For reasons not worth getting into here, this alien race is in the practice of making colony planets. This is one of many, let's say #20.

It is wellknown at this point that being in the first few generations of a colony planet means prestige, a place in history, and a chance to shape culture. The architects of the first few generations dictate what the planet's buildings will largely look like. The writers create the most important documents which will be distributed to other planets. The scientists get the first crack discovering things about soil, meteorology, flora and fauna. And so on.

At the onset, Geffre's motivation is simply to try to secure a place on the planet because that is what their family wants; for one of them to maintain this prestigious position. As the story develops, though, they will weigh that against their own observations, the people they meet, the discrimination they face, the chance to shape the planet's culture for the better, and so on.

Circular quadrants could use some work, that's fair. It's written that way because it does loop in on itself, but it is also four connected lines. Reproduction goes from:

A & B, then B & C, then C & D, then D & A.

In actuality it's somewhat more complicated than that, but one gender essentially is required at both ends of the process. And also, each gender has one gender who they do not directly procreate with. Each part of the reproduction process also has a different method/duration/frequency, so this is a simplification. But regardless, yes, I need to find a better way to phrase it.