Crronning's Comet Eclipse Extravaganza

The Crronning's Comet Eclipse Extravaganza is an event that occurs for nineteen hours every 436 days on Verlain, the brothel planet.
Verlain is a man-made planet in the Tau Ceti system. Every 436 days, Cronning's Comet passes between Verlain and Tau Ceti close enough that it causes an eclipse that lasts seventeen hours. During that time, the planet plunges into darkness, but there's also an incredible display from the comet, whose tail debris is illuminated by the sun.
During the eclipse, the connection between Verlain and its communications satellites can be spotty, so most services are suspended and no transactions may be processed to prevent later disputes. Only emergency medical services are available which don't require transactions anyway as most medical care is considered a public service on Verlain. All other employees of the planet, including prostitutes, resort staff, and mechanical staff, are given a holiday to rest, watch the tail, and celebrate with friends.
As housing on Verlain is mostly row houses and smaller condominiums, communities often host viewing parties, where everyone works together to provide food and activities for the group beforehand. As most residents of Verlain work in some prostitutional capacity, the typical activities during the eclipse include innocent party games, story-telling, and domestic hobbies. As Verlain residents come from planets all over the galaxy, a favorite pastime is swapping arts and crafts training and recipes. Most communities ban males who do not live within those communities.
Ships may be docked at Verlain for the duration of the eclipse for safety reasons, but the shipmen are asked to stay on board and take care of any necessities in advance of the eclipse. There is no ban on the purchase of prostitutes to spend the duration of the eclipse with on their ships, and there are prostitution network boards which facilitate this. All prostitutes on Verlain may opt out of providing services for any reason, but leading up to the eclipse, it is illegal to proposition one if they are not registered to a participating network board.
The event is highly anticipated by both residents and travellers, so the wages of prostitutes skyrocket and the willing are generally booked months in advance to entertain visiting ships' parties.

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