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"Holly, where is Jay Chrysler?"
"You won't throw a shoe at me again?"
"No Hol, sorry about that."
"He's on Deck 14. Corridor 12 Alpha."
"Tell him I want a word with him will you? I need to talk to someone
who will understand." Tara got up and began the treck to whre Jay was.
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Jay ambled down corridor 12. It was a quiet part of the ship, only a few
disused cargo bays along here so he knew he wouldn't run into many people.
Jay had never been one to shy away from crowds, but since he'd been back
aboard ship, now a fugitive of the space corp the animosity toward him from
the rest of the crew was unbearable.
Along Corridor 12, on deck 14, he could stroll and be alone in his thoughts.
Thinking about his home that was gone. His parents, and one remaining
sibling, his youngest sister Anna that were gone. His wife, Alota, who was
gone.
He sat leant against a nearby wall and sank to the floor, his thoughts
overwhelmed him, guilt was the only emotion he could feel right now and he
didnt know how to handle it. He held his head in his hands and sighed
deeply, fighting the urge to cry. He didnt succeed, and and sobbed into his
cupped palms.
"Jay?"
He looked up, and to his left. "Who...?" he said, confused.
"Other side muppet...jesus, a navigation officer and you get confused with
more than one way to look"
"Tara!" Jay said, quickly getting to his feet. "Let me guess, you've come to
share the hate?"
"No. Quite the opposite. You're...the only one who can understand what Amber
must be going through"
"Tara..." Jay said "How can you ever forgive me for getting her involved in
all of this"
"Not your fault, she's been acting strangley, I was hoping you'd know of a
way that might help the court be easy on her.."
"Tara, I'm a wanted man. The Corp won't listen to my own defence let alone
Amber's...but...there may be a way we can help..."
"How?"
Jay explained his plan.
"So Phil knows?" asked Tara after several minutes.
"Couldnt do it without him. He sent a landing party down to the junk planet
to scavenge something we need, it's all were waiting for to get
underway..which reminds me..."
HE turned to a wall speaker. On these decks, they didnt bother installing
monitors for Holly.
"Holly, did the landing party recover the item?"
"oo said that?" Holly replied "Where are you?"
"Here Hol, no monitor on this deck"
"I can't see a bloody thing! Who am I talking to? Is it Santa?!"
"No..It's Chrysler"
"Captain Chryslers dead!"
"YOU DONT HAVE TO REMIND ME SMEGHOLE!" Jay snapped, he composed himself
"Sorry Hol, It's Jay"
"Oh, yeah, the loon who blew up the planet"
"Thanks."
"If its any consolation, I think your innocent and I know a way you et off
lightly..."
"NO it's ok tha..."
"All you need to do." Holly continued, regardless "Is wear a fake moustache
and pretend it wasn't you"
"Appreciate it Holly, but we've got a more....sane....plan, did the landing
party return with the item we gave you the specs for?"
"No"
"What? Why not?"
"Cos the Hyperdodan mega-beast ate it first..."
"The what?"
"The creature that's running amok on the ship right now"
"Great..."
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