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[Gilga]

The acceleration was exciting, and Yael had to admit that she was nervous and afraid. She did not let it show, but she never imagined herself on a suborbital before. Strangely, it was more terrifying than the Blood mage... but it was over quickly and she thought that she could get used to it. Then, she looked through the window and watched her entire world becomes no more than a point and then vanishes...

Yael was worried that being delayed at the airport could mean being arrested as news of their action would be published. She thought: "I wonder if Munich had an agreement with the UCAS."... Then she realized that she did not even know which political power controlled that city... She thought " is it Europe? Germany? Austria? Does it matter? Even if I knew I would not know the answer. " Then came the realization "We may be arrested as soon as we land... Delivered back to the UCAS for the trail, or something terrible" She sighed and felt frustration at how little she knew about simple things such as geography, or politics or about the law... She then decided that it was better to put on a smile and act carelessly as there was little she could do about it.

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Well, no problem really. Just posting the flight post I spoilered.

[Volker]

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On the other hand ... until everyone is ready, we could just as well waste our time here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

bnc sat in silence for at least two hours, submerged in virtual reality. Though Anna could not see what she was doing online, her mood, however, visibly brightens up. Her facial expression not only relaxes, but also displays glee.
Finally, she blinks and stirs. She looks to the side, where Anna sits. Out of nothing, she says:
"I think I have to apologize. I bullied you, and I'm sorry. Stop - no response. Just accept it, shut up and don't say nothing. I won't say it again, but that doesn't mean, I'm not serious. Just no hearty-girly talk, or I'll puke all over your pretty head. Wakata?"

[Gilga]

Yael jumps a bit as she takes her attention from the trid she was watching. She was struggling to comprehend and was silent for a moment. "Thanks, Bianca, I appreciate it. It ended up good for me as I am alive and got the money." winking she adds "...and the girl." .... "So what are you going to buy? "

[Volker]

bnc grins, but is also happy that Yael doesn't stretch the joke.

"One thing: For sure I'm gonna buy a hell of a new deck. It's gonna be fucking super-fast. I'm not sure yet, which one, but I guess the Cyber-5 would be awesome. I'm checking blogs, however, as some people are apparently displeased. Oh, and have you ever heard of skillwires and jacks? I'm really, really considering implanting one of those...
And I still have to figure out how I can get drugs out of my system faster."

[Gilga]

"Nephritic screen of course... I'd buy one if I was not awakened. They are also great for your general health and you might even be able to enjoy food again. It is on my bucket list along with a sleep regulator, hard to avoid toxins in this world. Skill-wires are good but don't go hard-wires like the common ganger... Take the more flexible and expensive treatment, it'll let you choose your own skills when you need them. E.g. you can download kong-fu soft on the spot if you need it... Though you are still going to punch like a girl. " For an awakened that would never touch augmentations she sure has read the brochures of whatever the clinics had to offer, and was even knowledgeable at prices and such.

[Volker]

"You sure do know a lot about augmentations. I wouldn't have thought you would.
Sure, nephritic screen does sound amazing, only - I don't want it to inhibit my volitional drug usage. I need something I can turn off and on. I want to use drugs and get rid of them when I'm done. I want to be in control of my system. I'm considering a toxin extractor, but I still have to look up whether or not they actually work the way I want them to. But yeah, the sleep regulator definitely is on the menu.
No, I didn't mean a hard-wired one ... I looked it up! Singularity offers basically every skillsoft there is for a monthly fee. Even if I only take the basic stuff, that would do the trick in most cases. Once I have a basis to build upon, I can search and figure out the rest by myself. But think of that: read, write and speak every language, know every field of academics ... just like that. It just ... it just ... it's so tempting. What do you think? Wouldn't that be frigging amazing?"

[Gilga]

"Think a young girl, ten... perhaps twelve no more. Old enough to steal, or to play the guitar so that people give me money. Way too fragile to keep that money once I was back in Redmond. My dad that should have taught me was imprisoned these years and my no use brother was way to cowered to stand up for me. With nobody to back me up, I lost anything that I could not stash well enough. Even getting my first pistol was life-changing as it reduced the amount of bulldrek I needed to endure."

[Volker]

bnc looked a tad unsecure. "Uhm, yes, that was quite an abrupt change of topic. Well, you can now afford a well-guarded house where you can store the meanest and most expensive weapons there are plus a bodyguard who wields it for you if you wish. That's 'fuck you, life' on dope, isn't it?"

[Gilga]

"Well... I happened to belong to the team I feared and hated my entire life. Watched everyone that finds up suddenly looking at me differently. Never truly comfortable with me... Asking dumb questions like can I do this and that. Or for dumb favors and people are certain that I can do anything. People I knew, that liked me started blaming me their misfortunes. As if I somehow affected their fate. I had to get away from that world, I suddenly did not belong there. Part of the reason why I enjoyed university so much. I still did not belong, but people did not look at me so funny... I was around many other awakened people.

... As much as living with a deliciously augmented bodyguard is the dream... It is a fake sense of security, depend too much on something and it becomes your downfall. Trust me, it is easy for me to try and solve all my problems with mojo - but even that is a trap. You know... even a bank vault is not safe when someone wants to get you.

... My new self, Anna Black is into arcane security. So perhaps you can hire me now that you are such a rich shmuck. I accept payment in bank transfers, credsticks, and blowjobs. She smirks and then adds "I don't plan a lifestyle that screams money... I am thinking something comfortable, but in line with my profession which is not exactly nobility."