Chapter Two
Siria and Jack walked into the café. Siria had changed into a violet button up shirt, a black low neck tank top and a pair of hipsters. She also wore a wide black belt with a buckle in the form of a white daisy. In the café Amber was the only one around besides baby Bray. She was fixing two trays when they entered. "Hey you guys." Amber smiled. "Siria can you take this to Trudy and Jack this goes to Ram." She shoved a tray into each of their arms. Siria looked at her, then turning she rolled her eyes and put on a fake smile.
When she walked into the room Trudy was sitting up in the bed with Jay next to her. They had stopped talking when she entered Trudy beamed with impatience for her to leave while Jay tried to avoid looking at her. Siria quickly placed the tray on a near by desk and rushed out of the room. Once she was outside the room she heard Trudy speak, "Oh I'm so glad you're back."
"Me too."
Siria heard the silent sucking of kisses. She was devastated. As she walked back to the café she grabbed a biscuit and bit into it. Jack was seated at a table next to her. "Ebony wants us at the Hotel."
"Why?" Siria's voice was distant as she took another bit.
"Something about cleaning up after the Technos."
"Great..." Siria said in a bored moody tone.
Ebony greeted them both in the Hotel lobby. "Hey, Jack, Slade could use your help in the old control room and Siria you can follow me." As the two of them walked down the sandy red corridor Ebony explained that some rooms needed cleaning out, and that she had moved all the Techno stuff into the conference room. Ebony and Slade had decided on returning to the city to live in the hotel. That way Ebony could run her new militia along with Slade. They weren't together only sleeping together and that's all Ebony wanted for the time being.
When Ebony came to the double door entrance of the conference room, she stopped. She opened the doors revealing a large table and several chairs under piles of boxes and other Techno stuff. Ebony smiled. "Ok let's get to work, you start over there and I'll start here." The two headed to work.
After an hour or so, Ebony looked at Siria. "So how's Ram?"
"So so..."
"Well can you tell him that if he holds up, I'll have a job for him?"
"Ok." Siria looked up from the file she was looking at. "What kind of job?"
"Oh, just a job."
Siria continued to go through the file, then she snapped it shut. Ebony looked up. "Anything good?"
"Just some crap research on immortality." She threw the file into the trash. They continued to go through Ram's files, most of which was useless. Ebony then came to a file and her eyes widened.
"Oh my God!"
"What?"
"Ved..."
"Jay's brother...What about him?"
Ebony began to read the file: "Name-Ved. Position-Techno Lieutenant. Ved along with one unnamed female were used in an experiment of virtual living. The test proved to be a success except for one minor problem of weakened health. Both are now living on an island off the coast of the city with other subjects." Ebony's voice faltered as she continued. "Proclaimed dead in the system." Ebony passed the folder to Siria. "Do you know what this means?"
"No"
Ebony rolled her eyes. "We've found them."
"Oh..." Ebony took the file from Siria, tore it in half, and threw it away. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, we can't let this information get into the wrong hands."
"Like who?"
"Mega. He's still free you know."
"Yeah." Siria's mouth went dry. "So do we tell?"
"No"
"What!?"
"Ram...his will free him to do my job."
"God Ebony." Siria sat back in her chair.
"You just tell him."
"What!? No, no way I am not getting into this."
Ebony smiled. "Just do it."
Siria and Jack walked into the café. Siria had changed into a violet button up shirt, a black low neck tank top and a pair of hipsters. She also wore a wide black belt with a buckle in the form of a white daisy. In the café Amber was the only one around besides baby Bray. She was fixing two trays when they entered. "Hey you guys." Amber smiled. "Siria can you take this to Trudy and Jack this goes to Ram." She shoved a tray into each of their arms. Siria looked at her, then turning she rolled her eyes and put on a fake smile.
When she walked into the room Trudy was sitting up in the bed with Jay next to her. They had stopped talking when she entered Trudy beamed with impatience for her to leave while Jay tried to avoid looking at her. Siria quickly placed the tray on a near by desk and rushed out of the room. Once she was outside the room she heard Trudy speak, "Oh I'm so glad you're back."
"Me too."
Siria heard the silent sucking of kisses. She was devastated. As she walked back to the café she grabbed a biscuit and bit into it. Jack was seated at a table next to her. "Ebony wants us at the Hotel."
"Why?" Siria's voice was distant as she took another bit.
"Something about cleaning up after the Technos."
"Great..." Siria said in a bored moody tone.
Ebony greeted them both in the Hotel lobby. "Hey, Jack, Slade could use your help in the old control room and Siria you can follow me." As the two of them walked down the sandy red corridor Ebony explained that some rooms needed cleaning out, and that she had moved all the Techno stuff into the conference room. Ebony and Slade had decided on returning to the city to live in the hotel. That way Ebony could run her new militia along with Slade. They weren't together only sleeping together and that's all Ebony wanted for the time being.
When Ebony came to the double door entrance of the conference room, she stopped. She opened the doors revealing a large table and several chairs under piles of boxes and other Techno stuff. Ebony smiled. "Ok let's get to work, you start over there and I'll start here." The two headed to work.
After an hour or so, Ebony looked at Siria. "So how's Ram?"
"So so..."
"Well can you tell him that if he holds up, I'll have a job for him?"
"Ok." Siria looked up from the file she was looking at. "What kind of job?"
"Oh, just a job."
Siria continued to go through the file, then she snapped it shut. Ebony looked up. "Anything good?"
"Just some crap research on immortality." She threw the file into the trash. They continued to go through Ram's files, most of which was useless. Ebony then came to a file and her eyes widened.
"Oh my God!"
"What?"
"Ved..."
"Jay's brother...What about him?"
Ebony began to read the file: "Name-Ved. Position-Techno Lieutenant. Ved along with one unnamed female were used in an experiment of virtual living. The test proved to be a success except for one minor problem of weakened health. Both are now living on an island off the coast of the city with other subjects." Ebony's voice faltered as she continued. "Proclaimed dead in the system." Ebony passed the folder to Siria. "Do you know what this means?"
"No"
Ebony rolled her eyes. "We've found them."
"Oh..." Ebony took the file from Siria, tore it in half, and threw it away. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, we can't let this information get into the wrong hands."
"Like who?"
"Mega. He's still free you know."
"Yeah." Siria's mouth went dry. "So do we tell?"
"No"
"What!?"
"Ram...his will free him to do my job."
"God Ebony." Siria sat back in her chair.
"You just tell him."
"What!? No, no way I am not getting into this."
Ebony smiled. "Just do it."
