The 48 Rules of Survival in The 21 – Rule 00

Rule 00

If you understand Rule Zero, you don’t need the rest

“If you understand Rule Zero, you don’t need the rest.”

First scratched into a corridor wall on a decommissioned ore-hauler.

It wasn’t carved with a blade — it was burned in, with a tool that shouldn’t have existed on that ship.

The hull records were wiped two days later. Only a passing scrapper saved the image.

Now it appears in cargo bays, backroom tattoos, and low-priority code comments across The 21.


🔍 Key Notes

  • Rule 00 sits alone at the top of the list, glowing faintly in some editions.
  • Some believe it was the last rule written. Others say it was the first signal from the Soft Hybrid movement.
  • Orion has never commented on it directly. CirrusVs once paused for a full 8 seconds when asked.

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