Johnson’s Corner
Greetings beloved readers. We’ve been discussing the first delegation from Harappa to Earth. When they were released from quarantine they were taken to Johnson’s Corner.
None of the Harappans knew this until much later but Johnson’s Corner was a fake town. It was built specifically to confine the Harappans and keep them from mingling with the general population.
The Leadership Council or LC who ran the world at the time had some fears, justified, that the Harappans might have some seditious information about the Earth Messiah, Marcus Johnson.
The entire town was peopled by LC representatives.
The Harappans, especially Mary Carmini chaffed at the restrictions placed on them. They were not contacted by the LC in any official capacity for days and whey they finally did get to meet an official from the Earth government they were simply told that they were under arrest and that Harappa belonged to the LC. More on this tomorrow.
Simple entertainments were provided in Johnson’s Corner not unlike what the rest of the world experienced but news was very strictly controlled by the Crier’s Guild (more on them in a later post).
The Harappans began to suspect that they were being held in a gilded gage but could do nothing without outside help. That came for Dorian Thain and Mary Carmini from two different directions.
Never mix red wine with Oodo.
Philip Normer
Kushan Year 87
Earth Year 2479
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