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Everyone knows it refers to the Space Whale, a tourist trap located in the Nemo System. Yet, only those who have visited the attraction know the truth: describing it as a Space Whale would be a stretch of the imagination.\n\nTrue, there is an oblong asteroid with one thick end tapering into a smaller one that orbits Ergo (Nemo III). There are even locals who will argue for hours about its strong resemblance to an Earth whale. Yet the main draw really seems to be the shops and attractions set up to entice the wayward tourist who happens to be lured here. Every Galactic Guide employee that has journeyed to the (in) famous landmark has returned to say basically the same thing, \u201dErgo, I got suckered.\u201d\n\nWhile the Space Whale may not live up to its billing, it is somehow fitting for the Nemo System. From Ergo, an ocean planet with vast oil resources but no (remaining) native life, to a system name that most assume is a reference to aquatics (but is actually an acronym for Norman, Ellis, Mau, and Ochoa; surnames of the founding partners of NemoCo, the company credited with discovering the system), the Nemo System is a place where things are not always what they seem.\n\nEven the system\u2019s discovery date has been called into question. Official records credit Dae-ho Ochoa, who was then a partner in NemoCo, with finding the system in 2364, but some believe he first visited the system in 2362, a discrepancy credited to corporate intrigue during Humanity\u2019s unregulated early terraforming era.\n\nThe controversy centered on Ochoa who, in 2362, was a security contractor for the Tadmor Terraforming Concern in the Fora System. One day, co-workers lost contact with Ochoa while he was on a routine patrol. As a search party mobilized, Ochoa surfaced and then promptly quit without an explanation or logging his last day\u2019s flight path. That last detail went unnoticed by Tadmor management, who were overwhelmed by issues surrounding their botched terraforming of Fora III. Exactly what Ochoa did that day eventually led to a lawsuit calling into question Nemo\u2019s discovery date.\n\nIn 2364, the nascent NemoCo purchased all Fora-based terraforming platforms from Tadmor at a steep discount. Tadmor was desperate for credits to address legal problems, and cut NemoCo a deal believing they would have to shoulder the cost of disassembling the massive platforms to get them to fit through the system\u2019s medium sized jump point. Yet, shortly after the purchase, NemoCo announced the discovery of an all-access jump from Fora to an entirely new system, which they promptly christened Nemo. An incredible stroke of luck, claimed NemoCo executives. For Tadmor, it was too big of a coincidence to ignore; particularly once they heard who found the new system.\n\nDae-ho Ochoa\u2019s discovery of Nemo sent Tadmor digging through his employment file, which prompted a review of his sudden and strange departure from the company. Eventually, Tadmor filed a lawsuit against NemoCo alleging Ochoa had discovered the jump to Nemo the day he quit, and they were entitled to a stake of NemoCo\u2019s operations. Despite some circumstantial evidence, what Tadmor really needed was Ochoa\u2019s nav computer. However, Ochoa had sold his old Aurora and had no idea where it was. Tadmor investigators searched the known universe but were unable to find it. Lacking the evidence to prove their claim, Tadmor\u2019s lawsuit was thrown out of court and the company subsequently dissolved.\n\nSubsequently, the history of the Nemo System is entwined with NemoCo in more ways than name. Even the system\u2019s pivot from oil provider to tourist destination originated with NemoCo. They were the first to market the Space Whale to the universe, and convert Ergo\u2019s outdated oil rigs into tourist destinations \u2014 at a cost that eventually sank the company, but planted the seed for future entrepreneurs. Despite their incredible luck in Nemo, the company suffered from misguided leadership, and failing to establish a foothold anywhere else in the Empire, slowly faded away.