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S02E09 - Intervention: The Cadir War drags on, and radical solutions are sought, but when one invokes the Eyrians to vanquish an enemy, one must ensure the grave is big enough.

https://www.ratchman.com/episodes/the-void-the-long-cold-dark-s02e09-intervention
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After an intense work-out session, Conn Teel and Grace Callister engage in a game of chess whilst stood at a chest-height table.
Grace has been challenging Conn in order for him to develop his new clone body, but Conn insists on breaks where they play chess, so that he can help discipline his mind at the same time.
As their back-and-forth conversation continues over the game, Grace posits the idea that Conn may be missing a few memories, an idea that gives Conn some pause.
He is the longest lived human being of all time, having lived in excess of two millennia. When you have been alive for so long, minor memories are easily lost, but he has started to forget some important memories. Has he reached a hard limit on what memories can be retained?
Grace, his bodyguard and personal trainer, is the only person who could challenge him this way without fear of a painful death, and she revels in this role. She herself has been granted immortality, and has been alive for...

04:40 PM - May 06, 2024

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