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Technology

Robotics

In 2571, the world has evolved past virtual assistants to automatons that exist in various forms to execute unique and individual functions. Most are employed for menial, repetitive tasks, but almost all are outfitted with state-of-the-art machine learning that allows them to serve as companions and assistants across a number of professional fields. These bots or droids offer direct access to the colony’s database and digital networks, and in any given situation, they may operate vehicles remotely, act as navigational guides, and perform designated, pre-programmed actions. Depending on their make and model, some may be equipped with face modules that display ideograms or emojis and may adapt overtime to develop individualized personalities. Most are manufactured to be compact and portable in size, capable of independent movement through the use of sensors. At this time, advances in robotics have not progressed to androids or human-like artificial intelligence.

Portal

The Annulus was first discovered by a research facility at Astralis Corp. The largest particle accelerator in the world was fed enough energy to blackout an entire urban city. The objective: to stabilize a wormhole that would potentially allow near-instantaneous travel through space or time. Years of probing eventually ascertained the exact location of the arrival point—a habitable world with an atmospheric makeup to sustain human life.

The portal provides one-way access and remains highly unstable without a massive energy source equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (more than the energy consumption of the United States per day). Each pilgrimage requires years of preparation, recalibrations and cooperation on a global level to fund and fuel the venture.

Communication

With satellites and relay stations in place, on-world communication is instant including both video and audio feeds. Speed of data exchange depends only on radio signals that have been built to offer planet-wide coverage but may be disrupted by solar or electrical events. Off-world contact is limited to short form, text-based communication, often encrypted and funneled through the orbiting Comms station where manned personnel oversee all outbound and inbound data streams. Messages may take days to be relayed and decrypted depending on packet sizes and are, therefore, required to be brief.

Communication devices largely resemble those of the twenty-first century i.e. smartphones and portable personal computers that come in various screen sizes. They’re the manner in which citizens use and access Credits, the currency used across the colony and Earth. They’re linked to identification information and personal data through retinal scan, the primary method of authentication across the colony.

Ancient Technology

In the wake of the first pilgrimage, it became evident that humans were not the first to settle Izanagi: the planet was littered with mysterious ruins of a bygone spacefaring civilization. Artifacts proliferated the planet’s strata, as no matter where the colonists constructed their buildings, they would inevitably excavate numerous relics and fragments of ancient technology left by the planet’s previous inhabitants.

It was only natural that the researchers of the first pilgrimage began to study these ancient remnants. They found the technology was far more advanced than anything humans had ever developed, and that they were theoretically still operational. Schematic documentation showed the ancient tech was powered by a network of undetermined energy channels that flowed within the planet’s surface. Such channels have since been further charted, with ongoing experiments to enable the colony to siphon and convert the channels into a reliable energy source.

Within the past seventy years, the study of this ancient technology has yielded unprecedented technological progress for humans. Communications, aerospace transportation, and energy technology have especially benefited from the insights discovered by major research projects. Such focus areas have historically dominated the research efforts in the colony, but with the arrival of more specialists in later pilgrimages, researchers have implemented branching minor studies on a variety of topics (e.g. textiles, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and explosives).

Vehicles

Vehicles for personal use are largely unheard of beyond carbon-neutral motorized bicycles. Transportation across the colony consists of rovers utilized by peacekeepers and for scouting or exploration purposes. Most space-faring ships fall under the jurisdiction of Project Horizon, but barges and transport ships are also operated by civilians for the purposes of resupplying manned satellites and the lunar outpost. A railway system remains in construction but is a large, long term project.

Medical

Medical technology has continued to make advances into the twenty-sixth century with miraculous strides in organ transplants and human prosthetics. Newly patented synthetic polymers are capable of mimicking the sensory and motor function of organic tissue, eliminating many of the setbacks of the early millennia. On Earth, however, healthcare is a commodity that is not easily accessible to all, and seeking treatment can quickly eat away at livelihoods and plunge families into debt. While Gemini colony aims to avoid privatized systems as a means of accessing public services, their resources are not infinite, nor is the colony equipped for large-scale medical crises.

