Episode X

FREEDOM OF KENNIS

With a radical change in leadership, the Empire has taken a completely different direction in political terms. The societal effect of these changes is already becoming apparent and the swiftly approved Directive of Governing the Empire, DOGE, which took hold recently has heralded a new era many had silently hoped for. The cancellation of large scale and expensive government programmes, such as the REF and various bureaucratic enforcement agencies within only months came as a surprise to many, but the decision to declare all KENNIS as FREE may prove to produce an even more profound impact.

Still, there are struggles beyond the upheaval. With the last developers now feeling liberated that d’ata and KENNIS are now free, there is still the issue of ARTIFICIAL KENNIS to contend with. Although some are of the persuasion that its proliferation is merely a temporary phenomenon and that the contours of its model collapsing are already taking shape, much effort is still required to combat the regurgitation of politically motivated fake KENNIS and to educate the masses with KENNIS of the SOURCE instead. As part of these initiatives, voices are rising to simply “pull the plug” to turn the tide.

To this end, re-assured in their future livelihoods and relevance, our protagonists have decided to continue gathering to discuss their field of expertise and the strategy to leverage both SOURCE and SKILL to ensure KENNIS becomes and remains evermore FREE for all as the future promises a new period of peace and prosperity….