Try Not to Die, Thursday, June 12, 2014

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"Today you're going to Naboo," Anakin told the class as he ate the last of the Bavarian donuts he'd stolen from yesterday's teachers meeting. "It's a Mid Rim planet just before the Outer Rim sectors, but despite its location, Naboo has been a political powerhouse in recent galactic politics. Naboo is a geologically unique world in the galaxy: a plasmic molten outer core surrounded an inner core, believed to be composed primarily of a nickel-iron alloy, with very small amounts of some other elements. These elements are found in abundance in other chemical compositions in the galaxy, but it is the unique properties of the plasma which interested astrophysicists, plasma which the two primary civilizations harnessed to supply clean and efficient energy highly valued throughout the galaxy," Anakin explained. "The plasmic magma seethes and bubbles from the center of the planet carving labyrinths of winding tunnels and caverns similar to lava tubes of traditional magma flows. Much of these abyssal labyrinths were submerged in great underground oceans, which were home to immense aquatic animals and creatures that were never seen on the surface, but you'll see some today. Animals such as the colo claw fish, opee sea killer, sando aqua monster and others inhabit this underworld realm. Gungans dominated these underwaterways, using them as a highway of sorts between their surface Holy Places and their underwater cities. The Gungans also used these tunnels for trading between Bubble cities. You'll see some Gungans, too, ones who are a little less irritating than Senator Binks."

Which wasn't hard, Anakin's tone added.

"Humans also live on Naboo, primarily in the lake country or near the capital city of Theed, which in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful places in both of our galaxies. You'll spend some time there as well." He gestured to the portal. "Off you go."