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Freeside
| Owner: | The Freeside Corporation |
| Date of Completion: | November 20, 2052 |
| Telecom Grid Access: | (ORB/FREE)
System Rating: Red-11 |
| Population: | Crew: 139 Permanent Residents: 289 (capacity 2,800) |
| Location: | @ 801/892 km elliptical
orbit Reference Points: Moscow + Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Cylinder |
| Access: | Commercial shuttles available twice a week. Two Freeside owned shuttles may also be chartered |
| Details: | Based on the Freeside of William Gibson's Neuromancer, this habitat's purpose is as an entertainment center...an orbital Las Vegas. The massive installation permanently houses over 100 staff members and has room for over 2,500 visitors. Freeside contains no orbital factories, surveillance equipment, and is considered a permanently demilitarized zone. |
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>>>>>[Demilitarized
my ass. It's all kinds of easy to get weapons aboard Freeside. If
you charter one of their private shuttles and buy off the crew they'll
let you aboard the station without checking your luggage. I've done
it at least twice already.]<<<<< >>>>>[Hey,
I hear that Freeside runs are pretty hot lately.]<<<<<
>>>>>[Yes
and no. People are still caught with their pants down if you nail them
while they're vacationing on Freeside, but habitat security has already
started to get wise to those tricks. Besides, the people hiring
for those hits are usually seeking people with specific skills and experience.
Nothing your average runner has in this case.]<<<<< |