Akasora sets a course for NONAGAMA and his scan reveals the following:

NONAGAMA is still technically a democracy, but their civilization has essentially been ruined by the election of a marvelous speaker who convinced them to make some extremely unwise investments. They are now indebted to Osoriots from one sector away, for a total amount that exceeds their gross planetary income for the next century or so. Nevertheless, the architect of this economic catastrophe is still in office, and his personal finances do not seem to have been adversely affected. His oratorical ability suffices to convince the Nonagamans that it's all someone else's fault, and everything will eventually turn out fine.

His finely-tuned neural nets translate this into the following haiku:

Debts in sweet speeches,
Ruined by unwise choices,
Blame echoes through halls.

In orbit around Orla, Willy Minmax does not succeed in selling many holoemitters, because most of the artists in residence do not have resources to spare.  They are enthusiastic about the capability to record Orla's splendor, though, and perhaps convey just a fraction of the ecstasy it inspires when seen up close.  Willy sees only the profit to be made from selling this image, and the amusing potential of his customers surprising others with a hologram so convincing it makes one want to pack their things and move to Orla.  He takes his time to produce an image of surpassing fidelity, then ponders his next destination.

Akasora sets a course for NONAGAMA in the BOLE sector.
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12/1 '23