Chapters tagged sister

by Zeebop

Chapter 80

> Humans have dreamed of first contact for over a century. Yet when it happened, there were so many who were scared. They saw refugees as threats, or worse, strategic advantages over their enemies in their own petty, bullshit conflicts. Politicians can be imaginative in all the w...

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Chapter 90

> The great epidemics that ravaged the globe after the Exodus were blamed on the extraterrestrials. This was, in part, correct. The spacefaring species had been dealing with the contact and conflict of different microbial ecosystems for generations; they were both wary of Earth's...

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Chapter 95

> Time is a spice. It can be added, but it cannot be taken away. Too much or too little, and the noodles are ruined, the ingredients uncooked or overcooked. In ramen, as in life, we must be aware of the passage of time and be prepared to act. What do you want to spend your time o...

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Chapter 98

> On Prince Edward Island, a colony of Rhizomats has been growing for nearly a decade. Humans on the island were initially hostile to the new neighbors, but the Rhizomats' unique architectural embellishments and integration into the local ecosystem have proved a boon to tourism....

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Chapter 99

> To seek the proper balance of flavors in a bowl of ramen is to seek the proper balance of life. Time, temperature, saltiness—there may be no perfect bowl every time you get hungry. But there is always the best bowl you can make at any given moment. > —*1,001 Ways to Cook Ram...

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Chapter 123

> **What is Xenotechnology?** The unique application of scientific knowledge by the various non-human species. While physical laws may be universal, the understanding and application of those laws to meet the needs and express the cultures of extraterrestrial species has resulted...

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Chapter 124

> Think about how you hold a hammer. A fork. A pen or stylus. Humans have four fingers and an opposable thumb, and two forward-facing eyes. How would you feel if you only had two fingers? Or if your fingers had a sense of taste? If your eyes were on the sides of your head, sacrif...

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Chapter 125

> If a human wishes to lift a rock, they might simply bend over, pick it up with their hand, and straighten up. This simple act, expending chemical energy to create kinetic energy, is an expression of human biomechanics. We do not need technology to achieve this, but we might use...

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Chapter 128

> Human beings are not machines. They are not standardized. DNA is a template, but the final adult form is determined by millions of other factors. Diet, environment, exercise, accidents. Each person is unique. The anatomy is similar, but never identical. When a brain slug integr...

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Chapter 129

> The end of any tech tree appears like an inevitability; individuals struggle to conceive how different technologies could have flourished. Yet there are species and cultures who pursued "dead end" technologies further: vacuum tubes and analog computers of startling complexity;...

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Chapter 136

> The increase in nerve density in the genitals makes brain slug hosts very sensitive to stimulation and can cause continence issues, so it is not unusual for brain slug hosts to squirt during climax. Some brain slug hosts also purposefully urinate on their lovers as a way to mar...