Most of them remembered nothing but the cold vaccuum of space. Two have never felt it's frost within their bones; wait before you call them the lucky ones. They were selected for more than just their elite sets of skills. All of them, including the psychopath, were perfect on paper. The best people we'd got. Healthy hearts, healthy minds. Complete of body and soul. Devoted to Solarogy, the religion of our people.

We called them the Initial Six.

Enough food to last a year, enough steel to last a lifetime. The Initial Six hurtled down to the planet below with one mission in mind. They were to re-seed the planet. Occupy it's lands. Take over all to be found territoties, absorb every sapient species into our greater whole, and ultimately conquer the world.

Operation Glitter Ghost commenced with the crash landing of the Initial Six into none other than a Junkyard. The location was scouted for more than it's expectation of material and prefabricated structures to habitate. We hoped to gleam more information about who came before and what happened so long ago. It's been over a thousand years since these lands have hosted a Glitterworld. If those times can once again return, we will know that we have succeeded.

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INITIAL SIX // DOSSIER

// ETHAN [ETH]
- M
ASSIGNED POSITION: MEDIC
A skilled herbalist and brilliant medical researcher, Eth (as he prefers to be known) is the resident medic of the Initial Six. He spent most of his time in the growing labs and science station aboard The Solcrates - which is what the ship the Initial Six hail from is named. Eth is an agreeable man who is tasked with making sure no unnecessary medical deaths occur and to ensure the health of the colony.


// PRESTON WOLF [WOLF]
- M
ASSIGNED POSITION: SITE FOREMAN
Professional Musician & Patron of the Arts, Wolf has been in cryosleep for over 900 years. Wolf has never known the cold and harsh reality of living on a space ship. Wolf remembers the beauty of the progress of the Glitterworld of his past and is tasked with emparting that into this new reality they are seeking to build with Operation Glitter Ghost.


// CASHMERE [CASH]
- M
ASSIGNED POSITION: CHEF
Proficient in all things outdoors and even some in. Between his encyclopedic knowledge on animals and his proficiency with gardening, he's tasked with making sure everyone eats and eats well. When Cash isn't preparing meals he's a welcome hand for anyone who needs it and is prepared to assist disseminating knowledge to the general public.


// ROSE [ROSE]
- F
ASSIGENED POSITION: HORTICULTURIST
Beautiful, great wtih plants, and a brilliant conversationalist. Rose has been tasked with ensuring agricultural development efficiency and ensuring such knowledge is disseminated to the general public.


// JEWEL SPARKLES [JEWEL]
- F
ASSIGNED POSITION: CRAFSTMAN
The second to have never known the harsh reality of space. Jewel is an afficianado of all things beautiful. Jewel has been tasked with leading the production of any and all things planetside.


// PAOLA WOLF [PAOLA]
- F
ASSIGNED POSITION: STONEWORKS
A menace with the pickaxe and a conquerer of ore veins, Paola is the younger sister of Wolf. She is one of the best miners of our entire civilization. She has been tasked with overseeing all terraforming operations planetside until she is able to name a successor.

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// OFFICIAL LOG

[ 1 ]
There must have been a war down here. The shells of what were once mechs, vehicles, and all sorts of... stuff. I'm sure someone else will know precisely what these things are. To me it's all a wash. I'm just working on making myself useful. There doesn't seem much to mine here, much to terraform. A couple of fresh water spots could use some revitalization.
// PAOLA WOLF


[ 2 ]
So many rooms, so much shit to clear out. Some of it is salvagable for certain! We're going to make good use of the materials, and we're already making good use of the space. Horrible about bunking together, though. I thought my tiny room on the ship was inhospitable. I had thunk too soon. We're going to keep trucking on and making this place our home. No real mishaps yet- but I am getting a lot of research done. We should have power by the end of the season. As soon as I figure out... what... ok how the heck did they wire this?
// ETH


[ 3 ]
The only other person out of this whole lot who I seem able to see eye to eye with is Jewel. We've grown close. The common ground is that we're both from the same iteration of reality, versus the rest of these people on this task force. They are good people for certain. After all, they have come from my people. I do miss visiting the symphony. Sometimes we hum together, the only two who know these tunes. She's not an unattractive female, either.
// PRESTON WOLF


