Prospect

PROSPECT

How are you?

I just stepped out...

I told you not to leave.

I couldn't sleep.

I will get help... Like you do.

Clean it please. Scrub the filters.

The schedule says that... This is the last run.

Our line is shutting down.

You didn't tell me that we could be stranded.

We won't.

We have three cycles for the job before we have to catch the sling back.

Plenty of time.

Clean the thrower.

You look like your mom.

I need you to (???)

Your mother broke her water

before you were supposed to come

On Mau.

We didn't think you could come so early.

I didn't know that.

You were tiny, I had you in my hand.

You were just red and furious.

Fuzzy and covered in hair.

I was born on Mau?

I thought it happened in Camarea.

Well we were on holiday

our last holiday before the baby came.

I wish we'd go back.

- You can't swim, you have to swim on Mau. - No, back home, to Camarea.

Camarea... You don't even know how to say it.

It's not our home.

It's where we lived with mom.

We're gonna run behind the sch.. soon...

And get a...

Got our job to just... You know... It's temporary...

I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

I should've told you.

Tell me what?

Hey!

Three cycles?

Mhm...

27-42 requesting release.

Read start 27-42...

rised, PG pivot is pickups only.

I know... I know line is dead... We'll be back in the other end of the sling.

What was that?

Ah.. shit!

That's atmosphere.

Ah... Shit!

What happened?

I don't know.

We're off course.

Here...

I don't know where we are.

cycle, we can have a cycle harvest.

This piece of shit put us out of range.

Right here.

Are you all right?

Yeah..

Suit up.

Wh... What about the instruments?

We just burned one of the gels.

It's fine.

We still have enough time.

We need to move out now though.

Or already be late.

Clear?

Clear.

All right, you got the good filter.

But watch your saturation.

Here.

You do it.

I need to keep hands on the thrower.

It's an old orolac dig

Leftovers from the rush.

On my last tour the forest was full of these fren(?)crank teams

Not many knew what they were doing.

Got pretty scrappy.

Do we have time for this?

This is amateur work.

They may have left something behind.

Ahah...

Bring me the kit... and the water.

Hold that up.

You wanna cut it?

Yeah.

OK.

Right here in the middle.

Good.

Mix equal part in the squeeze for the phaser.

The blister is punctured, it releases caram(?) acid.

If it comes in contact with the gem the whole pool is compromised.

Hey!

If the phaser touches meat the whole dig blows.

Be more careful.

D'you hear?

Now any minute (???) pull back into rush.

The hard deposit is gonna pull at least heck a ton grade.

That will rake in at least a few thousand... maybe even ten.

Ten thousand?

Ahah...

Ten thousand would be enough to cover the loan.

Right?

An.. And the pug lease?

If we head back now there will be enough time to make sure we don't miss the sling back.

Mhmm...

Why?

Ten thousand gets us back to pugger(?) bench for maybe half a stand

then we're scanning boards for the next one.

I like the pug.

You don't like the pug.

This deposit that we have pinned

the queen's lair

is very special.

Gems five times this size, maybe bigger.

With only 15 points in the pool our net gains could easily be in the millions.

That's "back to central" kind of money.

But...

If we miss the sling...

This is not up for discussion.

We will never ever have a chance like this again.

We've been here too long, we'll refill the bladders, we got to move out.

Someone is approaching.

Looks like two men, they're armed.

Canal zero, mute your mike, stay in there.

I'll meet you back on three when I get the chance.

I only just arrived.

I was passing through and spotted this old dig.

You two guys, do you need anything, like a filter or some food?

I don't see too many tubes(?) around these woods any more.

I got word of the fade, couldn't resist one last quick job.

I (???) it up for a time during the peak of the rush.

What's he doing?

Is this a serious question?

- I told you, I just arrived, I don't have anything. - I don’t believe you!

Temper, man!

My partner always needs a little convincing.

He'd just kill me if I let you go without a thorough search.

I didn't caught your name... Friend!

It's Damon...

Nice to meet you Damon.

I'm Ezra.

I can't tell you how refreshing it is

whoo

to encounter another talker.

It's been quite some time since we (???) in motion

Where are you from... Damon?

Nowhere.

Capoerdeck (?)

Kategi Euro (?)... Hmm...

Floda (?)

Freelance?

You don't look very friendly.

I need those!

Yeah, don't we all?

I told you, I don't have anything, I just arrived.

All right Damon.

You don't understand.

Understand what now?

Damon, it's truly been a pleasure, but

pleasantries past, it's time to get defensive(?)

To be completely candid

this all(?) has proven to disappointing, me and my partner, both, feel we deserve

satisfaction.

You understand?

So how did you get here, Damon?

What?

Your ship?

Where is it?

Oh, perhaps your ship is a tick too rich for you (???)

A pug.

Yes man... The starters if you don't mind.

Where is it?

Don't make me root for it Damon!

I guarantee you I'll make it an unnecessary painful process.

Get off! Get off!

If I give you the key you’ll just gonna kill me

That is not necessarily true.

Nevertheless continuum within the act of killing is a broad spectrum of technique

So there is still incentive for you to acquiesce 'cause that's what you're getting at.

I have a counter offer.

A twist.

Go on.

I'm not here to prospect.

I'm here to harvest.

Why would you be so cryptic under rails?

You are lucky.

I am not immune to intrigue.

But be careful you don't overplay this technique.

I have the precise location of a massive deposit of oralac.

By my estimation is the largest anyone's ever seen.

I have seen my share.

The queen's lair.

This is eerie.

I've been hired by a crew of mercs who've stumbled upon what they describe

as a deposit the size of a hyper(?) turbine.

They're here on some kind of prisoner escort, found the queen's lair on accident

Now they camp down on the site.

They needed a digger so I'm on contract to harvest it for a cut