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« on: August 09, 2011, 06:38:15 am »
What makes the Spathi "Safe Ones" any safer than another Spathi?

Discuss.
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Re: The Safe Ones
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2011, 06:54:39 am »
Bigger guard dogs and nicely colored stones Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2011, 03:21:29 pm »
As the ruling council, they have the best bunkers and most guards than any other.
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2011, 06:12:32 pm »
I'm pretty sure that the Spathi hierarchy places the ones who have the most other Spathi between themselves and danger at the top, and the closer to danger you get, the lower on the hierarchy you are. Hence, the Safe Ones have every other Spathi in the infinite fleet orbiting Spathiwa's moon, as well as every other Spathi patrolling their sphere of influence (and presumably a very deep bunker with other Spathi working on higher sub-basements), between themselves and danger, making them the leaders of the pack.
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2011, 07:56:37 pm »
That is a convincing hypothesis, but what happened to the Spathi command structure after they constructed their own slave shield around Spathiwa? As the ultimate defense against danger, wouldn't it eliminate that social order completely?
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Re: The Safe Ones
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2011, 11:35:41 pm »
Quote from: Admiral Zeratul on August 09, 2011, 07:56:37 pm
That is a convincing hypothesis, but what happened to the Spathi command structure after they constructed their own slave shield around Spathiwa? As the ultimate defense against danger, wouldn't it eliminate that social order completely?

I'd imagine there's still wild beasts and such on Spathiwa, not to mention terrifying vegetable carts and passenger shuttles.
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Re: The Safe Ones
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2011, 03:08:19 am »
Quote from: Admiral Zeratul on August 09, 2011, 07:56:37 pm
That is a convincing hypothesis, but what happened to the Spathi command structure after they constructed their own slave shield around Spathiwa? As the ultimate defense against danger, wouldn't it eliminate that social order completely?

It would enrich the lives of all Spathi, but there would still be those who are safer than others.  Some Spathi, for example, would still be required to go outside to get to work on a daily basis.
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2011, 03:49:58 pm »
Safety in numbers.
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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2011, 08:07:45 pm »
I know, they must have one of these to protect them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2011, 11:44:53 pm »
I was expecting a RickRoll, but this was an interesting twist.
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