TNS News Update, Trin/Spinward Marches (3235)A-894A96-F D. Key Words: Thoengling Empire, Vorpal Bunnies, Vargr Diplomats, Imperial Fugitive -Tycoon Trader Jim, Grave Insult, Uplifted Snoopy's unleashed, SETA Protestors arrested.
reported by Heehuu Flung Dung
Ghaerregghos Dzarrgh, spokes sophont for the touring Emperor of the coreward Imperial client state of the Thoengling Empire declared the recent VB infestation of Regina, "the work of the mastermind criminal, the imperial tycoon-fugitive known only as "trader Jim", also wanted for over 30,000 incidents of fur loss in the sale of mislabeled jars of "Coffee-Juice" as "Hair restorer with permanent wave."
TNS has learned that the typo caused was from the spelling of the word "Hare", in an obvious attempt to avoid interstellar bio-products laws, and tariffs from the proscribed sale of VB's in any form or manner.
Members of the Thoengling Royal delegation were beset upon by SETA protestors
at the Highport today, and had to be physically dragged off by Starport Security in human linked knots (they had conviently handcuffed themselves for easy round up)after the protest got ugly over the uplifted Attack Snoopy with the delegation was seized and unleashed by one Whiny Nosy pants.
The ensuing mayhem saw the Atack Snoopy snatching a cloak off a mild-mannered tourist from Mora and careen into luggage bot of fargile itmes being moved to the Imperial Sophont museum from digs rimward in the subsector. Mr Nosypants & all SETA members and "hired-rioters" were fined 2500 cr for the incident, but has announced he and his group will appeal, pending bail.
The uplifted animal was tranqq'ed by Starport authorities and has been placed in a special holding facility pending further investigation by Imperial Gene researchers here.
