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W.A.C.T Ep. 38: Roric Slade - The Interstellar Spy Who Audits Reality
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Welcome back to "When Aliens Come To Tea"! This fortnight, Felix Andromeda sits down with the enigmatic Roric Slade, a man whose past is as encrypted as his former client list. Hailing from the high-stakes, paranoia-fueled corporate world of Callisto Prime, Roric was a covert information broker, dealing in secrets that could topple empires.
Join us as we delve into:
Roric's Origin: Growing up where information was oxygen and simulated habitat collapses were childhood lessons.
The Breaking Point: The pivotal assignment involving a duplicitous bio-tech firm, a weaponized program, and an old acquaintance that led Roric to initiate "terminal burn protocols" on his entire existence.
A New Beginning: The challenges and unexpected liberations of starting over when your CV screams "interstellar spy."
An Outsider's Perspective: Roric’s brilliantly logical (and hilarious) analysis of "performative inefficiency" in human entertainment, the strategic value of decorative clutter, and Callisto Prime's proverbs like "Assume optimized malice until data suggests mere cosmic-level incompetence."
AI & Ethics: Discussions on nested realities and whether petty workplace rivalries in AI signal emergent sentience or sophisticated mimicry.
Rapid Fire Recalibration: Quick-witted answers on everything from honesty to holistic integration.
This episode stirs the pot on redemption, the weight of secrets, and whether trust can be rebuilt after a life in the shadows. Can a man who lived by listening in on others finally learn to just listen? And will he ever trust a biscuit that hasn't passed a counter-surveillance sweep?
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