[ 4 ]
Jewel and Preston make a cute couple. I don't know how she puts up with him, truly. There's so much that needs to be cleared out before I can even begin to think about planning the farm. For now I'm just keeping busy lending a hand where I can. The boys have been talking about checking out the building to the north of us. It's a huge structure. I don't really have an interest.
// ROSE


[ 5 ]
He's been in cryo for as long as I have, and he didn't even try to fight back. How many more of these lost souls will we find on this planet? How many lost songs have been forgotten on this land?
// PRESTON WOLF


[ 6 ]
You know, it felt kind of weird taking that guy prisoner. He said his name was Wu but that's all he'd give us. And yes, of course, the megascarabs that crawled out of cryo with him are being taken care off. As much as we can. We haven't built a pen yet and they seem to prefer to wander around, anyhow. Well, he loves the food at least! I can't wait to set up a proper kitchen. The survival meals are top tier for what they are but... you know?
// CASH


[ 7 ]
And if you were taken by a bunch of strangers, witnessing the thousand year aftermath of the destruction of all you know and love, seperated from your beloved pets the moment you were ripped from a cold and deep slumber, shoved in a dank and dark cell, made to sleep on the beds that you can remember once fresh- now decrepit! Would you consider the world had any beauty left to it? Any love?
// PRESTON WOLF


[ 8 ]
Ok, I can see where we fucked up. I talked to Preston and he had a major point. So, basically, Wu snapped. It's not that he got violent, no, but he started muttering about the "right to raid" and other nonsense about "conquer or be conquered". Sad, really. But he does seem to have a gentle heart. After all, who else would share a cryocasket with megascarabs? I don't know if I would. Can't be the most sanitary situation, ha! I'll talk to Wu.
// ETH


[ 9 ]
CAN EVERYONE JUST CHILL OUT FOR FIVE MINUTES? Every third day someones having a temper tantrum in the barracks. It's almost as if nobody can look with their eyes. We are ALL WORKING ON IT! The barracks are horrible, yes, but we're honoring the HIGHEST CONTRIBUTORS with private rooms FIRST. Sorry, Wolf! YOU HAVEN'T EVEN COOKED YET! Jewel has cut EVERY SINGLE block, Eth figured out the plumbing, and I've been working myself to the bone picking up the slack wherever qualified. Mostly laying tile, to be honest.
// PAOLA


[ 10 ]
She rejected my marriage proposal. Hope for me may be lost. Oh, Jewel, why?
// PRESTON WOLF


[ 11 ]
Preston, if you're reading this, I am simply not ready. We have our survival to focus on, but I do care deeply for you. Please stay with me. I do not think I can afford to distract from our work, especially now that others native to these lands have discovered our presence. There seems to be a Kingdom, they seem to have a lot of power. I think we have a chance at infiltrating their political infrastructure and gaining renown. Our mission continues. Preston, please. Stay with me.
// JEWEL SPARKLES


[ 12 ]
I've never met a Highmate before. This one fell from the sky and seems very eager to contribute! Though he is staggeringly ugly. And for a 17 year old, a bit old-mannish. Still, he's a fine young man. Incapable of violence if you'd believe it!
// ETH


[ 13 ]
It's a good thing they sent us with so much medicine, otherwise we'd never be able to recover. Incident after incident. I can't help but feel this is self inflicted. We're surviving, and we're supposed to be thriving. I don't know what the screening process was but it seems attitudes were only half-way taken into account. For such an optimistic bunch of people, there sure is a lot of crying. I don't know. I'm just glad I have my own room, finally. Wolf is jealous. I've kind of had it up to here with him. Yeah, he's my brother. That doesn't mean I have to like him.
// PAOLA


[ 14 ]
They're dead when we find them. How is that possible?
// ETH


[ 15 ]
I TOLD them that we needed to build a pen. I TOLD them that these megascarabs were basically my babies. I TOLD THEM that since we had lasted through the test of time together I'd like it if we could keep doing so. I TOLD THEM - and here Is where it gets interesting - that the megascarabs weren't the brightest bunch. I told them to consider ensuring the rest of the doors were locked. I can remember the layout, that means so can the megascarabs. Well, there's only one left. Why? Because they were off in search of food, of course. Off doing what they did a thousand years ago. Off finding their old bowls, which have deteriorated it's clear. And now there's only one left.
// WU


