A Dark And Hungry God Arises 27 - Angus [5]
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:35 pm
Seeing his son Davies so distressed as to be curled tightly in a fetal position causes Angus to fret that Davies is too damaged to be of value to the Amnion. Which in turn leads Angus to worry that Nick won't be willing to trade Morn for Davies. Angus talks Milos into taking Davies from Trumpet's lift up to Milos' g-seat on the bridge.
Once he has Davies seated, Angus checks the communications log. He then plays back a message from the Bill threatening him with trouble if he doesn't help in finding out how Billingate's security got breached. Milos expresses fear that the Bill knows they took Davies (I find it interesting that even though we have been conditioned to disdain Milos, he still manages to speak for us, and the questions we have, in chapters like this one) but Angus assures him the Bill's would be having Trumpet's airlocks cut open if that was the case. Angus remarks that it is important to not let the Bill know they're aboard until after they can give Davies to Nick.
Milos gets more nic, and starts smoking while pacing around the bridge. Ten minutes later, Nick activates the ship's intercom from the docks, and punches in the security code Angus had given him. Angus goes to get Nick while Milos waits on the bridge with Davies. Angus opens the airlock to let Nick aboard, while staying back from the entrance to avoid being detected by the Bill's bugeyes. Angus signals Nick to be silent. After the airlock shuts behind Nick and the two of them are off to the bridge, Angus informs Nick that Davies is aboard. But he warns Nick there's a price to be paid for concealing the fact that Davies is Angus' son.
On the bridge of Trumpet, Nick criticizes Angus for Davies' immobilized state, but Angus angrily returns that Nick caused this by not telling him the truth about Davies' parentage. Angus expresses concern the Amnion will not want Davies now, as he appears to be psychologically damaged merchandise. Laughing at that concern, Nick assures him that Davies is still valuable to the rulers of forbidden space. Nick offers Morn's id tag on a chain as collateral until he can bring them Morn, and insists he needs to take Davies with him until then.
Angus snatches the id tag with its chain from Nick, and tells Nick he must bring Morn to Trumpet before he can have Davies. He bluntly asserts that that is the price to be paid for not reporting that Davies is Angus' son.
Once he has Davies seated, Angus checks the communications log. He then plays back a message from the Bill threatening him with trouble if he doesn't help in finding out how Billingate's security got breached. Milos expresses fear that the Bill knows they took Davies (I find it interesting that even though we have been conditioned to disdain Milos, he still manages to speak for us, and the questions we have, in chapters like this one) but Angus assures him the Bill's would be having Trumpet's airlocks cut open if that was the case. Angus remarks that it is important to not let the Bill know they're aboard until after they can give Davies to Nick.
Milos gets more nic, and starts smoking while pacing around the bridge. Ten minutes later, Nick activates the ship's intercom from the docks, and punches in the security code Angus had given him. Angus goes to get Nick while Milos waits on the bridge with Davies. Angus opens the airlock to let Nick aboard, while staying back from the entrance to avoid being detected by the Bill's bugeyes. Angus signals Nick to be silent. After the airlock shuts behind Nick and the two of them are off to the bridge, Angus informs Nick that Davies is aboard. But he warns Nick there's a price to be paid for concealing the fact that Davies is Angus' son.
On the bridge of Trumpet, Nick criticizes Angus for Davies' immobilized state, but Angus angrily returns that Nick caused this by not telling him the truth about Davies' parentage. Angus expresses concern the Amnion will not want Davies now, as he appears to be psychologically damaged merchandise. Laughing at that concern, Nick assures him that Davies is still valuable to the rulers of forbidden space. Nick offers Morn's id tag on a chain as collateral until he can bring them Morn, and insists he needs to take Davies with him until then.
Angus snatches the id tag with its chain from Nick, and tells Nick he must bring Morn to Trumpet before he can have Davies. He bluntly asserts that that is the price to be paid for not reporting that Davies is Angus' son.