The Old Mine

26: Opening the Door

                   Cal walked the hallways and corridors of the base. She had her new laptop in a bag over her shoulder and her cube in her hand. People watched her and went out around her cautiously, rumors of her flipping out were making the rounds and everyone was wondering what really happened in gamblers' mine. They had heard about the incident in the mine, something that Cal refused to let anyone talk to her about. Bret insisted that they all just back off, he knew his sister and knew that something else happened that she wasn't talking about. Something said meant something more to her than it had been intended to mean. Brick was busy and Irene and Giana were helping with Recke's mission that had just gotten more complicated. Everyone was busy, East was grounded, under medical observation and locked in his room... so Cal was mapping out all the spaces that needed attention. She had decided that the money she had in extreme abundance now was useless to her. She was angry, she was hurt and she needed to just keep busy to forget.

                    Cal had cleaned, repaired and remodeled over a dozen family units, three large shopping spaces and one office complex that was no longer needed so now it is thirty spacious two-bedroom apartments. She knew what the next spaces to get remodeled would need to be but wanted to get jumpers into the new living spaces first. She headed for portal room one and set up in her preferred corner. She pulled up the list of jumpers and started sorting through them looking for those living in the emergency housing, rooms that contained up to four bunk beds per room. Rooms that were for sleeping only, all of the over one hundred emergency housing rooms shared only four bathrooms.

                      Cal was done being nice, she kept close watch for any bishop, she had already tased four and beaten two within an inch of their lives for daring to touch her. Because of this the bishops were scared of her but desperate to shut down whatever she was doing so they could hide whatever she had found. While pulling up contact information for the jumpers in emergency housing Cal found the map for the bishops' quarters within the complex. Space large enough that it gave every single bishop a spacious four-bedroom luxury dwelling. Cal was now even more pissed, she pulled up the information on the bishops and noticed they have a main base located elsewhere. With an idea in mind she closely examined the map of the bishop's space to make sure she knew every rule they were breaking. That is when she found the contact information she needed. With a smile she sent out a letter to the main headquarters of the bishops.

ATTN: To whom it may concern,

It has recently come to our attention due to damage that is risking the lives and safety of everyone at this base that the damage might also be within the bishops dwelling. We need to gain access to check and catalog this damage, so we have a clear understanding of how this occurred before we repair it. While this is occurring, it will not be possible for any bishops to use the space. While we do the repairs, we plan on upgrading the wiring and plumbing to match the enviro-standards that are being adapted by yourselves and other handlers of the moral code law. Please note that this is being funded by a family here, so we have no need for you to send funds. However, we do need you to temporarily recall the bishops within this base. We do have the tribe that the family funding the repairs and enviro-standard upgrades is a part of; they will handle the guarding of the moral code while the bishops are not present. This is an emergency situation so we would like a quick and immediate removal of the bishops, all their belongings will be stored until they return or call for them.

Please respond quickly,

Tozzua Brick

                   Cal sent the letter to Brick for his approval, he gave his approval and sent it back, so Cal sent the letter off. She was gathering her things to head back out and start looking around the base again when her consol chimed. The response was immediate...