[Ruatha]

2402.4 The Swedish Nation - We trade, therefore we are.

The head of the colonization department burst into Ruatha's office.
"-What is these rumours I hear about?
We are short on colony ships to colonize all the rock worlds that lay before us, yet you've put two of our precious colony ships up for sale to aliens!
Wait till the next Tingsrad session Ruatha. I bet this will be your Last period as Talman!!"

"-Now, now! Calm yourself Tina!
Those ships will be exchanged for other colony ships from those aliens you are talking about.
Soon we'll have capacity to colonize not only rock planets but also ice and gas planets!
Isn't it fabulous?"


"-Are you mad??
As I said we have plenty of rock planets to Last us a generation!!
Now we'll have to exchange these ships, take them apart and learn that new technology, it will take ages. Instead we could have two new productive colonies within a month!
And when will we have a chance to build these fancy ice and gas colonizers?
The shipyards are shutting down one after another due to resource shortage. We can't even build enough rock colony ships!!
I don't belive anyone could have butched up his job as good as you Ruatha.
After the next Tingsrad you'll be history!!

The colonization minister turned around with her nose high and left with a contempteous look on her face.
Ruatha had a worried frown on his face as he felt the burden of the whole nation upon his shoulders.


[ May 15, 2003, 07:45: Message edited by: Ruatha ]