[Shaman_Yuri]

"I'm in both places, I guess," I admit in a glum voice to the elf.  "I slept one night in Arc's bed, but last night was still at my old place.  Most of my stuff is still there, but it isn't much.  I left Singapore with literally nothing more than this jumpsuit."  I gesture my hand along my body as I speak.  "For me, home is where my deck is."

[ismilealot]

@ Subaru  >>"Home is where my deck is." Oh jeez, can you sound any more pathetic. I give you finite control over the infinite. And you are content to hack secrets and lies. Renraku's bitch even though they killed your parents. Stop thinking like a corp. slave an become something real.<< That voice again! The one that's coming from her deck. But, that's impossible! It can't be coming from it, it has to be coming through it. The programs for AI's, especially one as sophisticated as this one is, are far to large for this deck. It's even to large for her old state of the art deck. So, someone has hacked her deck and is using it against her. That's the only logical explanation!

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena hears the tone of Firefly's voice and is concerned.  "Yelena take decker mage garage.  Firefly want talk?"

Yelena carefully drives the Scorpion to the garage, opening the outer door and walking the bike in.  "Firefly make soycaf?  Yelena put bike and guns away.  Talk while work."

[SgtBoomCloud]

Arc grunted as she felt her neck tense up once her hair was pulled back.   "Gaah, easy, omae.  Verifying is easy, but I told ya I got people on it.  Y'all want a peek just leave the crew out.  I'm the one pissed y'all off, aight?  Just let me recall it.."  She gave herself a moment to think it up, giving the impression she wasn't prepared to have to share the code.  As she felt the taser press to her neck, she lifted her free hand in a dismissing gesture.  "Hoi hoi, it's comin' aight?!"

Clearing her throat and drawing in some breath, she closed her eyes as she choked out the code.  "It's N93E...20R25...6U3K518S....aight, I've given you the code and updated the sitch, we good here?"

[ismilealot]

@ Arc  The head leaning close to her ear moves back and turns saying, "Check it." It's several long minutes and then a second voice, "It is to a tag. And it's moving. But, the signal's weak and cuts out every now and again. Looks like it may be damaged. It's enough to follow, but, we'll need to hurry. We'll need to pull in some muscle on that side of town if we want to make sure we can catch her before we lose the signal entirely." Arc is thrust so suddenly away by her captor she hits her head against the wall. "Aagh" escapes her lips and then she stifles the sound. Not like I ain't had worse. "Aight, yo got what yo came fer. Tell NineLives my peeps be on her. We bring her in no charge. Or you bring her in wid my tag. But, it's still mine." She looks back and forth between the four assailants she can see in outline. "We cool aight?" In answer the one who tasered her answers. "We catch her. We verify your story. Turns out you just a damn stupid slitch we cool, you live. This be a double cross. You leave this prison in a bag. An then we be cool, aight" the last sentence was delivered mockingly and then they turn and leave.
It's a few moments and then the rest of her cell-mates let out a collective breath. Belladonna comes over, "You aight?" She pauses a moment and Arc sees her smile, her tusks catching the light. "Hell, I've had worse from my pimp on a slow night. You be fine." Arc knows just how much pro's suffer from their pimps during bad spells and knows Belladonna is trying to cheer her up and answers, "Hell yeah I'm aight. Prolly used a taser cause he punches like a nine year old keeb an don' wanna hurt his hand." they both laugh at that and Belladonna hands her a drink of water. It's quiet after that and Arc finally gets some sleep.

[gilga]

Sleep came fast, too fast perhaps. Marco could feel as if he sails to some strange and odd world where emotions were real and physical things were abstracts. In that world Marco felt as strong as a troll. In his Balcony where Snowden has thrown out his bar was a mystical bridge, it was invisible but somehow Marco knew it was there and examined it suspiciously.

Marco could sense Agrat saying “All you need is in your heart.” Marco looked at the apartment he liked it and it felt as if he left some of his essence in that apartment, but he desired to see where that bridge was leading him into. The bridge was long and Marco walked on it leaving everything behind, the apartment was long gone and Marco was in the middle of nothing, forward toward the bridge or backwards towards the apartment were his options.

At middle of the bridge he met a Daemon - a powerful one.

“Why did you come here?” Asked the Daemon

“I want to see the other side, let me pass! “ Said Marco

“Make me” Said the Daemon

No amount of persuasion, flattery or even strong talk could move the Daemon from his place and Marco spent hours trying to convince the Daemon to move.

Finally he asked -” At least tell what lies ahead after I pass you?”

“An even bigger Daemon “ Said the Daemon

and with these words in mind Marco woke up.
 

