|
|
| Line 27: |
Line 27: |
| * A young woman, [[Felina Redding]], enters her quarters in [[New Chicago]]. She finds two messages waiting, the first being from her former guardian, an elderly woman named [[Rita]], who proffers her thanks for Redding's birthday gift of flowering plants. As Redding undresses, she receives a second message from her boss, [[Amos Armat]], who warns her that she is in danger and to head to the shuttle station where she will find a prepaid itinerary to an unknown destination. He sincerely apologizes for putting her into the unsaid danger, and notes that she has always been one of his best employees, and then signs off. Unfortunately, the warning is too late, as Redding is besieged by an unknown assailant who snuck into her quarters prior to her arrival. | | * A young woman, [[Felina Redding]], enters her quarters in [[New Chicago]]. She finds two messages waiting, the first being from her former guardian, an elderly woman named [[Rita]], who proffers her thanks for Redding's birthday gift of flowering plants. As Redding undresses, she receives a second message from her boss, [[Amos Armat]], who warns her that she is in danger and to head to the shuttle station where she will find a prepaid itinerary to an unknown destination. He sincerely apologizes for putting her into the unsaid danger, and notes that she has always been one of his best employees, and then signs off. Unfortunately, the warning is too late, as Redding is besieged by an unknown assailant who snuck into her quarters prior to her arrival. |
| * Maj. [[Marla Landers]] arrives in Dr. [[Elias Huer]]'s office, and immediately notes the presence of another individual. Landers believes she arrived early, but Huer assures her she's on time and would like to introduce the gentleman in the room: Armat. Landers summarizes what she knows of Armat: that he is a black marketeer who deals with weapons, slave trading and other lurid occupations, none of which could ever be proven. Armat notes that this is correct, but is willing to surrender all the evidence the Directorate needs to make their case against him, in exchange for assistance in saving Redding's from his arch rival, one [[Morgan Velosi]], as she accidentally came across some readouts that made her a valuable target for Velosi and Armat's other competitors. | | * Maj. [[Marla Landers]] arrives in Dr. [[Elias Huer]]'s office, and immediately notes the presence of another individual. Landers believes she arrived early, but Huer assures her she's on time and would like to introduce the gentleman in the room: Armat. Landers summarizes what she knows of Armat: that he is a black marketeer who deals with weapons, slave trading and other lurid occupations, none of which could ever be proven. Armat notes that this is correct, but is willing to surrender all the evidence the Directorate needs to make their case against him, in exchange for assistance in saving Redding's from his arch rival, one [[Morgan Velosi]], as she accidentally came across some readouts that made her a valuable target for Velosi and Armat's other competitors. |
| | * Huer turns down the deal, relishing in the thought of Armat being effectively removed from contention as a black marketeer. It is Landers who notes that Armat likely has information on the Hatchet fighter's newest ability to avoid the computer control systems of Defense Directorate's starfighters, and Huer reconsiders on the condition that Armat not only surrender himself, but also all information on the Hatchet fighter. Armat agrees. |
| | * Rogers is putting in his [[Rogers' apartment|apartment]] when Deering arrives, after educating her on [[putting]] and the astronaut tradition of carrying a [[golf]] club on board their spacecraft. Deering successfully distracts Rogers' putting attempt by claiming that the whole thing "looks ridiculous." |
| | * After a discussion on going on yet another mission for the Defense Directorate, Deering coyly hooks Rogers due to his particular skill at playing [[10 & 11]] (blackjack), and that he'll be going with Marla Landers to [[Sinaloa]], as Landers is more familiar with Sinaloa than Deering. |
| |-| | | |-| |
| Act 2= | | Act 2= |
