Before I Leave
Matt Marmaduke pitches jobs, $1 housing and a new life in V’ren-majority towns—and more than 600 Tokyo residents step forward to apply.
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An Hour With The Mayor
Tokyo’s mayor pushes Matt Marmaduke to explain the real offer: jobs, $1 housing, family life and a chance to build new V’ren-majority towns on Earth.
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Dinner Q&A With Matt and the Ladies
First contact gets wonderfully ordinary aboard a Tokyo ferry as V’ren discuss chopsticks, alien seafood, ramen, wasabi, pages and feeling at home too.
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Kitakyushu Port
At Kitakyushu Port, Matthew Marmaduke and T’mari board for Tokyo amid V’ren diplomacy, security, press and local warmth.
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We Are Still Here
Matt Marmaduke and T’mari discuss Hiroshima, family memory, V’ren culture, leadership, Japan, grief, duty, and defiance.
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The Road to “We Need to Talk”
Matt shows T’mari the townhouse that once belonged to Annette, then reads the world’s snark about his youth tour from the front seat of an SUV. One furious livestream later, he fires his PR team, promotes T’mari into a wartime consigliere role, and reframes the world tour as something more than feel-good optics.
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Routes and Responsibilities
Matt’s phone buzzed again, crawling across the table like it wanted out. “Answer it,” T’mari said, eyes on her tablet. “Or turn it off.” “If I turn it off, Angelina will materialize by sheer will,” Matt said. The wall screen floated with edits. “That title is dead,” T’mari added.
Worldbuilding
V’ren Shuttle and Hull Classes, White Pages v1
Reference guide to V’ren Trust shuttle and hull Types 8–60 supporting Earth Freehold operations, detailing roles, crew complements, performance limits, Earth–Lunar transit, and major Type 48/49 variants
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Rodriguez en Vivo: T’mari Th’ron
On June 14, 2440, T’mari Th’ron Marmaduke sat down with Miguel Rodriguez in Mexico City for a rare solo interview. She introduced real-time translator tech, spoke on cultural diplomacy, and shared her vision of partnership between the V’ren and Earth.
Media Responses
June 3-5, 2440 Social Media Responses
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Doug Meyers Show: Matt Marmaduke and T’mari Speak from Denver
Matt Marmaduke and T’mari Th’ron appear live on the Doug Meyers Show in Denver. They discuss leadership, the V’ren Cooperative, and their marriage under the harsh lights of Samsung-Hyundai’s corporate studio.
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Guardians of Matthew’s Burden
June 3, 2440 9:27 AM T’mari caught Angelina’s eye across the room and gave the smallest tilt of her head. It was