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The Moon landing by the First Pioneers was an historic day for Britain and the peoples of Earth; suddenly the great cosmic realm lay open to Humanity, paving the way for vast and ambitious space empires. The site of that inaugural landing became sanctified British soil, untouched for many generations thereafter.
These days, it hosts the New Brighton Carnival and Lunar Sideshow, which boasts a particularly mean coconut shy. Tourists flock to the selenic surface to bathe in lunar rays (proven by the Definite Assembly of Presumable Geniuses to improve complexion and boost virility) and build moon-dust castles on the Sea of Tranquillity. Close by sits Fort Lancaster, accessible via oxygen carriage, patrolled by Red Coats whose idea of a pleasant afternoon consists of seeing how many moon weevils they can crush under one boot. Parts of the New Brighton resort were salvaged from its predecessor after the great plasma fire which claimed much of Old Brighton and swathes of the sea front. Remnants were shipped up to the lunar colony for a new lease of life, even if the exact cause of the fire remains a mystery to this day. Holiday-makers hoping to catch the next Moon elevator will be treated to a spin on the waltzing teacups and rides across the Palus Somni on one of the lunar mares; these equines, while mostly in a glum mood from the lack of oxygen, are kept well-fed with a supply of carrots from Earth and local terrafarms. So far, visitors hoping for a lunar safari have returned to Blighty with little luck (and occasionally a sore backside from a particularly grumpy Moon horse). Millie Wimble, the Mayor of New Brighton, is adamant that there is no life on the Moon beyond the sealed domes of her resort complex—although that hasn’t entirely stopped whispers of black-eyed critters glimpsed across the dunes, accompanied by the sandpapery scrape of dry and dusty bodies. Mayor Wimble has simply deemed these rumours “bad for business”, and refuses to entertain the fantastical notion of Moon Men on the march.
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