From Friday night, Steven M Bonneville [email removed] writes:
> Ummm...I've been noticing talk lately that Norris might somehow be
> able to keep the Domain from finding out about the Rape of Trin.
> It would be like hiding, oh, an atomic strike
> on San Franscisco!
Not exactly. It would be like hiding an atomic strike on San Francisco
if you could only get there by air from L.A., Portland, Seattle, San Diego,
Reno and Honolulu or overland (not by highway) by 4WD vehicle and the
only communication in and out was by USmail. Sound a little easier?
> Sure, you could cordon it off for a while and
> say nothing,
Ah, but there's the rub! Norris wouldn't say *nothing* - Trin would be
suffering from a biological plague, or a civil war (like Joyeuse in the
Sword Worlds), or an *ihatei* or K'kree invasion, or a sudden nova . . . .
In the days of the Imperium they called this - you got it - Interdiction!
> People will get awfully
> suspicious _something_ nasty is going down in there, and pretty
> fast, even with one week jump travel.
Sure they would, but you wouldn't have the whole darn Regency so afraid of
the Virus they don't want to venture out beyond the Quarantine Line. In
fact, nasty little rumors, especially if they hinted at something *really*
bad, would actually *help* the interdiction of Trin.
Remember, Norris is like Napoleon, only, for some reason, no one managed to
paint him putting the Archducal crown on his own head. :-)
Peace,
David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA