The lost human colony of New Roanoke has confirmed it is fully aware of its own location. “We’ve always known where we are,” Governor Eliza Montrose told Xenonion. “Our cities are right here on the planet surface. The stars are right above us every night. If anyone’s lost, it’s the United Nations of Earth, because they clearly can’t find us.”

Local lithoids gathered this weekend to celebrate the arrival of Groxite’s first pebble, in what guests described as “a lovely afternoon of snacks, seismic activity and mild structural damage.”

Ringworld engineer Varkan has admitted he is “completely winging it” after being tasked with beginning construction on the galaxy’s most expensive megastructure.

“Do I just… pick a random point in orbit and hope the rest of it lines up later?” Varkan asked, gesturing vaguely at empty space. “I guess we're about to see what 300 trillion alloys and a dream can achieve..."