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The unveiling of 'Santa' a... Disaster??
Reporter: Endrin
Submission Date: 2004-02-04 22:57:54.0


Upon hearing that Old Nick was coming to our galaxy again this year, I decided to head down and see what he was up to. When I had reached Akeron's Gate, where reports of him were coming in from, I was shocked. Worse than The Great Gate Traffic Jam of Old; was the site I was seeing.
Hundereds, if not thousands, of people were packed into one of the smallest sectors of the universe. I could not get five kilometers away from the gate, with all of the starships present. Many were the collisions, and close calls.
Many were angered because with all of the people crowding Old Nick, most did not get the chance to interview Old Nick. I was one of these people that could not get an interview at that time. So I calculated where he would make his next appearance, and was off faster than Ten-gu spot Progen.
After reaching Nav Freya 2 and getting my interview, I noticed that the same crowd was gathering to try their luck... this caused another long string of accidents. Everything from Terrans ramming into cloaked Jenquai to Progen rushing forward to meet Old Nick, just to collide into some unexpecting Terran.
Surprised by all of the chaos, I set myself to ask you this questions: Is it really worth losing your life savings on your ship, to get one piece of equipment?
Also, as a note: Old Nick seemed very upset that his 'toy' supplies were low this year. As we can all remember; last year he was giving away Zet Missle Launchers, and Archos Projectile Launchers. This year he was reduced to handing only devices out.

Endrin