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(Jon sez:)
I imagine that Venus would be a terribly dreary place to live.
Setting aside for the moment the oppressive government and the obvious
problems with rampant organized crime, the weather is just atrocious.
Rain all the time, and stormy seas that never seem to grow calm.
That's what you get when the terraforming process isn't quite done
yet, I suppose.
Venus is like this in MoS basically because that's the way
Venus was in almost every classic SF story from the golden age of
science fiction. Back before we knew that Venus is a searing
wasteland of acidic atmosphere and etched rocks, some people thought
its cloud cover meant the planet was pounded by constant rain. Mind
you, it didn't take long for astronomers to discover the truth, even
before probes were sent to the planet. However, back then SF writers
never let actual science get in the way of a story.
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(Mark sez:)
Well, on the other hand maybe Venus just seems that awful if you spend all your time skulking around the docks at midnight waiting to meet your disreputable criminal contacts.
Yes, we're back from our hiatus as promised, but it's not going to be for long. As usual, more background can be found on my LJ, but the situation can be briefly summarized as: This time, for sure!
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