The Darkness Drops Again
Chapter One
On the Air
"Good midday, and welcome to Mestiko This Week. I'm Hanni orLitza.
Before much longer, it will have been a dozen years - a dozen Mestiko years, I
should say for the benefit of our nonnative viewers - since the Pulse ravaged
our planet. For those years, we have looked outside our domes and tunnels to
see a surface barren of life. Now, the Zamestaad and the Federation are
about to institute a program that they claim will begin the gradual process of
restoring the surface to habitability. Will this program be successful? Is it
too slow a response to Mestiko's needs? Or is it, as many claim, merely another
step in an insidious agenda to transform Mestiko into an alien colony, or
worse?"
Hanni turned to face the second camera, maintaining his earnest expression but
making sure his pose still afforded a good view of the elaborate tattoos on his
left cheek and neck, which the director considered more photogenic than the
ones on his right. "Joining me to discuss these questions today are Blee
elTorno, former councillor and current ... read full excerpt from Star Trek: Mere Anarchy: The Darkness Drops Again ebook
