From: Blake, CEO Yang-3
To: Yang Board of Directors
CC: Yang Public Relations Director
Subject: Solar Standard Year Report & Resignation

We are Krill.  I am the Fighter Bird, charged with leading our war parties. We, the Krill, are many and through our hive mind, we are one. Our home, The Nest, is a massive ship with an enclosed sun. It provides all of our needs. Through cohesion we prosper, through cohesion we grow closer to the Source of Life, through cohesion we survive.

It is a time of strife in the ancient world. The peoples of Greece and Rome have been at an uneasy standoff for a generation. By the Spear of Ares, that will change.

The Lighthouse is no longer safe. Admiral Thomas, my predecessor, did a notable job of getting us here, unfortunately, this place just is not safe. Not anymore. The Wolves are at the gates and it is time for us to leave.

By Thel’s Light, we survive. By Thel’s Light, we thrive. For Jasmine, For Thel, for all. Thel is good.

I dart down the halls of the Dione. Once filled with festive party goers, she's now home to the overwhelming majority of colonists who have embarked on this mission. As I approach the bridge, I pass our Councilman and Chief Engineer and they're escorting…. My dead body?

I’m writing from our secret bunker in the Serra do Mar mountains; we’re far enough away from the riots and chaos…I think.

To the proud people of Brazil, know that your government tried. We tried to get our people away from this world before the fall. We tried to find Utopia. Unfortunately, we fell short. Let me show you how it went wrong.

The following is a guest post by Bradford Hendrickson. Thank you to Bradford for writing The Casual Area’s first guest post!

This past Saturday I stepped into the role of “Ace Diamond, Global Journalist” for the Dallas MegaGames’ December 2022 run of Watch the Skies.