Hammerhead said:
"Our goals aren't incompatible, and we might be willing to make a deal, right," he asks Facade. "Your boss might not like you cutting a deal with us without asking permission though. Can we meet with the boss, so you don't get in any trouble?"
The thug grimaces at the thought, and glances over his shoulder as the male jurian approaches. A vicious scar across the ridge of his nose runs above the left eye and below the right. The right eye looks to be replaced with some kind of obviously synthetic eye, the head is bald and covered in tribal tattoos, which mark his face as well. He is taller then both humans and built with thick muscles, wearing a dark gray bodysuit with a large black overcoat. His yellow eye glares at Michael as he shoves his way past the humans who visibly fear the nonhuman.
The jurian speaks, “Human, you want to cut a deal you speak with me. You tell us where the human Mira is and we will not eliminate the veranthian’s life partner, fail to deliver her and she will die, his unborn spawn will die, and then we will take our anger out on you. Provide what I want and you will live, and perhaps even be rewarded.”
Talos squeals, “Wretched jurian, you will not lay a hand on her!”
The jurian looks at Façade after she speaks, “You presume to think I care what your pathetic species cares or wants, I should kill you where you stand for insulting me in such a manner human. But as you said the debt is Mira’s not yours, but if we cannot find her, your bleached skulls will suffice as surfeit payment for her failures.”
Dee quips, “This is going real well.”
Alan
Ashana replies, “He faded away… you were right he was just some kind of advanced avatar, I am not sure how he pulled that off, it was much to realistic and physical to be a hologram. Georgy always had an ace up his wrists, as the human saying goes.”
She listens to him speak about the Huvan device and then about his memories and VSC before responding, “I can look into it, since it is obviously important to you, Omega Tau III is lost, you can’t get there, the Relay station in that system is gone, it would take several decades of conventional travel to get there; and considering there has been no contact since the incident no one wants to take that risk.”
Biggs adds, “Yeah, I mean you are talking about going way off the grid.”
“Of course he may not even be considering going there, it could just be another piece that needs to be considered for this puzzle. Whatever is going on here is big, you and your associates are involved, Omega Tau III is involved, and possibly VSC as well. We need to find Dr. Tighe, she may have some answers that could put this puzzle into focus,” Ashana hands Alan a pistol, “I don’t fully trust you, but I can’t have you going around with us unarmed.”
Wedge smirks “Welcome to the team Doctor Tighe.”
When Alan creates the image of the girl, everyone is floored. Biggs speaks after a long moment, “How… how did you do that?”
