I was just thinking over lunch. It might stretch us a little, but could the story host maybe several plot-lines at once? Sub-plots, even? Just for instance:
[member="Turin Val Kur"] : The Felucian Issue
-Portions of the anochronistic Felucian tribes-people are facing losses of autonomy as local corporations buy out 'unclaimed' tracts of land for industrial development, such as lumber-stripping. The Felucians lack "proper" legal means to reclaim or defend their centuries old living grounds. Sparks of protest are beginning to issue from local University bodies as their plight is recognized.
[member="Judah Dashiell"] : Student Revolution
-Radical degrees of political and cultural thought are making waves in the planetary student body. Enough to upset the political scene, as a marked rise in civil disobedience, urban crime, and sabotage begin to flourish and destabalize Sucellus' long built peace. Passion is blinding most to the reality of what's ultimately outmoded and oppressive.
The Indigo Bridge
-Local healthcare officials and physicans are baffled. And panicking. While Sucellus isn't blind nor deaf to the issues of illegal narcotics, a new product hitting at certain circles in Secondary Schools and the Military Barracks is proving an addictive epidemic. They call it the Indigo Bridge, with effects ranging from mild highs to hallucinogenic episodes, from which it's name draws. Neural damage inculcates an early stage of dependency, leading to behavioral degredation, aggression, and ultimately death. Authorities are at a loss of how to stem its trade, or provide treatment.
Or something, I don't know.