\n\nWhile NemoCo is no more, their namesake system is thriving. Much like the Space Whale, even though the system is not exactly what it seems, people continue to be intrigued by it.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nDon\u2019t forget to bring your sunscreen! Even cold, overcast days can take a toll on your skin with all the planet\u2019s water reflecting the sun\u2019s rays.\n\nNEMO I\nThe closest neighbor to the system\u2019s F-type, main sequence star is Nemo I. Today it is known as a protoplanet that lacks resources. Yet prospectors once thought it had potential, thanks to the MicroProbe. Selling itself as the next-gen in resource-detection technology, MicroProbe\u2019s initial bounteous scans of Nemo I turned out to be horribly inaccurate when double-checked. Luckily, Microprobe\u2019s shoddy technology was exposed before prospectors wasted time excavating in the barrens of Nemo I.\n\nNEMO II\nMillennia of meteor strikes have sculpted a rugged surface on Nemo II. Besides creating a visually dynamic expanse, the meteors have also brought the planet precious ores and minerals. Today numerous mining operations have staked a claim on Nemo II to search for those valuable resources.\n\nNEMO III (Ergo)\nNemo III is a terraformed ocean world that has kept the Nemo System relevant to the Empire. NemoCo quickly established itself on Ergo when scans revealed significant oil reserves under the ocean. Once terraforming was completed, massive oil rigs, many made from the decommissioned terraforming platforms, were built to extract the underwater resources.\n\nAs pockets of oil were depleted, the rigs were converted into permanently habitable platforms with shops, restaurants and civil services to accommodate the high number of workers who wished to stay on planet after their contracts ended. In the late 27th century, a study conducted by the University of Mentor showed that on average Ergo\u2019s residents lived longer than residents of other worlds, and used words like \u201cpeaceful\u201d and \u201ctranquil\u201d to describe the planet. This general perception of Nemo\u2019s idyllic and relaxing lifestyle spread throughout the Empire and led to a booming tourism industry. Over the centuries, ambitious developers have even built luxury platforms geared specifically for tourists.\n\nOf course, the biggest mystery is how vast quantities of oil even got under Ergo\u2019s ocean. No native life existed on Ergo when Humanity arrived, and researchers are still searching for any fossil evidence of what life once existed there. While exactly what happened is unknown, the most widely accepted explanation is that millennia ago an extinction level event eradicated all native life. These unknown, and long gone, organic species are who we have to thank for Ergo\u2019s oil reserves.\n\nTo this day, the misperception that Ergo\u2019s ocean has life still exists, probably amplified by its association with the Space Whale. In fact, Ergo\u2019s tourism ads and brochures go to great lengths to dispel this notion; even specifically telling tourists NOT to bring fishing gear on their vacation and highlighting how much safer it is swimming in water void of anything that can eat you.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cI can\u2019t exactly put my finger on it, but something about the sea stretching to the horizon in all directions was calming for me. After I finished my contract on the rig, I immediately told my boss I wanted to stay. Made no difference if she had made me a floorhand. I would\u2019ve taken any assignment she had. Of course, I didn\u2019t tell her that second part.