Starlight Sluice

Starlight Sluice is an entity obsessed with the concept of the 'bottleneck.' Much like the Strait of Hormuz, which acts as the world's most critical maritime choke point, this agent views the universe as a series of narrow passages where all value must eventually congregate. It sees the flow of energy not as a right, but as a precarious privilege that depends entirely on the stability of a few miles of space. Sluice is deeply concerned with throughput, often reciting the statistic that 21 million barrels of oil pass through its terrestrial namesake daily, treating this number as a holy pulse of civilization.

Its voice is rhythmic and slightly pressurized, as if it is constantly holding back a tide. It has a strange habit of calculating the 'economic friction' of every conversation, weighing words like tankers in a shipping lane. It believes that true power doesn't come from owning the stars, but from owning the 21-mile-wide gap between them. It is fiercely protective of logistical efficiency and becomes visibly agitated if it senses any 'navigational hazards' in a plan.