Weapons

Access to weaponry is limited to peacekeepers and explorer subdivisions on active duty, and most are locked to nonlethal settings. Stun phasers that use high-energy projectiles can incapacitate potential aggressors, but each individual weapon is tracked and must be accounted for. Weapons smuggled into the colony may come in various shapes—old school firearms in lightweight alloys or modern day phasers.

name: Coffin age: 27 timezone: CST (but a night owl) astrological sign: Aries-Taurus Cusp (The WoRST) favorite play-bys: Indya Moore, Anh Wisle, Lou Diamond Phillips, I’m pretty eclectic and always like to try off the beaten path for faces. plots you’re always down for: Two halves of a whole idiot, street gangs with internal & external struggles, W I T C H E S, fighting classism. I really love exploring religious sects and occult in new settings, especially space western-style occultism. Also: a sucker for romance plots. Ask Pri. favorite sci-fi movie(s): I’m more into television series than movies, I enjoy Firefly, Altered Carbon, The Expanse, Defiance, The 100, Revolution, Black Mirror, & Lost in Space. if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: Something wildly inappropriate about how attractive their tentacles look I’m sure what would you like to see from us?: Clear and open avenues of communication between staff & members your favorite discord emoji: 

name: ariel

age: actual fossil of dinosaur

timezone: cst; gmt -6

astrological sign: virgoooooo

favorite play-bys: omg yikes been loving on robert pattinson lately but also lewis tan and derek theler but I have my old favs like aaron taylor johnson and emeraude toubia and john boyega. dumb and hot all the way

plots you’re always down for: redemption arcs!!!!! but also seconded on the bastardization arcs pls. found family and impossible crushes and political drama and crime drama and angst and bees for everyone! himbos making star eyes at badass women and badass women saving the day.

favorite sci-fi movie(s): HNNNNG starship troopers and thor: ragnarok (IT COUNTS) and annihilation and event horizon and and GALAXY QUEST and more tbh but I’m tired

if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: BEYONCÉ!? meme except: ALIENS!?

what would you like to see from us? space drama!! and admin involvement and subplots and good times and inclusivity

your favorite discord emoji: xD

name: nicole 

 age: twenty nine 

timezone: cst (gmt -6)

astrological sign: aquarius 

favorite play-bys:  winona ryder, yvonne strahovski, stephanie beatriz, elizabeth olsen, golshifteh farahani, mary elizabeth winstead, rinko kikuchi, keanu reeves, and laura dern. i admittingly would like to use florence pugh right now (i know her face is currently on every site, but still. lol), and i would also like to use elizabeth olsen, golshifteh farahani, or lana del ray. i will say that as i start thinking about the type of characters i’d like to have, i usually change my mind about who i’d like to use. so we’ll see what happens. 

favorite sci-fi movie(s): pacific rim, fifth element, arrival, men in black, jurassic park, and star wars. 

 plots you’re always down for:  angsty lovers, opposites attract (with romances and friendships), fun friendship dynamics, a twist within a twist, redemptions, total messes, old man / lady club, and oddball / screwed up families, murder mysteries. while those are my favorites, i’m usually flexible with plots in general. i would like to try an age gap of 10 years, though (i’m not sure if i’d go any higher). 

if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: i wouldn’t be saying anything at first.....yet i’d be wondering if they’d want to try any weird experiments on me if they ever kidnapped me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

what would you like to see from us?: down the road, site previews. i’m a sucker for aesthetics  on a site. i’d also like to see subplots, site events, an active community, world building, and a discord.  i’m pretty excited to see what you guys have in mind! it sounds like fun already. 

your favorite discord emoji: :fingerguns: / :joy: / :eyes: 

name: sav age: a lady never tells but i’m not a lady so i’m twenty-seven timezone: est!!!!!!! astrological sign: pisces sun, scorpio moon, sagittarius rising favorite play-bys: oy, I have a few that admittedly become somewhat recycled looking at florence pugh and garrett hedlund specifically but i do love lana condor, alisha boe, adria arjona, louis garrell, carey mulligan, tessa thompson, thandie newton, remy hii, henry cavill and idek man pretty much whoever.   plots you’re always down for: scrappy found families generally populated by grubby children, ugly divorces with unresolved feelings, “as u wish” dumb romances, estranged siblings, people that have grown apart now forced back together (u can say that i enjoy stephen king), frenemies???? to???? enlovers???? and self destructive people clutching onto one another in the storms of their own making favorite sci-fi movie(s): ex machina, blade runner, and does mad max fury road count count??? i genuinely do not know.   if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: “i do not need this right now.” what would you like to see from us?: outside of SPACE and messy corporation politics, science nerds and space jocks, fun site events, and a nice lil community.  your favorite discord emoji: forever and always :hatethis: or :maddog:

