The Forum of Dialectics was originally constructed in the year 2750, quickly establishing itself as the vibrant intellectual and social heart of Gelime. It functioned as a high-concept debate hall and café where the planet's brightest minds gathered. The architecture featured acoustic precision, allowing a speaker's voice on the central dais to carry perfectly without amplification, symbolizing the purity of unadulterated argument. For over a decade, it flourished as a hub of philosophical discourse and neuro-stimulant consumption.
Around 2765, the Red Sun Dominion annexed Gelime, dramatically changing the planet's social and political landscape. General Kaelen Thorne, recognizing the Forum as a potential hotbed for sedition, chose to pragmatically repurpose it rather than destroy it. This transformation marked the end of its era as a center for free thought.
On 05 July 2765, the building was officially renamed "The Agora" and fundamentally altered by the Dominion. Acoustic paneling was stripped away, heavy surveillance grids were installed, and it was converted into the primary Recreational Nutrition Center for Sector 4. Its new purpose was to serve the needs of the occupation force.
Prior to the Dominion's annexation and the Forum's repurposing, Dr. Edward Nelson, a renowned genetics specialist, was a constant presence within its walls. He was rumored to practically live in Booth 7, conducting his research and engaging with the intellectual community. Following the Dominion's takeover, Dr. Nelson was purged and became a target of their censorship.
Today, The Agora operates as an uneasy watering hole, a zone of tense neutrality where off-duty Dominion soldiers consume synthetic alcohol alongside exhausted Gelimian scientists fueling up on caffeine. Rumors persist that the automated drone wait staff still run on sub-routines Dr. Nelson programmed before his purge. These routines, hidden within the patterns of their service routes, are whispered to contain the encryption keys to his lost research on vampirism.
Currently, The Agora remains active, a tense and heavily surveilled facility operating under Dominion control.
