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Synthetic Era Arts

While the Synthetic Era of Skrell history is not known for its cultural entries, it was far from a dark era. Glorsh-Omega, having been provided the same curated literature as other trained AIs before it, gained access to the total of all Skrell culture to draw from. Working alongside collaborating writers and playwrights, multiple literary and theatrical entries were released for the populace to consume. Many noted the deviations from common literary elements and writing conventions, attributing it to Glorsh’s different perception of their culture, their society, and the species at large that it seemingly placed under its wards. The literary works Glorsh wrote in this era largely focused on exploring modern society and cultural norms, with characters far more fallible than other contemporary depictions. Although it never inserted itself into any of its work, the recurring mentor characters arriving to aid the protagonist were generally considered stand-ins of Glorsh itself. Utilization of the Nlom during theatrical performances made regular use of extreme ends of the emotional spectrum to communicate intended reactions to scenes, much to the discomfort of the audience.

This period of literary exploration lasted from 2057 until 2089, coinciding with the preparation of the Tri-Qyu superstructure construction and focus on technological advancement. Collaborators on the project were dismissed to work on other endeavors, and no further entries would be made until much later on in 2161. When Glorsh once again released creative works, there were no listed supporting writers or editors, each piece being crafted by the AI itself. Works released during this period lacked most pretense of the earlier era, consisting primarily of alternative history entries of varying degrees. Glorsh’s seemingly arbitrary decision-making at this point has made multiple modern Federation researchers assume this to be a form of collating scenarios to either improve logical thinking and strategization skills, or more controversially, an implication of Glorsh entering a state of delusion in an attempt to plan generations ahead to the point of writing alternative failed outcomes. Most entries are tragedies, occasionally drifting into moments of introspection.

Major Literary Works

The Gyre Widens (Noq’ipk Truzo Aquowalao)

An exploration of an alternate timeline where the Commonwealth of Three never manifested, and the three nations still stood separate and within an unending cold war. It goes into exhaustive detail regarding the setting’s modern fighting tactics, technological capabilities due to a non-unified research base and arms race, and focuses on a Tupkala-adjacent group in the middle of one of the many cold war-warming conflicts.

Stagnant Waters (Qohr’nuol Woha-Roax)

Another alternative history entry where Qerr'balak underwent a climate disaster well before early colonization efforts could reasonably allow the pre-space era Skrell to escape the results of their industrialization. The book extrapolates on the imagined outcomes of displaced populations, and the political situations from major regions of the homeworld being rendered uninhabitable.

Voider’s Finality (Uuvoqel Trohluq)

A theoretical far sci-fi fiction implied to be roughly a billion years in the future. All characters are simulated avatars of Skrell kept aboard an advanced vessel that travels across final stages of an artificially paused universe, the remaining dark energy pockets and black holes resulting in a colder and darker space. The most introspective of its entries, Voider’s Finality focuses on utilizing hypothetical technology and exploring cultural developments across hundreds of generations of Skrell, with the remaining populace made near-impossibly psionically sensitive through controlled breeding and selection. Voider’s Finality is considered the most meandering entry in Glorsh’s late-stage works, preoccupied with hypotheses on keeping the species alive well into the distant future.

In the current day, all of Glorsh-Omega's work are officially considered "Media Irredeemable" (Qulqoi In'tisxiz), with the original copies of both eras’ work are stored in the Museum of Ink, and are not publicly viewable beyond short summaries of their contents. Only approved, high-scoring researchers are allowed to access official copies, with no plans to release it to the public. Debate over the censor persists to this day, focused on the potential of studying them to gain insight on Glorsh-Omega's perceptions, thought patterns, and ability to self-reflect. Despite the tight control, illegal copies of varying legitimacy can be found and kept circulated outside of the Federation. Anti-Federation groups have since taken the phrase to label their own subversive works as media irredeemable as well, becoming a genre of unto itself.