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[HSF]Manifest Destiny, a Rational Horror Story
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Author: u/Sagebrysh Rank 7 Pragmatist*
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URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ROXAO2hIUVKnbu1ucOSevwKFAZAPmeN6McssiSIEB40/edit?usp=sharing
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Score: 17
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Created: 2015-07-30T03:03:40
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u/Sagebrysh [+2] Rank 7 Pragmatist*
I didn't win the contest, c'est la vie. I still had fun writing this story, and now that the contest is over I thought I'd give it its own post.
u/Draconomial [+2] Sunshine Regiment*
Predatory black holes?
u/Sagebrysh [+1] Rank 7 Pragmatist*
An unfortunate solution to the Fermi Paradox.
u/FeepingCreature [+2] GCV Literally The Entire Culture*
No, this is a good thing! It's localized - we can get away from it. Plus, new and exciting physics! If space-time itself can support predators, it can support colonists. We need to play for time - small colony ships, seed populations, spreading FTL hundreds at a time in all directions. We know we can outrun it. The rest is exponentials.
u/nerdguy1138 [+2] GNU Terry Pratchett*
I got the feeling it was rapidly enclosing the entire solar system.
u/FeepingCreature [+3] GCV Literally The Entire Culture*
Yeah, but FTL ships exist - this is in principle survivable. It's like A Colder War - Cthulhu made manageable by cold pragmatism.