Justa a little bit of blue R2.11

2.11 - Ready, set, go

Julius was just sitting on the ages old dentist's chair waiting for sunset. He couldn't get out in the light and obviously had to leave the city behind. As soon as he had his chip changed, Anik had made himself scarce with no further explanation, leaving him to feel even more of a pawn in someone's game than he already felt before. The whole afternoon he was contemplating his options and trying to decide what to make of his situation and how to get out of it. At that point, the only thing that was clear to him was that going out into the daylight would be a very bad idea. He was growing hungry and remembered the sandwich he had put in the inside pocket of his coat the day before. Having nothing else to do, he urwrapped it and took a bite. That's when the door swung open.

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Against the light stood a silhoutte he recognized. "I'm here to get you out." -Said Effow, entering the room with a black gym bag in his left hand and a bloodied knife in his right, dropping the load and directing himself to the washing basin in the corner of the room. "What happened?"- Asked Julius, his heart starting to race. He got up from the chair. "Why are you here?" Effow finished washing his hands and dried them with a white towel that he he picked up from the counter, allowing the silence to become uncomfortable and then, looking seriously into the other man's eyes until both were more relaxed. "As I said. I'm here to get you out. You won't last a minute by yourself out there. I'm to take you to Tanegashima, where you have a job to do." Julius looked at him with a baffled expression on his face.

"Who sent you? What have I got to do in Tanegashima? Why is all this happening?" - "Oh man! I know you have questions. Some, I can't answer, the others, I don't have an answer to. Just set your mind to the fact that there is somewhere you need to get to and that your life depends on it." Effow reached for the bag and started to take stuff out. "Here's some new clothes for you. Go change and get a move on. The sun is setting." After handing Julius his new outfit, he continued to empty the bag and putting things in his pockets, paying special attention to the aluminium box with the juice for his next thirty days. He opened it and took out two of the vials that he put into a pocket in his kevlar waist coat. After checking his hand weapon, he declared. "I'm ready! Let's go." Julius was still struggling with the belt buckle.

"Will you let me, at least, finish my sandwich?"- "Sure," Effow answered, putting his hands back into the bag and pulling out a bottle, "here's some water, if you're thirsty."- "What's your name?"- Asked Julius between bites. Effow raised his eyebrow. "Just call me Jim." He lied. Julius went through the spam sandwich in a hurry, while Effow opened the door and inspected the exterior. "The coast is clear, come on." Stepping outside and looking back to make sure that the other was following him. Julius got out onto the stairs and started to go down. When he got to the bottom, he couldn't help but to look to his left. Under the staircase lied Anik in a puddle of blood. His heart started racing again, having finally dropped on him the realization that this was no game and his life was really at stake. He started to move faster, so he could get away from the dead body.

• To be continued

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