[ 16 ]
Like did he want to die? I don't want to die. There's a lot of... pain hiding in these buildings. I'm grateful the megascarabs took care of some bombs that would have surely taken care of me. Wu, I get why you're upset, but come on! Did you see those robot things? I was in the hospital for like two days! Their weapons are top notch! A shame apparently we can't just salvage parts from them.
// CASH


[ 17 ]
We were contacted by strangers, who want to use this place to have an important meeting. I gave them the briefing about which buildings are absolutely off limits as we have not cleared them yet. Most of them, especially to the North West. They said they would not hurt us - which was odd. Why would they, if they are seeking to use our land as a safe meeting zone? The politics of this world are more nuanced than I am able to imagine at this point. I have begun integration, and the leaders of those with whom we speak have come to acknowledge me as a leader of sorts. Do I want to lead? I am unsure.
// JEWEL SPARKLES


[ 18 ]
They left us with a large sum of gold, and nobody agrees with me on what we should do with it. I, personally, would love a fancy bed. Something to put the light back in my days, if I have to live on this godforsaken planet in this godforsaken colony with these godforsaken people. Maybe then I could feel not so alone during the cold and dark nights. So, so alone. So very alone.
// WOLF


[ 19 ]
Jewel isn't ready to marry Wolf, Wolf thinks he deserves the world. I'm just glad to have gotten some potatoes and cotton planted. Our clothing is beginning to get a bit tattered and Jewel put in a special request - apparently she's quite the seamstress. More than happy to oblige. I'd love a new duster!
// ROSE


[ 20 ]
ATTN: EVERYONE. WE ARE SAVING THE GOLD FOR FUTURE USE. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TOUCH THE GOLD.
// JEWEL


[ 21 ]
Refrigeration is a go! Just in time, too. The potatoes are ALMOTST finished growing! Now Cash can surely cook us something divine. I suppose we'll have to get a hunting party together if we want fresh meat - but oh am I looking forward to MASHeD POTaTOeS! What else... Oh, we've laid most of our electricity lines. It took some time to get it going, but we've finally figured out how to convert these vents blowing hot air out of the ground into pure energy. Our batteries are full, our lights are on, and we are home!
// ETH


[ 22 ]
You know, it's a really good thing Eth managed to get the electrical system up and running. Last night a cold snap moved in. I do mean a cold snap - absolutely frigid. We had to rush to install heaters and even then we're wearing all of our clothes to bed. I think I'm going to stay inside, help clean, and see what needs to be done. No sense going out there while it's this cold.
// PAOLA


[ 23 ]
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE POTATOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOES
// ETH


[ 24 ]
FUCK YOU JEWEL, YOUR HAIR IS STUPID. YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK YOU'D MAKE A HORRIBLE MOTHER.
// WOLF


[ 25 ]
What the fuck? Alright, so some kind of psychic drone started happening and the men started losing their minds. Typical, really. Very "i'm a man" thing to do. Anyway, while the boys are holed away kicking in walls and destroying perfectly good furniture, us ladies have been keeping the colony going. And really, Wolf, Jewel never rejected you. I hope you're happy. Really, get a grip.
// ROSE


[ 26 ]
& we don't even have any slaves, by the way. Dishonor on this whole operation. Why are we even here?
// WOLF


[ 27 ]
The way I see it thsoe two belong together. Not for nothing but she's not the nicest lady to be around, as a guy, and i've heard the same about he from the ladies in the bunch. I have nothing to say! I have no opinion! I'm just glad nobody has broken a bed in like, four days. New record!
// CASH


[ 28 ]
Negotiation is a lost art, I suppose. Cash & I took about a day and a half to travel to the orange farm that had cropped up - pun intended - not too far across the flat of the land. They were just done with the harvest and were settling in. Boy, did they hate to see us coming! You know, I really don't understand what's wrong with having a conversation. By all means! I can shoot well! But, why must we always shoot before speaking? I get it. We rolled up in our nice armor, and it is very nice armor, descending upon their little orange operation with what looked like the force of the ages! That's not what we were doing, but that's what wound up happening. Hopefully our cells are nice enough for them to consider a different path. A shame about the one we had to waste - and then the others just started running! To where?! Why!? I wish they knew we didn't come to rob them blind and end them all. But, what can you do. Let me go see if they're hungry, come to think. I think it's only fair they get an orange rationed in. They're the ones who farmed them!
// ETH