The local stations are all run by local staff.
As for our characters, The Board is actually the most diverse part of IC.
Felix Sherman, former CEO, was a Rheinlander.
Tammo McIllheney, the current COO, is half-Molly Junker/Bretonian.
Markus Lehmann, our in-rp CFO, also Rheinlander.
Director of Security Mark Lee is Kusari.
It's the players choice what nationality their char is.
While we would like more diversity than what we currently have in the Interspace Secure Transport Division, that's not the case in fact.
As for the whole IC doesn't ship things issue, we really have three choices.
One, get all our required activity from hunting Lane Hackers.
Two, sit in the capital systems ineffectually hawking insurance that no-one will buy and won't make money anyway.
Or, Three, just give up and trade, the choice we made.
We've tried to introduce novel RP with efforts such as the Legal Department (universally reviled), the Central.Insurance|L drones (considered OORP by so many and possibly a technical violation of tech rules), and the rampant AI drones around New York (which actually are quite enjoyable, but difficult to do), but....nothing really sticks.
So.
We trade.
gone four years, first day back: Zoners still getting shot in Theta :|