Down the rabbit hole

[Omicron]

“Val will be sufficient for now. Short but it gives you some name to my face. Also your assumption is somewhat correct, my boss wants to know whether you are a potential friend or foe.”

She brought out a simple device, Perez could guess it served to record sound and therefore their conversation for later use. Old School but irreplaceable piece of kit and simpler than taking notes on the fly. As soon as the mechanical button gave way with a satisfying click, Miss Val resumed talking.

“It would be best to start with the beginning. Captain Lucian Perez. Member of the Liberty Insurgency… perhaps more fit would be to call you an ex-member. Unless you consider your current exile to be perhaps a temporary inconvenience. What caused you to join up in the first place? Even if you’re not a slave to your past, it can tell a lot about your potential future.“

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