There isn't much I can do to help him out at this point... Hadden's got to come into his own. He's got to stand up for himself, and take care of his family. I guess the least I can do is give him a little bit of time go get that moving.
"You've got…
I make a quick reservation for two online, and send her the Google map link. Part of me is a little relieved this is just a lunch date, considering my place is kind of a mess from last night, and I don't want Ray thinking we're having visitors all t…
I look back at the market for a second — killing the innocent people here would be a little overkill... They're almost like armor for Merrell. I wonder if he'd use them as a human shield. I look back to Hadden, and hold a hand up after he's finished…
Damn it Hadden...
I shrink a little at his cry for help, and look back at the gang for a second before turning back to Hadden, and slowly pacing back to him. "Help me understand, Hadden," I whisper, just for him, "I got 30 fucking people together t…
I give Jenni a playful pat on the shoulder, and chuckle to myself. "Thanks for taking one for the team." I plan on spending some time revising the plan for the incoming VC money, specifically for the new GUI employee, and working on an after-action …
Yup... That's what I thought. I'm not disappointed.
I quickly twitch out a reply for her:
It was my pleasure. You know where to find me!
Then I quickly get dressed, and go about my morning routine.
Would you be terribly disappointed if I said VR was better? Don't get me wrong: Bea is a fantastic lover, and I'd do it again IRL in a heartbeat — but sex in the real world is biologically limited. Men can only go once every few minutes, unless you …
OOC: Actually, I'm just going to take the XP from the manipulate and run.
This whole fucking place is back-asswards. I put my hands on my hips and sigh in exasperation. "I'm heading back... You can say you're better than that asshole all you want, …
Urgh... Ok. This is getting frustrating. "What fucking peace, Hadden? He's tried to kill one of your friends, is locking up a pregnant woman to sell her child into slavery, and has transgressed on my fucking gang! Speak some fucking sense to me! Why…
This shit with Merrell has gone on too long. If Hadden wants to start shit with him, we'd best get this started soon, because I don't want him looming his fucking shadow over my new home. That he's happy to take people important to me, and rough the…
I'm going to take her on a quick flight — wherever the heck she wants to go, really — and help her through the learning process.
Seems like she got her childhood wish after all.
I look over to Hadden, and lower my voice, "Merr isn't some almighty fucking God, Hadden. He doesn't get to lock people up just because they're vocal about not liking him — much less beat on them with his fucking herd of sheep. He could have kicked …
I almost deck Hadden as he starts talking me down, and eyeing my gunshot wound — I swear, I'm this fucking close — but he's not the source of my fucking problems right now: Merrell is. I'm still fuming though. I eye Hadden up and down — he has no fu…
My eyes narrow into thin slits, and I take a step forward when he dismisses my assessment of the situation. "Underlake's been doing an awful lot of shit I don't fucking agree with these past few days, asshole — you're beating up outsiders, leaving i…
Of course it fucking bothers me! The girls cause as much chaos as any of the men, and they work twice as hard to get any respect from them — they'll probably never hear the end of it, just because they got out-numbered. I'm not going to put up with …
I look back over to him when he starts ignoring my bandage, and answer, "Em-sixteen, Inessa, and Blood Dracula. If you feel like talking to Merrell, that's fine, but we're going to fuck his shit up if he doesn't give us our people back."
What happened? "Fuck if I know," I answer coldly, watching Merrell's hired goons doing their rounds... I spot Hadden looking at my neck, and I turn my wound away from him, obviously uncomfortable about his concern. "I'm here to get them back. Word o…
I brought ten people with me, just in case Merrell decides he wants to cause us some trouble. I asked Jester to head out and find Silica for me — I sent Arbor out with him, to kill two birds with one stone. I turn to Invert and Wandering, and whispe…
This probably hasn't come as much of a surprise to you, but I'm just keeping my console open. I kill some of the NSFW functions so she can focus on the room for a bit — I'm all about attracting people to the hobby — and then flip on "flight mode" fo…
"Fucking asshole. We can't even go up there without getting harassed... Someone needs to set that fucker straight. I get up and grab some clothes, "let's go sort him out... Get our people back."
"I'm up," I answer in a groggy voice. I slowly shuffle out of bed, sitting up on the edge of the mattess, and look over to the hatch. "What is it Wandering?"
Ooooooh... You know what I love about being the founder of a VR dev company?
Unrestricted access to debug mode of our headsets.
So long as I ease her into things, so I don't break the illusion, I could make her whole body shake ... Not that I need…
I would say that if getting shot gets me this kind of treatment, then I'd consider getting shot more often... But that's fucking ridiculous. I rolled over onto my side when Jester started singing – largely because of the sick sinking feeling in my s…
Sleepy time... Yeah.
We carved out a place in the habitat that had a pair of mattresses We pushed together, and some storage. Nothing fancy – just a place to be together in private.
I get closer to him, and put a hand on his cheek, "I don't want you going out there alone again... It's like every time I do, some asshole decides they want to turn on you. I'll be OK — you'll be there to help keep me calm. Let's just find my sister…