\u201d\n\u2013 Unidentified Male Subject, The Psychology of Ergo\u2019s Appeal, Clark & Meyer, 2697\n\n\u201cOn the day in question, Mr. Ochoa was assigned to patrol the section that the Fora-Nemo jump point now occupies. Following his mysterious, and still unexplained disappearance, Ochoa\u2019s first contact with members of the search party desperately trying to find him was traced to a mere 75,000 kilometers away from the jump.\u201d\n\u2013 Lynn Ahmed, Chief Legal Counsel for Tadmor Terraforming Concern, 2364","de_DE":"Galaktischer Leitfaden: Nemo-System\nNEMO-SYSTEM\n\"Ergo, ich wurde geblubbert\".\n\nT-Shirts mit diesem Satz sind im ganzen Reich allgegenw\u00e4rtig geworden. Jeder wei\u00df, dass es sich auf den Weltraumwal bezieht, eine Touristenfalle im Nemo-System. Doch nur diejenigen, die die Attraktion besucht haben, kennen die Wahrheit: Sie als Weltraumwal zu beschreiben, w\u00e4re eine Herausforderung f\u00fcr die Fantasie.\n\nEs gibt zwar einen l\u00e4nglichen Asteroiden mit einem dicken Ende, das sich zu einem kleineren verj\u00fcngt, der Ergo (Nemo III) umkreist. Es gibt sogar Einheimische, die stundenlang \u00fcber ihre starke \u00c4hnlichkeit mit einem Erdwal streiten werden. Doch die Hauptattraktion scheinen wirklich die Gesch\u00e4fte und Attraktionen zu sein, die eingerichtet wurden, um den unberechenbaren Touristen zu locken, der zuf\u00e4llig hierher gelockt wird. Jeder Mitarbeiter des Galactic Guide, der zum (in) ber\u00fchmten Wahrzeichen gereist ist, ist zur\u00fcckgekehrt, um im Grunde das Gleiche zu sagen: \"Ergo, ich wurde verarscht.\"\n\nW\u00e4hrend der Weltraumwal vielleicht nicht seiner Rechnung gerecht wird, ist er irgendwie passend f\u00fcr das Nemo-System. Von Ergo, einem Ozeanplaneten mit riesigen \u00d6lvorkommen, aber keinem (verbleibenden) einheimischen Leben, bis hin zu einem Systemnamen, von dem die meisten annehmen, dass er sich auf Wassertiere bezieht (aber eigentlich ein Akronym f\u00fcr Norman, Ellis, Mau und Ochoa ist; Familiennamen der Gr\u00fcndungspartner von NemoCo, der Firma, der die Entdeckung des Systems zugeschrieben wird), ist das Nemo-System ein Ort, an dem die Dinge nicht immer das sind, was sie scheinen.\n\nSogar das Entdeckungsdatum des Systems wurde in Frage gestellt. Offizielle Aufzeichnungen bescheinigen Dae-ho Ochoa, der damals Partner von NemoCo war, dass er das System 2364 gefunden hat, aber einige glauben, dass er das System 2362 zum ersten Mal besucht hat, eine Diskrepanz, die der Unternehmensintrige w\u00e4hrend der ungeregelten fr\u00fchen Terraformingzeit der Menschheit zugeschrieben wird.\n\nDie Kontroverse konzentrierte sich auf Ochoa, der im Jahr 2362 als Sicherheitsauftragnehmer f\u00fcr den Tadmor Terraforming Concern im Fora-System t\u00e4tig war. Eines Tages verloren die Mitarbeiter den Kontakt zu Ochoa, w\u00e4hrend er sich auf einer Routinepatrouille befand. Als ein Suchtrupp mobilisiert wurde, tauchte Ochoa auf und k\u00fcndigte dann umgehend ohne Erkl\u00e4rung oder Protokollierung der Flugroute seines letzten Tages. Dieses letzte Detail blieb vom Tadmor-Management unbemerkt, das von Problemen im Zusammenhang mit dem verpfuschten Terraforming von Fora III \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigt war. Genau das, was Ochoa an diesem Tag tat, f\u00fchrte schlie\u00dflich zu einer Klage, die Nemos Entdeckungstermin in Frage stellte.\n\nIm Jahr 2364 kaufte der im Entstehen begriffene NemoCo alle Fora-basierten Terraforming-Plattformen von Tadmor mit einem hohen Rabatt. Tadmor verlangte verzweifelt nach Krediten, um rechtliche Probleme anzugehen und NemoCo einen Deal abzuschneiden, in dem er glaubte, dass sie die Kosten f\u00fcr die Demontage der massiven Plattformen tragen m\u00fcssten, damit sie durch den mittelgro\u00dfen Sprungpunkt des Systems passen. Doch kurz nach dem Kauf gab NemoCo die Entdeckung eines All-Access-Sprungs von Fora zu einem v\u00f6llig neuen System bekannt, das sie prompt Nemo tauften. Ein unglaublicher Gl\u00fccksfall, behaupteten die F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte von NemoCo. F\u00fcr Tadmor war es ein zu gro\u00dfer Zufall, um es zu ignorieren, besonders als sie h\u00f6rten, wer das neue System gefunden hatte.