Beda - Not compatiable? How is that even a thing?
After visiting another store, Nita and Beda were walking through city streets. Sunlight has reached the clouds in the sky, painting in deep red and crimsone. A bunch of shoping bags is hanging on Nita's arms, while Beda is frustrated with "not competent specialist"
Nita - I did said that it would be a bad idea to visit a frame maintenance out here. I usualy fix my components myself! And so far it was good.
Beda - Fix yourself all by yourself? And how do you even do that?
Nita - I am a prototype after all!
For a moment, Beda wanted to make another angry comment, but then just stoped. They made their way to the plaza. An unusual fountain were placed in a middle of a square. A strange music fills plays out around the fountain.
Nita - So that's how it works?
Beda - What?
Nita - The fountain... I saw such conceptions on yellow zone. But never really understood what it does or why it is even a thing. Someone said that it is just plain beautiful, but i see no beauty in here.
Beda - Music fountain. I used to care about such things too...
Pillars of water rise and fall to the rhythm of the music. Combined with the lights shining from the ground, they form a something. It is an unfortunate sight for Beda. And just plain sad for Nita.
Nita - Makes me think of... something else..
Beda - Same... Same... I wish i could go back. When things were easy, when i never ventured out the right path... Because right now, i don't even know what is right and what is not.
Nita - I wish i could go back. Back to the mountain, when people were full of life, when everyone was alive. Now it's like a different world.
Beda - As much as i would like... We both know that this is not our world anymore. Let's just get going! We don't have much time for being sentimental.
Nita - Yeah... You right.
As time hit high noon, the fountain finished it's last composition, and then went silent, leaving only small stream of water to run slowly on it's place. Nita and Beda walked futher by street.
=== At the same time ===
Herman - I expected to see you arrive on time, but since you were here so early and i have a free time, why not begin right now?
Sudden message from the client, has caught Kilmure off guard. Hastly, he and Nomomo arrived to new offered location, whitch turned out to be a storehouse. No signs or company names, only guards and fence. At first it all looked strange.
Kilmure - It is a pleasure to meet you mister Herman. But we are here for business. What matters requires intervention from our Hunter Group?
Herman - Straight to the point. Alright. But let me ask you something. What do you know of new Jakob Simons programm?
Kilmure - Jakob Simons? Never went in details, something about expanding manufacturing or something. He were trying to gather people from yellow zone and get them to work in green zone?
Herman - Yes, the whole idea worked out for some time and then it all failed within few months.
Kilmure - Is that somehow related to your request?
Herman - In a matter of fact, yes! This whole ordeal, made him a small fortune, while local bussines went out in rough and bad ways. And he hired people he invited to make a network to spy on my assets. One of such assets were an armored truck. That were noticed to leave through gates, and with very valuable cargo inside. Here all info on the truck that i have.
After opening briefcase. Herman took a few papers and placed them on table.
Kilmure - That is an one hell of a old-fassioned ways. I used to deliver info...
Herman - I want you to understand. I spent alot of effort so that truck and it's cargo would never appear anywhere. This truck has not digital trace, barely few people know about it. And i wan't you to keep it that way. If anyone asks, this is yours truck. Hell, you can take it as an additional payment once you are done with the task. But i need you to get back what was in that truck.
Kilmure - So overall... People from yellow zone, came in to work, were fired, Simon offered them an easy job, and they took your truck and drive away in to the yellow zone again?
Herman - No need to point out the elephant please... As soon as i get my hands on a cargo. Your job is done. And the faster you would deal with this, the more money you will get.
Kilmure - Consider it a deal... If you are in a hurry, i wan't to start right away!
The way things were going. Whatever that cargo was, it is not going to be easy to get this back.
=== Two hours later ===
Back at the hotel, Nomomo were looking through files. Records, survailence footage, qlues were everywhere... but most of them were leading nowhere. At this rate, they could be anywhere. Yellow zone were an endless surprise, for anyone, but someone like them? Someone who knew what they were doing? Someone who came from yellow zone. They had some sort of a plan.
Sudden knock on a door interrupted Nomomo's thoughts. Slowly she gabbed a gun, and looked through curtain near the door. Near the door were usual suspects, Beda and Nita with a bunch of shopping bags.
