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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr Simon" data-source="post: 4450298" data-attributes="member: 21938">"Raive is... an ex who won't stay ex," says Alexis haltingly."He is... was... an oxygen runner, you know of them? They go onto the nightside of Lison to gather liquid oxygen, so our colony can breathe. It's a dangerous job, but the danger gives it a bit of romance, you know? And Raive had charisma in spades; charm and danger, what girl could resist?"So we were together for about a year, eighteen months. Then, about... three months ago, I guess, he had this new wetware implanted. He'd had a few bits replaced here and there - like I said, it's a dangerous job - but this was new stuff, very advanced tech. Most of the stuff on sale around here is retro-fitted from alien tech, maybe a bit of Centauri prosthetics, stuff developed on Earth that's been outlawed. But this was more advanced than that, I guess it was pure Tal stuff. Raive's little gang of oxygen runners moved in circles with the tech stealers, I guess he picked it up then, but I don't know who his cutter was. If I did, I think I'd kill the son of a bitch for what he did to Raive...."It was some sort of reflex enhancer, I think, but it affected his behaviour. Sure, he was always a bit rough, that was the fun danger, but he became obsessed with the tech, wanted more, wanted to become faster, stronger, better, as he put it. Wanted me to get the implants too, but I don't like the idea of a machine in my brain. Then he started getting *really* wierd."He was getting more and more gear added, even when he didn't need it. Started... started sending me the bits that he'd had removed, like some sort of sick love token. I got really scared, moved out of my apartment in case he came looking for me. I think on some level he still cares for me, wouldn't hurt me, but the new Raive, the sick one... I don't know.""I've told Alexis she can stay in the club for the moment," says Gills. "We have protection, she should be okay. But she insists on putting herself out on stage.""It's the only thing I've got to keep me sane!" replies Alexis with some bite."Traven tells me you're looking for Tal tech. Find Raive, you might find his dealers. But good luck with that poison. You'll need it."</blockquote>

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