IC thread

While he wasn't sure it was his 'responsibility', being on comms, it made sense to peruse the local news that was sent to the ship. Mostly he was looking for the equivalent of 'traffic reports' and current or recent police and political announcements. The last thing they wanted to do was get caught with their pants down, particularly if it was now a felony to be caught with your pants down!

Upcoming shows, concerts, performances and similar events might also be of interest to the crew. You never knew when one of your crew might be a fan of the Rat Poison space rock band that was having a concert that evening. Or maybe there was a meeting of the local Vogon Poetry Society.

He was never surprised any more about what showed up in the newscasts.

In reply to Yuri Argonov (msg # 2):

The local ballet was performing in a few days, tickets locally are a hot commodity, they love the ballet.

Beto roamed the bridge, looking at what people did. She heard Yuri mentioning cultural stuff. She felt tired after the re-entry stress. She approached the captain's seat for a chit-chat.

"After the sensor repairs, we may want to decree a 3-days break on this World, who has fresh food, so fair gastronomy in good restaurants.
The crew will probably split into like-minded small groups, doing tourism.
Who could resist a one-week confinement? It's an achievement we're not getting crazy!", she wondered.