[SgtBoomCloud]

After the thugs left (Frag, they sent 4 to check on me?!) Arc groaned as she sat up on the bed, glad they were kind enough to at least uncuff her.  Rubbing her head where she hit the wall, she looked up to see Belladonna over her, cup of water in hand.  "Tch...thanks, omae.  You see anythin'?  Cuz last I checked that was some low drek for KE.  I'd have expected it from th'Star but not these hoops..."  Taking a drink, she drew in her breath as her adrenaline started to disappate, her body calming.   Merlin and his crew should be ready and moving by now.  Hope they know what they doing.  But nothing I can do now, my plan is done  As she drank, an idea sprung into her mind as she recalled the little "bullet" nestled in her arm circuitry.  The encrypted link.  I know Marco ditched his cross...feds know we're still on this op so no issue.  Yelena, don't fail me now..

<<@Yelena {Encrypt code 109239A03LM090}: Srui.  Club found me, has tag code, Devil rats will be pursued soon.  In cell with others, will see who gets me out.  Don't keep me waitn' forever, Srui.{End Encryption}>>

With that done, Arc finished the drink as she lay back, closing her eyes as she tried to sleep, Seeing Belladonna sitting nearby with a few others, but this time keeping near to the short human.  Seems like this drek got some of their respect...or pity.  At this point, I don't fraggin' care..  Silently entrusting them with her safety for the night, she drifted off into a light sleep to help rest her hurts..

What happens in the morning will happen, but her die has been cast.

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena has barely taken the weapons case off the bike when Arc's call comes in and encrypted no less.  She reads the note and fires one back with the same encryption.  "Arc.  Is Yelena.  Srui Need Yelena bail from prison?  Tell where at.  Come get if want.  Yelena calling Merlin and Hopscotchers."

Yelena signals Firefly to come to her and tells her what Arc has said then calls Melin and Rabbit.  "Hopscotchers and Merlin.  Is Yelena.  Club men have code.  They looking for you.  Be safe.  Dump tag if need.  Answer bac so Yelena know get message."

[SgtBoomCloud]

...Or at least so she thought.

Arc was not expecting a ready reply from her blood sister, figuring she would have shut down for the night.  She had also figured that the elf may have dumped the silver torc that housed her encrypted link.  But, here the reply was, the pinging of the message coming into her cybereyes' vision stirring her out of her light sleep.  "Nnh.."  she groaned softly as she shifted where she lay, moving to her back, hands over stomach as she worked a fast reply.

<<@Yelena {Encrypt code 030941IA013N43}: At the place those hoops dragged me to.  Think the station off 87th.  Thanks for spreading the word.  Your call on when to bail me out, but don't risk y'self for me, aight?  I'll be here, Srui {End Encryption}>>

[ismilealot]

@ Arc  Merlins response is also quick. >>Teachin' yo pack KE countdown. They learn quick. I be movin' the tag to the Garden. You can hide a mage in there easy iffn' they not used ta da scent. I leave the tag in 'dere.<<

[ismilealot]

@ Yelena Subaru lays a hand on Yelena's arm. "Yelena-sensai. I need to tell you what I have found. The data I have gathered points to many people in high up positions who have accepted bribes for the ingredients of this drug. As well, there is data indicating that others have accepted bribes to ensure that those under it's influence have had the right conditions set for them to be able to steal sensitive info. Many others who are supposedly party goers at the club have been co-opted for it's use. Either to hide intel, or give intel. It takes awhile to process all the data, to make sense of it. But, since I have learned of this I have had no time to tell anyone of my findings."

[gilga]

Marco wakes up to the day before the day where he places his life at risk. The morning hours are spent studying and practicing the part followed by a quick venture to try and schedule a meeting with the plastic sisters. A group of pink wearing orcs how hard can they be to find, for this day to work Marco packs two sets of clothes, one for the Barrens and the other for the better parts of town. The day starts at the Barrens at the place Arc referred him - somebody is sobotaging the construction site and it has to stop. Marco plans his time so that he will be in time to meet Cain and then Sophie.

[Shaman_Yuri]

Finally, a chance to share with Yelena-sensei all I have learned from the safe and elsewhere.  I try and summarize it as best I can since things are going pear-shaped with Arc sensei and we have to make new plans, perhaps quickly.  Damn me for not having found a way to share this sooner.  Maybe Yelena and Arc might have then been able to predict the jail plan being such a terrible idea...

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena nods at Firefly.  "Yelena not surprised.  Many top people in on drug.  Decker mage does good work.  Now, want help Arc?  Club men find in jail.  Get tag code.  Yelena go get Arc.  Decker mage come or stay for study and sleep?"

[Shaman_Yuri]

"I'll come with if you think I could he helpful. I'm not a very good actress, though," I add glumly.