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Chapter Two: Outlaws
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Jack lightly shook Kika’s shoulder.
“Hey. We’re here. You dozed off.”
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Kika wakes up and rubs her eyes, looking out the window of the ship, “Good, good…”
She stands up and smirks at Jack, “Shall we then?” She asks, her hair and eyes still matching the person.
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“Yep.” Jack opened the door to the ship, revealing their location. They were on a beautiful base, located over the clouds of Chiron-5, floating. They walked down the platform, on one of the long narrow bridges all over the base, walking to the main square in the middle of the area. The sun was shining and the air was chillier than usual.
“So, what’s the plan?”
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Kika grins and looks over the entirety of the base, smiling as she walked with Jack, taking in the sights and loving the fact that they were in a place of such great architectural ingenuity.
“Well, try and blend in, ask the guests about what they know, but do it in a non-obvious way.”
She looks up at him as they walk along, “Would you rather split off or stay together?”
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“I’ll rendezvous with you at the drink table.” Jack said, pulling out a cigarette.
“There’s two floors to the main square. The ballroom, and then the second floor no one’s allowed to enter. I’m gonna go there.” Jack said.
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“Thank you, Rose. I appear to be fine, I just… Can’t exactly remember what happened.” Odysseus tries to get out of bed, but stumbles a bit. “I think it’s best if I rest a while longer. Do you have any idea where Jack and Kika were going?”
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Kika looks over at the drink table and nods, looking back at him, “Don’t get caught. At least not too early.”
She continues to walk with him to the main square area, “Any bouncers or receptionists in sight?”
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“By the way, take this.” Jack handed her a discreet flesh-colored earbud.
“For communication between us. Also, we can’t call in backup if we get into shit. No one knows where we are, so make sure we don’t accidentally reveal ourselves.”
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“Yeah. Dudes with guns. So I’m going to have to go through the vents. Wish me luck.” Jack patted her on the shoulder, briskly walking off to the direction of the bathroom.
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Kika quickly puts in the earbud and nods, waving and going on her way.
She goes and chats among the people at the party, knowing a few formal etiquette tricks here and there, she knew how to keep a good cover at a party of this nature. She also kept quiet and drank a bit of wine as she listened in to other conversations throughout. She even talked to a few men about different stock options and why she should get more of this particular stock over that one. Besides the fact that she was doing work, she also just tried to have a good, fun time.
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“You’re pretty good at this kinda stuff. Rich family?” Jack asked, standing on one of the toilets and prying the ceiling vent off.
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Odysseus pulls out a small tablet from one of his exo-suit plates. “Let’s see if I cant… Track their hyper trail.” Odysseus begins rapidly punching in numbers. “Let’s see. Ok, three ships through the system in that last five hours. Two going to promising locations: an OGA controlled mining colony and … Chiron-5 is normally peaceful, but there was information regarding an illegally funded gala. GAL, get me info regarding who is invited.” Another feminine voice pipes through the suit monitor, that of GAL. ‘Definitely, sir. And sir, SAL has been sulking again.’ “Tell him I’ll let him analyze the atmospheric weaknesses of a pulsar ring. That’ll cheer him up. And keep up the good work.” ‘Yes, sir. Here is the guest list.’ “Thank you.” <i>Odysseus quickly scrolls through the profiles. </i>
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Kika walks around and acts like she’s adjusting an earring, “More upper middle,” She whispers, “But when you get the power to look like others, you learn a thing or two about getting along with them.”
She grasps another glass of wine and even tips the bartender, talking to a few others at the bar.
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“I’m sure that can handle this… But this is interesting. Quite a few high-profile economists, investors, and CEO’s… Wait.” Odysseus pulls out an identical invitation from one of his pockets. “They’re trying to get all the richest and smartest individuals in the quadrant in one room… Together. What’s their angle?”
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“That’s-urgh-interesting.” Jack said, jumping into the vent, scurrying up vertically to the top.
“I think I was rich, it’s a little fuzzy. Around ten I got abducted, so I don’t remember my time on Earth. It’s hard to think that happened seven hundred years ago, but still, I can remember. I wonder if my parents had any other kids, and my family line is still going. Who knows.”
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