September 12th Issue

Sapientian High Times
CoPublished as the Sapientian International High Times
or SHT and SIHT respectively

Debate over Decalogue Begins

IN what is essentially a discussion based around the length of clauses and the weariness of Roborussia's eyes, the Quintumvirate has embarked upon a mild mannered effort to sort out the process of what to do if a Quintumvir quits, something that had been unmentioned in the creation of the Decalogue, now the Charter of the Sapientian Government.

It was prodded by Golden Retriever, in fulfillment of her promise to bring it up since her own election, in place of Fontelian, was fraught with so much unneeded confusion.

"It was all rather ridiculous, really," Frau Retriever-Thought said, pushing open the office door. "I mean, everyone thought I ought to be in, but I couldn't be in on a technicality, but Font said I could be in, so finally they decided to vote me in, but simultaneously vote on whether or not that was even legal. I mean, government is supposed to be stupid, but not that stupid."

The editors calmly explained to GR that she had promised never to barge into their office again, and she left, muttering about how she was giving the press too much freedom, even for a reporter, and that she ought to have brought the newspapers under her domain from the moment the Tolkly Memorial Library Superstructure was created.

That rule was put into place when Golden Retriever allowed her communist troops to storm the SHT offices before being driven off by a storm of Al Neuharth Brave Journalist Quotes, which subsequently made her both respectful and wary of all SHT editors.

Marriages Among the Thoughts and Other Sapientians

Aeris and Teleprompter were married in a shockingly quiet and calm ceremony, punctured only by the random outbursts of Esoteric Thought as the football game played on a tv he'd placed on the alter. Eso nevertheless wedded his daughter in yet another of his ceremonies, for which he has gained a formidable reputation across nationstates.

That reputation also led him to marry off another child over the weekend, as Neanbear and Roborussia had a quickie engagement and marriage on the IRC the night of Sapientia's anniversary. Spiked hot chocolate might have contributed, although the mother in law denies giving either party any. Suspicions linger anyway.

BelleHades leaving?

In a sorrowing announcement, BelleHades mentioned unspecified RL events that may or may not take him from Sapientia in a matter of weeks or months. Should he be forced to depart from us, we'd all wish him a fond farewell and plenty of spiked hot chocolate for the road.

Random Writer of the Week

Narchavvia! With his "The History of Pegasus 1", a portion of a longer novel he is currently writing, the member famous for the line, 'You can't spell slaughter without laughter' proved capable of plenty of slaughter potential as the astronauts brave the dangers of a whole new world. Whether or not that potential follows through remains to be seen...

Thanks for reading!

SHT Editors