Neo had fallen asleep with his hand still holding hers, and Trinity was reluctant to get up, unwilling to break
their bond. She gently freed his fingers from hers and he rolled over with his back to her and continued sleeping.
Trinity smiled and ran her fingers through his soft hair, daydreaming of better times they'd shared.
Though she tried to focus on her present, Neo, her mind kept wandering back to her past, Dez. She finally
rolled out of bed and rubbed her eyes. "I need a drink," she muttered. Trinity remembered Zion having a couple of
bars on one of the lower floors and decided to check them out. Drown her sleeplessness in some hard liquor.
She closed her bedroom door quietly behind her and trotted over to the elevator noiselessly, though she had
a feeling that much of Zion was still awake...
***************************
Neo sensed that Trinity was no longer beside him. He turned over and sure enough, only an imprint
remained from where she had laid.
"Damn it, Trinity," he cursed, pulling on his shoes with a struggle, "Where did you go now?"
He grabbed a threadbare jacket off the back of a chair and swung it around his shoulders, sliding each of his
arms through the sleeves. He opened the door and heard a beeping noise as those of the elevator closed. He dashed
down the hall but was too late, the elevator was already carrying his love down- he watched the numbers- to the very
next floor.
Neo ran over to he railing and peered down onto the balcony below where, sure enough, Trinity had just
stepped out onto the walkway. "Hmm, I though I was the insomniac."
***************************
Trinity walked around the balcony, fully aware that Neo was watching her. Talk about lack of trust....
She paused in front of Morpheus's door and pretended to knock, hoping that once Neo saw where she'd be
and figured it was safe, he'd turn around and go back. She dared to glance up and he was gone. "Men," she sighed,
"So predictable."
Trinity backtracked to the elevator and pressed the down button. The doors opened and she stepped inside
and pressed 1. It'd be a long and lonely ride to the bottom. The cold and grey interior wasn't very inviting either.
About a fourth of the way down, the doors opened once more and a tall lean man with sandy hair stepped
on. He smiled at her and pressed one. She smiled back, he seemed nice enough.
"So," he asked, seeing that their journey would take awhile and he might want to make conversation, "What
are you doing up this late?"
"You are, too."
He smiled wider, "I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself," he was British, "What a gentleman. I'm Saturn."
"Trinity," she shook his hand. They both went back to staring straight ahead, hand folded, Saturn rocking
on his heels.
"So what are you doing up at this hour?" Saturn asked pleasantly.
"I need a drink, can't sleep," Trinity surprised herself by not lying to this stranger.
"No kidding? Same here! How bout letting me buy yours?"
Oh, slick. Trinity smiled, Oh well, what harm could it do? "Sure."
The doors opened and he held out his arm which she hesitantly linked with her own and allowed him to lead
her down the corridor and through a pair of double doors into a tavern looking a lot like the crummy elevator, only
with a lot more people.
Saturn steered her through the crowd to a stool at the bar. He gestured to the barmaid, "Two drinks, for me
and my lady friend!" he called out. Trinity was beginning to feel a bit guilty about leaving Neo behind. But the man
just called her a friend, not a girlfriend.
"What drink?" Trinity asked curiously.
"Oh, you've never been here before, eh? They only serve one kind of drink- it's the only one they've got."
Two large wooden mugs were placed before them, "Mind you it's a bit strong, now," Saturn warned.
Trinity lifted her cup and tipped the hot liquid into her mouth and swallowed, inflaming her throat. She put
it back on the table hard and tried to smile; it was very strong, indeed.
"So what are you doing in Zion?" he companion asked, "You obviously don't live here since you didn't
know about the drinks, and you obviously work on a ship, judging my your hands-"
"My hands?"
"Yes, your hands," he turned her hands palm up and pointed out the many callouses from lifting equipment.
"You're tough, Trinity, not like most women."
"I'm with the Nebechanezer," she explained, "We're docking to have our ship checked out and I was
hoping to visit an old friend. But...I discovered that he's been dead...for quite some time, actually."
Saturn hung his head, "I'm sorry to hear that. Do I know the poor chap?"
She smiled at him, "I don't think many people do know Dez."
Saturn paled, "Dez?"
"Heard of him?" Trinity asked hopefully.
The man's face darkened, "We don't speak of him, though all know him."
Trinity laughed, "I don't think we're talking about the same person-"
"There's only one Dez."
"Was," Trinity corrected.
"No," Saturn spoke in a low tone, "He's very much alive, Trinity. He's being held for treason against Zion-
tried to give us all up, he did."
"But I thought he was dead-" she shook her head in disbelief.
"Only to his family."
Trinity was speechless.
"I can take you to him, if you don't believe me," Saturn offered, "Tomorrow night."
Trinity hesitated, didn't Neo have something important planned for the two if them that night? But she just
found out that her best friend was still alive! There was no way she was passing up a chance like this.
