Evening in the Sink

    Rain fell down past the Nexus, the surrounding skyscrapers, through to the Sink lining the base of the city. The Mesh protected them from lightning, though most people in the Sink would happily have risked being struck for open airwaves. Vey paced in her shack while Juniper worked at the bench, trying to reverse engineer one of the myce they managed to capture.

    Hopefully Juniper managed to cut off power and comms before surveillance found them. . . again. It'd been three months since Vey was released for her six month sentence. Juniper managed to get away with only a fine. He felt like he'd betrayed Vey for managing to hide his involvement in their heist well enough but knew they'd succeed as a team better for it.

    "You're distracting me." Juniper said.

    "Well, it's raining outside, and it's cold enough in here as it is. Any better ideas?" Vey replied.

    "We're short on cash, credits, and food. Will Res give you a shift this evening?"

    Vey sighed. She did not want to go back to work for Res, though it probably was the best option she had. "Fine, I'll go talk to Res. Maybe he'll go easy on me. I just can't stand his banter, and you know he's going to give me the smuggest look in the world when I walk in."
    "Yeah, he will." Juniper replied, setting his tools down and turning to face Vey. "But we aren't going to make progress on the Catalyst if we can't even keep ourselves alive. I'm on board with the plan as much as you are, but I can't shake up my job, and you need something else to occupy you until the next prototype is out anyway."
    "Yeah." Vey said, scuffing her foot against the floor.

    "Plus, you know at the end of the day Res has your back. He's just shorting your circuit when he makes those comments."

    "I know, they're just so irritating. Alright, I'll go. Good luck overriding the mouce; another set of eyes would be really helpful. . ."