Challenge #02652-G095: Never Going Gently
The question has been around since the beginning of analytical thought, but has become ever more perplexing since the arrival of humans, to philosophers across the galaxy…
Deathworlders, in Comparison to Havenworlders, are Incredibly short lived. and Humans, even excepting acts of self sacrifice, attempts at Darwin awards, and general mishappenings, a regular human has an expected lifespan of 90 to 110 standard years in optimal conditions. compared to the Hundreds that most Havenworlders live, (or as many humans put it, merely survive), humans are often compared to lightning; extremely bright, absolutely beautiful, comparatively devastating and tragically (or mercifully depending on your view) brief.
…and so it is asked,
“What constitutes a full and well lived life?” – Adam From Darwin
Vessels and livesuits in Galactic Space have recording devices that preserve the final moments of the occupants. They have this so that those sweeping up the mess can have a chance at formulating better protection for the next time such trouble arises. This has lead to the discovery that Humans have two sets of dying words.
Those they say to their friends, and those they say to themselves. If there is an enemy they are fighting in the process, then the other set becomes a defiant battle-cry in an attempt to intimidate the enemy. The most common last words to allies forms the Last Lie, “You go ahead, I’ll catch up.”
The most common words to themselves are, “I’ve lived a good life.” That is, when the Humans in question have the time to accept their impending demise. Far too many do not. Every single Human who has laid down their life for others accepts this end with determination and those five words.
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Challenge #02628-G071: The Last Lie
https://steemit.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-02005-e181-one-line-to-cross
https://steemit.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-02156-e327-they-ll-be-back
https://steemit.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-02524-f334-an-appeal
The “Last Lie” is a recurring trend and well-known trait in the Amalgam universe. Yet, I haven’t yet read a story where the “Last Lie” has come true. It seems that our human protagonists always manage to cheat death.
That being said, I think it would be interesting to see a (or a group of) Havenworlder(s) discovering what the Last Lie is the hard way. As well as the subsequent fallout of their human’s final actions.
Because sometimes, you’re playing on hardcore, and well,
There are no continues. – PaladinShane
Humans are not unkillable. They know this. They know their vulnerabilities. They also allow others to assume that they don’t have that many. This has lead to the Last Lie, and so many other cogniscents learning that it was the Last Lie the hard way.
Case 23J-756: There was nothing left of Human Sem. There was also nothing left of the Vorax fleet, half the asteroid belt, and the Fleet Acquirer, the ship the rest of the crew had fled on Human Sem’s insistence. The Fleet Acquirer, the Vorax fleet, a healthy percentage of the asteroids, and Human Sem had been vaporised. What little remained was a cloud of atoms, at best.
The crew who had bonded with Human Sem returned to the area, looking for traces of Sem. Where they had gone, what had happened to them, and why they had not caught up as they had said. Scanners found the scant evidence, tracing it all back to a devastating explosion that wiped out everything, including Human Sem.
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