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you to watch your friend, Folant. See what we can do if you refuse to cooperate.” He pressed a button on his wrist. Heledd’s mind exploded in agony. She screamed as she’d never screamed before. It was as if her head would burst from the pressure. Her entire body was ravaged by it, then it suddenly subsided. She breathed rapidly, but shallowly.
The scarred man looked at her again with a neutral expression on his face, his finger hovering over the button. Heledd’s head shook sideways. Here eyes pleading, please no. Please gods, no!
He pressed the button again.
Folant screamed and fought against his restraints watching helplessly as they tortured Heledd. “Please! Stop! I will tell you what you need to know!”
The scarred man released the button, and Heledd gasped for breath, feeling as though she’d been held underwater. She started panting, tears streaming down her face. She was weeping with her entire body. She had no previous concept of such pain; it was unimaginable.
“There, see? That is all we wanted,” said a smaller man—almost a boy—who stepped out of the shadow of the corridor. He was a head shorter than the scarred man, and thinner, but had the same ghostly blue pallor to his skin.
“There is no need for us to be uncivilized, is there? My name is Devrim, and my companion is Serkan. Would you like to tell us your names?”
“I- am- Folant,” he stammered, as he caught his breath.
“And your friend?” Devrim asked
“She is, Heledd.”
“Excellent. Now that we are on such amicable terms, can I ask you politely for those coordinates?”
Folant stared at Devrim, but said nothing.
“If I am imposing, I can return later … after Heledd and Serkan have had more time to get acquainted .” Devrim grinned.
Heledd’s eyes pleaded with Folant. Please, she thought, do not let him press the button again. Folant, please!
As if he understood her silent plea, he spoke, “Yes, I will get the coordinates for you. They are not in this ship’s database, but I have a friend who will have access to them.”
“Excellent!” Devrim replied, with an ear-to-ear grin.
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Planet: Nearing New Midgard / Star: Epsilon Eridani
Gina Russo reclined contentedly, buckled into her seat as the Sparrow precipitated out of hyperspace and into the Epsilon Eridani system. Gina was thinking about her new job. It was a big step leaving her home, her family, everything she knew. But the opportunities on New Midgard were boundless.
The colony there was growing fast, very fast. The SID had underestimated peoples’ attraction to this new colony. The population growth was nearly twice what they expected. Not only were people emigrating to New Midgard, but people there were having lots of babies.
The Earth's already massive population of sixteen billion, and harsh legal controls on births, meant there was no room for growth on Earth. Even with all the advanced technology acquired since contact with the Alfar, Earth was beyond its carrying capacity. The planet simply could not sustain more people and remain viable for future generations. The last century had been dedicated to reversing the destructive trends of the previous one, and was still a work in progress. This meant New Midgard was a Shangri-La for people who wanted larger families, new opportunities, or just some adventure.
As the new Security Director for Norvik, Gina would be responsible for building the entire security infrastructure. There were no people, processes, or mechanisms currently in place; a clean slate. Very few people got the opportunity to do this. In fact, Gina couldn’t think of any. Security was essential for any population. Not that there were too many security concerns on New Midgard currently, but the population growth was necessitating such systems be put in place, and her previous experience as a Marine Corps military policewoman, gave her lots of training for hostile conditions and quarrelsome people. Gina would be like a Sheriff in
The scarred man looked at her again with a neutral expression on his face, his finger hovering over the button. Heledd’s head shook sideways. Here eyes pleading, please no. Please gods, no!
He pressed the button again.
Folant screamed and fought against his restraints watching helplessly as they tortured Heledd. “Please! Stop! I will tell you what you need to know!”
The scarred man released the button, and Heledd gasped for breath, feeling as though she’d been held underwater. She started panting, tears streaming down her face. She was weeping with her entire body. She had no previous concept of such pain; it was unimaginable.
“There, see? That is all we wanted,” said a smaller man—almost a boy—who stepped out of the shadow of the corridor. He was a head shorter than the scarred man, and thinner, but had the same ghostly blue pallor to his skin.
“There is no need for us to be uncivilized, is there? My name is Devrim, and my companion is Serkan. Would you like to tell us your names?”
“I- am- Folant,” he stammered, as he caught his breath.
“And your friend?” Devrim asked
“She is, Heledd.”
“Excellent. Now that we are on such amicable terms, can I ask you politely for those coordinates?”
Folant stared at Devrim, but said nothing.
“If I am imposing, I can return later … after Heledd and Serkan have had more time to get acquainted .” Devrim grinned.
Heledd’s eyes pleaded with Folant. Please, she thought, do not let him press the button again. Folant, please!
As if he understood her silent plea, he spoke, “Yes, I will get the coordinates for you. They are not in this ship’s database, but I have a friend who will have access to them.”
“Excellent!” Devrim replied, with an ear-to-ear grin.
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Planet: Nearing New Midgard / Star: Epsilon Eridani
Gina Russo reclined contentedly, buckled into her seat as the Sparrow precipitated out of hyperspace and into the Epsilon Eridani system. Gina was thinking about her new job. It was a big step leaving her home, her family, everything she knew. But the opportunities on New Midgard were boundless.
The colony there was growing fast, very fast. The SID had underestimated peoples’ attraction to this new colony. The population growth was nearly twice what they expected. Not only were people emigrating to New Midgard, but people there were having lots of babies.
The Earth's already massive population of sixteen billion, and harsh legal controls on births, meant there was no room for growth on Earth. Even with all the advanced technology acquired since contact with the Alfar, Earth was beyond its carrying capacity. The planet simply could not sustain more people and remain viable for future generations. The last century had been dedicated to reversing the destructive trends of the previous one, and was still a work in progress. This meant New Midgard was a Shangri-La for people who wanted larger families, new opportunities, or just some adventure.
As the new Security Director for Norvik, Gina would be responsible for building the entire security infrastructure. There were no people, processes, or mechanisms currently in place; a clean slate. Very few people got the opportunity to do this. In fact, Gina couldn’t think of any. Security was essential for any population. Not that there were too many security concerns on New Midgard currently, but the population growth was necessitating such systems be put in place, and her previous experience as a Marine Corps military policewoman, gave her lots of training for hostile conditions and quarrelsome people. Gina would be like a Sheriff in
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