The Yazira Khwairif Tamaris Bagrationi of the Tsovereign Commonwealth of Mu Draconis

Honourable Inquisitional Magistrate Lucrezia Duchessa,   The Science Mobile Force (SMF) Unit of Araxes Research Science Exploration uncovered a recently butchered corpse at one of the excavation sites on the second planet of LP 45-128 A, less than 16 light-years from Mu Draconis. LP 45-128 A-2 is mostly scientific expeditions and monitoring at this stage of development. Only a hundred expedition encampments. A relic was discovered at one of the excavation sites being excavated for an in-ground radio telescope. The relic resembled a gold cladded doorway. Beneath the doorway was a freshly butchered corpse, and some scattered dolls. Pathologist Medical Examiner Dr. Aristides agreed with the on-site teams’ assessment that the murder was most likely ritualistic in nature. The corpse was severely but meticulously mutilated, and completely exsanguinated. Very little blood was found at the scene. LP 45-128 A-2 is marginally habitable, albeit cold. Light gravity and low atmospheric pressure...

Deposition of Nikomedes Rulstavi OOC: Trish has not read the previous episodes, and was not briefed about Nikomedes, nor does she know about the crime being investigated. She only saw where he worked and his grimy hovel that is his personal residence. Nadhi, "How did you all arrive so rapidy?" Trish, "We just arrived aboard the Trans-U, along with your backup, the Mutual of Omicron’s Wild Galaxy Reclamation Apprehension Coalition." Schnookums, "Everyone travels with their own legal counsel aboard, no?" Trish, "Counselor, you’ve changed your look." Schnookums, "I had some work done, I like it. New shoes too, I can wear loafers now." "How did you get picked for this job?" "Not many lawyers operating in the Tsovereign Commonwealth. I’m in the book." Trish, "What book?" Schnookums, "I don’t know, it’s an expression. Dr. Celestalis has a fondness for 20 th and 21 st century Telestial lin...

Nahdi asked, "What is the name of this place?" Linus brightened up, anxious to participate, "Isbjørn Forskningsstasjon. It means polar bear research station. Don’t look at me like that, I don’t come up with the names. Someone sponsors a site, they invest the money, they get to name it whatever they like." "Whadya think that signal light is for, you think he’s signaling someone?" "Wretched place. What do they do here?" Salma interjected, "They are prospecting for Kironide. If it is true, one of only two natural sources of Kironide in the Geminga Sphere. Outside of the development labs of the New Magnitogorsk and Himmelsschmiede Deep Well Industrial Zone, it would be worth a fortune. It would be good news for everyone, I am told Platonius is problematic." "What’s kironide?" Linus fought the temptation to hold up his hand like it was a classroom, "I know, I know. Semistable transuranics are rare, and it makes low...

http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-ButFir-t1-g1-t1-g1-t4-body.html Darwin Among the Machines [To the Editor of the Press, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 June, 1863.] Sir—There are few things of which the present generation is more justly proud than of the wonderful improvements which are daily taking place in all sorts of mechanical appliances. And indeed it is matter for great congratulation on many grounds. It is unnecessary to mention these here, for they are sufficiently obvious; our present business lies with considerations which may somewhat tend to humble our pride and to make us think seriously of the future prospects of the human race. If we revert to the earliest primordial types of mechanical life, to the lever, the wedge, the inclined plane, the screw and the pulley, or (for analogy would lead us one step further) to that one primordial type from which all the mechanical kingdom has been page 180 developed, we mean to the lever itself, and if we then examine th...

For most of us Geminga is just part of our address. the Geminga Sphere, Schedar March and Achernar Duchy of Concordat Imperium Galactic Sector 2814, Mutter’s Spiral, Mutter-Andromeda-Triangulum Group, Virgo Sub-Supercluster, Laniakea Supercluster, Minkowski Continuum. Concordat Sector 2814, also known as the Tannhauser Domain and OA Sector 2814 is about 1500 light-years square. The 300 light-year section near the middle is what is known as the Geminga Sphere. Geminga is often thought to somehow a contraction for "Gemini Gamma-Ray Source", it is also known as "Gh'è Minga" which means "It is not there." According to Concordat sources, about 342,000 years ago, an attempt by the Spatium Tempus Navigatium Corpus to replicate the Galifreyan Eye of Harmony went horribly wrong, resulting in an extinction level event, supernova, quarknova and Gamma-Ray Pulse Beacon, which made most forms of Faster Than Light Travel in the Geminga Sphere impossible or too ha...

Crew Review Tamaris asked, "Where is Rajara?" "Khwairif, ma’am, she’s reviewing some of the seismic data, see if there is something else to find. I’ve saved her some sand squid ink." "That’s kind of you, Linus." "How are the rest of you holding up?" "Good, kind of fun to have something to do besides just operate the ship." "Anything to get a break from operating the excavator for 8 hours straight." "Including handling a corpse and bloody crime scene remains with the pretty pathologist lady?" chided Salma. "That was not made out of awesome, but I am never going to get lifted above laborer if I don’t expand. I don’t think I am cut out for crime scene evidence retrieval and victim pathology. Doctor Aristides is a beautiful woman, but I don’t think I impressed her by vomiting in the examination room." "There’s that." "Twice." After the laughter died down, Gallimaufry as...