There is no limit to the possible stupid!

It's terrible and honestly if we had contact with my planet I'd be tempted to just. Import all the technology and reds and leave everyone else to rot.

I wouldn't do it, but I'd be tempted.

They wouldn't rot, or at least not most of 'em, they'd just be miserable.

Metaphorically rot.

The neighborhood you put in the pole is toasty but will need food and stuff soon. You can get 'unverifiable Voan' stuff cheap and that's fine for us.

Good to know.

She looks into buying Voan food for the polar reds.

It's cheap!

Excellent. She buys a lot of it and has Odette fly it to the north pole.

The reds have left their houses by now. Some of them don't retreat when Odette shows up.

"I have no idea if you're a good person to ask, but do you know what a sane distribution scheme would be?"

"- you could give things to the shop."

"There's only one shop?"

"There are a few locations but the same reds run them all."

"Alright then. Can you tell me where to find them?"

He leads her to the nearest shop.

She explains to the proprietors that she comes bearing food.

"How much?" the red behind the counter asks.

She blinks in surprise. "--Um. Do you have any way of getting outside infusions of money right now?"

"...no."

"So it seems kind of--impractical--to be taking money out. Um. My sister and I feel responsible for you, we're just trying to keep you fed and stuff."

"Responsible for us?"

"The fact that kidnapping you to the North Pole was better than all your other options, uh, doesn't mean we didn't kidnap you to the North Pole."

The red blinks at her.

"Also as far as I can tell you don't have non-us ways to get stuff."

"Right."