Rann, Club

"Uh..nothing." Rann answered, quickly turning that small computer off and putting it into his pocket.

"Listen, I'll see you later tonight, maybe tomorrow." he said, getting up and leaving. He didn't check to see if Ed followed or not; he was almost to scared to look behind him.

HE mainly wanted his guns; those always gave some small comfort.

Ed-club

Edward excused himself from his friends and did indeed follow Rann from a distance, he managed to get from the message that someone wanted money from Rann. It was really none of Edwards business, but this was the first roomate that Edward had actually enjoyed being around with. The kid was smart, but he had a wild streak, something Edward lacked, well almost. And becuase of this Edward followed Rann.

Rann, his/Ed's room

Rann set the datapad on his desk along with his gun. he took a small toolkit that he often carried and went to work taking apart his datapad. He carefully removed the component that recognized him as Rann Viann; the computer wouldn't work until he found a replacement, but that would be fine. Better to be out of communication for awhile than dead. He crushed the locator and crushed it some more, until it was turned into a fine powder.

They probably knew where he was, but his location could always be changed. He would need to have his ship scanned for tracking devices, and his name removed from all records involving Satyana.

This was going to be hard.

Edward-Outside dorm room

Edward leaned against the door to the dorm, Rann was suddenly acting very paranoid. edward was beginnig to worry that maybe the alcohol was getting to the young man, and if ti was he would have to intervene before Tann hurt himself. He entered the room and shut the door behind him,

"Rann tell me what is going on here? Why are you acting so paranoid."

Rann, dorm

Rann jumped when he heard Ed come in. "Holy compassion, Ed! don't scare me like that!"

"Acting? I am paranoid." he clarified. "Alright; I need to get to Satyana's files...Damn! I already crushed the chip!"

He sat down to compose himself. "Alright, Ed. I need a computer."

Ed, dorm

Ed sat down next to Rann,

"You need a computer for what? who is after you Rann, and why are they after you?" he said calmly.

Rann, dorm

"Just give me a computer and I'll answer your questions while I'm doing something." he answered; his sister's life came far before Ed's questions.

"And hold this too." he said, handing Ed one of his pistols.

Ed-Dorm

Edward sighed, he opened his bag and handed Rann his handheld.

Edward had overlooked the gun, but was glad that Rann had handed it over to him, at least his way rann couldn't harm himself. (OOC: he doesn't know about the other gun).
he took i nervously, unsure of what to do with it.

Rann, dorm

"Alright." Rann began as he turned on the computer's holo-screen. He was immediately typing on it incessantly while telling Ed the story. It was obvious what his attention was was on, but he still could carry on a decent conversation with a few pauses.

"About two years ago, me and Syke, my brother bought a ship. The one outside."

He stopped talking and stared at the screen for a moment before continuing. "Well, we sort of started to smuggle goods, and this last job we had..."

"Whoa." he said, obviosuly not part of his story. "this is going to take awhile."

"Anyway, the guy we delivered it to fooled us. He hacked my brother's datapad so it looked like he transferred the money to our account, when he really just made it look that way for an hour or two."

He shook his head. "If it had been me dealing with him, I would have caught it, but Syke isn't into computers and the like. Since he didn't pay us, that means that we have no money to pay our supplier, which happens to be a nasty sort of crime lord."

Rann stopped typing. "Why does she have to be so well known? So many places have her biography; which happens to include me and Syke. "This is going to be impossible." he said, shutting off the computer.

He wasn't exaggerating; it would have been impossible. He went under his bed and took out his gun belt along with the other gun. He opened a small canister and loaded the contents into the gun; his very limited Rithum rounds.

"Give me the other gun." he said to Ed. "I have to go outside."

Nicholas L. Archer
Archer II

Nicholas Archer sat infront of the communication system and tried to send out a recording to the HDF. He figured they'd express surprise to learn the violent radicalist was giving away the position of an enemy they were preserving, but Archer still had a few big cuts that reminded him exactly what thay squad did to him.

Edward, Dorm

Edward listened to the story,

"what are you going to do with the guns Rann? I'm sure there's another way we can handle this, perhaps offer him something of equal value..." Edward tried to suggest, still holding on to the gun.