\n\nDae-ho Ochoas Entdeckung von Nemo schickte Tadmor zum Graben durch seine Arbeitsdatei, was zu einer \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung seines pl\u00f6tzlichen und seltsamen Ausscheidens aus dem Unternehmen f\u00fchrte. Schlie\u00dflich reichte Tadmor eine Klage gegen NemoCo ein, in der behauptet wurde, dass Ochoa den Sprung zu Nemo an dem Tag entdeckt hatte, an dem er k\u00fcndigte, und sie hatten Anspruch auf eine Beteiligung an den Aktivit\u00e4ten von NemoCo. Trotz einiger Indizienbeweise brauchte Tadmor wirklich Ochoas Navigationscomputer. Ochoa hatte jedoch seine alte Aurora verkauft und hatte keine Ahnung, wo sie war. Tadmor-Forscher durchsuchten das bekannte Universum, konnten es aber nicht finden. Da es an Beweisen f\u00fcr ihre Behauptung fehlte, wurde die Klage von Tadmor au\u00dfergerichtlich abgewiesen und das Unternehmen anschlie\u00dfend aufgel\u00f6st.\n\nAnschlie\u00dfend wird die Geschichte des Nemo-Systems in mehrfacher Hinsicht als der Name mit NemoCo verkn\u00fcpft. Sogar der Dreh- und Angelpunkt des Systems vom \u00d6lversorger zum Reiseziel stammt von NemoCo. Sie waren die ersten, die den Weltraumwal in das Universum brachten und die veralteten Bohrinseln von Ergo in Touristenziele umwandelten - zu einem Preis, der das Unternehmen schlie\u00dflich sank, aber den Samen f\u00fcr zuk\u00fcnftige Unternehmer pflanzte. Trotz ihres unglaublichen Gl\u00fccks in Nemo litt das Unternehmen unter fehlgeleiteter F\u00fchrung, und da es nicht gelang, sich irgendwo anders im Reich zu etablieren, verblasste es langsam.\n\nW\u00e4hrend NemoCo nicht mehr existiert, floriert ihr Namensschild-System. \u00c4hnlich wie beim Weltraumwal, auch wenn das System nicht genau das ist, was es zu sein scheint, sind die Menschen immer noch fasziniert von ihm.\n\nREISEWARNUNG\nVergiss nicht, deine Sonnencreme mitzubringen! Selbst kalte, bedeckte Tage k\u00f6nnen einen Tribut auf Ihrer Haut fordern, da das gesamte Wasser des Planeten die Sonnenstrahlen reflektiert.\n\nNEMO I\nDer n\u00e4chste Nachbar des F-Typs des Systems, der Hauptreihenstern, ist Nemo I. Heute ist er als Protoplanet ohne Ressourcen bekannt. Doch dank der MicroProbe dachten die Goldsucher einst, sie h\u00e4tte Potenzial. Die ersten gro\u00dfz\u00fcgigen Scans von Nemo I, die sich MicroProbe als die n\u00e4chste Generation der Ressourcenerkennungstechnologie verkauft, erwiesen sich als schrecklich ungenau, wenn sie doppelt \u00fcberpr\u00fcft wurden. Gl\u00fccklicherweise wurde die sch\u00e4bige Technologie von Microprobe aufgedeckt, bevor Goldsucher Zeit mit dem Ausgraben in den Brachland von Nemo I vergeudeten.\n\nNEMO II\nJahrtausende von Meteoritenschl\u00e4gen haben eine raue Oberfl\u00e4che auf dem Nemo II geformt. Neben der Schaffung einer optisch dynamischen Fl\u00e4che haben die Meteore dem Planeten auch wertvolle Erze und Mineralien gebracht. Heute haben zahlreiche Bergbauunternehmen einen Anspruch auf Nemo II erhoben, um nach diesen wertvollen Ressourcen zu suchen.\n\nNEMO III (Ergo)\nNemo III ist eine terrassenf\u00f6rmige Meereswelt, die das Nemo-System f\u00fcr das Imperium relevant gehalten hat. NemoCo etablierte sich schnell auf Ergo, als Scans erhebliche \u00d6lreserven unter dem Ozean aufzeigten. Nach Abschluss des Terraforming wurden massive \u00d6lplattformen gebaut, viele davon aus den stillgelegten Terraforming-Plattformen, um die Unterwasserressourcen zu gewinnen.