![]() They required fiddling with or even reversing tributaries of time in order to achieve a preconceived result. Some actions, however, required a subtle touch. The vast majority of directives were simple and were performed efficiently and without deviation from the timeline. His instructions were carried out without question, for it was one of those common denominators of existence that Justinian’s plans were beyond the ken of the Little Entities, a class of sentients that included everyone but Justinian. Needless to say, Justinian made a lot of demands. Its every communication was intended to reflect Justinian’s demands, to play some small part in the implementation of his grand schemes. ![]() From its vast office floors, its endless maze of lifts and corridors, its gargantuan computer array emanated countless directives to the far corners of the Empire. The Star Castle was the cold, cryptic capricious heart of the Empire. The satellite – designated by serial number – was part of an epic conglomeration of planets and satellites in a great artificial solar system called the Star Castle. Regulators’ collective workstation was an out of the way terminal in a remote location deep, deep in the bowels of a satellite with a circumference half a mile long. Their sole distinguishing trait was the serial number on their backsides, a serial number no one ever saw because regulators were fused to their work stations and never moved around of their own accord. None could be said to have a unique world view. For all practical intents and purposes, regulators were anonymous, interchangeable, and totally devoid of individuality. That fact alone distinguished him as a prominent and influential entity, one whose very existence implied feats of historical importance.Īnother fact: Coppeweb’s possession of a name was purely a matter of convenience for upper management. ![]() ![]() ( An ancient witticism, attributed to an anonymous free associator.)įor a thousand centuries Coppeweb the 73 rd had labored as a regulator in the service of his Great Lord and Overseer, Emperor Justinian Melinus, Most Grandiose and Supreme Arbitrator of Sentient Society. “Reprobate I understand re-education I understand but what is this thing called an opinion?” “Friend, what is your opinion of Emperor Justinian’s new reprobate re-education program?” ![]()
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