Blues are a midColor and are the Astronavigators and Pilots of The Society, bred specifically to crew starships. They are often raised learning complex physics and mathematics required for spaceflight from a very young age and it is not uncommon for a fully matured Blue to hold multiple PhDs in topics such as Astrophysics, Quantum Mathematics, and Geometry. They have digiTats on their shaved heads and sync to electronics.
Name Indentifier[]
Blue names are identified using the prefix Xe, which is the corresponding chemical symbol for xenon.
Synaptic Drift[]
Blues connect to ships using the Synaptic Drift and DigiTats tattooed onto their shaved heads. Most colors cannot understand the empathetic connection minds make in the synaptic drift. A Blue's communication with their pilots in battle is nonverbal. Instead it is formed of a web where the electric currents in their brains bond and interact with those of the others. Losing a connected pilot or ship was said to be of the cruelest of amputations.[1]
Types of Blues[]
Under the rule of The Society, different Blues will be assigned to different roles depending on the size of a starship's crew. Known roles that Blues typically fill on larger crews include:
- helmBlue - pilot or helmsman
- comBlue - oversees a starship's sensor and communications equipment.
- ripWing Pilot - pilots an individual fighter craft
Other careers filled by Blues in The Society include:
- Ship traffic controller[2]
- Professor at The Academy[3]
Culture[]
Due to their ability to sync directly with their ships, Blues tend to prefer digital communication,[4] as their brains undergo neurodevelopmental sculpting which enhances human-to-computer interaction but impairs communication outside of their sect.[5] As a result, they have the slowest manner of speech out of any other color, and tend to be very reserved when it comes to their emotions.[4]
Higher tier Blues are described as speaking with dreamy lingo, while Blues of less prestigious backgrounds tend to have a sharper and more worldly dialect.[6]
Blues were bred to withstand long and isolated journeys through space. As a result they share everything including food, sleeping quarters, friends, and lovers. They are also raised to share the ambition of doing their job with precision and rising high through merit in order to honor their Sect.[6]
In The Rim, the best Blue pilots are believed to start their careers at age ten and end at age twenty.[7]
In addition to the digiTats on their heads to aid in synchronizing with their ships, some Blues will have mathematical equations tattooed on their bodies.[6]
Sects[]
Blues are most commonly raised from birth in communal Sects that teach them to embrace logic and enact their role in The Society with cold efficiency.[4] Some Blues are born outside of a Sect, and commonly grow up working in dockyards.[8]
Known sects include:
Dockers[]
Blues raised in dockyards such as those of Phobos or the String Docks near The Academy's central hub are considered lowborn and more emotional than is desirable for their color due to being raised in a "greasy" environment.[6]
Education[]
The two most notable training academies for Blues in The Society are the Observatory and the Midnight School. The two institutions appear to have an academic rivalry, as some Blues who graduated from the Midnight School view the Observatory as inferior to their alma mater.[6]
Graduates of the school are older than early twenties.
Notable Blues[]
- Orion xe Aquarii
- Pelus
- Arnus
- Virga xe Sedierta
- Pytha xe Virgus
- Colloway xe Char
- Vega
- Oro xe Sculpturus