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gargantuan hangar.
Disembarking had taken a few minutes, and Kole had explained that
they had to wait for air to cycle in before he could open the
ship’s outer door, then he had led the way outside. Sabre stood
behind her as usual, staring into the distance. Beyond the
semi-transparent dome, a harsh, cratered grey lunar surface
stretched away to the horizon. The faint haze of a slight
atmosphere coloured the sky a dull grey, but she doubted it was
breathable, hence the bio dome. A few plants grew in pots beyond
the translucent wall ahead of them, where corridors stretched away.
The shadowy forms of several people approached the wall, and the
door in it opened.
A tall, thin
man with a bland face and a shock of red hair, who looked about
Kole’s age, led in a trio that comprised two women and a short,
stocky man. They all wore dark blue one-piece suits with red
emblems on the chests, and the tall man approached, grinning at
Kole.
“ Kole! You old bugger! It’s good to see you!”
The hacker
stuck out his hand. “Trevare old pal, glad you could accommodate
me.”
“ What are buds for, hey?” Trevare wrung Kole’s hand and slapped
him on the back, then glanced at Tassin, his brown eyes twinkling.
“And you brought company!”
“ Yeah, this is Tassin.” Kole said. “She’s in a bit of a bind,
too.”
“ Same bind as you, huh?” Trevare shook her hand, his grip firm.
He gestured to the trio behind him. “These are Ellis, Mag and
Botham.”
The two pretty
young women had brown hair, green eyes and sharp features, and
might have been sisters. The young man was rather rotund, with dark
hair and blue eyes in a refined face that would have been handsome
if not for the excess weight. Everyone shook hands with everyone
else, and then Trevare led the way into the corridor beyond the
hangar, which took them into a sizeable atrium filled with plants,
birds and insects, where a curvy wrought iron table and six chairs
stood. The girls went off to fetch refreshments, and the rest of
the little party settled on the chairs. Trevare eyed Sabre, who
took up a guard stance behind Tassin.
“ So, you have a cyber. For protection?” he asked
Tassin.
“ No. I’m going to free him.”
Trevare
snorted. “Wow. That’s quite an ambition.”
She glanced up
at the cyber. “Sabre, sit down.”
He settled in
the chair beside hers, his back ramrod straight.
Trevare turned
to Kole. “So, who have you pissed off this time?”
“ Cybercorp.”
“ No way!” Trevare laughed. “How the hell did you do that? You
didn’t hack them, did you?”
“ Nah, I’m not an idiot. Tassin’s in trouble with them, and she
was staying at my apartment. Now I’m in the poo too.”
“ So for once you didn’t cause the shit. Can’t say I blame you,
though.” He chuckled and looked at Tassin. “How did you manage to
piss off Myon Two?”
Tassin
explained her suspicions about Manutim, and Sabre’s past.
Trevare leant
forward, clearly intrigued. “So he was free before?”
“ Yes. But now he’s been back to Myon Two for repairs and he
doesn’t seem to be able to free himself anymore.”
Trevare looked
disappointed, and sat back as the girls returned with two trays,
one laden with bright drinks, the other covered with plates of
finger food. They handed out the drinks, offered everyone the
finger food and sat down. One had to go and fetch another chair.
After checking that it was non-alcoholic, Tassin gave Sabre a glass
of the juice and a plate of sandwiches.
Trevare turned
to Kole. “So what do you need?”
“ Just access to the Net so I can set up a new alias and
transfer my funds.”
“ No problem! Wait till you see my setup, you’ll be green with
envy.”
Kole smiled.
“You’ve never seen mine.”
Tassin sipped
her fruity drink and listened to the two hackers chat, not
understanding most of talk about computers and systems, data
storage and other strange stuff. The girls soon grew bored and
wandered off, and the
Disembarking had taken a few minutes, and Kole had explained that
they had to wait for air to cycle in before he could open the
ship’s outer door, then he had led the way outside. Sabre stood
behind her as usual, staring into the distance. Beyond the
semi-transparent dome, a harsh, cratered grey lunar surface
stretched away to the horizon. The faint haze of a slight
atmosphere coloured the sky a dull grey, but she doubted it was
breathable, hence the bio dome. A few plants grew in pots beyond
the translucent wall ahead of them, where corridors stretched away.
The shadowy forms of several people approached the wall, and the
door in it opened.
A tall, thin
man with a bland face and a shock of red hair, who looked about
Kole’s age, led in a trio that comprised two women and a short,
stocky man. They all wore dark blue one-piece suits with red
emblems on the chests, and the tall man approached, grinning at
Kole.
“ Kole! You old bugger! It’s good to see you!”
The hacker
stuck out his hand. “Trevare old pal, glad you could accommodate
me.”
“ What are buds for, hey?” Trevare wrung Kole’s hand and slapped
him on the back, then glanced at Tassin, his brown eyes twinkling.
“And you brought company!”
“ Yeah, this is Tassin.” Kole said. “She’s in a bit of a bind,
too.”
“ Same bind as you, huh?” Trevare shook her hand, his grip firm.
He gestured to the trio behind him. “These are Ellis, Mag and
Botham.”
The two pretty
young women had brown hair, green eyes and sharp features, and
might have been sisters. The young man was rather rotund, with dark
hair and blue eyes in a refined face that would have been handsome
if not for the excess weight. Everyone shook hands with everyone
else, and then Trevare led the way into the corridor beyond the
hangar, which took them into a sizeable atrium filled with plants,
birds and insects, where a curvy wrought iron table and six chairs
stood. The girls went off to fetch refreshments, and the rest of
the little party settled on the chairs. Trevare eyed Sabre, who
took up a guard stance behind Tassin.
“ So, you have a cyber. For protection?” he asked
Tassin.
“ No. I’m going to free him.”
Trevare
snorted. “Wow. That’s quite an ambition.”
She glanced up
at the cyber. “Sabre, sit down.”
He settled in
the chair beside hers, his back ramrod straight.
Trevare turned
to Kole. “So, who have you pissed off this time?”
“ Cybercorp.”
“ No way!” Trevare laughed. “How the hell did you do that? You
didn’t hack them, did you?”
“ Nah, I’m not an idiot. Tassin’s in trouble with them, and she
was staying at my apartment. Now I’m in the poo too.”
“ So for once you didn’t cause the shit. Can’t say I blame you,
though.” He chuckled and looked at Tassin. “How did you manage to
piss off Myon Two?”
Tassin
explained her suspicions about Manutim, and Sabre’s past.
Trevare leant
forward, clearly intrigued. “So he was free before?”
“ Yes. But now he’s been back to Myon Two for repairs and he
doesn’t seem to be able to free himself anymore.”
Trevare looked
disappointed, and sat back as the girls returned with two trays,
one laden with bright drinks, the other covered with plates of
finger food. They handed out the drinks, offered everyone the
finger food and sat down. One had to go and fetch another chair.
After checking that it was non-alcoholic, Tassin gave Sabre a glass
of the juice and a plate of sandwiches.
Trevare turned
to Kole. “So what do you need?”
“ Just access to the Net so I can set up a new alias and
transfer my funds.”
“ No problem! Wait till you see my setup, you’ll be green with
envy.”
Kole smiled.
“You’ve never seen mine.”
Tassin sipped
her fruity drink and listened to the two hackers chat, not
understanding most of talk about computers and systems, data
storage and other strange stuff. The girls soon grew bored and
wandered off, and the
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