So, I've recently become very obsessed with the Jak series again and I am needing an outlet. Here's a look into the life in the city from a background perspective. We get to know more of the characters with more personal moments and I've given more attention to the characters that didn't get enough recognition, in my opinion *cough*Tess*cough*. Anyway, I hope you like it! Please review! Reviews make me update faster!
Senra fixed her gaze onto the sight in front of her. There was a boy, and another... boy. They looked to be siblings, blonde-green hair, lightly tanned skin, deep blue eyes.
She flinched as her commander gave the order to fire. On the young man and the child.
"Take them down!" He barked, the other guards ran without question, following their commander. She just stood there, rooted to the spot. Shoot a child? She couldn't. But she had to. She took a tentative step forward.
The air around her suddenly crackled and a loud roar interrupted her thoughts. She gaped like a fish out of water and was grateful that her crimson helmet hid her stunned expression.
The man had turned into a monster. Horns protruded from his skull and claws extended from his fingertips. What was he?
She took several steps back, watching him slice through the armor her comrades wore. The steel plates and eco insulated suits did nothing to protect them.
It wasn't long before they were all torn down and the young man changed back. He staggered a few feet towards the boy, who in turn pointed to where Senra stood.
The man turned, brows pulled together and a scowl contorting his lips. He took a step towards her and she slowly lowered her rifle so that the barrel pointed to the ground. The man froze, eyeing her suspiciously.
Shakily, she placed her hand over her earpiece and pressed the talk button. "The target has escaped," She murmured, trying to keep her voice steady.
The man seemed to understand and nodded, taking the boy and leaving with one last glance in her direction.
Senra stepped out of her armor so that she was wearing only the skinsuit underneath. The thick black material fitting to her body uncomfortably.
A few women chattered nearby about the city races as they dressed for their own shifts, confidently stripping out of their street clothes and tugging on their skinsuits.
She blushed as she looked away. She didn't have it in her to undress in front of others. She shut her locker and made her way out the door and into the main hallway, her bag slung over her shoulder loosely.
Walking with her head down, she didn't notice when the leader of Alpha squad that day stepped in front of her. She would have run into him if she hadn't seen his feet.
"I hear you let that fugative get away," Daze growled, his voice rough.
"He killed my entire squad," She muttered, glancing to the side, keeping her face as calm as possible.
"Yet you don't have a single scratch on you?" It wasn't really a question.
She met his eyes but didn't say anything.
"I suggest that you be careful." He turned partially away from her, as if to leave. "You know what happens to deserters. Especially after Torn left."
She nodded, keeping her cool while her heart thundered in her chest. "Yes, I know." She didn't meet his eyes until after the words left her mouth.
Daze nodded, his eyes showing some dark emotion. Malice? Anger? Suspicion? She didn't get to study it that long as he turned away and stalked down the hall to her left.
She grit her teeth and made her way out the building hurriedly.
The Hip Hog was always one of her least favorite places to be, with Krew floating about and smelling. Thankfully, he was away in his room tonight which left the air considerably nicer. She only came here because this was the cheapest place she could get drinks, and for that she was grateful.
Tess was seated next to Senra, which wasn't allowed, but since Krew was away, that left the rules up in the air.
"So you say that he seemed to threaten you?" Tess asked, her head propped up on her elbow which was on the table.
"Yeah," She sighed. "I didn't get a scratch on me, so that makes it look like I intentionally let that guy get away. Which I guess I did..." She mumbled the last part, but Tess seemed to hear it.
"Try not to worry," The blonde laid a hand on her shoulder. "At least you're alive. They could kill you, but you would have died anyway. This way, you have more time at least."
She gaped at the bartender. "Wow," She growled through her teeth. "Thanks Tess. You're really helpful."
"No, hear me out." Tess scooted in her chair so that she was facing Senra directly. "You can escape with your life. So long as you're alive now, you've always got a chance. You could always join the underground like that last guy who escaped the guard with his life."
"No one's been able to get out alive since him though."
"So, just don't go home. Don't go to work. Don't let them find you. They're too focused on other things right now anyway."
Senra sighed, staring into her half empty drink. "I don't know. The underground might not even be for me anyway."
"Just think about it," Tess patted her arm comfortingly. "It sure beats dying." She got up and went to serve a pair of loud men in the next table over who had been shouting for her attention.
Senra grumpily stared into her drink and gulped the last of it down, leaving some money on the table for Tess to collect later. With that, she stood up and left the building. Just as she was getting to the door, she saw a blonde man walk in with a furious expression on his face. It was the same man from earlier in the slums. The one protecting the child.
She stared, wide eyed as he gave her a weirded out expression. There was some orange rat on his shoulder who gave her the same look. This startled her a little and she blinked multiple times and watched as they strolled right up to Tess.
Senra felt her chest tighten as she watched them greet each other fondly. Her blood ran cold when Tess said something and pointed at Senra, causing the man to give her a curious expression.
She bolted out the door. Had Tess told that man that Senra was the one who spared him? Why would she do that? Weren't they supposed to be friends? She found the nearest public zoomer and tossed some coins into it as a rental fee and shot off, back into the city and towards her apartment.
No way was she trusting Tess and joining the Underground.
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