Sovereign Citizens are the freaking yahoos that think that we're still in the Colonial era or something. They feel that the government is completely unlawful and that none of it applies to them. They do not pay their taxes, they do not register their guns or their vehicles. They are all freaking nuts. (Note: Timothy McVeigh was one such person.)
Now, I didn't say that these people out in the HIll Country are Sovereign Citizens... just that some of them love to talk about it. And even just that is enough to set me on edge.
And yes, the Central Units (that central pod part of every Juraian ship) is where the real magic happens. These things pull of some sort of interdimensional hydroponics that lets the trees tap into some sort of subspace network that goes all the way back to Tsunami as the source. Matter/Energy conversion is a piece of cake for these trees.
EDIT: To fix a grammar error and an addendum...
I just found this little gem... http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Texas/talk.html
Yes, the side stories set in the Hill Country are going to be rife with neighbors talking like that. What will be interesting to see will be how old school Texas culture vibes with Japanese/Juraian culture. Oh and the first incarnation of their house... They go for the typical, airy, open style of old Japanese homes. One neighbor says, "The first blue norther to come along and drop a frog strangler on us'll turn this place inside out." It'll turn out to be true, unfortunately, but afterwards the advantage will become apparent: just replace the shoji and the house is fine. The rest of the furnishings, though...
Now, I didn't say that these people out in the HIll Country are Sovereign Citizens... just that some of them love to talk about it. And even just that is enough to set me on edge.
And yes, the Central Units (that central pod part of every Juraian ship) is where the real magic happens. These things pull of some sort of interdimensional hydroponics that lets the trees tap into some sort of subspace network that goes all the way back to Tsunami as the source. Matter/Energy conversion is a piece of cake for these trees.
EDIT: To fix a grammar error and an addendum...
I just found this little gem... http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Texas/talk.html
Yes, the side stories set in the Hill Country are going to be rife with neighbors talking like that. What will be interesting to see will be how old school Texas culture vibes with Japanese/Juraian culture. Oh and the first incarnation of their house... They go for the typical, airy, open style of old Japanese homes. One neighbor says, "The first blue norther to come along and drop a frog strangler on us'll turn this place inside out." It'll turn out to be true, unfortunately, but afterwards the advantage will become apparent: just replace the shoji and the house is fine. The rest of the furnishings, though...