Reply To: The Hosts of Mars

A major solar flare was under way. It would blackout the communications with Earth for some time, but for everyone here, it didn’t matter too much. The timelag for communications to travel the Mars-Earth distance still made them too cumbersome for a regular use —much like snail mail was to their parents who were born with the digital area of instant communication.
The real thrill was that they lived close enough to the pole, and with some luck, there was some chance of spectacular views.