Shetlock Hostler

[Shetlock greedily ate his rations in seconds. Not a bite or crumb of ration was left as he licked down his plate. He coughed, then stood up straight, trying to reclaim what dignity he had left.]
I can’t tell you ma’am. It was sudden from what I heard. Everything was great; this whole planet was flourishing with the exchange of cultural ideas and art.