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100 Word Challenge, Day 277

100 Word Challenge Crosshairs"So what exactly do you need me for?" Evan asked. "I don't know anything about his dealings. I'm just a scientist."

Isis smiled, reached across the table and patted his hand. "That is exactly what we've been trying to figure out." She sat back in her chair and said, "As much of a bastard as Aldric might be, he doesn't usually go around trying to assassinate someone, especially when the risk of collateral damage is so high." She closed one eye and pointed her finger at Evan like it was a gun. "There is something about you that made him twitch, and I want to know what it is."

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100 Word Challenge, Part 276

Fraser Illusion

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Evan stared at Isis with his mouth hanging open. He knew that Aldric was ruthless, but until very recently he thought the man was still one of the good guys. His insistence that power be free to everyone and his resistance toward the military always made it look like he opposed the status quo system that had seen humanity plunged into war after war, but that was all it was, a cleverly constructed appearance.

"Son of a bitch," he said. "Do you have any proof that he was behind it?"

"Just some good old fashioned common sense," Isis said, "nothing we could hang him with.

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100-Word Challenge, Day 274-275

Asphyxiation

Asphyxiation (Photo credit: Rob Watling)

"The reality is that your friends at DarkSide are gaining more control of the moon every day, and no one is even talking about it," Isis said.

"DarkSide is a big company," Evan said. "Big companies buy up smaller companies. There's nothing wrong with that." He took another slug of alcohol and gasped as it burned down the length of his throat.

Isis smiled and said, "On the surface, no, but when you consider that DarkSide has gotten big enough that they dictate prices and command the government to do their bidding, then there is something wrong with it."

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