Chapter 18: The Crossing of the First Threshold
Table of Contents
- 1Prologue: Opportunity in the Ashes
- 2Chapter 1: Wherein an Arxur First Encounters Terran Haute Cuisine
- 3Chapter 2: Wherein an Arxur Continues to Experience Terran Haute Cuisine
- 4Chapter 3: Wherein an Arxur Discusses Culture Over Terran Charcuterie
- 5Chapter 4: Wherein an Arxur Discusses Art and Philosophy Over Terran Seafood
- 6Chapter 5: Wherein an Arxur Discusses Gender Over Terran Seafood
- 7Chapter 6: Wherein an Arxur Discusses Mutton, Morality, and Hypothetical Bears
- 8Chapter 7: A Brief Aside on the Subject of Arxur Defects and Arxur Defection
- 9Chapter 8: An Arxur's First Experiences with Cats, Dogs, and Warm Stew
- 10Chapter 9: An Arxur's First Experiences with Offensive Combat Empathy
- 11Chapter 10: On Recreation and Satiation
- 12Chapter 11: Wherein an Arxur Unlocks Her Latent Psychic Powers
- 13Chapter 12: Sifal's Not Here Right Now
- 14Chapter 13: The Nature of Power
- 15Chapter 14: Until We Meet Again in the Days of Plenty
- 16Chapter 15: Be The Light
- 17Chapter 16: The Happy Dead
- 18Second Prologue: Living a Lie
- 19Chapter 17: Hunting for a Purpose
- 20Chapter 18: The Crossing of the First Threshold
- 21Chapter 19: Wherein a Gojid First Encounters Terran Wine and Cheese
- 22Chapter 20: The Nature of Semantic Satiation
- 23Chapter 21: The Things We Believe In
- 24Chapter 22: Wherein a Gojid First Hears the Good Word of Jesus Christ
- 25Chapter 23: Reminiscing and the Divide
- 26Chapter 24: Misery Loves Company
- 27Chapter 25: A Night of New Experiences
- 28Chapter 26: Moldy Hexis
- 29Chapter 27: Because the Night Belongs to Lovers
- 30Chapter 28: The Saucy Morning After
- 31Chapter 29: Wherein a Gojid First Encounters the Human Traditions of Clothing and Seafaring
- 32Chapter 30: The Waxing Fortunes and Waning Virtues of the Ancient and Noble House of Brenner
- 33Chapter 31: Federation Doctrine Unlearning Speedrun, Glitchless Any%
- 34Chapter 32: Inside, Outsider
- 35Chapter 33: Cultural Preconceptions and Epistemology for the Common Man
- 36Chapter 34: Panic! at the Costco
- 37Chapter 35: The Realities and Unrealities of Meat
- 38Chapter 36: Cold Feet and Warm Clothes
- 39Chapter 37: Hello Again, Friend of a Friend...
- 40Chapter 38: Wasting Away Again
- 41Chapter 39: The Back Alley Knife Fight
- 42Chapter 40: Into the Deep Dark Sea
- 43Chapter 41: The Long Journey Home
- 44Chapter 42: How To Be Yourself Without Really Trying
- 45Chapter 43: Wherein a Gojid Finally Tries a Cheeseburger
- 46Chapter 44: Breakfast of Champions
- 47Chapter 45: Research and Development
- 48Chapter 46: A Wizard Knows the Name of All Things
- 49Chapter 47: On the Human Talent for Ballistics
- 50Chapter 48: It's Been a Rough Few Centuries, These Past Weeks
- 51Chapter 49: Everything, Allegorically, All At Once
- 52Third Prologue: Away From It All
- 53Chapter 50: Sweeping Generalizations