{"id":1,"date":"2016-02-16T18:19:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T18:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2016-02-17T04:49:01","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T04:49:01","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/02\/16\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Universes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome&#8230;come on in, find a seat, or just stand there by the hundred meter viewport and gaze upon the immensity you traversed to arrive here.<\/p>\n<p>Where <em>is<\/em> this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why wasn&#8217;t it listed on your travel documents?<\/p>\n<p>The exact coordinates are indeterminate, but don&#8217;t worry&#8211;the structure&#8217;s sound.\u00a0\u00a0 On navigation terminals, this is Waystation Huygens, a transportation hub where, as we like to say, universes touch at the margins.\u00a0\u00a0 You can get there (any of many somewheres) from here.\u00a0 Only the crew live here; for others, it&#8217;s a place where their transportation is reconfigured and readied for the next stage of the voyage,\u00a0 and where they&#8211;that is, you, the traveler&#8211;can stretch your legs, enjoying whatever time you have between arrival and departure.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, this is the <em>Universes Grande Promenade<\/em>, and anyone who travels through should pause, contemplate variant realities from a usually-safe distance, and mingle with other travelers.\u00a0\u00a0 No matter how many other Waystations you&#8217;ve visited, Huygens has unique opportunities for the most seasoned traveler.\u00a0 We offer quiet corners for conversation, excellent dining, live music, and both a dance floor and a game space.\u00a0 Other amenities on Huygens have access portals from the Promenade.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors are advised to learn more about this facility in the About and Policies pages.\u00a0 Stationmaster Moon welcomes you and her Security Staff are on constant duty to ensure the safe operation of this Waystation.<\/p>\n<p>Look&#8211;there&#8217;s an open table&#8211;why not settle in for an hour or so?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome&#8230;come on in, find a seat, or just stand there by the hundred meter viewport and gaze upon the immensity you traversed to arrive here. Where is this?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why wasn&#8217;t it listed on your travel documents? The exact coordinates are indeterminate, but don&#8217;t worry&#8211;the structure&#8217;s sound.\u00a0\u00a0 On navigation terminals, this is Waystation Huygens, a transportation <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/2016\/02\/16\/hello-world\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-welcome","tag-waystation-huygens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12,"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/12"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/elizabethmoon.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}