This is an interview with a major character from my upcoming books, Takuhi’s Dream, Takuhi’s Nightmare, and later, Takuhi’s Daydream, Takuhi Maimun.
Rita: Good morning. What is your full name and occupation?
Takuhi: Takuhi Maimun, kulturolgist, Sister of the Order of Kenderited.
Rita: Sounds fascinating. What does a kulturologist do?
Takuhi: We analyze cultures and determine what, if any, contact they may have with the rest of the Galaxy.
Rita: Do you ever run into trouble from certain sectors of the Compire,who disapprove of the classification we might give a given society/culture?
Takuhi: Not all that often. But when we do, it’s because the industrial sector wanted to exploit some natural resources, and one of my Sisters had placed the culture under protection by the ExTee Council. The Council generally rubber stamps the protection seal and the classification. They are pretty incorruptible. The industrial sector can get pretty vociferous when the Sister has made such a classification, and the Council has ruled against them. The industrialist sector only cares about the bottom line, and isn’t all that enlightened.
Rita: Just like in my time. We certainly could use a few of you in my time on this planet. I see by the document you handed me that there are basically 4 classifications. I is open for colonization/trade with the rest of the Galaxy. How often do you run into one of these?
Takuhi: More often than you might think. Most stars have exoplanets, and many are capable of advanced life. Many of these had been already included by the Compire by the time you Erthlings had entered the scene, but there are many more still to be discovered, which is the job of the FirstInScout.
Rita: What does a FirstInScout do?
Takuhi: He makes first contact with the planet. If there is intelligent life, I or one of my Sisters is sent in. He can request a specific Sister if he’s worked with her successfully before.
Rita: What are the other classes?
Takuhi: II Society may mingle with rest of galaxy but colonization is not encouraged. III A No contact with this culture. It is under protection as a fragile culture. B. No contact with this culture for the good of the Compire. The denizens of this culture are dangerous. IV. Under quarantine. This culture is so inimical that any contact is prohibited. Quarantine while Sisterhood, FirstInScout Council and ExTee Council decide whether to sterilize the planet. That has only happened once, to Koinonia, even so, some managed to leave the planet, survive, and breed.
Rita: Hasn’t there been an advancement in technology so that sacrificing all the life on a planet is not necessary?
Takuhi: Yes, in the past 100 Galactic Standard Years the Il’a’nai capsule was developed. It terraforms a planet in just a few Galactic Standard Minutes. We used it on the planet formerly known as Koinonia, and opened it for colonization.
Rita: Not to get into anything negative but you’ve mentioned the Koinonians who got away, escaped their fate, so to speak. How are they so dangerous?
Takuhi: They oppose all the positive and enlightened values of the Compire, as you would put it, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” You see, although we are a monarchy, we have a great many rights you Americans do not possess. One is freedom FROM religion. A religion or ideology may not proselytize. You may inform about your chosen faith, but not exhort. The problem with the Koinonians is that they feel they must exhort, and their women are good for just one thing, they feel, to carry around their babies until they are born. Can you imagine? Carrying around a fetus until it exits your body? [shivers] Obscene.
Rita: I look forward to our developing the artiwomb technology. I will be writing the 3rd book in this accidental trilogy starting in 9 days. You can find Takuhi’s Dream at Crimson Frost Books or on Amazon very soon.
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