THE PLACES
Gattica III
A long forgotten colony of Earth . . . one with no trees. They
require a large shipment of Christmas trees each year, which is usually
supplied by the We-Haul-4U company
Mirander V
Colonized by 30,000 Englishmen, and named after the mayor's deformed
daughter, Miranda, Mirander V is the absolute worst place in the galaxy
that one could wind up at. Its not because of the Englishmen (in
fact, I have a very high opinion of them. Their humour is
absolutely superb, the best in the galaxy), though they did have to
change the planet's original name of Miranda to Mirander, just so they
could pronounce it right. An asteroid houses the restaurant and
bar, affectionately known as The Shag, a favorite hangout of both Chas
and Mick.
Triffid
Inhabited by Very Short People, Triffid isn't much better than Mirander.
The entire planet is an intermingling of marsh and trees, with sparse
mountain ranges. It is rumored that a hermit who knows all lives
in one of these mountains, though it has never been proven. It
also houses a rare breed of frog, which is incredibly obese and allergic
to certain kinds of vegetables.
ISHQ The
headquarters of Instpro Software, in the Orion system. 200 years
and trillions of groats were spent to turn the planet into a caricature
of the Instpro Logo, which had since gone through several different
incarnations, rendering the feat utterly pointless.
Earth A
backwater little planet, but by far the best of the others if you want
to take a vacation somewhere. Earth also houses the obscure
Christmas Tree market, and supplies trees to Gattica III every year.
It is rumored that over-harvesting of evergreen has left the
planet low on Christmas Trees this year . . .
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