\n\nAls die \u00d6ltanks ersch\u00f6pft waren, wurden die Bohrinseln in dauerhaft bewohnbare Plattformen mit Gesch\u00e4ften, Restaurants und \u00f6ffentlichen Diensten umgewandelt, um die hohe Zahl von Arbeitern unterzubringen, die nach Beendigung ihrer Vertr\u00e4ge auf dem Planeten bleiben wollten. Ende des 27. Jahrhunderts zeigte eine Studie der University of Mentor, dass die Bewohner von Ergo im Durchschnitt l\u00e4nger lebten als die Bewohner anderer Welten und beschrieb den Planeten mit Worten wie \"friedlich\" und \"ruhig\". Diese allgemeine Wahrnehmung von Nemos idyllischem und entspannendem Lebensstil verbreitete sich im ganzen Reich und f\u00fchrte zu einer boomenden Tourismusbranche. Im Laufe der Jahrhunderte haben ambitionierte Entwickler sogar Luxusplattformen gebaut, die speziell auf Touristen zugeschnitten sind.\n\nDas gr\u00f6\u00dfte R\u00e4tsel ist nat\u00fcrlich, wie gro\u00dfe Mengen an \u00d6l sogar unter Ergos Ozean gelangt sind. Als die Menschheit ankam, existierte auf Ergo kein einheimisches Leben, und die Forscher sind immer noch auf der Suche nach fossilen Beweisen daf\u00fcr, was einst dort existierte. W\u00e4hrend genau das, was passiert ist, unbekannt ist, ist die am weitesten verbreitete Erkl\u00e4rung, dass vor Jahrtausenden ein Ereignis auf der Ausl\u00f6schungsebene das gesamte einheimische Leben vernichtet hat. Diese unbekannten und l\u00e4ngst verschwundenen biologischen Arten sind es, denen wir f\u00fcr die \u00d6lreserven von Ergo zu verdanken haben.\n\nBis heute existiert die falsche Vorstellung, dass Ergos Ozean Leben hat, wahrscheinlich verst\u00e4rkt durch die Verbindung mit dem Weltraumwal. Tats\u00e4chlich unternehmen die Tourismusanzeigen und -brosch\u00fcren von Ergo gro\u00dfe Anstrengungen, um diesen Gedanken zu zerstreuen; sie sagen den Touristen sogar ausdr\u00fccklich, dass sie KEINE Angelausr\u00fcstung in ihren Urlaub mitbringen sollen, und sie heben hervor, wie viel sicherer es ist, im Wasser zu schwimmen, ohne etwas zu essen, was einen fressen kann.\n\nIM WIND GEH\u00d6RT\n\"Ich kann meinen Finger nicht genau darauf legen, aber etwas an dem Meer, das sich in alle Richtungen bis zum Horizont erstreckt, hat mich beruhigt. Nachdem ich meinen Vertrag auf dem Rigg beendet hatte, sagte ich meinem Chef sofort, dass ich bleiben wollte. Es spielte keine Rolle, ob sie mir einen Strich durch die Rechnung gemacht hatte. Ich h\u00e4tte jeden Auftrag angenommen, den sie hatte. Nat\u00fcrlich habe ich ihr den zweiten Teil nicht gesagt.\"\n- Unbekanntes m\u00e4nnliches Subjekt, The Psychology of Ergo's Appeal, Clark & Meyer, 2697\n\n\"An dem fraglichen Tag wurde Herr Ochoa beauftragt, den Abschnitt zu patrouillieren, den der Fora-Nemo-Sprungpunkt jetzt besetzt h\u00e4lt. Nach seinem mysteri\u00f6sen und immer noch unerkl\u00e4rlichen Verschwinden wurde Ochoas erster Kontakt mit Mitgliedern des Suchtrupps, die verzweifelt nach ihm suchten, auf nur 75.000 Kilometer Entfernung vom Sprung zur\u00fcckgef\u00fchrt.\"\n- Lynn Ahmed, Chief Legal Counsel f\u00fcr Tadmor Terraforming Concern, 2364","zh_CN":"Galactic Guide: Nemo System\nNEMO SYSTEM\n\u201cErgo, I Got Blubbered\u201d\n\nT-shirts with that phrase have become ubiquitous throughout the Empire. Everyone knows it refers to the Space Whale, a tourist trap located in the Nemo System. Yet, only those who have visited the attraction know the truth: describing it as a Space Whale would be a stretch of the imagination.\n\nTrue, there is an oblong asteroid with one thick end tapering into a smaller one that orbits Ergo (Nemo III). There are even locals who will argue for hours about its strong resemblance to an Earth whale. Yet the main draw really seems to be the shops and attractions set up to entice the wayward tourist who happens to be lured here. Every Galactic Guide employee that has journeyed to the (in) famous landmark has returned to say basically the same thing, \u201dErgo, I got suckered.