Gamba Subsector
In reply to #4698 Re: Gamba Subsector by timothy k istian soholt
[email removed] (Derek Wildstar) writes: > timothy k istian soholt [email removed] writes: ^(just for the record, there's supposed to be an "r" here; it's apparently common at UNM for the machine to drop letters in people's names) > A few of my own thoughts on Gamba subsector: > > > 0705 Jenkins E87A000-5 -- Y > > How about this: the tech was recently upgraded when the surviving > > members of the survey team decided to quit the Service and settle > > on the planet. (Remember that a population code of 0 means less > > than ten people, not no people.)They're cordial enough to trav- > > elers, but they do their best to keep incoming ships to the land- > > ing pad they've laid out near their homes, and they ask visitors > > to get their business over with and leave. The Scouts are, in > Now that's an interesting new explanation for one of these! > > fact, protecting the indigenous population (which doesn't show up > > on the surveys because they doctored the records) from exploi- > > tation -- anyone have any ideas what the natives could have that > > would be significant enough to Imperial interests that they > > would be in mortal danger if the rest of the galaxy found out? > In a case like this, why wouldn't the normal IISS protective > interdiction be better? Is there some reason why protective > interdiction was not granted, or even asked for? Are the scouts > themelves exploiting the indegenous population? I think this part needs > a little more thought, but it has promise ... Certainly does need a little more thought. That's why I asked for ideas from the rest of you. My thought was that it would be either something the Imperial government would want more than anyone -- or want to destroy more than anyone. Maybe something to do with psionics? > > Atmospheric taint would likely be large amounts of water in the > > air. > This counts as a taint? I've always assumed that a taint was something > which would be extremely unpleaseant at very best, is usually harmful, > and can be fatal at worst. Then again, I'm in the Washington, DC area, > and we have large amounts of water in the air for most of the summer. But can you imagine a world that was over 95% water? The air would probably make British fogs look like sunny days! And, if you com- bine that with an atmosphere which allows more water to be suspended in solution than the Terran atmosphere, you could end up breathing in as much water as you do air. The human lung has certain unpleas- ant reactions to being half-filled with water. - -- Tim Soholt ([email removed])