Quote:Excellent point. There is some policing of the Sparks by other Pulpers, but the general sense of adventure that embodies the Pulp faction would allow for a great deal more leeway than in some of the other factions. Foglios grouse about the presence of "meddling fools" among the Pulpers, but acknowledge that causing half of Helium to blow up, disintegrate, or turn into Velveeta might cause difficulties and put up with the limitations inherent in basic lab safety most of the time (or at least go out to Olympus Mons to perform their experiments).
The mad scientists would also almost certainly have a subfaction of Igors. They also tend to blur the Black Hat/White Hat lines a lot more than most, both in terms of being more on the edge themselves and in terms of getting along with those of their ilk who've gone over entirely.
Perhaps, predictably enough, the Mars campus of the Banzai Institute is in Helium. Research at the campus is a bit more ... energetic than in the terrestrial facilities (with maybe the exception of the Armory, where explosions are an art form). Ebony the Black Dragon
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