\u201d\n\nWhile the Space Whale may not live up to its billing, it is somehow fitting for the Nemo System. From Ergo, an ocean planet with vast oil resources but no (remaining) native life, to a system name that most assume is a reference to aquatics (but is actually an acronym for Norman, Ellis, Mau, and Ochoa; surnames of the founding partners of NemoCo, the company credited with discovering the system), the Nemo System is a place where things are not always what they seem.\n\nEven the system\u2019s discovery date has been called into question. Official records credit Dae-ho Ochoa, who was then a partner in NemoCo, with finding the system in 2364, but some believe he first visited the system in 2362, a discrepancy credited to corporate intrigue during Humanity\u2019s unregulated early terraforming era.\n\nThe controversy centered on Ochoa who, in 2362, was a security contractor for the Tadmor Terraforming Concern in the Fora System. One day, co-workers lost contact with Ochoa while he was on a routine patrol. As a search party mobilized, Ochoa surfaced and then promptly quit without an explanation or logging his last day\u2019s flight path. That last detail went unnoticed by Tadmor management, who were overwhelmed by issues surrounding their botched terraforming of Fora III. Exactly what Ochoa did that day eventually led to a lawsuit calling into question Nemo\u2019s discovery date.\n\nIn 2364, the nascent NemoCo purchased all Fora-based terraforming platforms from Tadmor at a steep discount. Tadmor was desperate for credits to address legal problems, and cut NemoCo a deal believing they would have to shoulder the cost of disassembling the massive platforms to get them to fit through the system\u2019s medium sized jump point. Yet, shortly after the purchase, NemoCo announced the discovery of an all-access jump from Fora to an entirely new system, which they promptly christened Nemo. An incredible stroke of luck, claimed NemoCo executives. For Tadmor, it was too big of a coincidence to ignore; particularly once they heard who found the new system.\n\nDae-ho Ochoa\u2019s discovery of Nemo sent Tadmor digging through his employment file, which prompted a review of his sudden and strange departure from the company. Eventually, Tadmor filed a lawsuit against NemoCo alleging Ochoa had discovered the jump to Nemo the day he quit, and they were entitled to a stake of NemoCo\u2019s operations. Despite some circumstantial evidence, what Tadmor really needed was Ochoa\u2019s nav computer. However, Ochoa had sold his old Aurora and had no idea where it was. Tadmor investigators searched the known universe but were unable to find it. Lacking the evidence to prove their claim, Tadmor\u2019s lawsuit was thrown out of court and the company subsequently dissolved.\n\nSubsequently, the history of the Nemo System is entwined with NemoCo in more ways than name. Even the system\u2019s pivot from oil provider to tourist destination originated with NemoCo. They were the first to market the Space Whale to the universe, and convert Ergo\u2019s outdated oil rigs into tourist destinations \u2014 at a cost that eventually sank the company, but planted the seed for future entrepreneurs. Despite their incredible luck in Nemo, the company suffered from misguided leadership, and failing to establish a foothold anywhere else in the Empire, slowly faded away.\n\nWhile NemoCo is no more, their namesake system is thriving. Much like the Space Whale, even though the system is not exactly what it seems, people continue to be intrigued by it.\n\nTRAVEL WARNING\nDon\u2019t forget to bring your sunscreen! Even cold, overcast days can take a toll on your skin with all the planet\u2019s water reflecting the sun\u2019s rays.