Carthrat's journey into space - Round 3! Heaven or Hell!

[Anastasia]

"Right," he says, a bit caustically. "Anyway, get going." At that, he heads to the ship, leaving you to do your own thing by yourself.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat goes in search of CHINESE TAKEOUT.

[Anastasia]

It takes a bit of searching to find what seems to be the only close to oriental food place in the station - a nice eat in place.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat goes in search of TAKEOUT!

[Anastasia]

The best place you find is a alien place - deals in meaty soups with strange, tangy broths. Smells good as you approach, notably.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat goes to the counter.

"I'd like, hmm, that, that, that, that, and that. Times five. How long?"

[Anastasia]

"Half an hour," is the reply, buy a strange, shaggy alien creature. Looks tall and fearsome...

"It's a lot of soup to cook - you feeding an entire merchant vessel?"

[Carthrat]

"Yes," replies Carthrat, nodding. "We feel it's time to splurge on something, because we've been running at a deficit for three months, now."

[Anastasia]

HE blinks at that, great furry eyebrows covering his eyes. "It's your money," he shrugs, going to get to work. It does smell good as he gets started - like beef stew only stronger and more fragrant.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat inhales the fumes, grabbing a newspaper and reading up on current events.

[Anastasia]

Costs a few credits for the computer-epaper, nothing notable.  Most of it is info on the station and fluff, with a medium sized 'other worlds' section.

Earth is on it - It look as if China got nuked rather severly, while their missles were stopped somehow. Looks like Tir might've been right. There is a general points bullient by the Galactic police to stay off and away of Earth until further notice.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat blinks.

China? That sucks. Got more culture than half the world combined. And it's where half those martial arts freaks came from, too. This whole galaxy ain't gonna be the same without it.

[Anastasia]

Reading on, you see a bit more about Earth. It looks like the various empires in the area are eyeing it, but no one is making a move yet. There is also an exodus of people getting the hell off the planet under these circumstances.

Various interests are being sold or liqiufied there, etc.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat raises an eyebrow.

Should I tell Rachel? She has a right to know, and all.. damn. Now she has no place to go back to when all this is done.

Come to think of it, neither does Diane.. and if it weren't for her, I'd probably still be there.

What a stroke of luck..

[Anastasia]

That's about it on Earth, the order getting cooked up as you read. The rest of the inter planetary news is relatively minor, of no great note.

The owner comes to the counter again, glancing at you as you sit nearby. "Hey, you come from Earth? Heard it's getting nuked pretty bad."