The Black Swans

[Reeves]

Obviously he hoped she'd get right to the point rather than beat around the bush and ask more questions, but the more time she wasted equated to less time he'd need to spend here. There was no sense in denying a fairly obvious fact, he didn't even try to pretend that he was offended by the question when responding. "Cash flow's always been a problem. The loss of two Freeports is choking our access to supplies. We were managing off our ability to barter loot for essentials with people like the Zoners. But with the recent massacre in Bering and developments in Magellan, that chain is buckling. So of course an alternative and equally free market was necessary." For a moment it seemed as if he were distracted, glancing down at the table and letting his mind wander through thoughts that had nothing to do with this meeting. His expression not changing from marginally relaxed blankness. Though he'd neglected to mention it, Rochester's current inability to function was a compelling reason for people to start diversifying the nodes through which the black market flowed. Fontana was in one such ideal location to profit from it, with Pittsburgh's sprawling hives being the other.

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