~ Chapel Perilous ~

[Malaclypse 666]

The transmission had been garbled almost beyond recognition. Reggie blamed it on the distance, the geothermally active planet around which Belfast orbited, and the fact that the Botany Bay didn't have access to FnordNet.

Reggie was apparently getting through just fine to Billy though.. the choking noise Billy made when Reggie discussed the payoff for him and his experts was rather amusing. Apparently it would take those lads months to make the 50 Million creds Reggie was offering for a day's work.

Reggie wished badly that he had been mistaken about one fact, but it had been repeated several times during the conversation.. 96 hours. Bloody Thud! Add another 10 to complete and deliver the package. There was no way his and Shamus' objectives could be completed simultaneously. Shamus would have to strike, and Reggie would just have to hope that the repercussions of that strike did not make his mission impossible to complete.

So, how to spend several days without pacing holes in the floors? Reggie rose from the desk in the Manager's office and walked into the main bar of Hope's Haven. He spied Moira overseeing a gaggle of cleaning droids as they strove to remove a year's worth of dust and grime from the floor. He walked over to her, gently took her hand, and led her up the curving stairway to the small suite he had laid claim to.

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