“Don’t let the Guristas’ rowdy nature fool you. When it comes to espionage, The Guristas are the masters of moving with subtly and patience. Conspiracies both large and small fester across known space, swelling by the day though proxies, lies, and violence. I pride myself in this line of work, it takes a professional to do what I am capable of… Sadly, my current assignment isn’t given the respect I expect.”
- Utatis Parinen
“A little white lie”
October 22nd YC 126
H-PA29 IV - Moon 2 - Guristas Assembly Plant - SoE medical center, main lobby
“Can I get your name, sir?”
“Me? I’m Sortan Ramose, beautiful…”
“And what is your medical emergency today?”
“Oh! You see… It has to do with my testicles. I got this ballache right?-”
“-Sir-”
“-And I think you could help with it!”
“Sir-”
“-See, I don’t need a doctor or anything. I just need a nice piece of ass. You get me?’
“Sir, if you don’t have a serious medical emergency, I need you to step-”
“-Ah! Hold onto that thought! Utatis! Where are you going! Wait up!”
“… Sortan.”
“Hey buddy! Funny running into you here! Let’s have a chat…”
“I have errands to attend to.”
“Nah, you don’t. I gotta talk to you.”
“I’ll send you a report later.”
“Hey! Hey! Walk away from me one more time and I’m ■■■■ you up in front of this whole lobby!”
“You’re making a scene.”
“I don’t give a ■■■■.”
“Clearly…”
“You just got back from checking up on the whore?”
“… Suha?”
“Yeah! That’s her name.”
“You already knew she was here?”
“Well… More like I knew you were here and put two-and-three together… So what happened? What she do this time?”
“She overdosed on blue pill… Apparently she asked a contact in the HP-A Crew for a stronger sample, and ended up being sold combat boosters.”
“And she took it?”
“Wouldn’t be here otherwise…”
“Wow! What a dumb ■■■■■!”
“…”
“… is she dead?”
“No-”
“-■■■■!”
“…”
“< Clears throat > Sorry… A man can dream. You know?”
“Was that all…?”
“Slow the ■■■■ down! You’re acting like you got places to be… Hey! You want a smoke?”
“I don’t smoke.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t realize Utatis Parinen was such a ■■■■■■■ boy scout…”
< “Sir, you can’t smoke in here!” >
“Hey! Let’s not get fussy beautiful! I’ve not forgotten about you yet!”
< “Sir, I’m gonna have to call security if you light that cigarette!” >
“Do it then! You ain’t threatening me with ■■■■!”
“Sortan… Can we take this outside?”
“… You know what? Just for you pal ‘o mine. Hey baby! Don’t go anywhere! I’m just gonna talk with my man here!”
< “… ■■■■ this, I’m going on break.” >
Immediatily outside the medical center…
< Lighter flick >
“… < Inhale >”
“…”
“…So! < Cough > How much longer do you think it’s gonna be?”
“For what?”
“For this fedoshit op to come to an end. Not like money is riding on this… Surely you gotta be bored of babysitting this ■■■■■ by now.”
“my assignment is what it is. Boredom is not a factor.”
“Well it is for me! ■■■■! I’m ready for the plug to pulled on this already! Just off the whore already! Put her out of her misery! I’ll do it myself!”
“Is this really something we should be discussing openly in public?”
“Dude, nobody ■■■■■■■ cares…Oh yeah! The Rabbit is mad stressing about us keeping opsec on our observations of this ■■■■■■■ retarded dopehead! Top of his list! Tension so bad it gots him stuttering again! Please… This is nothing. I’m just stunned at how long this has gone on for!”
“I thought you were comfortable with the easy paycheck.”
“I was! For the first year or two… Because I thought it would end by then! Dust my hands off and get back to some real action! But nope! I’m still here! Having to keep a grip on your leash, then pretend I care about the misadventures of Suha-■■■■■■■-Raibuya!”
“Request a transfer… Commando Guri are taking on new recruits.”
“Oh yeah! Spend the rest of my career massaging the taint of eggers all day! Talk about an upgrade! News flash Utatis… Nobody wants my post. I’m stuck with this hell. Stuck with you! Which… You know what? The real value of what I see in all this…”
“That right?”
“Of course! We go way back you and me! I want closure between us, you know? Suha? ■■■■■■■ irrelevant… This is about you and me, Utatis. We’ve spent too many years together for us to go our separate ways… At least with us both alive.”
“…”
“I want this over with because it’ll mean I can finally put you down like the sick dog you are… Then I’ll be free! Able to move on to bigger and better! Problem is, I don’t know when it will be over! She just keeps on going and going!”
“Why do you think that is?”
“■■■■ if I know! Someone finds all this amusing enough to keep it rolling! Starting to piss me off! I don’t even get to speak to anyone! I just get messages to read! I don’t know who’s sending this ■■■■!”
“…”
“…< Inhale >”
“…”
“… It won’t be much long though, right? I take it you got confirmation for me?”
“On what?”
“About her being behind that pimp nutting up and killing some of Helmatt’s Harriers. Really strange what happened to him after he went around trying to poach customers from her brothel, yeah?”
“… That was me.”
“I’m sorry, What?”
“to protect Suha’s business interests…I put the hit out on him. I had a subordinate slip something in their drink while visiting a pleasure hub. The collateral damage was… unfortunate.”
“You’re ■■■■■■■ with me.”
“No.”
“… So you’re telling me YOU were responsible? That she has no ■■■■■■■ clue this happened?”
“She’s aware… The deaths of harriers were left out. She doesn’t need to worry about this. Especially right now while she recovers.”
“A-A-And for whatever reason you didn’t think to tell me this at the start? Just lead me along?”
“Call me embarrassed it got traced to me so quickly.… If the Harriers have grievances, they can take it up with me. I can handle it.”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“… You’re covering for her, aren’t you?”
“A little white lie.”
“This is sloppy of you Utatis! You don’t want your lifeline whore taking responsibility? Fine! Have it your way! If you want to deal with the smoke of the harriers? By all ■■■■■■■ means! Your ass will be in the airlock and that ■■■■■ will be next in line!”
“…”
< Sortan stomping his cigarette out >
“You know… I just hate how you stare at me, Utaits.”
“My apolo-”
< Sortan sucker punching Utatis in the gut >
< Utatis crashing to his knees >
“ < Spit > ■■■■■■■ worthless half-blind cripple… I’d stay the ■■■■ down if I was you!”
< Utatis coughing up blood >
“N-Never < Cough > Never change, Sortan…”
“You can count on that Utatis… Now! I’m glad we got to talk! Really! Always good to catch up with you chum… If you excuse me, I’m gonna head back in and bag some nun pussy! We RAGING tonight! Whoo!”
< Sortan rushing back inside >
“… < Cough >”
< Utatis collapsing to his side >