From:	Steven Ratkovich <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject:	Re: Chicago: a defence of the "newbies" (BTW,
Date:	Mon, 14 Oct 1996 19:17:21 -0500

>Where has it been indicated that ythe ordinary citizens of Seattle (there
>must be a few) know about the bugs? I know Bug City made it to S-land, but
>not many people have that sort of access. The high corp types are going to
>know, sure, and everyone knows something wierd is going on, but not many of
>the peasantry are going to know exactly what.
>
>And even to the deckers that live on S-land, and the runners that sneak
>into chicago every five minutes ( :P ), all that interior Bug City BBS
>stuff about current conditions inside the zone would be new.
>
Thank you... this is the point that I was attempting (badly, it seems) to
make earlier. In our current SR game (which is current time) as well as two
other games that I've played in over the last six months, the bugs are still
a well kept secret. Runners know a bit of the truth, but your everday
citizen seems to know very little, and "bug theories" go the same way as
"Elvis sightings" and "Atlantis Theories" and <gasp>
"Immortal Elf
Theories". This has been the general consensus with most of the players and
GM's that I know, which is why i was going with the idea... Sorry if I
confused anyone or anyone disagrees, but seeing as tehre's very little
information in any "official canon" to indicate how widespread teh bug city
story really is, all I can go on is what I've heard from various sources...:)

Steve