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THE FED DATASPACE TRAVEL GUIDE: SANITARIA

by Trilleth

Continuing my regular feature in the Fed2 Star: a travel guide telling potential visitors what you can expect from the varied worlds in the Galaxy. I'll be alternating my visits between old, long-established worlds, and new ones which have only been linked to the trading routes recently. This week, I visited Sanitaria.

Apparently this party girl has been spending too many late nights out, well, partying, because I found myself on the landing pad of Sanitaria in the Asylum system with no clue as to how I'd gotten there. However, since a shuttle was considering using my cotton-candy curls for a landing pad, I scampered off the landing pad to take a peek around.

Not really the best choice for a vacation was the first impression. Massive architecture, large weapons, and boring white coats everywhere is hardly indicative of a five-star resort. After spending some time in the Firemonkey Lounge, though, I decided to give the rest of the planet a chance. Those oil fires were cool, although they may have given me a sunburn... without the sun, of course.

I don't know why there are huge statues of Jessecka and DJentsch (and three other people) on this planet, but I had the oddest desire to keep my tongue firmly in cheek as I walked through the gates of the Asylum.

I quickly found the water feature on this planet, but I think I ruined my new shoes in it. I didn't even get any groats. If you have to ruin your shoes, you should at least get the groats. Still, it got me into the /best/ part of the planet, so it was almost worth it (if you ignore walking around making squelching noises for the rest of the trip). I never did find a bed (a prime requirement for any planet if you're staying overnight), but there was a really nice room with lots of padding that was soft enough to substitute for a bed. I had to share the room, but other than the communal attitude, it wasn't half-bad.

I could tell you about the rest of my trip, but it would spoil the fun of you exploring for yourself. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I really can't remember how I got off that planet, although I was short a very expensive watch and my designer handbag by the time I did. Still, if you see a monkey dancing in fire, tell him I said hi. He's friends with the voices in my head.

RATINGS
Water feature: 8 It's just not right to ruin a girl's shoes, no matter how cool the feature is. *squish, squish*
Bed: 4 It wasn't really a bed, which would normally be a 0, but it was comfy enough to use for a bed.
Style sense: 5 White, white, and more white. Really, white is only good fashion sense if you're Audrey Hepburn. Otherwise, stick with the normal color palette.
Social scene: 9 There were people /everywhere/ on this planet. It was like a socialite's paradise. They were all talkative, too.
Shopping: 0 I was quite saddened to not find any shopping whatsoever. It put quite a damper on my vacation.

Seriously, one of the most creative planets I've seen in a long time. With the promise of future puzzles to tantalize and a hidden area I never managed to find, it's worth visiting more than once.

"Neverending hallllwayy...."

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