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262-2509 Gateway News Service- Esperanza

Fromage et Cie cheese makers has announced their latest cheeses for the market. With a new smelly cheese that is reportedly even smellier than the Fromage Vert et Blancs, which was reportedly the smelliest cheese ever made. The new cheese the Fromage Cheval Blanc is a semi hard cheese with a hard non edible rind, that conceals a cream and blue interior.

The Cheval Blanc cheese has, what is kindly described as, a “delightfully pungent, yet enticing aroma, redolent of spice, old leather, Durian, and corpse flower”. The cheese is said to go very well with crackers, or can be put on toasted bits of crusty bread. One reviewer said: “Once you get past the gag reflex, this is a really tasty cheese, that once you have eaten it, like a masochist you want to go back for some more.” Another said: “Like going back for a root canal without any pain meds, this cheese just draws you back for one more bite.”

Their other cheeses are the Cold creek cheese, a white cheddar like hard cheese that has a delightful smell and taste, and the soft Blancs et Blanc cheese which is a Camembert like cheese that is perfect for a cheese dish. Once more Fromage et Cie has proven to be master cheese makers on Esperanza, with their offerings being popular across the subsector. However both the Fromage Vert et Blancs, and the new Fromage Cheval Blanc, by law must be shipped in a hermetically sealed container, and opened by people in full environmental suits.

 

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However both the Fromage Vert et Blancs, and the new Fromage Cheval Blanc, by law must be shipped in a hermetically sealed container, and opened by people in full environmental suits.

The excessive gap between the flavor & aroma is quite amusing. Transportation for the cheeses looks like a slapstick comedy just waiting to happen.

Lastly, the last sentence is a great punchline for the whole post.

 

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263-2509 Gateway News Service- Dunwich

The Overlord of City State has issued a statement through his spokesman that two “recovery teams” from GeneCo have been found in their territory, and regrettably they have suffered extensive injuries from the “Elves” and “Dwarves” as well as other citizens and one customer at a bakery named Rondar, who took umbrage at their being present. The recovery teams have been shipped to Arkham Hospital where they are under guard, and will be executed per Arkham colony law.

When asked what happened, we were only told that one of the “recovery teams” had been at a tavern when a bar fight broke out, and they were bludgeoned by multiple customers who recognized them. The six members of this team were beaten severely, and then arrested by local constables who took them to a shuttle to Arkham since all GeneCo personnel are to be extradited to Arkham for trial and execution. The Overlord’s spokesman told us that per their treaty with Arkham, they and most other colonies on Dunwich turn over any GeneCo, Black Sun, or affiliated groups to Arkham.

The other team was at a bakery when a fight broke out over a disagreement about strawberries, specifically strawberry tarts of all things. One of the customers then took out all four members of the recovery team during a struggle over their purchase of the last of the strawberry tarts on the shelf. The bakery is famous for the quality of its baked goods, and is very popular with both locals and tourists.

The customer known as Rondar, was apparently a regular and liked strawberries. Words were exchanged over the tarts which led to the fight. Rondar was seen sitting on top of the groaning recovery team members eating their tarts. We are told that Rondar is an escaped heavy labor unit slave, who lives in the area, and gives blacksmith demonstrations where he picks up and carries his anvil around the arena.

 

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A little treat for those who have suffered through this. Newsletters 151 and 152

 

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280-2509 Gateway News Service- Hades Station

The terrorist group formerly known by a very long acronym is now asking to be called PSARSs (Planetary Saviors against Reprehensible Scum). This name was vetted and approved both by their PR firm, and by their attorneys. The group would like to apologize for the delay in the name change, but have to report that one of the revolutionary sisters was unhappy with the name change, and she and her other sisters were finally outvoted in committee which allowed the new, cool, revolutionary name to be voted on by the brethren and sisteren.

The new group the PSARS will work endlessly to end the scourge of Anagathics, and other technology which is not needed to allow humans to live a quiet, pastoral life on planets without resorting to the evils of technology. The leaders have stated that technology is evil,and against the will of “Mother Gaea” and so humans should do without technology. The group was seen at a robot coffee outlet, and has thanked their cybertech group for making sure that their drive to do away with evil technology is working properly and had the best computer support. Also they have hired a starship to take them to Ultima Thule, where they will be using some of the latest devices to avoid detection.

 

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272-2509 Gateway News Service- Grande France

There is certainly interesting times ahead for the two colonies on this francophone world, with the New Quebec colony commenting on those from New Paris: Faux achetés en magasin français, ils sont un fléau sur ce monde! (Fake store bought French, they are a blight on this world!).

The New Parisians have commented on the New Quebec colony: Faux aspirants français, il faut qu'ils aillent de l'avant et prennent la baguette ! ( Fake wannabe French, that needs to just go ahead and take the baguette!) We at GNS suspect that this display of fraternal affection is just a start to a long, and interesting relationship.

Both colonies are expressing an impressive level of invective towards each other as only true Frenchmen can accomplish. We look forward to further reports from this distant colonial world, but at this time the Gateway News Service cannot in good conscience suggest tourists place Grande France on their list of places to see just yet.