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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 5897758" data-attributes="member: 60965"><p><strong>Till We Meet Again</strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs18/f/2007/140/7/6/__color_Concept___by_concept_on_mac.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Panthareen bliped in and out of existence around the list that Alexander had sent Raikov before disappearing from the mesh.</p><p></p><p>"Oooh, cool! Yup, that there, I remember that, we found an antique store with some baseball cards in it, that's one of them!" Panthereen said, holding up the AR card in his virtual-crab claw and waving it around exaggeratedly.</p><p></p><p>"Wait, what's going on?" Ishmael said, joining in on Raikov's virtual meeting with Panthareen.</p><p></p><p>"Alexander hacked into some high-end auction house named 'Zarneys' that was selling authentic Earth memorabilia. This is the log..." Raikov highlighted the slowly scrolling list of items projected onto a nearby wall "...that he downloaded from there before they traced him. Apparently some of the stuff on there is from Earthwing's mission."</p><p></p><p>"So where's Alexander now?"</p><p></p><p>"He's laying low for a bit to let Zarneys cool down, that and - hold on, AltecLansing is contacting me again. I'll just have him join us."</p><p></p><p>An androgynous transparent humanoid figure formed in AR, standing on the ceiling of the small deserted plaza where they were lounging. Panthareen split into multiple mini Panthareens that examined him from every angle. "Ah, you have that as down, I've been digital long enough I kinda forget what 'down' feels like. Um... what's with the Novacrab?"</p><p></p><p>"Panthareen, I think that's everything, we'll let you know when we find more," Raikov said.</p><p></p><p>"Right right!" Panthareen said, shaking Raikov's hand vigorously in AR. "Let Panthareen know and he'll be right back to help!"</p><p></p><p>AltecLansing's figure reappeared on a bench next to Raikov as Panthareen exploded into a swirl of virtual confetti. "Odd. Anyway, you said you wanted to talk to me?"</p><p></p><p>Raikov nodded, wishing AltecLansing would agree to meet in person some time so his Sylphic attributes could come into play. "Our... primary software specialist lets call him... is out for a bit, I was wondering if you could fill in his shoes-"</p><p></p><p>"Cowboy boots is more like," Ishmael interjected.</p><p></p><p>"-with something completely unrelated to the contract with Sieran Favorn," Raikov finished.</p><p></p><p>There was a slight pause before AltecLansing replied. "I suppose so, though why would I want to do so?"</p><p></p><p>"We have a secondary mission and we'll include you in with an equal share on any profit we make on it," Raikov said. <em>I'm not technically lying</em>, he thought, <em>I don't think we're getting paid for stopping Ridley, so an equal share of nothing is...</em></p><p></p><p>"I'm intrigued, shoot," AltecLansing said.</p><p></p><p>"We're looking for someone named Ridley. We don't know much more about her except this video-" he linked the Sphere explosion and subsequent signal jamming feed. "She was with a group called Earthwing and disappeared completely from Extropia - mesh and rock - a few days ago. We need to find her."</p><p></p><p>"Hmm..." AltecLansing said in that particular absent way that said he was already starting to do searches on her. "We'll see what we can do."</p><p></p><p>"We?"</p><p></p><p>"Me we, nevermind. I'll contact you with whatever I figure out if Sieran doesn't call us together for his secretive contract first."</p><p></p><p>"Good."</p><p></p><p>As the shared AR/VR simulspace dissolved, Raikov turned to Ishmael. "And now we wait and see what turns up."</p><p></p><p>Ishmael nodded and yawned. "Maybe find some place to hole up and nap for a bit. I've been a soldier long enough to know to take advantage of the 99% boredom that comes before the 1% sheer adrenaline-laced, balls-to-the-walls excitement/terror rush."</p><p></p><p>"Agreed. All that's left to do now is hurry up and wait..."</p><p></p><p>They didn't have to wait long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iron Sky, post: 5897758, member: 60965"] [b]Till We Meet Again[/b] [IMG]http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs18/f/2007/140/7/6/__color_Concept___by_concept_on_mac.jpg[/IMG] Panthareen bliped in and out of existence around the list that Alexander had sent Raikov before disappearing from the mesh. "Oooh, cool! Yup, that there, I remember that, we found an antique store with some baseball cards in it, that's one of them!" Panthereen said, holding up the AR card in his virtual-crab claw and waving it around exaggeratedly. "Wait, what's going on?" Ishmael said, joining in on Raikov's virtual meeting with Panthareen. "Alexander hacked into some high-end auction house named 'Zarneys' that was selling authentic Earth memorabilia. This is the log..." Raikov highlighted the slowly scrolling list of items projected onto a nearby wall "...that he downloaded from there before they traced him. Apparently some of the stuff on there is from Earthwing's mission." "So where's Alexander now?" "He's laying low for a bit to let Zarneys cool down, that and - hold on, AltecLansing is contacting me again. I'll just have him join us." An androgynous transparent humanoid figure formed in AR, standing on the ceiling of the small deserted plaza where they were lounging. Panthareen split into multiple mini Panthareens that examined him from every angle. "Ah, you have that as down, I've been digital long enough I kinda forget what 'down' feels like. Um... what's with the Novacrab?" "Panthareen, I think that's everything, we'll let you know when we find more," Raikov said. "Right right!" Panthareen said, shaking Raikov's hand vigorously in AR. "Let Panthareen know and he'll be right back to help!" AltecLansing's figure reappeared on a bench next to Raikov as Panthareen exploded into a swirl of virtual confetti. "Odd. Anyway, you said you wanted to talk to me?" Raikov nodded, wishing AltecLansing would agree to meet in person some time so his Sylphic attributes could come into play. "Our... primary software specialist lets call him... is out for a bit, I was wondering if you could fill in his shoes-" "Cowboy boots is more like," Ishmael interjected. "-with something completely unrelated to the contract with Sieran Favorn," Raikov finished. There was a slight pause before AltecLansing replied. "I suppose so, though why would I want to do so?" "We have a secondary mission and we'll include you in with an equal share on any profit we make on it," Raikov said. [I]I'm not technically lying[/I], he thought, [I]I don't think we're getting paid for stopping Ridley, so an equal share of nothing is...[/I] "I'm intrigued, shoot," AltecLansing said. "We're looking for someone named Ridley. We don't know much more about her except this video-" he linked the Sphere explosion and subsequent signal jamming feed. "She was with a group called Earthwing and disappeared completely from Extropia - mesh and rock - a few days ago. We need to find her." "Hmm..." AltecLansing said in that particular absent way that said he was already starting to do searches on her. "We'll see what we can do." "We?" "Me we, nevermind. I'll contact you with whatever I figure out if Sieran doesn't call us together for his secretive contract first." "Good." As the shared AR/VR simulspace dissolved, Raikov turned to Ishmael. "And now we wait and see what turns up." Ishmael nodded and yawned. "Maybe find some place to hole up and nap for a bit. I've been a soldier long enough to know to take advantage of the 99% boredom that comes before the 1% sheer adrenaline-laced, balls-to-the-walls excitement/terror rush." "Agreed. All that's left to do now is hurry up and wait..." They didn't have to wait long. [/QUOTE]
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