Shadowrun by Dylan Birtolo

Author:Dylan Birtolo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 2017-03-05T08:00:00+00:00

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When they got to their safe house, Lucas had hoped to see his car sitting on the street, and was disappointed when it wasn’t. They hustled up to the apartment they used as a gathering place, but it was still secure. A quick check showed that the few belongings Sierra had left were still present. If she was coming back to retrieve them, she hadn’t been here yet.

“All right, we need to figure out whatever we can about Sierra. Check her accounts, her SIN, whatever you can get, and dig up anything you can find. Heidi and I will start going through her stuff, see if there’s anything that might be a clue as to who she’s working for or where she’s going.”

Ty nodded and sat down at his desk, placing his hands on the table and leaning back so his body would go slack and relax as he jacked into the Matrix. Lucas had seen it many times, but no matter how often he witnessed it, it still seemed odd to him. It was like Ty was no longer in his body and it was just an empty shell. He couldn’t help but wonder if his body looked like that when he decided to take a spirit walk. The thought sent a chill down his spine, but he dismissed it. It was time to focus on his own task at hand.

He and Heidi searched through Sierra’s belongings, but didn’t find anything of significance. Most of what she stored there were clothes, and those didn’t reveal anything useful. Heidi even tried slicing the liner in the jacket, searching for any information or pieces of technology that might be stored in the garment itself, but it was a fruitless endeavor. They were sitting in the pile of clothes when they heard Ty’s shout from the other room followed by a sudden thump.

They rushed back to the main room to find Ty lying on the floor, his body shaking and covered in sweat. Panting heavily, he pressed trembling fingers against his temples, his eyes squeezed shut. Lucas rushed forward and knelt next to his companion, easing him to a sitting position. The dwarf sat up slowly, clutching Lucas’s arm tight enough to make it bruise.

“What happened?”

“Sorry, just give me a second.” The dwarf took a deep breath. “Water?”

Heidi hustled to the kitchen and grabbed a glass, filling it at the sink and bringing it over. Ty finally letting go of Lucas’s arm and took the glass in both hands. The liquid sloshed up the sides and over the top as he lifted it to his mouth. After taking several deep swallows, his trembling ceased. He took a deep breath as he lowered his hands to his lap, clutching the empty glass.

“I dug around like you wanted, looking for any info about Sierra. I had some things to go on, just basic stuff from before. But I decided to go a little deeper. Invade her privacy, given the situation and all.”

Lucas gestured for Ty to get to the point.

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