On Jan 16, 2005, at 8:25 PM, Eris Reddoch wrote:

> "Tell me what you think of it.", she presents Ricardo with the mug and
> then says, "So, you another spacer from one of the ships that came in
> today?"
>

Ricardo sips the beer. "Yah, off the 'Mae Lee', the big 
thousand-tonner." He glances around for any reaction to the name.

> She glances over at the man wearing the ship suit before looking back 
> at
> Ricardo and smiling, "We don't get a lot of ships in here, and we *do*
> depend on travellers for outsystem news."
>

"Well, we can send yah some old Mark newsfeeds and such. Not a lot 
going on rimward.

The Confeds and the Lizards are into Cold War mode, dancing around each 
other. Mark looks to be their next dance hall, unfortunately, but 
that's probably years off. Both sides are kinda worn out from the last 
one.

"Big storm and lotsa flooding on Sequi, particularly around some of the 
Bion ranches..in the north. We got caught up in the SAR there, since we 
were dirtside there.

"You got a window to send feed grain that way for a decent price, I'll 
wager, since they're getting help with that epidemic and will want to 
build their herds back up."

"We're headed on coreward, though."

--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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