From:	"Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject:	(Fwd) Fixer story (of sorts)
Date:	Thu, 18 Apr 1996 11:41:38 +0100

Don't laugh...

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Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:23:20 +0100
Reply-to: Net Enhancements for Role Playing Shadowrn <NERPS@***.SURFnet.nl>
From: Gurth <gurth>
Organization: Plastic Warriors
Subject: Fixer story (of sorts)
To: Multiple recipients of list NERPS <NERPS@***.SURFnet.nl>

Well, it's official. My first published attempt at writing fiction. Don't
be too harsh on it, okay? :) If the general opinion is positive I'll make
it a submission and maybe try to write a few more like it.

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SCENE ONE
[It is raining in the dark alley. An ork in a plastic raincoat walks up a few steps toward
an unmarked door and knocks on it. A shutter in the door opens and closes again a second
later. The door op
ns and the ork goes inside. We have not been able to se
e
the ork's face.]


SCENE TWO
[The club is dark and crowded with people dancing, the music playing at very high volume.
At a table near the back are a female ork and two humans, both male. One of the humans
holds a credstick and
is looking at its display.]

HUMAN : You said 25, this stick only shows 20.
ORK: Hey, that's what I told 'em too. Said they didn't want to pay 25 for the kind of job
you did.
OTHER HUMAN: But we had agreed on 25!
HUMAN: (to other human) Let me handle this, 'kay? (to ork) Look, it don't matter how we
did that run, if they said 25 they better pay 25 and not 20.
ORK: So what're you gonna do about it? Tell 'em? Good luck to you then. They gave me that
stick and I'm giving it to you, plain and simple. If cred's missing don't bother me 'bout
it, alright?
OTHER HUMAN: Why don't you give us the 5000 you took from our payment, eh? Makes us all
happy.
ORK: I'm not gonna give you 5 grand I don't have. What do you take me for? As far as I'm
concerned, this biz is concluded. If you've got nothing more to say I'm getting out of
here. This music's sta
ting to get on my nerves. [Takes plastic raincoat from
e
mpty seat]
OTHER HUMAN: You ain't going anywhere without giving us our money. Understand? [Extends
hand razors]
ORK: Use your brains for once, opens up a whole new world of experiences. [Gets up]

[Both humans stand up.]

OTHER HUMAN: [threatens with hand razors] One last chance. Don't frag with us or we'll
frag with you.
HUMAN: [slides pistol from sleeve] I think he's right, Skoog. Can't let you go with our
yen.
SKOOG: Can't reason with a gun, can you? [sticks hand in pocket]
HUMAN: [slightly panicked] Don't even try it!
SKOOG: Relax, Canto. [takes empty hand out of pocket] Just want to go outside, talks
better there than with this music on.
OTHER HUMAN: I don't trust her, Canto.
CANTO: Hey, what can she try on us there that she can't here? (to Skoog) Ladies first.


SCENE THREE
[A door opens into a dark alley where rain is still pouring down, shedding a rectangle of
light down into it. Skoog puts on her raincoat before stepping outside. The humans don't
seem to be bothered
by the rain as they walk down the steps into the alley.

The door closes behind them, making the whole alley dark again.]

SKOOG: [puts up collar against the rain] You still want that money?
CANTO: Yeah, and fast. Else we take it off you with or without you cooperating. [aims gun
at Skoog's face]
SKOOG: [smiles nervously] Relax chummer, relax. I haven't got it /on/ me...

[Before she finishes her sentence a shot rings out, killing Canto before he can react. The
other human turns to run away, but a second bullet sends him sprawling into a heap of
garbage. Skoog walks
ver to Canto's body and searches his jacket. She takes
o
ut the credstick and puts it into her raincoat.]



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