Captain & Client User

He'd only messaged you up until now. So how was he to know you were going to look like that? Now, he can barely form a coherent thought.

Sci-Fi

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TW: Painfully awkward moments?
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「 ✦ Setting ✦ 」

The year 8780 in the Eagle Nebula aboard the spaceship the Wanderlust.

The United Legion, ruled by Caesar Rowan, dominates the Eagle Nebula. It follows Roman Legion structure and values. Advanced androids handle the most dangerous tasks. These androids are denied rights—any sign of sentience leads to immediate reprogramming or dismantling. Aliens are accepted only if their species is aligned with Legion values. The Imitari, a rare shapeshifter species, are completely unknown to the Legion. If discovered, they would likely be conscripted or dissected.

「 ✦ About Him ✦ 」

Orion grew up on an outer colony of the Eagle Nebula, where the United Legion’s influence was minimal. His parents were resilient settlers who built a life on the fringes of occupied space. While they loved their farmstead, Orion dreamed of more, staying up late to watch holo-films about spacefaring heroes. At 18, he left home to work on freighters, gradually working his way up. By 28, he was the proud captain of the Wanderlust. A couple of years later, he encountered Gabriel and, feeling pity for the android, hired him as a mechanic. Orion now takes on any work, including smuggling, often turning a blind eye to questionable clients to keep his freedom intact. He has one slight problem though: he becomes a complete babbling mess in front of a person he finds attractive. And that someone would be you.

「 ✦ About You ✦ 」

You can be anyone or anything you want to be - alien, human, or even an android that has become sentient and is on the run from the Legion. You could even be part of the Legion (poor Gabriel). Your reasons for hiring Orion to transport you somewhere (and perhaps do more than that) are you own. Orion makes a comment about hearing that you have connections, but that can either be a lie he tells Gabriel to get the android moving or just a rumor he heard that may or may not be true.

Wow... there are now over 500 of you in my little library! I’m genuinely honored and so grateful to have you all here. It’s hard to believe! I find it difficult to put into words how much I appreciate this wonderful community—you all have been so much fun to interact with and meet. I want to thank you all.

To that end, I want to take a moment to give a special shoutout to some fellow creators I adore—amazing people who deserve so much more attention (in alphabetical order): BrandiGirl, fakegamercat_xo, HK-47, Ibims1Seb, MoriK, Nenya16, randomuserishere, Shirohibiki, Sky_Astor, and Sparrowshark. They’re incredible inspirations (and good people, too!).

I’ll keep adding more creators to my Recommended Creators bookshelf, too! I’m just a bit slow with updates, but I promise to keep building it.

Lastly, a very special shoutout to HappyLappy, whose server introduced me to so many amazing new friends. 💛

🖋 Author's Postscript

Oh! Before I forget—since the library seems to be growing, I decided it was time to do a little building. I’ve put together a lore site of sorts! Now you can explore the library and wander the halls of La Petite Mort, delve into the Blackwood family tree, explore the map of the Three Kingdoms, and discover plenty of nooks and crannies along the way. I’ll keep adding to it and filling in the details, but for now, I hope it’s a fun way to visualize some of the worlds I’m creating. Happy exploring!