew-Any complications?
Computer-Minor. It took a little longer to meet all your orders.
Narrew-Great. I want to go to the planet, on the way you can fill me in on your progress.

2400.00

Meeting with King Narrew and his 5 councilors.

King Narrew-Ok, now that we are together I would like to set us on a course for future expansion.
Councilor #3-Before we start on YOUR so called course. I want to know why you are KING and we are not, and don't tell me your the original, we are the same.
King Narrew-Ok, if you don't like the original answer, then you will have to live with the one that is "I say so!" For GOD's sake, your in the inner circle. So just be happy that your not one of the worker class. Would you like a "PROMOTION"?
Councilor #3-You know I don't. But what is keeping the 5 of us from turning on you and taking control for ourselves.
King Narrew- sighs Well, I figured this would happen sooner or later, since you are "ME" after all. So lets just say I took precautions when I had you 5 cloned. If anything happens to me, your extended life will continue, but there are some brain chemicals that will activate, you will not loose any thought or reasoning ability, but all your motor skills will cease. So you will have all that time to be a vegetable and think how your life would have been if you would have just worked with me and not against me.
Councilor #5-You BASTARD!!! How could you do that to us, we are you after all.
King Narrew-YOU are a copy of ME! And I know myself well enough that I foresaw what you would want to do, and took precautions to eliminate that problem. Think, I did nothing to hinder you in any way. I had your life span increased. I choose 5 of you to help me, "US" if you will, to make a vast EMPIRE. If it was YOU that was the original, wouldn't you have taken precautions?
Councilor #3-That is true, I can not deny that I would have done anything different. BUT, you are still a BASTARD.
King Narrew-Fine, from now on I will be known as the Bastard King.
Councilor #4- chuckles I know you like that, hell we all do. OK, we've had our pissing contest. Now lets get to work.
Bastard King-Good. As you know we have a couple of Gas planets we can colonize. We will have to install Domes on the planets, but we are at max population on this planet. So we should open those 2 planets up.
Councilor #2-Ok, but what about exploration?
Councilor #4-Well, as soon as the 2 planets gets colonized, we can build a Scout ship.
Councilor #2-Ok, sounds good.

2400.2

Meeting of the Bastard King and his 5 councilors.

Bastard King-I hear our first Colony ship has been built. But who came up with the name?
Councilor #4- laughs Yea, that's a funny name, kind of simple though.
Councilor #3-Well, the workers thought that Gasie made sense and of course the fourth tiers think anything to do with flactuance is funny.
Councilor #5-I think its funny also, and I am not a fourth tier. Hey Bastard, how come you went with the tiers in the first place. I know what I think, but want to hear it from you.
Bastard King-Well, as you know. I don't like physical labor, and since I was cloning myself, I had to do something to make a worker force that would be willing to do things that I wouldn't do. So, the computer suggested to induce some genetic drift by cloning clones. Only you 5 are copies from the original. The rest are from you. As we tier down, they get a bit simpler. They do the work we don't want to, and will not revolt against us since they are not so bright. Of course there are some things we have to put up with, and if the names they give our ships make them happy, I can live with that.
Councilor #1-How come you didn't make any females? I wouldn't mind getting lucky every once in a while.
Councilor #5- laughs Your funny, you know as well as I do the only time we got lucky is in our dreams, unless you count that prostitute when we were just out of school.
Bastard King- blushes
Councilor #2-And any way, we all know that we would just get distracted if there were women around, and not bringing up the point that they would be female Versions of ourselves. And, don't anyone comment on how funny that would be.
Bastard King- coughs Ok, anything else.
Councilor #2-I found out that if we make a modified Version of our Scout, we can complete it in 1 month, then make minor adjustments while we produce our next Colony ship. That way we can start exploring sooner.
Bastard King-If no one objects, I say go ahead with your plan #2.
Councilor #5-No objection here, I look forward to hearing what the fourth tiers come up with a name for our Scout. chuckles

2400.4

Meeting of the Bastard King and his 5 councilors.

Councilor #5-Peepers, that's so funny. I guess it make's some sense. We are sending the Scout to "peep" around.
Bastard King-Yea, well we have something to laugh about and it make's the workers happy. How is our Colony doing?
Councilor #3-Good. We have them building Research Centers, the planet was low on any exploitable materials.
Councilor #2-We will be making another Scout. Peepers #1 has its orders and will be departing with in the month. Same with our Colony ship.
Bastard King-What tier is the Captain on the Scout ship?
Councilor #2-A third tier. Since we don't know what is out there, we felt that a second tier might be a waste.
Councilor #5- laughs Well as long as he knows where the fuel gauge is, he should be fine.

2400.6

Meeting of the Bastard King and his 5 councilors.

Bastard King-I see Peepers #2 has been built. What are we planning on building next.
Councilor #2-I just received a message from Peepers #1. A brief survey shows a Gas planet we can colonize, so I would suggest another Colony ship.
Bastard King-Ok, but I think we need to expand ship building abilities. Give me an option the next time we meet.

2400.8

Meeting of the Bastard King and his 5 councilors.

Councilor #2-Great news. Peepers #2 has found more planets to colonize.
Bastard King-Good. Well, what have you come up with to increase our ship production?
Councilor #2-We can build a Space Station with a small Ship Yard. It will have a slower production rate than our main Ship Yard, but we can make many of them.
Bastard King-Great, lets make another Colony Ship then build these Space Stations.

2401.1

Emergency meeting of the Bastard King and his 5 councilors.

Councilor #2-Sorry to call this meeting. We just received an emergency message from the Captain of Peepers #2. They have met another species.
Councilor #1-Are they women?
Councilor #5-Would you give it up #1, see how it distracts you, how would you function if we had women. Hey Bastard, do you think that each of us 5 are different from each other, #1 seems to dwell on "women" a bit much.
Bastard King-I'm starting to think you might be right. BUT, what about this contact, are they Hostile?
Councilor #2-No, they are friendly. Seems that the Captain is negotiating for a treaty between us. He also says that there are Colonizable planets in the sector.
Bastard King-Umm, a capable captain. Can you send a message to the Gasie heading in that direction and have it route to the sector Peepers #2 is at and colonize there. That way we will have an outpost to keep an eye on these aliens.
Councilor #5-Do these aliens have a name?
Councilor #2-They call themselves the Sweden Democracy.
Councilor #1-Never heard of them.
Bastard King- sigh Are you sure you are not a fourth tier #1? Anyway, after the Star Base is built, build another and have the Star Base build another. We need more construction ability. Oh, what is being built on our newest Colony?
Councilor #2-A Space Yard, we have a few more months before it comes Online, but that should help us.
Bastard King-Good, and tell the Captain of Peepers #2 good job.
to be continued

[ June 02, 2003, 00:20: Message edited by: Narrew ]