Stewie's - postgame
Stewie's office . . .
Zack stood by awkwardly as Major Harris and Stewie squared off.
He had no idea how it was going to come out, but he imagined that he
probably wasn't getting a raise anytime soon.
-----Snip-----
"Yes, Mr. Harris, the Captain IS aware of Zack's presence."
-----End Snip-----
Zack hid his surprised expression. ~He is?~ Zack sincerely
hoped that Stewie had notified the captain of his presence. He
certainly hadn't thought to.
-----Snip-----
Stewie didn't like court. Ever since he learn't law at university. He
seemed afraid of it. He looked at Harris, Lloyd & Longwood. Harris
didn't seem to like playing by the book. Well he DID start it. Well
Lloyd started it. Anyway, Stewie spoke to Zack, "You have caused me a
lot of grief recently Mr. Richards,"
"I know, I know" he replied,
"It all started with this agents thing, then there was your row with
Cubie & now agents again. You better speak with the Captain and Ms.
Padbury regarding this court case. See if they can run it. I'm pretty
sure the Captain will favour me, but go anyway. Understand?"
"Yes, Mr. McKenzie."
-----End Snip-----
Zack turned and headed down to the main floor. Cubie was
standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting for him. "Well . . .?"
Zack shrugged. "I don't know, Cubie. I didn't get sacked. At
least not yet. But apparently there is a mess of legal wrangling
involved. I'm supposed to talk to the Captain about it."
Cubie frowned. "The captain? Niples?"
"I guess that's the one. Apparently the last one got killed
doing something."
The two of them looked around at the mess. Zack kept glancing
at the door, hoping a parade of future selves would come marching in
with brooms to help clean. None appeared.
Cubie handed him a broom. "You can't expect us to come back
every time there's a mess to clean up. Once was more than enough."
Zack thought about his aged selves. "Yeah, that's true."
Just then Tara picked her way through the debris and approached
them.
-----Snip-----
Tara walked up to 'McKenzies' and over to Zack
"What the frell happened here?" she said
-----End Snip-----
Zack smiled sheepishly and shrugged. "Well, there was a bit of
a row with some well-armed customers, but everything's pretty much
sorted out."
Cubie just rolled her eyes. Then she smiled at Tara. "How's
Tria?"
Tara blinked. "Tria?"
Cubie grinned. "Tria. The AI we went and got. She's very
nice, but a little formal at first. If you need any accounting done,
she's your woman. Crunches numbers better than STCP crunches heads."
Tara managed a weak smile. "About this STCP . . . exactly who
are they?"
Cubie's smile faded. "STCP - the Space-Time Continuum Police.
Haven't you heard of them before?"
Tara shook her head.
Cubie laughed. "Of course not! They haven't been created yet.
But don't worry. They won't bother you."
Zack coughed as he looked around at the devastation.
Cubie shot a dirty look at him. "Well, it's not like she's a
fugitive, unlike some sales clerks I know."
Zack forced himself to remain silent. Nothing he could say
would help.
Cubie turned back to Tara. "Well, is there anything we can do
for you?"
<Tara - you definitely want to read the fine print on Tria's warranty>
~Zack & Cubie~