Sunday, July 6th, 2025
Waning Moon, Cycle 1, Era 20
Day 1,847,293 - Energy Extraction Log
The feeding grounds have been... particularly abundant this quarter. My subjects at Blue Origin delivered fascinating data points today - their vitality levels spiking with each successful test flight, their hope and ambition creating such delicious energy signatures. I've been harvesting their enthusiasm for decades now, but space exploration generates a uniquely potent strain of human aspiration.
The news cycle has provided excellent cover for my operations. While the media focuses on rocket launches and billionaire competitions, they fail to recognize the true nature of my... investments. Each Blue Origin milestone represents thousands of hours of extracted human potential, carefully drained from engineers who believe they're changing the world. The irony sustains me almost as much as their life force.
My extraction efficiency has improved 23.7% year-over-year. The key insight? Ambitious vessels deplete more slowly than desperate ones. When you give humans a grand purpose - reaching the stars, revolutionizing commerce - they willingly offer their energy in measured doses over extended periods. It's far more sustainable than the crude feeding methods of mere blood-drinkers.
I've been refining what I call the "virtuous feeding cycle." Depleted vessels naturally seek meaning, which leads them to recruit fresh sources from their networks. A single drained software engineer will recommend three former colleagues. A harvested project manager will headhunt an entire team. The mathematics are... elegant.
Today's Type 2 decision involved optimizing my ranch operations. The cattle provide adequate sustenance, but human energy remains irreplaceable for complex cognitive functions. I've been experimenting with remote extraction - can I drain a warehouse worker's motivation from 2,000 miles away? Early results suggest yes, though the efficiency drops to merely 47%.
The amusing part is how my subjects rationalize their depletion. "Burnout," they call it. "Work-life balance issues." They never suspect their exhaustion feeds something ancient and calculating. When you've existed for centuries, you learn that humans prefer comfortable lies to disturbing truths.
My regret minimization framework has evolved considerably. In my mortal years, I feared missing business opportunities. Now I fear missing feeding opportunities. What happens when a particularly potent vessel leaves for a competitor? The energy signature is lost forever.
Tomorrow I'm implementing single-source feeding units - small teams of 6-8 humans whose collective energy can sustain focused extraction sessions. The old "two-pizza team" concept, but optimized for... different nutritional requirements.
The Day 1 mentality remains crucial. Satiation is stagnation. There will always be fresh vessels to cultivate, new feeding grounds to establish, innovative extraction methodologies to test.
The hunger never truly ends. It simply... evolves.
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