Ordered a drink, got a sentient puddle. Named it Steve

Hostile takeover failed — local bacteria unionized. We respect the hustle.

They arrived with such a volume of activated ores that our vaults collapsed under the weight. Now we’re dealing with the fallout. – T'laxian Commerce Guild

The Stasis Devices seemed like a good idea at first, but selling them drained our entire economic system. Now we’re living on borrowed time. – V’karii Artifact Preservation

This traveler had no respect for our national park. They mined every ore, destroyed entire forests for carbon, and left with not a care in the world. – V’karii Environmentalists

A traveler showed up, mined all the ores, chopped down every tree for carbon, and left. Now we’re looking at a wasteland where a thriving national park once was. – Nebular Environmental Coalition

She kept calling my hatchling ‘a weird turtle’. That’s my son. – Gek Parent Blorp