☆TRACK VIII: I'LL REACH YOU BELOW

[interdimanagers]

Who: All rescuers!
What: The trio is here to give you the deets.
When: The evening of February 18th.
Where: An abandoned subway.
Warnings: Nothing predictable, but you never know.

“Word has it on the wire That you don't who you are. Well, if you could jack into my brain, You'd know exactly what you mean here.” ☆I'LL REACH YOU BELOW The notification is sudden. A several hours in advance, all rescuers will receive a ping over the network from Shep that they are to gather at a specific location late that evening. The location will not be given out until one hour in advance of the meeting, but they are advised to be ready to receive it and move out immediately. When they arrive, the meeting is taking place in an abandoned subway. At first it doesn't seem like there is a way in, but after slipping through the rubble in some collapsed tunnels, you'll find it. Shep, Gold, and Silver are all present, and will spent the first while doing a careful headcount of those that show up, until approximately 15 minutes after the starting time. The results seem to be disappointing. People who were here the first time are missing, that much is obvious just from looking around – the leaders’ unease with it is clear. However, it doesn’t cause them to panic or change the point of the meeting, either. At 11:15 PM on the dot, then Shep will begin the meeting by explaining what they are all there for: information. There have been details that the team has been holding back on giving until now, and Shep will somewhat sheepishly explain that it’s because they didn’t want the risk the change of it being leaked in the event that new recruits were incapable or unwilling to blend and lay low for the time being. Thankfully, he’ll explain, everyone here has more than proven themselves capable of working within Vista’s system. So, they’ve been brought together so they can be fully brought up to speed. Information will be delivered in three parts, by each one of the leaders. Afterwards, questions can be asked, and the rescuers will be allowed to mingle and discuss for a few hours. All the information is concise, and in the end the actual explanation will end up taking a half hour or less. Afterwards, Gold has brought snacks to share, as has become customary. Hopefully you like pastries. “So, if you've got the time, Set up the tone to sync. Tap in the code, I'll reach you below.”

Comments

[interstellarebels]

"That's one option," Silver says noncommittally.

[fromearth]

"And others are?" Don't play coy, Silver, you aren't cute.

[interstellarebels]

Silver is adorable.

"Black market. Illegal body mod clinic. That sort of thing. Hey, maybe one of those places that steals kidneys...?"

[fromearth]

Sparks isn't super into those angles either. "Better'n stealin' from sick people. I guess." Actually... "Wait, do we got the money for black market stuff, or do we gotta steal from them too?"

[interstellarebels]

"I was thinking of stealing from them, personally." It's hard to tell but it doesn't really sound like this is exactly hard on their conscience.

[fromearth]

"This is... like... three levels of illegal..." Paying for illegally obtained items wouldn't actually make him feel any better, since he'd rather be arresting pretty much everyone involved. "All right, what's another group out for our blood. Gather the whole dang set."

[interstellarebels]

"What's wrong? You can't steal from the black market. The black market is already illegal. Two wrongs make a right, don't they?"

Are they trolling? It's hard to tell.

[fromearth]

"That's... super not how law works." You can't troll the LAW. The law is actually pretty easy to troll.

"But whatever... That your plan for all these things? Metals and tech and whatever, swipe 'em from... mob bosses and... other super illegal stuff...?"

[interstellarebels]

"That's my plan." They shrug. "Do you have a better one?"

If you do, now is the time to speak up.

[fromearth]

Sparks rubs at his jaw, muttering into his hand. "I mean. We could arrest them." Sure, it's not better from any sort of logical standpoint, but it's better from the standpoint that Sparks likes it more. Old habits die hard.