Soke and crew travel down the street, and find an alley to assert repairs to the hover palet of food.
They meet Solly (Smiles), and the transdimentional wurm.
Go to Khan’s building, and make a deal to get rid of the plants in the park.
Go to Mortimer’s family house – feast, Niko sleeps with Mort’s cousin.
Together Mortimer, NERD, Niko, and Soke walked swiftly away from the scene of the battle. After the commotion settled Opi was nowhere to be found. City guards and hospital trucks passed them, going in the direction of the attack. Mortimer’s eyes drifted back and forth as he looked for a suitable alleyway to stow away in some privacy, and effect some repairs to the damaged palet of food.
They squeezed into a suitable alley between two large government buildings. The walls of the alley barely far enough apart to allow the hover palet to enter. Mortimer immediately pried open a panel on the palet, and began tinkering. Soke, meanwhile, climbed on top to take advantage of the lull, and lay on the pile of packaged foods. Niko viligintly stood guard at the mouth of the alley.
Soke heard the click of a latch, and felt the palet hum to life. The suddenly gobber heard a voice speak, and a terse reply from Mortimer. He rolled over, and peered down into the alley. A well dressed man stood a few yards from Mortimer. The man’s suit was immaculate, and with sunglasses on his face was devoid of expression.
[words exchanged]
“‘E’s a fuckin’ Spook!” Soke warned, but was not loud enough, ignored, or just too late.
“And. Don’t. You. Threaten. My. Mother!” With every word, Mortimer took a step closer.
A thwup sounded from the dwarf’s wrist as a mounted rivet gun sprung from his sleeve. Rivet guns are not particularly loud, but at that moment each rivet fired into the Spook’s foot felt like a gunshot to Soke. Every rivet richoched off the Spook’s shoe into the alley. Niko had squeezed through, and swung his halberd at the man who stepped aside with ease.