The Death Toll
Ravenna: (It'll be while until we get to my stop...)
Ravenna: (May as well listen to the radio.)
Ravenna: (My stop is the last stop. That means I get to see... this... every day.)
Ravenna: (Uncle Gesh... why did you feel this was necessary?)
Ravenna: (Were you really so selfish as to snuff out all of those lives without a second thought?)
Ravenna: (How else can we look at it? Senseless but more importantly... it's evil.)
NEWS: Good afternoon, Saulsburg. Our top story comes from the investigation into the massive suicide bombing downtown.
NEWS: The estimated death toll from the bombing has been increased to six thousand.
NEWS: This makes the incident the most severe domestic bombing in Oregon history.
NEWS: Our sources confirm that the attack was indeed related to the migration protests.
NEWS: Twelve city blocks of Downtown Saulsburg were completely leveled following a standoff with authorities back in January.
NEWS: The entire area will remain blocked off and off limits to all non-emergency traffic until further notice.
NEWS: Those drafted for next year's migration are urged to have all financial issues squared away.
NEWS: All selected migrants will be required to report to the Raleigh dock facility on February 26 next year.
NEWS: Those required to report will be sent a shuttle pass prior to this date.
NEWS: Early boarding for the "Morgan's Gate" colony ship began on February 20 this year.
NEWS: The "Morgan's Gate" will begin its extensive journey to the planet "Pleiades-47" next March.
NEWS: The 47th planet discovered in the Pleiades cluster was confirmed in 2186 to support life and was selected...
Ravenna: This is too horrid, Uncle Gesh. Even for you.
Ravenna: Why were you so bent on stopping the migration?
Ravenna: You didn't solve a thing. You only killed thousands and made the situation worse.
Ravenna: Karma... no... just a simple chain of cause and effect. Evil begets evil.
