Der Eiserne Hund

[Huhuh]

Isaac's attempt to acquire a reactor from the Lane Hackers

Barret leaned his head against the view port. He had a rather bored look upon his face, as if he was waiting for something that was long overdue. He pressed his face right up against the glass and imagined what it must look like from the otherside.

Suddenly a ship roared past, giving Barret such a fright that he fell back and tripped over his chair. A conference gunboat positioned its nose as close to Barret's window as possible. Barret leaned forward to see the crew aboard the ship's bridge.

Isaac Stein stood as far forward as possible. Smiling ear to ear he raised his hands.

Barret gave him a quizzical look. Isaac slowly curled down all of his fingers on each hand except for the middle fingers. He then proceeded to wave them about in a mocking gesture.
Barret was speechless (for once).

Barret ran to the elevator to 'greet' his 'friend' in the hangar.

Isaac leaned against a large crate and waited with his smug grin.

Barret stepped into the hangar and eyed Isaac. "What the hell was all that about?"
Isaac chuckled. "I told you I'd get a reactor." Barret quickly realised that the large container was quite new to the hangar. "Holy mother of... Where'd you get that!?"
"Our good friends the Lane Hackers of course."
"Lane Hackers eh? They usually don't fly around without anything but premium tech."
"Aye, she's a beauty."
"How soon can you get it going?"
"Assuming it's not broken, I'll have it installed by the end of the week."
"I'll be looking forward to flying the thing."
"Hah! It will be a long time before you fly it!"
"Killjoy."

Barret went to return to his den, but Isaac called him back. "There's something I need from you."
"Yes?"
"Find me some leather seats for this baby."
Barret nodded and grinned.
"You can count on me."

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