Juan deactivated the hologram projector and tossed the goggles to the side.
"Figures." He said, stepping down and logging into the central comm processing terminal.
Juan didn't really have any misgivings about the Zoner Council meeting that just took place. Indeed, he had actually expected them to decline and even throw him out. But a certain unknown element was bugging him.
"Computer: Pinpoint source of communication breakdown starting at 2 hours ago until present."
Processing .... Please wait.
HACK USED: Liberty Rogue signal, Cassini System. Destination: Corsair Elder Council Chambers.
HACK USED: Corsair signal, unknown system. Destination: Corsair Elder Council Chambers.
...done.
Juan's eyebrows raised considerably. He closed out his login and rushed to the door to the Council Chambers.
"Rogues." He said to the gathered crowd, plus a hologram.
"As in Liberty Rogues?!" Juan was briefed shortly thereafter.
"The thirteen saloons that had lined the one street of Seney had not left a trace. The foundations of the Mansion House hotel stuck up above the ground. The stone was chipped and split by the fire. It was all that was left of the town of Seney. Even the surface had been burned off the ground.
Nick looked at the burned-over stretch of hillside, where he had expected to find the scattered houses of the town and then walked down the railroad track to the bridge over the river. The river was there."
