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Pyromaniac · 02-14-2011, 11:13 PM,

// This post is a little dated now but it was current when I wrote it. Better late than never right?

Episode 2

He didn't notice the incessant beeping of his console. No, the death metal pouring from the young man's headphones was far too loud for him notice the beeping. The flashing lights didn't catch his attention because his eyes were locked on the devastation before him.

With a final bout of screaming the song came to an abrupt close. The beeping caught his attention in the brief silence while his music player cycled to the next song. He pulled the headphones down letting them rest around his neck.

He hit the 'talk' button on the console.

'Nilson here,' He answered briefly.

'What do you make of it?' Evan sighed recognizing the voice of Alex Drake.

'I don't know what to make of it'¦' Evan cringed as the flash frozen corpse of a young woman bounced off of his ships shields.

'You been on the neural net?'

'Yeah,'

'There's going to be hell to pay for this'¦'

'I know,' Evan adjusted his sunglasses.

'Any survivors?' Alex asked after a short pause his Eagle coming up next to Evan's Gull.

'Not that I can see. Just corpses. Lots of corpses'¦' Evan replied. The two were silent for a long time as their ships slowly cruised through the site of Sigma-13 massacre.

'Where you headed?' Alex asked finally.

'Manhattan'¦ I've almost got enough money for the new ship'¦'

'That's good.' More silence.

'I thought you were a pirate now?' Evan asked.

'I am.' Alex replied.

'Then why haven't you demanded credits?'

'Don't feel like it.' Alex was silent again deftly flying his Eagle around the remains of a hull. 'How's Emma?' He finally asked.

'I haven't talked to her recently.' Evan replied. 'I visited her last time I was in New London but that was a week ago. Physically she's fine but'¦ well she's had a nervous breakdown. The doctors say she's having trouble coping with'¦ recent events.'

Alex sighed.

'She'll be fine'¦' He muttered. 'Eventually. None of this should have ever happened'¦'

'Yeah, I keep my ears open for any word on someone framing you but so far'¦ nothing. The only news is that the BPD closed the case but you knew that already.' Evan replied. Evan stopped his ship by the Frankfurt jumpgate. 'You know, becoming a pirate doesn't exactly scream 'I'm innocent''¦'

'I know. I need money Evan. You can't survive without it out here. If I can clear the terrorism charge I can deal with the piracy charge by joining the BAF to have my sentence revoked. They let a murderer in so'¦ I hope...'

'Yeah,' Evan replied cutting him off. 'How are things in The Society anyway?'

'Fine. We had some internal issues with a pilot pissing off the Unioners and we almost went to war with them but we managed to smooth things over.'

'Which pilot?'

'McCarthy.'

'She was with you guys?'

'Until she almost started a war.'

'Wow'¦'

'You know her?'

'I've seen her around and have heard about her. I don't really 'know' her.'

'She flies for IMG now or something."

'How the hell do you know that?'

'I'm a hacker. I keep tabs on people that intrest me.'

'That's not creepy or unusual at all." Evan replied with a chuckle.

"Shut up dude."

'Alright, look I've got to get going. Sandra's doctors are harassing me for payments.' Evan said with a sigh.

'I'll see you when I see you.' Alex engaged his cruise engines and took off leaving Evan alone to proceed through the gate. He made a mental note to check up on Emma next time he was in New London but right now'¦ he had other worries.

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