Space tourism is limited, and- [ Nate snaps his fingers, pointing at Lance in recognition. ] Exactly that, with the funding. But. But-
[ He finally sits again, moving to the empty space he'd previously vacated, flipping open his journal again. Maybe it would be easier to type everything in the future equivalent of Apple Notes, but having it in front of him, tangible, somehow makes it that much more understandable to him. ]
The thing about Lunar is that it's not just an off-Earth colony. Even the most basic resources all say the same thing: it's remote, it's mostly private, it's occupied by terraformers working on colonization and the extremely, ridiculously rich.
[ Nate explains, mostly to Ian, because the look on his face is Skeptical with a capital S. ]
It's a work in progress prepping for future development. Close enough to home to keep tabs on people, just far enough away to maintain some distance for plausible deniability.
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[ He finally sits again, moving to the empty space he'd previously vacated, flipping open his journal again. Maybe it would be easier to type everything in the future equivalent of Apple Notes, but having it in front of him, tangible, somehow makes it that much more understandable to him. ]
The thing about Lunar is that it's not just an off-Earth colony. Even the most basic resources all say the same thing: it's remote, it's mostly private, it's occupied by terraformers working on colonization and the extremely, ridiculously rich.
[ Nate explains, mostly to Ian, because the look on his face is Skeptical with a capital S. ]
It's a work in progress prepping for future development. Close enough to home to keep tabs on people, just far enough away to maintain some distance for plausible deniability.