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== History ==
=== Discovery of cytonics and First Contact ===
Across the known universe, all sapient species developed [[cytonic]] abilities prior to discovering advanced technology; as such, they would often abandon further pursuit of conventional sciences in favour of the psionic powers. Humanity is one exception to that. Earth was already advanced technologically by the time the [[Phone Company]] began developing cyto, a cybernetics-based method of telepathic linking. Those early experiments were unsuccessful, but they were enough to attract the attention of the spacefaring [[tenasi]]. After a misunderstanding led to the tenasi scout being shot down by
From then on out, humanity spread across the Solar System, watched over by the Phone Company. Some of its employees believed that the other races of the universe needed to be protected from humankind and its barbaric ways until the time was right for them to join the truly civillized societies. However, it eventually became apparent that the aliens' peace came at a cost -- they would imprison their dissidents and cut them off from cytonics. In the aftermath of this revelation, a PC operative named [[Jason Write]] decided to share the FTL technology, which the Company had developed, but kept hidden, with the rest of the populace.{{book ref|elysium}}
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