----- Chapter 10 : Logical Progression ------
When she failed to hear the sounds of Sue dealing out Hunter justice, the nurse emerged from her hiding place to see Sue bent over, examining the floor.
"Did you see anyone?" She asked.
"I don't think it was so much of a who as a what." Sue replied.
"A what?"
"Exactly. It looks like it went that way." Sue said while pointing in the direction of the washrooms. She then deactivated her photon claw and slowly walked forwards while staring intently at the floor.
"My name's Cassie."
"Hmm?"
"My name. It's Cassie Opia."
"Oh, uh... my name's Sue Biopal. Everyone just calls me Sue though."
"I know who you are, You're a very famous Newman Hunter. You're a role model for us girls here at the hospital."
At this Sue stood up straight and tried not to blush too visibly.
"I, er... Thanks but... I'm not the best out there."
"That's so like you to be so modest."
"O... Kay..."
They stopped around a large sinkhole mounted into the floor. Its grill was not fixed on permanently and had been moved to uncover the drain. Sue picked up the grill and examined it. She noticed that there were sharp edges to the wires. She passed it to Cassie.
"Get a sample of that."
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By about five hundred Beats into the day the rumours had spread like wildfire throughout the Guild. A clandestine mission had taken place the previous night and one Hunter had single-handedly killed the creature dubbed 'De Rol Le' that had inhabited the underground channel linking the geothermal power plant to the mining facility.
The authorities quickly released some statements to control the situation. Yes, De Rol Le had indeed been defeated. No, the identity of the Hunter in question would not be released at this time. Finally, military androids were currently in the process of dredging the channel to retrieve the body.
This news only served to reinvigorate the Hunter community. They had suffered continual setbacks in an attempt to regain control of the mines and casualties had been higher than expected. But now the Guild desk was hidden behind the queue of Hunters all hoping for a piece of the glory. It would be about three hundred more Beats before they reached and started deactivating the first of the robot production lines.
Now all that remained would be to shut down the mines' security master control system.
When she failed to hear the sounds of Sue dealing out Hunter justice, the nurse emerged from her hiding place to see Sue bent over, examining the floor.
"Did you see anyone?" She asked.
"I don't think it was so much of a who as a what." Sue replied.
"A what?"
"Exactly. It looks like it went that way." Sue said while pointing in the direction of the washrooms. She then deactivated her photon claw and slowly walked forwards while staring intently at the floor.
"My name's Cassie."
"Hmm?"
"My name. It's Cassie Opia."
"Oh, uh... my name's Sue Biopal. Everyone just calls me Sue though."
"I know who you are, You're a very famous Newman Hunter. You're a role model for us girls here at the hospital."
At this Sue stood up straight and tried not to blush too visibly.
"I, er... Thanks but... I'm not the best out there."
"That's so like you to be so modest."
"O... Kay..."
They stopped around a large sinkhole mounted into the floor. Its grill was not fixed on permanently and had been moved to uncover the drain. Sue picked up the grill and examined it. She noticed that there were sharp edges to the wires. She passed it to Cassie.
"Get a sample of that."
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By about five hundred Beats into the day the rumours had spread like wildfire throughout the Guild. A clandestine mission had taken place the previous night and one Hunter had single-handedly killed the creature dubbed 'De Rol Le' that had inhabited the underground channel linking the geothermal power plant to the mining facility.
The authorities quickly released some statements to control the situation. Yes, De Rol Le had indeed been defeated. No, the identity of the Hunter in question would not be released at this time. Finally, military androids were currently in the process of dredging the channel to retrieve the body.
This news only served to reinvigorate the Hunter community. They had suffered continual setbacks in an attempt to regain control of the mines and casualties had been higher than expected. But now the Guild desk was hidden behind the queue of Hunters all hoping for a piece of the glory. It would be about three hundred more Beats before they reached and started deactivating the first of the robot production lines.
Now all that remained would be to shut down the mines' security master control system.