Mos Eisley’s starport cleaned up

Date: 170907
Planet: Tatooine
Region: Mos Eisley

Story: (Written by the Galactic News Agency, Ramona doesn't write IC).

For months, Mos Eisley’s starport was feared among many travellers, and even pirates and mercenaries dreaded landing there – not fort he violence common to the town, but the hordes of obnoxious salesmen assaulting every visitor with proposals of dubious value even by the standards of the Outer Rim.

The shouts and claims of half a dozen different „advertisers“ often disoriented new visitors, and prompted experienced travellers to use various means to drown out the noise, from holding their ears to running out of the starport as fast as possible.

Even more draconian means, such as imperial and rebel soldiers shooting them on various occasions, seemed not to faze the salesmen. Apparently, their business was lucrative enough so they could keep hiring new people to replace the dead and dieing. One wonders why Jabba the Hutt or Lady Valarian did not compete with them,. But it seems even a hutt draws the line somewhere.

This is the past, however, since the authorities started a new and successful campaign against such annoyances. Select agents were given the power to „silence“ such obnoxious salesmen, and used this carte blanche to great effect in the last few days.

Mos Eisley’s starport is now a location where travellers can refuel their ships in peace again, and locals can conduct their business without interruptions – relatively, that is, for Mos Eisley’s „businessmen“ are still prone to use violence to settle issues. But that’s something most are used to in the Outer Rim.