Quote:Some of whom actually post here... but that's a story for another day.
I imagine that there are many fen who wouldn't mind hacking their own neurophysiology with or without external means.
Anyway, the thionite situation is part & parcel of the tangled mess that is Fenspace-Danelaw relations. If people were manufacturing thionite for home use, it wouldn't be a cause for alarm. If they were selling to Fenspace eventually the kid-friendly fractions like the Ninjas or the Wizards would start leaning on 'em to knock off the drug trade. The problem comes in because a) they're selling on Earth, b) the usual suspects from the dirtside narcotics trade have taken an interest, and c) the traditional foes of the narcotics trade are taking an interest.
So you've got psychopathic whackjob fen mixing it up with psychopathic wackjob mundanes, drug cartels who're looking at Fenspace and seeing a new Colombia in the making, twitchy space power governments who want somebody to do something (and if it's not done fast, then they'll do it), etc. The situation isn't quite as clear-cut as "legalize thionite."---
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