Patience

How do you fight a pandemic?

With a shit ton of ammunition.

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"First contact?"

[Exhales a long breath]

"I know that it changed the world. Can you imagine one morning waking up to life as we know it, if just last night no one on Earth had even heard of the G.A.? Can you imagine going from thinking you're alone in the universe to knowing thousands of nonhumans think of your planet as the backwater of the cosmos?"

[Shakes head]

"The world changed. Permanently changed. Suddenly history had a whole new interpretation — up is down, down is up, you're left wondering if your next sneeze will kill you and if your Grandma's killed her.

Every death becomes a question of what — but also who, because we know first contact was only shining a light on what already was, but they didn't. How could they? They barely had doctors, who was going to corroborate the historians? 

If someone keeled over right in front of them it'd be much easier, it'd make much more sense to blame who's in front of them — the G.A., because no one was cranking out a microscope. And who was going to trust a scanner brought in by the people they're doubting?

It's also the G.A. that came in with enlistments and Earth's minimum quota — which because of the war was low but conveniently humans never brought it up again once our population rose. We probably argue that enrollment is voluntary and the numbers are what they are, maybe also cite how when an emergency happens people show up so what's the problem? Hm. Anyways, that's about all I have to say on that."

Signed off Officer Visak Earth-Golgo'tha Unit 3.

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This is a story that takes place in an alternate universe where Earth is a part of the Golgo'tha Alliance, a federation of hundreds of planets united by one objective — bringing an end to the urcnu.

All G.A. Officers on Earth swear to that mission but it is those in the Earth-Golgo'tha Unit — spacies to some — who specifically train to uphold it. Spacies undergo intense training before ever stepping a foot onto the field yet they may still experience a trial by fire post graduation.

If you want to live to pay your cadet debts be ready to fight through your service.

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Please note that while the seven books of this series come together as a unit they may be read as standalones — that said, seekin patience may take some of'at humility.

Also note that this series has a side story titled Temptation.