Sirius Research and Development Bar

[Ash]

Axel listened intently to the man who had entered as he spoke over the crowd. Nobody noticed the realization and distraught on Axel's face as the man reached the brunt of his tale. Axel went white and steadied himself on the bar, he slumped onto a nearby stool and held his forehead with one hand.

"Not again.. How..?"

He whispered.

An applause broke out as James Little concluded his speech. Everyone seemed to be looking at someone else in the room but Axel's mind continued to spin. Finally after the crown returned to the tables and lounge areas of the bar he pushed on the bar and sat upright.

"Whisky and ice bartender, lots of ice"

The bartender nodded and began pouring a glass.

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