The Great Escape

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Eliza didn't expect a droid to come out of the door but Samantha's reaction to the robot surprised her even more. Was she afraid that it would eavesdrop on the conversation or was it simple distrust for robots? As menacing as it may have looked it still held enough grace in it's movement to look peaceful enough for a waiter so Eliza chose to not pay it too much attention beyond the initial admiration for it's sleek design. If the thing wanted to grow sentience and do what Gammu AI do it would've ripped both their throats already.

With the machine gone back to it's den Eliza crossed her legs and turned her attention back at her hostess for the trip. She wanted to ask about the droid but soon forgot about it as Samantha began telling her more about herself and the Forlorn. Visiting Glendalough was definitely something the Maltese girl planned to do in the future but alas the company she wanted to bring for her visit proved to be very busy and often unavailable to make the trip with her. The idea of kidnapping Enma against her will crossed Eliza's mind but the repercussions for such an act looked quite dire at best so it remained as a wishful thought that she kept to herself but couldn't help but smirk about.

Eliza shook the glass in a circular motion watching it's contents stir up into a spiral. Now what could this drink really be she wondered. Outcasts had a thing for mixing cardamine in everything they could think of - from pizzas to soda drinks so the information that it contained the orange powder was hardly enough information for Valdez to pin down what exactly she was about to drink. Then suddenly her frontal lobe registered zombies, a word she hardly expected to hear in any context. Neurons quickly fired up in response and her eyes immediately darted to Samantha's face. "Wait what, zombies?!" she answered by instinct as her eyes showed genuine surprise and confusion behind the drink she hastily took a sip of. The scent of the orange grass could subtly be felt under the stronger sting of the alcohol. "Did Nick tell you what this drink is called, Sam? It's really nice and we should really start serving it under the counter on Durban! I'm sure Enma would like that too!" the Maltese responded excitedly.

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Republic of the Sword and Sun