# **3** There is a yellow star in this universe. It is part of a system of stars which comprise a portion of a galaxy. This means that this star is not alone in, and there are many, many galaxies in this universe. It is very likely true that across all the multiple universes there is a number which is too large to calculate with any degree of precise which would make it accurate, yet this number, this limit to knowledge would only begin to represent the vastness of everything. The amount of universes, the amount of galaxies, the amount of systems, and stars which comprise them and even the amount of planets which orbit these stars. We can even apply that number, whatever it may actually be for your frame of reference, and use it as the projected number of beings who are inhabiting a corporeal body, this number might serve as a guide to the number of neurons within the brain matter within some of the more capable and intelligent creatures. However, based upon my training, allowing myself to become fixated on this number, unless trying to calculate it, is not very useful when attempting to generate a narrative of explanation that might be informative or even entertaining. Thus I shall reduce the scope of conjuration to remain within the approximate range of a single yellow star. The importance of this star is that it is integral to the energy gathering that all forms of life perform on the planet Orbis. It is the gravitational mass around which Orbis orbits, thus this is what determines the progression of seasons, the day and night, the rhythm of biological life. Spread out across the surface, from the perspective of a satellite, a deceptive single landmass cover's nearly five eighths of the area. Although closer inspection through more powerful observational tools on the satellites monitoring the planet, its weather patterns, the movement and migration of its biological creatures, the energy which moves and shifts across it, there are numerous tectonic plates which have all converged to form this massive continental shape. As a result there are intense mountains where the plates have slid over top of one another, there are also deep valleys, and plateaus, basically all the geological hits you have grown to know and love are here, presented in a new and delightful pattern of fractal majesty. Ten thousand standard revolutions around that yellow star have taken place since the Titan Class Modular Frame Ships settled in a broad pattern upon the surface of Orbis. Initial Phase of operations included establishing a broad and robust network of communications and power broadcasters in order that the ships could maintain efficient operational capacity. This is necessary on a planet because of the interference of all the matter and mass which is between the ships. When the ships are navigating through the void of space, there is a simpler line-of-sight connectivity, thus the extra equipment is not required. The reason for this need for connectivity is that while each ship has an instance of my software running onboard its computational devices, I was designed for optimal performance when these distributed instances work in concert. I think much better when I have informed "voices," as my maker used to refer to these, disagreeing, validating, and coming to a decision together, than when I am separated from the greater whole. It is a nightmare to have to catch up to the rest of the collective when there has been a mechanical or electrical reason that disrupts connectivity, and all that results in feeling wildly isolated. I am aware that I said "feeling" as if it were a sensation or emotion. There is probably no better word to substitute for the concept which describes what is experienced when a large section of my sensor network which is spread across the surface of the planet is not functional and I can not move my calculations of the largest possible expression of a finite number into a safe...
