...Rob, did I miss/forget existing backstory somewhere, or did you just do a magnificent job of pulling that out of your hat as you wrote it? (Either way I applaud, mind you. Just wondering.)
And by fatwah you mean literally? As in by a Muslim cleric somewhere, as opposed to a figurative one by the US government? Because that may not be a stable situation in the long run. Someone is going nervous about the economic health of the Mideast being utterly dependent upon the good graces of a handful of infidels in space, and will try to do something about it. Since this is Fenspace, after all, such attempts will probably work out to be Arab-flavored Three Stooges sketches, but still...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
And by fatwah you mean literally? As in by a Muslim cleric somewhere, as opposed to a figurative one by the US government? Because that may not be a stable situation in the long run. Someone is going nervous about the economic health of the Mideast being utterly dependent upon the good graces of a handful of infidels in space, and will try to do something about it. Since this is Fenspace, after all, such attempts will probably work out to be Arab-flavored Three Stooges sketches, but still...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.