FRAWD Investigators

Imogen asks Lilly if she wants to approach Grom on her own, since she is the one who developed a rapport with him during their job on Brontes IV. Lilly does not say anything out loud about it, but she knows she does not always remember stuff, whether it is from resocialization or just distraction. … Read more

Shortly after Lilly and Imogen get home to their modest Augustgrad apartment following the events on Mar Sara, they each receive a message from Li June and find that she has wired two hundred credits to each of their accounts to help them equip for the dead cerebrate hunt. The recluse says that she realizes … Read more

Kinetic After Action Report Assigned Staff: Rocko Socko Jacko Robot Terms of Engagement: Consult on Demolitions Protect clinic Do not engage raiders Do not engage Dominion Retreat authorized Enemy Profile: Zerglings confirmed by independent scout Zerglings potentially non-feral No hydralisks noted Casualties: 1 War Pig, wounded 2 Hydralisk hunters, wounded Final Zerg Status: 2 Zerglings, … Read more

In the morning, after showering off as much zerg dandruff as they can, Lilly and Imogen bid farewell to Li and Snowball. Lilly picks their way across the wasteland back toward the capital. It takes several hours, and then they have to reroute to get around a deep river on the eastern edge of the … Read more

Imogen lets out a long breath, feeling things have taken an unexpected and very dangerous turn with Li June’s request for zerg tissue from Redstone III. “Can we confer about this for a moment?” she asks. Li agrees and leads her and Lilly off the watchfloor and back into the sunroom. She refills their glasses … Read more

Li June welcomes Imogen and Lilly into her front parlor and introduces herself. “Have some sweet tea,” she offers. The turrets remain watchful, some of them now directed inside the fenceline. She leads them to the sunroom, and Lilly notes one of the turrets pointed in at them there. Imogen sips some tea. It is … Read more

Lilly sticks the zerg larva, which she has started referring to as Snowball, in Imogen’s backpack for transport. Imogen wears the backpack reversed, across her front, so that they can both keep an eye on the larva. He sits low enough in the bag that he is not casually visible, but they keep the top … Read more

Outside the clinic, Lilly and Imogen find Sam Aran looking frustratedly down at his own device. “Can you help me with this bomb? My hands are a little… flames.” “Be careful with that,” Lilly admonishes him, zerg larva in her arms. Imogen suggests removing the suit to increase his manual dexterity, but Sam is reluctant … Read more

Lilly approaches the clinic, arms full of zerg larva. Sam Aran, still in his huge firebat suit, is sitting on the ground, fiddling with the bomb. Realizing now the somewhat dubious nature of her decision to bring the creature back with her, Lilly gives the firebat a wide berth. “What have you got there, Lilly?” … Read more