Shadowrun - 41 - Born to Run by Kenson Stephen

Author:Kenson, Stephen [Kenson, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Dante's Inferno was not only one of the finest nightclubs in the entire Seattle Metroplex, but also the largest and most impressive nightclub Kellan had ever seen, dwarfing even the industrial splendor and glitz of Underworld 93. G-Dogg led Kellan, Liada and Silver Max up to the front of the usual long line of wannabes waiting to get in, ignoring the jeers of those who considered themselves better candidates for admission. Neolux signs proclaimed the club's name in ten-foot-high flaming letters, announcing nine circles of action! inside. A massive troll, looking dapper in a tailored black tux, guarded the door.

"Newt, my man." G-Dogg said to the troll, who stood behind the velvet rope across the entrance of the club. "Zappinin'?"

The troll smiled broadly, showing blunt lower tusks and one gold-capped tooth.

"Hey, G-Dogg." he rumbled in an improbably low bass. "Same ol' same ol', you know? How 'bout you?"

G-Dogg produced his credstick with a flourish and a wicked smile. "Score!" he said. "Business is good and I'm lookin' to share the wealth." The two metahumans exchanged what appeared to be a stylized handshake, but the gesture actually allowed G-Dogg to unobtrusively slide his credstick into the reader Newt wore around his wrist, mostly hidden under his jacket. There was a barely perceptible beep, nearly drowned out by the music pounding inside the club, and the troll rubbed his hand across his chin, glancing briefly down at his wrist and then smiling broadly.

"Always a pleasure doin' business with you, Dogg." he said, reaching for the rope. Then he nodded at Kellan. "Who's the new kid?"

"Newt, this is Kellan. Kellan, this is Newt, the second-best bouncer in all of Seattle, right after me." G-Dogg winked at Kellan as he said it.

"Nice to meetcha." the troll said proffering a huge hand that entirely engulfed Kellan's as she shook it.

"Likewise." she said.

"You ever get tired of hangin' with this ugly trog and want to see where the real action in the plex is, you come talk to me, 'kay?"

"Thanks." Kellan said with a smile. "I'll do that."

"Have fun." Newt said, pulling aside the velvet rope for the shadowrunners to enter, ignoring the complaints of the people waiting in line.

"Pipe down!" Kellan heard the troll yell above the noise of the crowd as they passed by. "Don't make me get physical with the lot of ya!" Then they stepped through the doors and into the Inferno.

In addition to the traditional words, abandon every hope, all ye who enter here, written in flaming neolux above the main entrance off the foyer, Dante's Inferno clearly held to the motto "nothing succeeds like excess." Everything about the club was clearly designed to be as over-the-top and impressive as possible, and it spared no expense to make one man's vision of the perfect sinful playground a reality. Kellan did her level best not to gawk at sights designed to provoke exactly that reaction. None of the other shadowrunners acted like they even noticed anything unusual. They'd clearly been here before—many times, if G-Dogg was any indication.

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