Status Updates From Legacy: Emergence (Legacy, #1)

The captain held a funeral on the third day for Skinner, Kilhorn, Tavanak, Wrenburg, and Davarez, along with Commander Fransen.

Going to be crazy when he bumps into them while grocery shopping or something. Clever though. If you "die" in the simulation, you fail the course and immediately sequestered from the other trainees

Instead, it was a day which would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Man, he is going to be pissed when he finds out it was a simulation

“I…I found two other crew members. They’ve…they’ve been torn to shreds! I think something attacked them!”

Somebody needs to give that medic an Oscar for his amazing performance

Any other questions?”

*Raises hand*
"Less of a question and more of a statement. This is obviously the final exam and all of this is choreographed using actors. I've seen the movie XXX, sir, and I'm frankly disappointed in you. That's all."

you better, but after the sixth day, it became clear: I’d become obsessed with seeing you fail.

So he lasted the longest after successfully completing the mission and yet he still came in 2nd? That doesn't make any sense

that while they were all part of the same family tree, they were each very different.

What?! No they're not! They're completely different species

Sherenah telling him a few months ago how he’d made a pass at her, then ghosted her completely when she turned him down.

Wait. It's being a dick by respecting her choice not to date him?

She took a step back, looking him up and down, her smile reappearing. “I’m Sherenah,” she said, offering him her hand. He took it, noticing that her grip tightened ever so slightly to match the firmness of his as she looked him directly in the eyes. “I’m Will. It’s nice to meet you, Sherenah.”

I'll repeat: it's been almost a year. Now suddenly you're interested. Fuck off

“If you don’t want to see, fine with me. I was just trying to be nice.”

Weird how you didn't decide to be nice until almost a year into the program. How about you do me a favor and fuck off

“The captain didn’t say I had to leave. He said I could see Vellents about dropping out, right?” “That is correct.”

"That is incorrect. You are property and thus not allowed to make any choices for yourself, much less 'drop out.'"

“You don’t belong here,” he said sharply, cutting to the chase.

A slave doesn't get to choose his future, Captain.

they were allowed eight hours of sleep, along with one hour of free time each day.

Wtf?! 8 hours of sleep? I thought this was supposed to be a hard ball breaking course?

which is provided by the GCH, citizens can apply for stewardship of a site such as this. The process involves submitting an application to the Ministry of Residence, which is then vetted based on your contributions to the Confederation and placed in a queue.

"No offense, but it Sounds like some fucking gobbledygook."
-Norm McDonald
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Enjoy yourself; you’ve earned it.

"Yes massa', right away massa'"

fighting amongst ourselves over such stupid shit.”

Fighting to retain your culture and your sovereignty isn't "stupid shit"

It was a society worth fighting for, even dying for.

Said the slave. There's that Stockholm Syndrome I talked about

The queen ushered in massive social reforms, public education, free medical care, and basic rights for all citizens.

Except the whole slavery thing

This means sometimes dealing with the worst that humanity has to offer.

People trying to free slaves?

and he was given a small reprieve as a reward during that time.

The slavers gave him an extra piece of fried chicken and a whole watermelon all for himself

over these colonies to restore order and freedom,

Freedom?! Are you serious? You're telling this to a man that's being held against his will to act as an alien experiment

Things like crime, persecution, and intolerance are simply not tolerated.

Slavery, though, is totally cool

“It ranges from -0.8

You can't have negative gravity.