![]() ![]() "I'm not exactly sure how spirits taste, but I'm not adverse to finding out. "Alright, bub, naptime's over." She grabs his ankle and drags him out of the van, then across the snow and ice to the RV. The horrendous gash on his arm stops leaking, and the holes in his neck no longer sputter with bloody foam. The patch then quickly pumps him so full of clotting agents that it's a miracle his blood doesn't turn into syrup. The patch makes a wireless connection to the Matrix and downloads a prescriptive course of action based on the troll's size and physiology. She slaps the spare trauma patch on Rozkhi. Katsina opens the back of the lasered Bulldog. Someone help me get his sack of guts over to the RV." I'm taking him with us for us for, uh, experiments. If anyone wants a faster or more permanent solution, that's on you. "Alright, we've got some prisoners to process. "Wiz," she says, tossing a thumbs-up to Ace's hidden position. Instead, there's a Winnebago and a fat credstick. There are no enemies, as far as her magic can tell. Picking a likely rendezvous spot, he sends the co-ordinates to the team. The weight of the artifact has been removed from his shoulders, and he's lighter than air. He's literally at a loss for any more words to describe how he feels. ![]() He starts dancing around the RV in his rather ungainly style. ![]() Waiting for the other shoe to drop when he hears Kat say "We're legal." into the comms.Īs the two corps pack-up and leave, all Doc can do is let out a cacophony of whoops and screams. This is taxing even his tremendous intellect. The obelisk is gone.ĭoc is watching what's happening through AR trying to keep an eye on all of the money he just got for the team while trying not to shake at the overwhelming Matrix force he'd have to contend with if things go south and tracking all of the things going down on the ground at the site. You're left by yourselves in the cold night snow with the Titan and a couple million nuyen. Wolverine eyes Chino coldly, then departs as well. The drones follow and the spirits dematerialize. Once complete, the Roadmasters do a quick donut in the snow and speed away. The spirits and and drones maintain overwatch as the ground vehicles are loaded. On the ground, the perimeter defense collapses as the troops retreat into the Roadmasters. The cargo door closes and the Banshee rockets off in the direction Denver. Whatever they are saying is lost in the scream of the VTOL jets. From a distance, it looks like an Indonesian woman, but impossibly ethereal. Before it does, there's a flash next to him as a spirit materializes. Cannon stands at the cargo door, looking out at the scene below.Ĭannon raises a hand in what must be a wave as the cargo bay door slowly begins to close. Cannon steps into the back of the Banshee while the driver of the Titan takes Cannon's place in the front Roadmaster. The technicians load the artifact using a Levitation spell the quickly scrub the spell's signature once the obelisk is on board. Cannon pauses for a long moment, as if he's considering a handshake, but then turns and strides toward the Banshee. Cannon extends his data chip to Hanz, and accepts Hanz's in return. Cannon, in his mil-spec armor and with his lats the size of wings, towers over the dwarf. Ace's vision is completely obscured by the billowing cloud of white crystals.Ĭannon steps forward through the swirling winds to stand in front of Hanz. Snow begins to fly as the Banshee gets close to ground level. ![]() Inside, there are three technicians in the back preparing to load the obelisk. It uses its VTOL capabilities to slowly lower itself to the ground. Looking up, you see the underside of a GMC Banshee. The noise builds and builds until it's deafeningly loud and directly overhead. There's a growing noise in the distance, like an incoming jet. "We're legal," Katsina whispers into her micro-transceiver. A minute later, ownership of the Titan and the lab are transferred into her name. The driver of the Titan steps out, leaving the RV unoccupied. Instead, he looks over to the Captain, nods once, and says, "Make the call." Cannon ignores the invitation to start shooting. Sam disconnects his device from the obelisk. "I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into their homes." After a long moment of consideration, he nods, almost approvingly, with the slightest hint of a smile. He studies Hanz carefully, perhaps looking for a bluff. I'm sure a man such as yourself understand force concentration, so my friends and I came together."Ĭannon listens with a neutral expression as Hanz explains the dead man's switch. "That lack of trust is what keeps us on guard, and being on guard is what keeps us safe. "You don't trust us and we don't trust you. ![]()
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