The Credulity Nexus
“Not that he saw anything until his eyes adjusted to the gloom. The place was darker than usual, with half the light fittings shot up and not yet replaced. A mournful ballad was oozing out of the sound system, as if The Mistress were singing her own lament for better days. He saw Veb behind the bar, and the usual collection of off-shift tether-monkeys propping it up.
If Veb hadn't made a discreet nod towards the far wall, Rik might not have noticed the two women sitting there, deep in shadow. On...e was Maria, staring at him as if he'd just come back from the dead. The other was an older woman who, from the unnatural position of her right arm, was probably pointing a gun at Maria under the table.
He suddenly became very conscious of the others, bustling in behind him; Freymann in her bright dress, and Rivers, dark and sinister, with the two goons she had brought. As soon as Rivers realised Maria was there, she would be on her like an attack dog, and there would be nothing Rik could do about it.MoreLess
If Veb hadn't made a discreet nod towards the far wall, Rik might not have noticed the two women sitting there, deep in shadow. On...e was Maria, staring at him as if he'd just come back from the dead. The other was an older woman who, from the unnatural position of her right arm, was probably pointing a gun at Maria under the table.
He suddenly became very conscious of the others, bustling in behind him; Freymann in her bright dress, and Rivers, dark and sinister, with the two goons she had brought. As soon as Rivers realised Maria was there, she would be on her like an attack dog, and there would be nothing Rik could do about it.MoreLess
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