1/21/27

Everything here is classified, so I don't know when I'll be able to write again.

First impressions of the new place, Nova Polaris. One week in.

Let's talk about the name. Seriously, who approved it? Does anyone involved actually know what a nova is? Or Polaris? Or was the only requirement that it sound cool?

Then there's the building itself. Glass. As a primary material. In a polar observatory. A truly inspired decision. Not that I'm complaining about the view from my desk - the auroras are spectacular - but still. I guess that's why we have a friggin' fusion reactor all to ourselves here.

There's also this model of the solar system. I don’t know who it’s for. Pluto is included, for reasons. The colors are wrong. The scales are nonsense. The orbits... I won’t even go there.

I understand that someone treated this place as an artistic exercise. A concept. A statement. That's fine, up to a point.

But we're studying the universe here.
The universe is not a playground.

And people are not LEGO minifigures for someone to play with.

Right?

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