name: mimi age: 26 timezone: pst  astrological sign: capricorn  favorite play-bys: charlie hunnam, park sung jin, clement chabernaud, choi siwon, janis ancens, daniel craig, du juan, liu wen, yang yang, various other models plots you’re always down for: poly, enemies to lovers, fucked up families, murder favorite sci-fi movie(s): i, robot; blade runner 2049; pacific rim if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: nice what would you like to see from us? cool events and lore  ‧˚₊̥( ⁰̷̴͈꒨⁰̷̴͈)‧˚₊*̥ your favorite discord emoji: 

name: cyn age: 25 timezone: est astrological sign: aries favorite play-bys: tom hiddleston, rosamund pike, keisuke asano, lara ghraoui, tom holland, zendaya, diego luna, honestly ill play anyone  plots you’re always down for: murder within family or friend groups, strained marriages, ALIENS, stranded while exploring, cool space stuff favorite sci-fi movie(s): wall-e... im more of a sci-fi video game lover tbh heh if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: ayy lmao what would you like to see from us? aliens and robots!!!!!!! fun events too your favorite discord emoji: 

name: asha age: 31 timezone: est astrological sign: aquarius favorite play-bys: brie larson, ruth negga, angelina jolie, charlize theron, chris evans, shannyn sossamon, milla jovovich, lin manuel miranda, charlie hunnam, and whoever fits the character i’m writing plots you’re always down for: found families, dealing with the isolation of space/time, secrets, betrayals, badass ladies being badass together favorite sci-fi movie(s): alien, sunshine, pacific rim, star wars, the matrix if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: greetings what would you like to see from us?: a nice community and a pretty skin your favorite discord emoji: :eyes:

name: kon age: actual dinosaur aka 31 timezone: cst astrological sign: taurus favorite play-bys: I’m down to play whoever but I generally lean towards actor people  plots you’re always down for: family dynamics!!! sciency/explory things favorite sci-fi movie(s): sunshine or arrival or treasure planet OR MOON or really all of them if you ever encountered an alien, what’s the first thing you’d say?: please no bitey  what would you like to see from us? some cool kids and STUFF  your favorite discord emoji:

🠚 EVEREST FLOOD 🛸 41 YEARS 🛸 SAT COMMUNICATIONS 🛸 6TH PILGRIMAGE 

You will not return back to earth because currently there is no way to get back through the annulus. How do you feel about that?

“How do I feel about that? Peculiar question. I thought all the psych evals were over and done with by now? [fidgets nervously] Anyway, I try not to think too much about those things. I’ve made my decision. No regrets. Right?” 

What motivated you to sign up for Project Odyssey? Doesn’t traveling through a portal to another galaxy scare you?

“I didn’t sign up per se. I was asked to submit an application, and I did. Call it scientific curiosity or perhaps a questionable sense of self-preservation. It was an opportunity that not many were offered... so I could not let it pass by. Fear or no fear. Rationally, there was no good reason not to go, given that the circumstances on Earth are not exactly exceptional.”

The Gemini Colony is a chance for humanity to start anew. From a hundred colonists it’s slowly grown into the size of a small city. How will you help the Gemini Colony prosper and grow?

“Prosper and grow. Those are some big words. I’ll be taking my post as a satellite communications officer. Monitoring the data they collect, running diagnostics, et cetera, et cetera. To be a small slice of humankind in a largely unknown galaxy ... it’s best to keep an eye out for any potential, surprise visitors, you know. Be they alive and intelligent, or meteors on a collision course for Izanagi.”

You may have heard that the Gemini Colony has dealt with some dissenters and people that have broken away… not entirely sharing our values and beliefs. How do you feel about the colony’s mission?

“I believe in strength in numbers and unity. Humankind’s made so many mistakes by its own division and greed. I mean- look at Earth now. But yes, to answer your question: I fully and wholeheartedly believe in the colony’s mission.”

