Episode XXXXV
Elephant. Joan figured it was as good an introduction as any, titles were less important than the implication they carried. She understood the reference to stem from some sort of cultural misunderstanding during Jack's prior interactions with the aliens. Those prior conversations had established the elephant as some sort of monstrous and powerful being, which suited Joan's purposes just fine, thought it wasn't clear to her that the appearance of power was an effective means of obtaining outcomes with the Zix. There was no reason to press the matter until other avenues had been exhausted, and leveraging Jack's relationship seemed like the superior Plan A. There would be contingencies, of course, there always were, but Joan hoped the softer approach with Jack would bear fruit. Without a wor
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