With some things I've heard, one could probably expect a certain amount of demand for other drugs, but probably not enough to generate an actual *market*. At most, it might be enough that someone could hang a story thread on making a run downside to get something for a friend. And as noted before, criminal business is in some ways like any other business, it takes a certain level of demand to be worth doing.
I'd expect there to be a moderate number of people who want to have firearms for one reason or another. Possibly just because of minor paranoia, or because they do business groundside and want to be prepared for anything. (Morgan, at least, falls into both of these categories.) But, again, the demand is probably low enough that people can usually make their own arrangements. Really heavy stuff that would be hard to get might be of rather limited use in the usual conditions anyway...
And another thing... I'm not entirely certain, but it seems like most stations in fenspace are relatively small. It would probably be kind of hard to hide any sort of criminal operation. The criminal organizations of course have their own installations, but those wouldn't aid them in selling *to* people in space. They're bases of operations for getting things from space to take to earth.
(You know, I bet there's someone whose decided that the best place to make methamphetamines would be in orbit...)
-Morgan."Mikuru-chan molested me! I'm... so happy!"
-Haruhi, "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
---(Not really)
I'd expect there to be a moderate number of people who want to have firearms for one reason or another. Possibly just because of minor paranoia, or because they do business groundside and want to be prepared for anything. (Morgan, at least, falls into both of these categories.) But, again, the demand is probably low enough that people can usually make their own arrangements. Really heavy stuff that would be hard to get might be of rather limited use in the usual conditions anyway...
Quote:You know, this might be the thing that I have the hardest time wrapping my mind around in the whole setting. I can't imagine spending so much time in such a small space. Thus why the me in this setting took his house - I can justify him having the house. I cannot justify him having a semi, which is the only other thing I know of with enough room.
The average Fenspacer (the unaligned Fen and the Trekkies make up more than half the population) lives in his 'waved car. He's in the driver's seat, his entire wardrobe except for what he's wearing that day is in the trunk, there's a week's worth of groceries completely filling the back seat, and he's got something to keep himself amused in the front passenger seat.
And another thing... I'm not entirely certain, but it seems like most stations in fenspace are relatively small. It would probably be kind of hard to hide any sort of criminal operation. The criminal organizations of course have their own installations, but those wouldn't aid them in selling *to* people in space. They're bases of operations for getting things from space to take to earth.
(You know, I bet there's someone whose decided that the best place to make methamphetamines would be in orbit...)
-Morgan."Mikuru-chan molested me! I'm... so happy!"
-Haruhi, "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
---(Not really)