"Are those rithum bullets Rann?" he said as he watched Rann load he bullets into the gun.

Rann, Dorm

"What do I have of equal value? My sister? No, this is the only way for now." He answered, snatching the gun away where Ed hadn't given it.

"Yes, they're rithum." he answered as he finished loading. "Coming?" he asked, holstering the gun and buckling the belt. "I'm just scanning my ship for tracking devices."

Edward-Dorm

Edward looked at Rann speechlessly for a few second then snapped out of ti,

"...uhh...yeah...sure" he stood up and followed Rann, both hands in his pockets. He looked around nervously as if suddenly expecting crime lord to apper around the corner, or to be caught by a guard with weapons on campus.

"how about some synthetic rithum? you could pay him in that couldn't you," Edward suggested. the crime lord wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Rann, UM Campus

"Yeah, 'cause that exists." Rann scoffed. "And If I could somehow make an incredible fake, they would soon find out and be after me just the same. I just need to get this money somehow, without them getting near Satyana."

He came up on his ship and was relieved when no message popped up on the screen as he typed in the code. He boarded and activated the scanner that he bought and modified; nothing was picked up.

"Maybe they haven't found me yet?" he thought aloud.

He looked at Ed. "You might want to stay here for the night. This is a little more safe than a dorm room, and it has bigger guns."

"But, if you're seen leaving in the morning you could be questioned for being with me. It's up to you."

This post has been edited by Dantrag: Oct 8 2005, 06:43 AM

Edward-Rann's ship

edward didn't metntion anymroe about teh rithum, rann was probably right, it would only be a matter of time before they figured out it wasn't authentic, then they would be in even mroe trouble.

"I'll stay," edward found himself replying to Rann's invite, though he was not quite sure as to why he would choose to remain. sighing he went to a corner and sat down. he opened his bag and pulled out a notebook, that he had been using for his rithum studies. Rann was silent, so Edward took advantage of the situation and began to review the notes and diagrams he had made, and was soon scribling even more. He began to postulate a theory for the assymetric atoms in the rithum crystals, and what or how they contributed to the overall soundness of the structure. the alcohol was taking it's toll, and before Edward realized it he was asleep in the corner, with his notes on his lap and a sentence half finished.

This post has been edited by Megil Tel-Zeke: Oct 8 2005, 06:55 AM

Veda
Pluto, Defense- and Communication Quarters - 3rd HDS

Veda stood by the entrance into the Defense- and Communication Quarters along with Kratos, listning to the incoming messages on his mic. He scratched his cheek as the messages came through about something happening around the Research Station 413.

Veda looked over at Kratos.

"Just got some messages from the TAG HeadQuarters, they have gotten small amount of reports about a siege or attack on the Research Station 413. Looks like its the Free Fighters Alligance or whats it called" Veda said to Kratos, not taking so much interest with what was going on there.

They still had almost a day left to hold the base, few counter attacks had been made over the hours. And the Rykar didn't seem that interesting at all.

"So... Over to conversation we had before we took off, what have you been up to after the raid?" Veda said laying down his weapon on the control panel besides him.

Norton, Research Station 413

" Inspector? i am not an inspector" whistles and five soldier/inspectors come holding guns, "I am much more then an inspector, i am admiral norton, and you are under arrest" takes out gun

Satyana Station 413

OOC: This is going fast! am I correct in this: Rann just went off to uni without even making sure Satyana would pay for that remaining part?
Then is the station 413 being attacked by some dude?Or is a war there breaking out between Norton and the other guy? Are the electrical systems smashed out? Are they going to capture Satyana or just merely kill her?

IC:

Satyana did not argue..just rose her hands above her head...waiting for the next move....

Kratos
"I haven't really been up to much, just testing new weapons the techies come up with. Took part in a few border skirmishes, usually ended in stalemates with no ground gained by either side. All in all, it's been pretty boring til this raid"

Norton, Research Station 413

Radio sginal to all milkyway units: "Attention this is admiral norton, calling all human milkyway fighters to converge on research station 413, it's under attack by the peace fighters, i repeat this is admiral norton, converge on research station 413"