Adrian Kallos | Matt of Missouri

The Chicago Briefing: Corporate Realignment in the Age of Marmaduke

Bradley Hart / July 16, 2025

At 1 PM in Chicago, Amazon’s executive leadership faces a growing truth—Matt Marmaduke is no longer a variable in their equation. He’s the new constant. With V’ren translation tech, galactic trade points, and sovereign alliances on the table, one thing is clear: he’s not playing their game—he’s building his own.

The Corporate Council Emergency Session

Summoned to Amazon’s highest chamber, General Leonard Octavius Wood briefs the corporate elite on eight alien ships and the sudden awakening of the Beacon Network. Rival megacorps circle like sharks, narrative control becomes paramount, and the first hours of humanity’s contact with another species are already slipping from containment.