Puffs

Puffs



common somewhat degratory term describing inhabitants of the many floating cities that exist on Gas giants all across the Union.

The floating Cities of the Union all take their origin from the first floating refineries of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune of the Sol System. These pumping stations grew into communities and cities. The floating cities of Saturn were the first ones who started to change the stark,industrial character of these factory like refineries into beautiful, jewel like castles and palace like structures, The permanent force fields engulfing these cities,often shimmer and sparkle like soap bubbles. The cities of Jupiter started to have competitions as to which citiy was the most beautiful. Festivals and parades were added and millions of tourists came to see the Jupiter Cities.

The first such beautification committee was called the White Cloud Puff ( a club of 200 women) founded on the first floating city “Cloud Castle ”. The first festival and parade featured kids in self made cloud costumes, reciting poems and singing songs about the many pastel colored clouds and swirls of Jupiter.It was broadcast of course and became an annual thing.

While other cities on other Gas Planets did not follow the example of City beautifcation, like the cities of Jupiter, the name caught on and to this day, the term Puff or Puffer is used by someone who wants to tease or insult a person from a floating city.

Cloud Castle has long stopped refining, and is a mecca for artists, musicians and the like. The festival is a massive affair and good business. To Cloud Castle residents, the term Puff is not an insult.