Chapter Two: A Whole Old World

[Aria Blackthorn]

Suki listened to the voices in the room turning her head to each one as she tried to follow what was going on. It was the Japanese language that caught her attention. ‘Sho Sho?’ she questioned to herself. It sounded as if there was a disagreement between the military and a Duchess of how to handle herself and the others in the medical bay. From what Suki could understand, it sounded as if the Duchess had won this round. All of a sudden the situation had taken a new more serious turn. Suki decided to remain silent while the Doctor spoke.

She couldn’t believe that she was mistaken as a spy. She worked for Comstar after all! An organization that was well known for its generosity in helping others. The others however, she found it a bit more fitting. That Jake fellow sounded kind of shady after all. The guy barely talks, clearly he has something to hide. It was hard for her to hide the priceless expression on her face as she continued to consider the suspicions that she was a spy. She only shook her head, ‘seriously’ she thought to herself.

‘Questions’ Suki thought. She had tons of questions and didn’t know where to begin. She took in a deep breath as she picked one. “I have a question. Where’s the rest of my crew from the Prince of Wales or the Divine Light” she asked while naming the Dropship she was assigned to or the Jumpship that moved them around the deep periphery.

“Please tell me this isn’t the only room with survivors” she prayed there were other survivors. Her heart sank as she thought of her friends. Those who had become like family for her during the short time she had served alongside with them. Suki did her best to hide her concern, but she felt the moister around her eyes and knew she was doing a poor job hiding her emotions. Her emotions were on the brink of running out of control as the situation was taking its toll on her. She wiped her eyes while trying to hide her intentions.

Suki thought of the ship they were currently on. She wasn’t sure how large this ship was. Could there be another medical bay where her friends were being kept? It’s not like she could have explored it anyways. The instructions were pretty clear. Don’t leave this level! Though she wondered if she could explore while playing off of her current condition. After all, she had a built in excuse. She could tell them that she didn’t realize. Then again, she dismissed the idea. Suki didn’t want to further their suspicions that she was really a spy after all.