Severe Damage

"Allen, where can I buy parts? My ship needs fixing," asked Xia Fei.

Allen pointed to a huge spotlight outside the window. It was completely dark inside the asteroid, so it served as an artificial sun to differentiate between day and night.

"It's about to go dark. We have a rule here at Red Rock Base; everybody must be home when it's dark, and nobody must loiter around outside. If you wanna go shopping, you'll have to wait for tomorrow at the earliest," said Allen.

"Curfew?" Xia Fei asked curiously. "Isn't this a free port? Why is there a curfew?"

Allen laughed. "Free? There's no freedom in this place. Red Rock Base is known as a free port because anybody and everybody can do business here. Regardless if one is a wanted man, pirate, drug addict, et cetera, all are welcome.