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“My fellow Castithans… now is not the time for fear. Rather, it is time for us to come together as one people, and to show the other races our strength and resiliency in the face of the inevitable. We are a civilization that has overcome tremendous obstacles in our rich history, and there is no reason to believe that this cannot be another one of those times. Many of you will be asked to sacrifice in ways that may seem unfathomable to you. But with the blessings of Rayetso, we will conquer this great terror, and the Castithan people… ahem, I mean the Votan people… will endure.”
Construction on the fleet commenced immediately, as the Votan races finally owned up to the fact that their time was running out. However, rumors began to spread that the Arks wouldn’t be able to carry the entire Votan population. Fresh panic gripped the five planets, until their governments stepped in and tried to organize. Each race had its own process to determine who went and who stayed. For Castithans, only members of the race’s higher castes – or liros – were selected to make the voyage (Of course, some members of the lower liros managed to find their way onboard, gambling and bartering for passage, or even stowing away). For Irathients, tribal combat and religious trials determined the strongest and most deserving of a berth. The Indogenes, those bald-headed wonders of pragmatism, politely agreed that the best and brightest of their species should survive. Some of the less politically-connected races like the Sensoth, Liberata and Gulanee found it unfair that a disproportionately high percentage of the other races would be allowed passage. Families were torn apart. Many were forced to leave behind their most prized possessions. And some elected to remain on their dying homeworld, rather than face an uncertain future on some strange, unknown planet.
==U.N. GRANTS ALIENS TERRITORY IN BRAZIL==
{{Traduction}}From the archives of The Washington Gazette
NEW YORK , May 27, 2015 — In a narrow victory, the United Nations General Assembly voted to grant a patch of land in Brazil roughly 1,560 kilometers in diameter to the Votan people for permanent settlement. The vote was 128 to 55 (with 11 abstentions), barely satisfying the two-thirds majority required for the measure to pass. Several countries, such as France, Australia, and India, abstainedfor fear that a ‘yes’ vote could incite further riots following outbreaks of violence in those countries earlier this month.
Via a brief statement, the U.N. Secretary General said, “This victory represents a global effort to make peace with the Votans following our initial period of fear and doubt.” During the vote, a large crowd of demonstrators surrounded U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, and protests have been planned in several major cities around the world.
Discussion of granting a colony to the Votans began just months after their sudden arrival in April 2013. World leaders were anxious to form diplomatic bonds with the Votans, but no country was willing to offer its own land, and all nations denied any requests for permanent citizenship. Controversy erupted last year when the United Nations granted a seat to the Votans on the General Assembly. Despite this olive branch, violence against the alien visitors has risen dramatically, and the vast majority of Votans remain aboard their ships in orbit in a state of suspended animation. “It’s an untenable situation,” says Onulu Toruku, the Votan Ambassadorto the U.N. “But we hope this colony represents the first step in our long road toward peaceful assimilation.”
The newly established colony will be named Sulos after one of the twin stars of the former Votanis System. Even though the proposed territory for Sulos is located in one of the least populated regions of Brazil, a dense section of rainforest straddling the Amazon River, tens of thousands of humans will be displaced by the arrangement. The Votans insist they will co-exist peacefully with any humans who refuse to leave, though residents remain skeptical. A separate General Assembly
vote is still pending on the question of whether to allow the Votans to use their “terraforming technology” to convert Sulos into a landscape that more closely resembles their home planets. Experts in a number of fields have already raised objections concerning the impact this alien technology will have on not only local plant and animal life, but also the global environment.
Despite the turmoil, Votan leaders remain in good spirits following today’s decision. “We’re honored by the generosity of the people of Earth,” said Toruku. “We’ll look back on today as a seminal event that led to the fusing of our two worlds.”
Following the vote, the Ambassador was escorted to his residence by a squad of armed security personnel, who now patrol the compound 24/7. Protestors outside the house didn’t share Toruku’s optimism. “I can’t believe we just rolled over like that,” one demonstrator said. “You know they’re already eyeing land in Mexico and Peru. When’s it gonna stop? If we keep giving them everything they ask for, it’s only a matter of time until we’re requesting land from them.”
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