Marked

[Reeves]

Morreti was not the sort of man who would allow himself to be outdone with trickery, that was his domain. Snakes survived despite harsh conditions through much more than just brute force after all. His gut feeling told him Olivia would get there first, and he couldn't have that. This meant a creative approach needed to be adopted. And he had the network of supporters required to pull off something along those lines.

Pedro would receive a warning for a reputed "Robert Hughes" a former technology tycoon who made a killing off of selling a proof of concept to Ageira. The only strange thing about this man was the fact that he was also reclusive, and vanished without cause after his wealth accumulated to such an extent. Evidently, Mister Hughes knew a lot about Pedro's operation in Liberty, and expressed a sincere desire to invest in such an effective financial scheme. The only catch was that Pedro's newfound benefactor also warned him of an impending attempt on the sleaze's life. If Pedro was going to prove useful towards wealth generation, then he needed to keep breathing. And Hughes was happy to offer protection in exchange for a more substantial initial return on investment. With undisputed evidence that both a Xeno and mercenary, whom Pedro was 'intimately' familiar with were on their way to him. He rabbited without question and made for the Jersey field as instructed, told to expect a convoy of Junkers to be waiting for him in order to facilitate a quiet escape. To make this a quick trek, Pedro opted to make use of a rhino he'd acquired through 'legal' means and traveled under light security, trusting his pilot to avoid any major traffic and keep their movements secretive.

At the rendezvous point however, things were not as he expected they would be. Junker signature appeared on the scope but then quickly vanished, larger silhouettes emerging from the debris, blending in almost perfectly given how ill maintained both craft were. It seemed like a Condor and Defiant class gunship, both more rugged than usual and armed with particle cannons that had been scaled up for use on larger vessels. The Junker signatures were legitimate however, no tricks, they were lured here under a different pretext, believing that the infamous Cobra had been betrayed and was isolated in this field. This was a convincing ploy to establish a temporary truth to fuel an impression of legitimacy regarding the circumstances. One which faded away rapidly when the rhino was boarded.

Strangely enough, Olivia would receive these updated coordinates from the same strange man. And assured that the ships already at the site would not fire on her vessel. Upon arrival, that assurance proved to, at least for the time being, be truthful. The gunships themselves were squawking Xeno authentication codes, and it was clear what had happened here. Morreti, had through some grand charade, created circumstances under which he could get to Pedro first. And at least at the moment, the sleazy creep's status was unknown. With the possibility that Morreti had already killed him being quite high.

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