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FESTIVAL OF RECREATION



From the second you leave the elevator, there are lights. Holographic, sparkling, twinkling lights that dance. Known as holoffs, these lights are in tune with the music, your heartbeat, your moods. They will swirl around you as you dance to a rhythm, turn various colors for your enjoyment or to show your mood. They will interact as you eat and dance and hopefully romance.

What? You thought the Festival of Recreation was about anything you do for fun?

It's this world's version of — well, not quite the Valentine's Day most of us celebrate (or don't). But it's less about love and more about, you know, sex. It's closer to Lupercalia than anything else. There's no animal sacrifice, but there are those that consider sexual relations during this particular festival to have better fertility outcomes. One of the non-Displaced passengers will likely have some study to talk to you about with the findings and how it's real.

They have split out the park so that those who don't wish to partake in any recreation can still enjoy themselves. Half of it is devoted to food and dancing, with the lights acting as a guide for that. There are lots of interactive dances and games, some with the fertility angle so you know... Mind your youngin's eyes. It's mostly PG-13 tops on this side.

The other half of the park, and you have to be over 18 to get into it, is more about drunken debauchery with comforts abound for those to partake. You can even find a temporary mate with some lovely Companions for your enjoyment. They are free to turn you down, and you must discuss desires and consent before, but everything is above board. This is considered an admirable profession, and the Companions come in all shapes and sizes.

No one on board considers this depraved. They consider it beautiful.