"Okay, I'm in."
their bond. She gently freed his fingers from hers and he rolled over with his back to her and continued sleeping.
Trinity smiled and ran her fingers through his soft hair, daydreaming of better times they'd shared.
Though she tried to focus on her present, Neo, her mind kept wandering back to her past, Dez. She finally
rolled out of bed and rubbed her eyes. "I need a drink," she muttered. Trinity remembered Zion having a couple of
bars on one of the lower floors and decided to check them out. Drown her sleeplessness in some hard liquor.
She closed her bedroom door quietly behind her and trotted over to the elevator noiselessly, though she had
a feeling that much of Zion was still awake...
***************************
Neo sensed that Trinity was no longer beside him. He turned over and sure enough, only an imprint
remained from where she had laid.
"Damn it, Trinity," he cursed, pulling on his shoes with a struggle, "Where did you go now?"
He grabbed a threadbare jacket off the back of a chair and swung it around his shoulders, sliding each of his
arms through the sleeves. He opened the door and heard a beeping noise as those of the elevator closed. He dashed
down the hall but was too late, the elevator was already carrying his love down- he watched the numbers- to the very
next floor.
Neo ran over to he railing and peered down onto the balcony below where, sure enough, Trinity had just
stepped out onto the walkway. "Hmm, I though I was the insomniac."
***************************
Trinity walked around the balcony, fully aware that Neo was watching her. Talk about lack of trust....
She paused in front of Morpheus's door and pretended to knock, hoping that once Neo saw where she'd be
and figured it was safe, he'd turn around and go back. She dared to glance up and he was gone. "Men," she sighed,
"So predictable."
Trinity backtracked to the elevator and pressed the down button. The doors opened and she stepped inside
and pressed 1. It'd be a long and lonely ride to the bottom. The cold and grey interior wasn't very inviting either.
About a fourth of the way down, the doors opened once more and a tall lean man with sandy hair stepped
on. He smiled at her and pressed one. She smiled back, he seemed nice enough.
"So," he asked, seeing that their journey would take awhile and he might want to make conversation, "What
are you doing up this late?"
"You are, too."
He smiled wider, "I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself," he was British, "What a gentleman. I'm Saturn."
"Trinity," she shook his hand. They both went back to staring straight ahead, hand folded, Saturn rocking
on his heels.
"So what are you doing up at this hour?" Saturn asked pleasantly.
"I need a drink, can't sleep," Trinity surprised herself by not lying to this stranger.
"No kidding? Same here! How bout letting me buy yours?"
Oh, slick. Trinity smiled, Oh well, what harm could it do? "Sure."
The doors opened and he held out his arm which she hesitantly linked with her own and allowed him to lead
her down the corridor and through a pair of double doors into a tavern looking a lot like the crummy elevator, only
with a lot more people.
Saturn steered her through the crowd to a stool at the bar. He gestured to the barmaid, "Two drinks, for me
and my lady friend!" he called out. Trinity was beginning to feel a bit guilty about leaving Neo behind. But the man
just called her a friend, not a girlfriend.
"What drink?" Trinity asked curiously.
"Oh, you've never been here before, eh? They only serve one kind of drink- it's the only one they've got."
Two large wooden mugs were placed before them, "Mind you it's a bit strong, now," Saturn warned.
Trinity lifted her cup and tipped the hot liquid into her mouth and swallowed, inflaming her throat. She put
it back on the table hard and tried to smile; it was very strong, indeed.
"So what are you doing in Zion?" he companion asked, "You obviously don't live here since you didn't
know about the drinks, and you obviously work on a ship, judging my your hands-"
"My hands?"
"Yes, your hands," he turned her hands palm up and pointed out the many callouses from lifting equipment.
"You're tough, Trinity, not like most women."
"I'm with the Nebechanezer," she explained, "We're docking to have our ship checked out and I was
hoping to visit an old friend. But...I discovered that he's been dead...for quite some time, actually."
Saturn hung his head, "I'm sorry to hear that. Do I know the poor chap?"
She smiled at him, "I don't think many people do know Dez."
Saturn paled, "Dez?"
"Heard of him?" Trinity asked hopefully.
The man's face darkened, "We don't speak of him, though all know him."
Trinity laughed, "I don't think we're talking about the same person-"
"There's only one Dez."
"Was," Trinity corrected.
"No," Saturn spoke in a low tone, "He's very much alive, Trinity. He's being held for treason against Zion-
tried to give us all up, he did."
"But I thought he was dead-" she shook her head in disbelief.
"Only to his family."
Trinity was speechless.
"I can take you to him, if you don't believe me," Saturn offered, "Tomorrow night."
Trinity hesitated, didn't Neo have something important planned for the two if them that night? But she just
found out that her best friend was still alive! There was no way she was passing up a chance like this.
"Okay, I'm in."