text: [Themes: sci-fi]
  
  "You'll forgive me if I don't share your optimistic vision of utopia, even if I was inclined to believe that you were being serious. However, seeing as we haven't found anything else of importance on this forsaken planet, I'm willing to entertain this idea, but you're going to have to patch some holes up in your story before I even consider letting you live."
  "What holes?"
  "Well let's start with the whole building idea. If you found this Xont building, why didn't you and your team make off with the stuff already? And don't tell me that you were ambushed by the Mazatt because if you had been, they would've taken your findings, OR if the technology was as powerful as everyone claims, you would've been able to destroy them with it. Sounds like typical Elojin shit to me..."
  "Ha ha ha! Who said I had a team? You see, unlike the rest of you galaxy conquerors we Elojin don't feel the need to send an army to scout a planet, when one or two of us can accomplish the same thing when deployed in strategic areas."
  "Hmm, so there are more of you here."
  "Perhaps. It wouldn't matter though since we're deployed in completely separate parts of a planet, even if we were all together, we wouldn't be able to stand up to a force the size of yours."
  "That brings me to the next question, if you found this building already, how come you just didn't stay there? What the hell do you need us for?" you ask.
  "Excellent question. Well there are some rather nasty things lurking in there. Much too powerful for me, but I'm sure you'd have no problem dealing with them. I didn't get too far without them chasing me out. I even tried recruiting a nearby tribe of those silly little reptile creatures to use as cannon fodder, but they refused to go in. From what I can gather they consider the place to be haunted and seem to hold the place in awe and fear. I suppose I should've known better to ask the Mazatt for help when I discovered their encampment, but I figured they'd at least listen to reason. Things seem to work out though; your blue concubine came in with full guns blazing and brought me back here."
  "Okay last question, what proof do you have that it's a Xont structure, and not just ruins of some other alien species."
  "This!" The Elojin quickly pulls out some weird coins out of his pocket and puts them on the table.
  "The Mazatt never even took these from me. Idiots. These are genuine Xont coins though! The metal is like nothing I've ever seen on this anywhere else, let alone this planet. It's obviously not from here. The writing on it looks similar to what many stories have described. And this symbol. Tentacles wrapped around a planet. This is supposed to be what the Xont emblem was."
  "Yeah, yeah, a writhing mass of tentacles. I've heard that description too. Several of them. Proves nothing."
  "But this is the closest anyone's come to finding something directly relating to the stories! One of the more common stories I might add! Look we Elojin have done the most research in this than anyone, and I'm convinced what I've seen IS a Xont building!"
  
  Well it might all be a lie, but he certainly looks convinced, and you have to admit you are a bit curious now. You're just not sure you want or need him to be with you, when you get to the building.
  
  > get some more info then have him killed
  You examine the coins in more detail, and a sense of certainty overcomes you. You know this place exists. You can feel it in your heart. You have to find it, but you refuse to have this Elojin lead you. For all you know he could still be trying to trick you somehow. You decide to passively gain information out of him and hope he gives away his knowledge accidentally.
  
  "Well I suppose we could check it out...but how far is it? I don't want to be dragging my team halfway across the planet. It's dangerous enough just staying in one place." You say in a non-prying manner.
  "Oh you needn't worry about that. Its not that far, it's just to the east, there's a native village near it, and a river too." Calmly assures.
  "That was easier than I expected. Thank you." You say and pull a pistol and shoot the Elojin.
  Before finishing him off, he speaks.
  "You idiot...you'll never find it...without me..."
  "Wrong my spotty friend, you given us a vital clue, we can just follow the river to the east until it leads us there. You thought I was going to let you actually lead us?"
  
  Sergeant Alyssa comes running in and sees the Elojin dead on the ground.
  
  "Sir! We made sure he didn't have any weapons!"
  "Relax Sergeant, he didn't attack me, I just found him to be no longer useful. Gather up the team, we're heading out."
  
  You and Alyssa leave the tent while she calls everyone to gather around. She has such a strong commanding presence. You never realized how alluring that was.
  
  "Alright team, thanks to our recently departed spotty friend, he has provided us with the location of a genuine Xont structure. Yes, the mythical Xont, but I have proof that it exists and the directions! Besides we were put on here to explore this forsaken planet anyway, so we might as well check it out. Who's with me?"
  
  Your team looks a little unsure, but they trust you. Alyssa looks stoic as usual, but a slight twinge of apprehensiveness crosses her face, but you'll make her see that this was a good idea. LaFleur looks craven, but typically is too scared to voice his opinion. Finally you hear the voice of dissention.
  
  "Captain, how can we trust what that alien scum told you? The Elojin are notorious liars!"
  "Ah, but I have proof!" you hold up the coins. "See the Elojin thought he was going to trick us and use us but instead I have taken the advantage! We won't be sharing this find with anyone, but us!"
  Salo gives you a suspicious look. He doesn't mind that you wasted the Elojin, but he's a little disturbed by this new found excitement.
  
  "Very well, I suppose our duty to the Empire is to explore this planet, but I fail to see how the archaic ruins of some alien civilization which may not exist will benefit it."
  
  You dismiss Salo's xenophobia, and get ready to leave. The Lizards have been overhearing parts of your conversation, and have also gotten agitated every time the word "Xont" was mentioned. They don't attack, but it's obvious that you've worn out your welcome.
  
  You and your team leave for the jungle, after some time later, you reach a river. You make camp for the night, telling everyone that it'll be faster to actually travel on the river, so tomorrow a raft of sorts is going to be made. There's certainly no shortage of trees. After assigning some people for watch duty, you ponder your next move.
  
  > go to sleep
  You resist the temptation, and go to sleep in your tent. In the middle of the night your camp is attacked by Lizards! You're still groggy, when some of the Lizards enter your tent, putting an end to your dreams of greatness.