Zero Divide: Episode #2 "Black Star"

[James Heard]

Alan

“Yeah I think I know what you are talking about,” Biggs responds, “That is pretty much the device you and your “companions” were connected to. They don’t see general use, the first ones actually made people go crazy and it made it difficult for humans to distinguish reality from the mental construct. It also can become addicting as well from what I read. With those large stigmas against it, it sees use in generally the Medical field, and pleasure domes… for varying reasons.”

Wedge takes a drink of beer, “I am not even sure, just killing time till the game; be my guest with checking for other entertainment bucko, you into football?”

Alan taps the window and the little girl in the reflection mimics his action.

Staring at the girl in the window, Alan continues his conversation with the two men behind him.

"That's interesting. I can't imagine that I'd have missed those side-effects. Addicting? I wonder if someone else got their spoons into my pot while I was gone?"

"So...you don't have one around here? Maybe we could order one and have it sent here? I'm betting that I've got a lot of compound interest kicking around somewhere...now that I'm not dead and all that." Alan taps at the window again, making funny faces at the little girl and smiling.

"I've been gone a long time. I don't know anything about football anymore I guess. Do you guys like cricket?"

Alan looks around for a way to open the window, and if he finds one, does so.

 

[Vanifae]

I guess I just need to know if the group is going to try and avoid the thugs or confront them or do something altogether different.

 

[Hammerhead]

"Why are you even talking about torture, Dee? Is that the kind of person you want to be?" Hell, why are we even talking about 'disposing' of the thugs following us? They're just trying to find Mira, so they can find Vanessa. And it's not like we can afford to start a street war with the local cartel.

For once, Ashley seems to be sensible.

"If we get split up, let's meet back at the tram. I'm interested in talking to our shadows as well. Let's go see what they have to say," he says, turning around and walking towards the thugs. "Is there something I can help you guys with," Michael asks as he approaches them.

 

[Shayuri]

Facade accompanies Michael, but since he made the initial contact she waits to see how they respond before taking a hand in things.

 

[Velmont]

Ian stays behind with Talos and looks at Facade and Michael. "I hope they won't react violently." tells Ian aloud but to himself.

 

[Vanifae]

"Is there something I can help you guys with," Michael asks as he approaches them.

The duo stops in their tracks and exchange confused glances. The large of the two with the black metallic eye patch speaks, his voice a little more high pitched then you would expect, “We don’t want no trouble stranger, we just trying to find someone, this veranthian says you know someone that we need to find. You tell us where she is, we go on our way, no trouble. So tell us where Mira is and we can leave you to your business.”

The other thug stays silent keeping his eyes on the rest of the group.

Alan

The window opens easily enough if he wishes to let a cool breeze in.

Wedge shrugs, “Don’t know much about that, and I am not sure if we will be sticking around here any longer then-”

Biggs speaks up, “Found her… fox is slippery, but I think I got her tracked, where is the Commander?”

“Right here,” Ashana says entering the room, “Where is she?”

“Not too far from here actually we can get a vehicle and drive there, she must be getting sloppy, or maybe she is trying to be found. What about Doctor Tighe?” Biggs responds.

“He comes with us, he may know Mira better then us,” Ashana responds.

The little girl in the window taps back mimicking his motion.

 

[Velmont]

Ian looks at the two thgs and overhear what they asked. "Great!" he whispers. "They want the only thing we don't know ourselves. I have the feeling things will not get good for us."

 

[James Heard]

Alan

The window opens easily enough if he wishes to let a cool breeze in.

Wedge shrugs, “Don’t know much about that, and I am not sure if we will be sticking around here any longer then-”

Biggs speaks up, “Found her… fox is slippery, but I think I got her tracked, where is the Commander?”

“Right here,” Ashana says entering the room, “Where is she?”

“Not too far from here actually we can get a vehicle and drive there, she must be getting sloppy, or maybe she is trying to be found. What about Doctor Tighe?” Biggs responds.

“He comes with us, he may know Mira better then us,” Ashana responds.

The little girl in the window taps back mimicking his motion.

Alan opens the window wide, ushering the little girl inside.

"I don't know Mira. Maybe I should stay here, in case it's a trap?"

Alan continues to make faces with the little girl.

"It's probably a trap though. Maybe we should go with you in case you get in trouble and need rescuing."

He turns to Ashana.

"Where did he go? You didn't feed him to us in the sandwiches, did you," Alan asks with a humorous edge to his voice.

"I really need to get my hands on a Huvan Mind Interface though. Someone's doing it wrong, and I need to take one apart to figure out why and how."

"If I go with you, can I have a gun?"

The hopeful, eccentric doctor leans out of the window to look for any other children that might be out there.

 

[Hammerhead]

The duo stops in their tracks and exchange confused glances. The large of the two with the black metallic eye patch speaks, his voice a little more high pitched then you would expect, “We don’t want no trouble stranger, we just trying to find someone, this veranthian says you know someone that we need to find. You tell us where she is, we go on our way, no trouble. So tell us where Mira is and we can leave you to your business.”

The other thug stays silent keeping his eyes on the rest of the group.

"If I knew where Mira was, I'd sell the information to you, believe me," Michael responds with a short laugh. "So is Mira on the list too, or are you just hoping to find a way at Vanessa through her little helper? We're certainly no friends of either, but it'd be hard to catch up to either of them with such a clumsy tail. We'd be willing to deal, though."

 

[Victim]

Ashley was about to turn around when Facade did so.

Ashley tries steer the rest of the group on ahead. "Two people only; we shouldn't be so close," she says quietly.