Leon
“SGI can recruit mercenaries that are perfect for this contract”, I turn the diagram on the iPad so it orients itself. Paris reviews the plan I want to submit for the contract with the National City Museum opening next year.
Paris leans against his kitchen counter and pours himself some more tea.
“Looks good to me but I'm just a low ranking cabinet member. Bless won’t let me sign off on security contracts anymore without a committee’s approval”
“Can you get that approval?”
“Blackmail or bribes?”
“I thought you were staying out of trouble, Paris.”
“I thought you wanted the contract.”
I’m about to ask for details when Sera shoves open the front door open and slams it shut behind her. I glance over and do a double take when I realize she’s dragging something behind her.
“The fuck?”
Sera jerks a small girl forward. The child is thin with threadbare clothes and a fearl look to her. Her dirty bright red hair is tangled and mostly covers her wild green eyes. The little girl is holding a cheap plastic toy protectively with a fierce look in her eye.
“Sera, what the hell is going on?” Paris demands.
“It’s us versus them”, she says staring down coldy at the feral child. Daring the child to make a move.
“Sera”, Paris begins a bit of unease in his voice.
“Bless is going to destroy us. All of us eventually. When he does we are going to be ready with a weapon of our own.
“What does this child have to do with it?” I ask.
“This isn’t a child”, she says pulling the girl from the floor, “This is Mercy."