Ed- Jupiter

Ed stood up and collected himself.
placing a hand on Lily's shoulder,

"I mus apologize for my behavior. I am not normally this...disheveled." He then walked past Lily and headed down the road he had traveled down earlier. looking for a landmark that would help him locate the bar.

After severla minutes of walking he came to a rather large intersection, on the corner across the street was a rather worn down looking place. turning to Lily he pointed to it,

"I think that's the place," as he proceeded to cross the busy street.

Lily, Jupiter

"Maybe we should wait inside and see if he shows up there." she suggested.

Ed- Jupiter bar

"Yes good idea," he said as he opened the door for Lily and followed her inside. The place was grimy, yet moderately busy. Seeing an open table he guided Lily to it, and pulled a chair for her. afer she ahd seated herself he walked over to the bar and ordered a pitcher. he sat down opposite Lily.

"So Lily. tell me. How did you follow us?"

Lily, Jupiter, Bar

"I got on the ship before you two did. Granny never let's me see Rann anymore, and it gets pretty boring with only me and Granny. I would've shown myself earlier, but you started talking about suicide and...it didn't seem like a good time..."

Ed-Jupiter bar

"Oh yeah that. Sorry about that," Ed said thinking about earier. He took a swig from his beer.

"Rann will probably be upset when he sees you. Expressing his concern through anger. That seems like somthing Rann would do." then realizing he was rambling he stopped talking.

"do you want anything to drink? I'm treating,"

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Lily, Jupiter

"Yeah he probably will, but he'll get over it. If he doesn't, I'll rip one of those fake eye of his right out of their sockets." she said, jokingly, unaware of the irony of her statement.

"Drink? No, I'm fine. We can just sit here and wait."

Ed- Jupiter Bar

Ed flinched at the comment,

"bit violent wouldn't you say? so what's the thing between you and Rann? have you two ahd some chemistry?"

Lily, Jupiter

"I'm just kidding, lighten up." she said. "Me and Rann? I guess there was, but Granny took care of that pretty quickly."

"So how do you know Rann?"

Rann, Jupiter

Rann had just composed himself and sat down, when he wasa dragged away, kicking, screaming and blind.

He was strapped to what he figured was the same chair, and asked the guards what was going on. He got no answer, but he heard the guards dutifully doing their duties. One ightening the straps, and one standing over him. He realized what was happening as one eye was painfully re-inserted.

He blinked a few times, trying to get his bearings, and the guards had both gone.

"Alright, Rann." he heard through a speaker in the ceiling. "I'm letting you go with one of your eyes. Find out who hired you, and come back with the information. You have a week before I start killing the people I've seen in those recordings of yours."

Rann was about to reply when the straps around him were released and the door in front of him was opened.

"You'll get your other eye when you come back."

With that, the man cut off the audio conenction, and Rann began fumbling his way back outside.

Ed-Jupiter Bar

"Can't say I really know him. I spent a few days in a dorm with him at the uni. Then things went AWOL and I left with Rann. and now here I am." He said with a sigh. He was beginning to worry. Hopefully Rann would come back soon.

"your grandmother is quite the lady. Is she always so strict? Or is it only when Rann is around?"

Lily, Jupiter

"Granny? Yeah, she's always strict. Unless it's herself breaking the rules. Then it's 'only in fun' or something like that."

Rann, Jupiter

Rann kept is left eye closed; he didn't want anything getting in the socket. He made his shaggy hair hang the opposite way so that it covered his left eye, hoping that Ed wouldn't notice.

He was almost back to the ship when he remembered. "The bar, right."

He opened the door, and looked around. He saw Ed and the back of some girl's head.

ED- Jupiter Bar

Ed saw the door open and saw Rann enter. with a sigh of relief Ed stood up and walked to meet him. He pulled Rann into a hug.

"Thank god you're alive," he said "I was so worried" he held on tightly for a while longer then slowly let Rann out of the embrae. that's when he noticed something wasn't quite right.

"What's the matter, what happened to your face? Are you alright Rann? Here come and ahve a seat,"

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Rann, Jupiter

We have mood swings, now? he thought, laughing to himself until Ed said something about his face. That reminder was enough to take away any mirth.

He sat down, and justthen noticed that it was Lily sitting with Ed.

"What are you doing here? You have to get home. Now." he said angrily.

Lily, Jupiter

"You were right, Ed. He's pretty mad." she said with a laugh. "We'll go home as soon as you're ready. Get your hair out of your eyes, Rann." she said as she brushed it back.

"What's wrong, Rann? Open your eye." When he did, all she could say was "Oh my God! What the hell happened?"

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Ed-Jupiter Bar

"...sweet heaven's Rann, what happened?" he asked stunend and appalled. He then proceeded to order some drinks. Now even more nervous since he was worried, Ed was pacing.

Rann, Jupiter

He wouldn't tell the details until Lily was gone, so he jusst said. "I got caught, and they took my eye to teach me a lesson or something. It's not like I can't build a new one; it just won't look as real."

He was torn; did he rat out Irma and Lily, or sacrifice his family? He had to avoid both if at all possible.

I have a week. I can have Irma finish her job, and then I can go to RS413 to take Syke and Satyana somewhere...no, then I only have one day to get Satyana, me and Syke away...Irma has to finish early. Or I have to leave without her finishing...

Then the drinks came. He downed one quickly, and then decided against having anymore; he had to drive back.

"Can we go? I'd like to leave as soon as possible."

Lily, Jupiter

"They just let you go?" she was tempted to ask, but didn't.

"Alright, we can leave." she said, standing up.

Ed-Jupiter Bar

"I can help make a new one. I should have been there to help you, but I wasn't. You can even use some of the rithum." He said, then looking aroun at the stares eh got.

"...ummm yeah let's go," he said as he headed for the door.

Rann, Jupiter

He waited until Lily followed before doing so himself.

When they got to the ship, he turned to Lily. "Wait, where's the ship you took?"

Lily, Jupiter

"I took this one." she said with a smile as she pushed by him and boarded the ship.

Rann, Jupiter

"Huh?" A confused Rann shook his head and went inside to start the engines.

Ed-Jupiter, ship

"She came with us Rann," Ed commented as he entered the ship.

Rann, Ship

"What? How? Oh, of course. that's the only logical way that she oculd have possi- I knew that."

He took off and in about six hours, they were back at Irma's.

Irma, Her house

"Did you get it?" she asked, holding out her hand. Of course he had it.

Rann, Irma's house

"Uhh...No. I mean No Ma'am." he asnwered. Then he remembered that Lily was behind him; this couldn't possibly turn out well. Even if Lily admitted that it was her idea, Irma wouldn't believe him...

Ed- Irma's house

Ed knew this wasn't going to go well. He leaned against the frame of the door and tried looking inconspicuous.

Rann, Irma's House

Rann knew that Irma had seen Lily when he was immediately hit repeatedly by a cane.

"Ow!" he said, trying to block the cane with his arms. He couldn't retaliate; she was an old woman, and he needed her to fix his ship.

Lily, Irma's House

"Granny, stop!" she shouted. When Irma stopped for a second to regard her, she saw Rann back up a few steps.

"I sneaked onto the ship, it isn't their fault. Tell her, Ed."