Nomomo - What did you buy this time?
After opening the door, Nomomo placed the gun leaning to wall
Beda - A huge chunk of good stuff... Even your favorite scarf made it's way here.
Nomomo - I told you! I can handle stuff for myself, and can you be a little bit more serious? We have a job here after all!
Beda - If you are having a big business, that doesn't mean we have to skip on good things! What do you have here? Stolen truck? Ah... The ususal "Security Corporations". I hate them all!
Nita - Where do i put this?
Beda - Ah... Just drop them somewhere!
Following the suggestion. Nita dropped all bags near the bed.
Nomomo - Nita... You used to be wandering doll through the yellow zone. Where can someone find a stolen truck? Considering that the truck has valuable cargo?
Nita - Truck? I used to know some merchants that were buying car parts... I even used to know about some of brokers that were paying high price for a good cars. But if we need to find one? Why not straight up buy intell from someone?
Beda - I hate when things get through brokers. And where is Kilmure?
Nomomo - Dealing with some minor stuff. Asking around our old crows to see if anyone needs something or if someone is in trouble?
Nita - Crows?
Beda - Code for our runners around big cities. Something i doubt you ever, would be dealing with.
Nomomo - Usualy Kilmure or Andre doing the legwork. Sometimes i do my share through that, but that's a different story. But that's not the main topic here. I have to go through files again.
Once again. Nomomo sits down beside the table and starts looking through files.
Nita - So... Why not just buy intel?
Nomomo - Not my call. But good idea. I will tell Kilmure, when he get's back. In the mean time, i want to look for anything that can give us a clue on what they might be up too, who can be behind all of this, or who are we dealing with?
Beda - Just some randome dudes from yellow zone? Why should we be bothered? Just threat them as some sort of Varjagers... Find, kill and return. Simple!
Nomomo - No... This is not your simple Varjagers. They managed to get in greenzone, infiltrate a corporate company, and then steal a truck with valuable cargo! If it wasn't for such a hard scheme topull off. But they did! And that's why we are here. So i would advise you to not consider them an easy threar. Or we might end up in a mud.
Beda - Okay, Okay... I got it. Just relax for a bit...
Nomomo - Not untill i am done with my bit of work
And just like that, Nita stood in a middle of a room with sense of unease, while Beda were laying down on a bed and Nomomo were reading through the files. So nita just sits down on the edge of a bed near Beda.
Nita - Does it always goes like this?
Beda - Don't mind the game... Let her just focus on a work. She will be fine in a few moments.
=== Some other place ===
Kilmure - So-o-o... How come they never answered?
Crow - I don't know. But there is something fishy about this.
On a bench in central park, Kilmure were talking with a young boy, somewhere about 17 years old. Another crow he had to check on. To see if there is something weird was going on.
Kilmure - And the what the guys from white zone saying?
Crow - Not much... They were going all about request of hunting down the Uncle. But it doesn't take their priority. So all and all. You and Uncle should be safe for now.
Kilmure - Happy to hear that. Can you delay any new info?
Crow - I can try! But things got heated... Someone were looking at Kalina's work. Few words here and there, and rhumors got going that she is doing something under the table. No proofs tho!
Kilmure - Okay, okay. I don't need to hear all this. Just take this.
A small pile of paper appeared from Kilmure's bag, and that pile ended up in hands of a boy.
Crow - Thank you!
Kilmure - No need to be. Now... Is there anything else i should hear about?
Crow - Not much. Some same news. Oh... Suzev were mentione!
Kilmure - Suzev? Tell me that they are going to kill that old bastard!
Crow - Unfortunatly, no. He was spoted at CT-07 few weeks back, durning a terroris attack. So he is still on a run. But bounty hunters already started making different reports. But no, nobody found him or captured him yet.
Kilmure - This old backstabing rat is good at fleeing and hiding. So i am not really surprised. If anything appears, send me a few letters.
Crow - I will. It was nice to see you again!
Kilmure - Same here my friend... Same here!
Crow and Kilmure shared a handshake. And then went their separate ways.