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November 30, 2045.
Dear Anastasius Foch,
Sunday evening, which was where we left off last, delivered to Spydr more information on her condition. She was mechanically and digitally linked to others on the COINe Network. With this new information, in the early morning hours of Monday the 20th, She allowed me to draw a blood sample, and with Zona observing the procedure, some was injected into Mo. Mo had been taking turns for the worse at regular intervals. He had cleaned his room, taken down the smutty pictures of Zona and Spydr, and gotten a ligetimate job programming software for a local subsidiary of Aztechnology. He had been forced to use a holo-screen, and even dressed in a suit for the cyber-commute to work. Spydr had become very worried about him, as had I, and she decided to take a risk and do something about it. After Mo was given the injection, he went unconscious, but his vital signs stayed good. Upon coming too, Spydr and I informed him he had to jack in or he would die. He then gave Spydr his big puppy dog eye look and asked 'Really?' to which she answered yes. But minutes later he had jacked in and got a Net-jack. We all left him alone.
Monday arrived for everyone else in a normal fashion. Kazure was still persuing gainful employment and Kenna had been given instructions by Shark about laying low in plain view in the Burbs. She used her un-guarded time to begin looking up information of Spydr and she soon had a victim; a pimp/drug-dealer. Shark spent the morning in his usual fashion: sleeping, but around noon, he rolled out in time to split a twelve pack of Bud with The Mechanic, from whom he purchased a fancy new firearm, and still made it to lunch with Zona on time.
On this day, Spydr found out about murders that were perpatrated just down the block from The Web. Investigating these murders was one Ash Winters, who we met at the beginning of this tale. Kenna, pried into his head to learn his secrets. What she found them will confuse them until the end of the tale. Mr. Winters was working for both Zetatech and Aztechnology, neither of whom know about his moonlighting schedule. Mr. Winters said the investigation is under control, and that he will be palcing guards outside the building and along the street.
Afterwards, Kenna was summoned to a meeting with Jiovonazo, and she brought along Shark for security. At the meeting she received what was probably the single largest shock of her life: Gabriel had been killed. Jio informed her that the cause and the culprit were still at large, but that she should be extra cautious. At that moment Shark had left them to their conversation and was keeping watch out the front window of the pawn shop they were meeting at. Jio had brought along security of his own but they did not have anything invested in the whole ordeal other than their lives, Shark had a lot more than that. The conversation in back was picking up in volume, but what got Shark's eye was the bus that pulled up and deposited its human cargo. Stepping off was the Universal Military guy, who payed Shark no mind, or even look in his direction. That was too much of a coincidence for Shark; I have not mentioned it yet, but on the previous two evenings, the UM guy had trailed him, Zona and Kenna on their bar hopping evening trips even after Shark worked to loose the tail. Shark notified Jio and Kenna of this and suggested they carry on their talk at a later date. Both defered to his experience and everyone packed up.
Shark then returned to the Vila, with Kenna intact. It is here that I will leave you. I am busy at the moment and cannot write further, though the conclusion is at hand. More next time.
Sincerely,
Richard Raven
Also, 7T-MG-WM-IY-2L-MU
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