Prologue I – Static
"Howdy partners!"
The volume of the television was turned high so that everyone aboard the ship drifting through space could hear.
"It's time for another installment of Big Shot!"
A man wearing cowboy attire announced this excitedly.
"Today we have a very large bounty on our hands! In fact, several large bounties, and this group of varmints are wanted as a collective group! Who are we talking about, Judy?"
A woman, dressed scantily clad in similar attire to the man beside her, put on a huge smile and stole the show.
"Well, Punch, this collective bounty is for a five-man band of daring thieves! They have been pillaging a popular chain of restaurants and are even reported to be keeping a rare alien specimen hostage!"
"And these wrong-doers have been at large for over a year without so much as a photo for their identity. How much is this illusive group going for?"
"These thieves, nicknamed 'Volnus' are wanted for a whopping five-million woolongs! That's a million woolongs per thief, Punch!"
A woman on the ship, watching the show with a bored expression up until now, bolted up at the sound of such a large bounty. The other members on the ship now surrounded her at a worn-out couch facing the television.
"F-five-million?" a large man repeated in disbelief.
"But not so much as a clue to their identity, I don't think there's much of a chance we'll catch them." a thin man added.
"What restaurant are they targeting? They could have at least told us that!" the woman complained.
The Bebop crew decided not to pursue these thieves any further. For now.