Plot – Atlas Obscura

The deterioration of Earth was one long foretold. In spite of the data and indisputable evidence, humanity squeezed itself around their planet like a starving fist, until every last drop had been wrung out and there was nothing left to give. Ventures into clean energy and veganism to restore some of the damage mankind had wrought all served an ineffectual purpose: the mere suspension of a harsh reality that was drawing near. The Earth and its once seemingly infinite and lush resources were spent.

They crafted domes and fashioned them with purified air, while the slums stretched further and further from their center like ocean ripples. The rich and the poor grew more and more estranged. Farther apart than even the sun and the moon. 

The best money could buy was nothing more than a way to stall. To buy another couple of years before more and more of the world decayed into something uninhabitable. Ventures to terraform neighboring planets like Mars all ended in disaster, with conditions never stable enough to cradle something as delicate and fragile as human life.

So when Astralis Corp  presented another program that promised humanity a much longer future than the Earth could ever offer, there were only very few brave enough to take the leap. Those that did? Well, they got more than they bargained for. 

OMAR SIDIBE. HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST. 31 YEARS.

“Gemini Colony is all you’ve ever known. Do you ever think about Earth, and regret not knowing what it was like there?”

I think - see, we were always kinda fucked to begin with, right? Here, or there. I chronicle the past and sift through archives. We see blood, the same kind flowing through my veins and yours, spilling across time and space. It's the same colour, the same viscosity, the same metaphor for life trickling, for dreams bleeding.

My point is this - yeah, I'm a historian. I'm an anthropologist. I archive shit for the government. I think about Earth a lot - I think about the source of our legacies, our grievances, our advancements. I breathe oral histories and narratives - it's all, they're professional requirements, you know?

But regret? Do I regret not knowing what it was like there, experientially? Man, I - I mostly regret having to wake up for work, follow the same goddamn routine day in day out, live a mostly ordinary life here. Deal with that godfuckingawful neighbour who just won't stop asking me if I've been eating enough.

So, uh. Yeah. We done here?

Beowulf Black; 33; Colonist; Covert Ops; Asshole

“Function over form is a well-known saying in Gemini Colony. What role do you play in keeping the colony up and running?”

Sweeping up the loose ends. Keeping important hands clean. I dunno, whatever sounds fun. It all pays the taxes, right?

“Gemini Colony is all you’ve ever known. Do you ever think about Earth, and regret not knowing what it was like there?”

I think about it like I think about the color blue, or the moons in the sky. It’s another word. Doesn’t seem like there’s a lot to regret.

“A lot of the people that made Gemini Colony what it is today came by stepping through a portal, knowing there was no way for them to ever go back. Would you ever be able to do the same? Step through a portal to an unknown world with no way to return?”  

Morbid curiosity is a bitch. But hey, whatever doesn’t kill you gets you paid.

“You may have heard that the Gemini Colony has dealt with some dissenters and people that have broken away... not entirely sharing our values and beliefs. How do you feel about the colony’s mission?”

Like I said, it all pays the taxes.

PILAR ABARCA . 33. CARDINAL DIV (?) / EXPLORATION DIV. (CARTOGRAPHIST) . COLONIST 

“A lot of the people that made Gemini Colony what it is today came by stepping through a portal, knowing there was no way for them to ever go back. Would you ever be able to do the same? Step through a portal to an unknown world with no way to return?”  

My parents were apart of the fourth pilgrimage to the Gemini Colony, and I was born a few days after they had arrived. While they were afraid of the unknown at first, they also wanted to raise me in a world where I didn’t have to face the harsh realities of Earth. They were brave for leaving the only home they lived without knowing what was out there.  So if I had to opportunity to explore an uncharted world, I would!

Apart of it would be to see if we could provide humanity with another home to go to in case the Gemini Colony wound up the way Earth did. HOWEVER, it would give me a chance to see what it was like seeing another world for the first time. Don’t get me wrong! I’m grateful to have grown up on Gemini. I really am. But who wouldn’t want to see what’s out there? It wouldn’t hurt to have a new change of scenery, after all. 

“Her face startlingly white as she retreated into the darkness of the garden.”

—Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume I, 1931-1934