Shadowrun Legends: Night's Pawn by Tom Dowd
Author:Tom Dowd [Dowd, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 2016-05-12T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 16
The Rapierâs Touch bucked for a moment in a sudden gust of crosswind and then responded to Gordaniâs stabilizing commands. Chase found his mind endlessly preoccupied with his forthcoming encounters in Denver when he should have been mulling over Caraâs problems instead.
Cara Villiers was in her own world, too, tuned out from the interior of the LAV and intent only on the music and accompanying video feed from her simdeck. Chase had been casual about trying to get a look, but he was reassured to see that the simchip in the deck was yet another commercial one, a recording by her old friends LâInfâme. He watched Cara occasionally during the trip north, but she continued to stare blankly at the cabinâs far wall. Every so often her left hand twitched. Mostly, though, Chase thought about Denver.
Only when Gordaniâs voice awakened him from a light doze did Chase realize he must have fallen asleep. âMake sure youâre strapped in good. Weâre coming within sensor range of the Aztlan-Pueblo border units and may have to do some jockeying.â
âRoger.â Chase leaned over and visually checked Caraâs straps. They seemed tight enough; heâd helped her fasten them when theyâd left the temporary camp just before dawn. Sheâd thanked him, but hadnât said much else.
Blanchardâs voice came over the headset. âIâve got high-band sensor echoes in the foothills, bearing four-seven degrees, about seven klicks.â
âRead that,â Gordani responded. âFreid?â
Chase glanced over at the mage, whose back was to him, and caught her nod. âOn my way.â She shifted in the chair, rotated it toward her console, and visibly relaxed. Her eyes closed and her breathing slowed.
Chase watched her monitors and the terrain that her astral form was presumably now flying over. Sheâd tried to explain what the world looked like from astral space, but he still couldnât picture it. Try to imagine the world as if the only light was the light that came from within, sheâd said. The more alive something was, the more light it gave. Imagine that texture was emotive, and not tactile. Imagine that physical presence was defined by how close it was to its natural form. The more refined, the more manufactured, the less tangibleâ
âConfirm definite KS-band radar sweep,â said Blanchard. âThe signals are getting stronger, so either weâre in an area where the reflections happen to be focusing, or the chopperâs moving this way.â
âRoger,â Gordani replied. âPrepare to jam. Wait for my word.â
Chase carefully reached out to touch Caraâs leg. Startled, she jumped and turned to him wide-eyed.
âThere may be problems. You might want to jack out.â
She blinked rapidly, then reached up to pull the cable from the datajack. Her eyes focused on him. âWhat? Did you say something?â
âThere may be problems.â
She nodded and quickly stuffed the simdeck and cable into her bag. Blanchardâs voice came again as Chase helped her stow the bag under the seat.
âIâve got a second active source almost directly ahead. Suggest you alter course to three-two-seven,â said Blanchard.
Chase felt the T-bird change its heading before Gordani replied.
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