In Starfoam Threshold, Mall Goes To You

Alistair Young

Jan 21, 2012 — 1 min read

Only Three Months Away!

THE ALL GOOD THINGS, ICC SKYMALL

IS Exponential Profit

Is Coming to the Starfoam Threshold

With over 3,000 on-board stores, fourteen hotels, eight exotic-climate resorts and parkland, museums, restaurants, theaters, and other entertainment venues, this is your opportunity to sample all the wonders of the Associated Worlds and the latest Imperial technologies, right here in the Expansion Regions.

Choose from among the widest selection of goods and services from all across the Associated Worlds.
Taste fine drinking and dining in a hundred styles for all known sophont species.
Enjoy the very latest entertainment from Experia and Telememe.
View the current high fashions from Aelavial, Irilenne, Radiance of Seranth, and other top designers.
Advance your knowledge with quick mnemonesis from Rent-a-Thought, or embark on a course of study with the on-board campus of the University of Almeä.
Become your ideal self with the best of Biogenesis body products and Cognitech psychedesign, and become immortal with the recognized best noetic backup services from Crystal Flame.
Assure your security with the latest from Artifice Armaments and Ultimate Argument Risk Control.
Bring your own ideas to the markets of the Worlds – idea brokers from Traders in Ideation and Tachypublish are ready to view your work, under full silent fane nondisclosure.
Take a cruise! Every two months during its two year stay, Golden Sun Lines highliners will depart from the Profit on a circular tour of selected Core worlds – a rare opportunity to visit the most fabled planets and habitats in the Associated Worlds.

AND

During its stay, the Exponential Profit will host the Galaxy-renowned Photon Angels flight team, and their dazzling displays of AI-led precision flying!

The Exponential Profit will be taking up orbit in the Cyalon (Starfoam Threshold) system, with complimentary Interstar shuttle service available from all local systems.

Make your reservations today for this once-in-a-century experience!

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