\n\nNEMO I\nThe closest neighbor to the system\u2019s F-type, main sequence star is Nemo I. Today it is known as a protoplanet that lacks resources. Yet prospectors once thought it had potential, thanks to the MicroProbe. Selling itself as the next-gen in resource-detection technology, MicroProbe\u2019s initial bounteous scans of Nemo I turned out to be horribly inaccurate when double-checked. Luckily, Microprobe\u2019s shoddy technology was exposed before prospectors wasted time excavating in the barrens of Nemo I.\n\nNEMO II\nMillennia of meteor strikes have sculpted a rugged surface on Nemo II. Besides creating a visually dynamic expanse, the meteors have also brought the planet precious ores and minerals. Today numerous mining operations have staked a claim on Nemo II to search for those valuable resources.\n\nNEMO III (Ergo)\nNemo III is a terraformed ocean world that has kept the Nemo System relevant to the Empire. NemoCo quickly established itself on Ergo when scans revealed significant oil reserves under the ocean. Once terraforming was completed, massive oil rigs, many made from the decommissioned terraforming platforms, were built to extract the underwater resources.\n\nAs pockets of oil were depleted, the rigs were converted into permanently habitable platforms with shops, restaurants and civil services to accommodate the high number of workers who wished to stay on planet after their contracts ended. In the late 27th century, a study conducted by the University of Mentor showed that on average Ergo\u2019s residents lived longer than residents of other worlds, and used words like \u201cpeaceful\u201d and \u201ctranquil\u201d to describe the planet. This general perception of Nemo\u2019s idyllic and relaxing lifestyle spread throughout the Empire and led to a booming tourism industry. Over the centuries, ambitious developers have even built luxury platforms geared specifically for tourists.\n\nOf course, the biggest mystery is how vast quantities of oil even got under Ergo\u2019s ocean. No native life existed on Ergo when Humanity arrived, and researchers are still searching for any fossil evidence of what life once existed there. While exactly what happened is unknown, the most widely accepted explanation is that millennia ago an extinction level event eradicated all native life. These unknown, and long gone, organic species are who we have to thank for Ergo\u2019s oil reserves.\n\nTo this day, the misperception that Ergo\u2019s ocean has life still exists, probably amplified by its association with the Space Whale. In fact, Ergo\u2019s tourism ads and brochures go to great lengths to dispel this notion; even specifically telling tourists NOT to bring fishing gear on their vacation and highlighting how much safer it is swimming in water void of anything that can eat you.\n\nHEARD IN THE WIND\n\u201cI can\u2019t exactly put my finger on it, but something about the sea stretching to the horizon in all directions was calming for me. After I finished my contract on the rig, I immediately told my boss I wanted to stay. Made no difference if she had made me a floorhand. I would\u2019ve taken any assignment she had. Of course, I didn\u2019t tell her that second part.\u201d\n\u2013 Unidentified Male Subject, The Psychology of Ergo\u2019s Appeal, Clark & Meyer, 2697\n\n\u201cOn the day in question, Mr. Ochoa was assigned to patrol the section that the Fora-Nemo jump point now occupies. Following his mysterious, and still unexplained disappearance, Ochoa\u2019s first contact with members of the search party desperately trying to find him was traced to a mere 75,000 kilometers away from the jump.\u201d\n\u2013 Lynn Ahmed, Chief Legal Counsel for Tadmor Terraforming Concern, 2364"},"links_count":0,"comment_count":135,"created_at":"2016-06-15T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-08 00:48:28","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15382,"next_id":15384}}