Meanwhile...
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Crayven Securities, Incorporated - 3.46 km from The Boring Pig
Gellen's Heights, Sheratan
1848 Hours
I sat in the courtyard of Equinox's opulent commissary, watching impassively as Lisa Schultz devoured her meal selection like some manner of rabid animal. Had I not been aware of the conditions under which she had been living for the past several weeks, I
"Attention...attention...this is an active combat zone. Evacuate the area immediately. Repeating - this is an active combat zone. Evacuate the area immediately."
If the announcement which blared from my 'Mech's public address system didn't get the attention of the many men, women, and chil
Meanwhile...
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Crayven Securities Compound 'Equinox'
City of Gellen's Heights - Western Sector - Sheratan
"What? Do we have satellite confirmation?"
"Yes, sir. Surveillence satellites confi
The corporate limosuine bounced and lurched as it traversed the pothole-ridden strip of concrete that was Prosperity Avenue. Rain pounded against the sedan's ferrosteel body, falling from the night sky with such intensity that it nearly drowned out the sounds of the vehicle's suspension, which protested loudly under the torment it was being subjected to.
The car made a right, and turned down a narrow side street, sending a
The Cyclops' fusion reactor screamed to life, the massive fires that burned within its ferrosteel heart generating a jet-engine whine as they breathed life into the BattleMech's body. The massive assault-class war machine's shoulders raised, and its limbs tensed, changing the Cyclops' appearence from that of a limp marionette to that of an intimidating, aggressive avatar of darkness, its single, ruby-red 'ey
"You didn't eliminate him?"
I leaned back against the upholstered brahmin-hide rear seat of the corporate limosuine, brushing raindrops from my coat as the sedan sped into the rainy night.
"I most certai
