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The sun was shining bright through the governors office window. From the seventh floor of the adminstration he could see straight over the river dividing the green jungle he was located in into the tented residential districts in the desert beyod. Of course there were more sophisticated buildings behind the administration which he couldnt see, but they were reserved for the more important visiters to Governor Wentans colony. There were a few other buildings that were more industrial in their use. Research facility examining what few artifacts could be recovered from the ruins to the north. And a hospital. The hospital had been overcrowded recently. People from the desert slums mostly. Sickness spread like wildfire in the sweaty hell hole. Yet something about it interested the Governor, or his ego at least, seeing all those people and knowing they were under his control. Then there were the few people who had suffered injuries of variose kinds from expiditions to the north. Of course all expeditions that went askew were kept a secret, he couldn't have the masses worrieing.
The door into the Governors office hissed open and a cool breeze from the hallway swept in, taking away the heat from the sun the suited man had been basking in while gazing out of the window.
'Ss.. Sir' The man stuttered. It was Advisor Kelpan. He was a small man who prefered loose robes to a suit. The sun got to him easily. He always seemed to be quite dazed.
'Thhhe hospital has requisitioned yet another of the p..premium compounts to the north to extend to. They wi..sh to extend their third floor phychiatric wards across to it via a few wall demolitions and a br..bridge. Sir if i may say you have gotten s..soft with them, by giving in the first time they ashume they can take what they want.'
The governor put down a glass of brown liquid that had gotten quite warm in his hand at the window. He turned to face the advisor.
'Well Kelpan that is why you're not incharge. You see the drones need to feel safe.' The Governor turned to face the crowds on the opposite side of the river, he noticed the bridge with the military checkpoint.
'They know the dangers of the north and they think we are protecting them from it, they think the hospital is here for them to get better in. You and i know that they are just another research facility and they are what generates the money we use. We both deny it even to ourselves but what else could we do? Trade routes to the mines in the desert are too slow at picking up'
The small man joined him at the window and looked out at the small city.
The Governor picked up his glass and drank what was left in one gulp.
'Give them their request. Inform the people of a small expantion, so they wont question the resources moving across the river, do not tell them how drastic the measures we are taking are. There is a delicate balance on this river. It is all that is dividing the troubles of the north from the people of the south. If they knew what was going on it would end only in chaos and bloodshed.'
The small man turned to look at him.
'Yes ss..ir of course.' The small man turned to leave the office but stopped at the door and turned back reluctantly. 'Sir they f..found it. The whole expedition team died in the process sir, just as anticipated. Si..r if i may this is a bad id...'
'That is why you are not in charge Kelpan. We have been friends for many years now. I need your trust not your questioning now leave!.
The small man turned and left the Governors office. The door hissed shut and the Governor slammed the empty glass down on his desk.
OOC: Okay everyone joining, the rules are at the moment just chill in the town to the south of the river. The buildings are mainly made of concrete or metal plates with smaller wooden structures around them. A typical street would contain 5 to 7 story concrete apartment blocks with wide streets filled with merchant tents usualy with a wooden type shack on the back for storage or living accomadations. Most the apartment buildings have wooden extentions hanging off of varios floors. Streets are covered by large canvas sheets that are hung from the apartment buildings to shield the streets from sun and sand. The deserts to the south are dotted with mines and a low flying shuttle system is available to get around the city or to the mines. There are a few corperate buildings made of steel, the shuttles will mainly be available from here. There is a large presence of military in the city, they are a colonist control force of sorts, dubbed CC by the locals, there is little republic presence other than near the corporate buildings where large companies work. The northern jungle areas are off limits. Shuttles heading in that direction withought authorisation will be shot down. The river cannot be crossed due to CC blockades on the bridges. From the riverbank the steel buildings in the northern jungle can mostly be seen where not obscured by closer ones but they all have blacked out windows. There are about 3 streets going back on the northern side with it extending out along the river bank to the same limit as the city.
Hello everyone and welcome =D
The door into the Governors office hissed open and a cool breeze from the hallway swept in, taking away the heat from the sun the suited man had been basking in while gazing out of the window.
'Ss.. Sir' The man stuttered. It was Advisor Kelpan. He was a small man who prefered loose robes to a suit. The sun got to him easily. He always seemed to be quite dazed.
'Thhhe hospital has requisitioned yet another of the p..premium compounts to the north to extend to. They wi..sh to extend their third floor phychiatric wards across to it via a few wall demolitions and a br..bridge. Sir if i may say you have gotten s..soft with them, by giving in the first time they ashume they can take what they want.'
The governor put down a glass of brown liquid that had gotten quite warm in his hand at the window. He turned to face the advisor.
'Well Kelpan that is why you're not incharge. You see the drones need to feel safe.' The Governor turned to face the crowds on the opposite side of the river, he noticed the bridge with the military checkpoint.
'They know the dangers of the north and they think we are protecting them from it, they think the hospital is here for them to get better in. You and i know that they are just another research facility and they are what generates the money we use. We both deny it even to ourselves but what else could we do? Trade routes to the mines in the desert are too slow at picking up'
The small man joined him at the window and looked out at the small city.
The Governor picked up his glass and drank what was left in one gulp.
'Give them their request. Inform the people of a small expantion, so they wont question the resources moving across the river, do not tell them how drastic the measures we are taking are. There is a delicate balance on this river. It is all that is dividing the troubles of the north from the people of the south. If they knew what was going on it would end only in chaos and bloodshed.'
The small man turned to look at him.
'Yes ss..ir of course.' The small man turned to leave the office but stopped at the door and turned back reluctantly. 'Sir they f..found it. The whole expedition team died in the process sir, just as anticipated. Si..r if i may this is a bad id...'
'That is why you are not in charge Kelpan. We have been friends for many years now. I need your trust not your questioning now leave!.
The small man turned and left the Governors office. The door hissed shut and the Governor slammed the empty glass down on his desk.
OOC: Okay everyone joining, the rules are at the moment just chill in the town to the south of the river. The buildings are mainly made of concrete or metal plates with smaller wooden structures around them. A typical street would contain 5 to 7 story concrete apartment blocks with wide streets filled with merchant tents usualy with a wooden type shack on the back for storage or living accomadations. Most the apartment buildings have wooden extentions hanging off of varios floors. Streets are covered by large canvas sheets that are hung from the apartment buildings to shield the streets from sun and sand. The deserts to the south are dotted with mines and a low flying shuttle system is available to get around the city or to the mines. There are a few corperate buildings made of steel, the shuttles will mainly be available from here. There is a large presence of military in the city, they are a colonist control force of sorts, dubbed CC by the locals, there is little republic presence other than near the corporate buildings where large companies work. The northern jungle areas are off limits. Shuttles heading in that direction withought authorisation will be shot down. The river cannot be crossed due to CC blockades on the bridges. From the riverbank the steel buildings in the northern jungle can mostly be seen where not obscured by closer ones but they all have blacked out windows. There are about 3 streets going back on the northern side with it extending out along the river bank to the same limit as the city.
Hello everyone and welcome =D
