<< BACK TO RS001 SHIP LISTING Slantwise Convection -------------------- A utopian dream, to build a new society based on the tenets of collectivism and community. The crew and colonists of Slantwise Convection set off from earth thousands of years ago, and have only recently awoken from the depths of cold sleep. Their story is told by the crew members, in their official and personal logs. Glossary -------- Augment (n.) An individual who has been implanted with a direct connection to the Computer Core. These individuals are the only persons ordinarily in contact with the core. CentCom (n.) Central Command. Those persons randomly selected to direct the colonial effort. E.S.S.I. (abb.) Exoplanetary Survey Synthetic Intelligence - the Computer Core, familiarly referred to by the crew as Essi. Waker (n.) Crew member whose role is to waken when the S.C. passes through a system, to carry out preliminary evaluation in consultation with E.S.S.I., to take decision on waking the crew, and to assign a new target system. All Wakers are Augments. Dramatis Personae ----------------- Arthen Damastra Lead Pilot appointed by CentCom. Salzen Urtiv Assistant Pilot, and a friend of Arthen. Bartik Ama Augment, third Waker, friend of Arthen. Slantwise Convection - Ship Log: 184 >> Slantwise Convection - Waking to Darkness 187 >> Slantwise Convection - Past and Present Events 209 >> Slantwise Convection - Von Neumann and Augments CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (share with attribution, no commercial, no remix)