Televisions were being turned on one after another, as people of Chuckna stopped in front of the screens.
In the office lounge, an employee who had just made himself a cup of coffee casually glanced at the TV and couldn't move away, as more and more employees gathered around the TV. Before long, the entire office area was sparsely populated, with everyone squeezing into the lounge and the corridors of the building with the TV.
In bars, cafes, and various entertainment venues, the clamor subsided into silence. With repeated shushing, people playing and chatting were puzzled, turning their gaze toward the TV screens. Then, their eyes refused to leave.
During the nights and days, the dawn and dusk on the immigrant planets, people gathered under the giant public TVs in squares and the massive advertisement screens on commercial street buildings, looking up to watch. The crowd grew larger, slowing down the entire city's rhythm of life.
