technically challenged

☤ chapter 05 ☤

"Yeah, yeah. I'll be in. Just give me a few." Alyx hung up the phone a little to fast on Luca.

"Who was that?" She turned to Justin.

"Luca.."

"Are you ever going to introduce me to your work friends?" Justin plopped down into one of the beanbags that sat in the corner of Alyx's living room.

"I will J. Just, give me time." He titled his head at her words.

"Are you, Alyx Austen embarrassed?"

"No! I am not embarrassed. They're just a little curious is all." Alyx shouted from her kitchen. "They need me to come in, do you remember everything I told you?"

"Yeah, I wrote everything down. Should I come tonight to the HQ?" Alyx was gathering her belongings that were scattered across her living room. Before she could answer her friend she ran into the bedroom grabbing a sweater.

"Yeah, maybe Deacon will be there and can help a bit." Justin chuckled, her words were muffled due to the heavy sweater she was putting on. "You have a key?"

"Yeah, I'll lock up. Text me if you want me to bring anything to your work. Also you will tell me about this Luca guy." The woman rolled her eyes before bidding her best friend a goodbye.

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Alyx pulled her Jeep into her parking space, she had heard from Chris that Street was going undercover in a sting operation. The techie was in charge of his communications and any other device he would need, the items in her tote bag clinked together. It didn't hurt to over prepare right? 

She walked quickly into the building, and made her way into the briefing room where the team was. "Nice of you to join Lynx." The woman smiled at Luca, and then gestured for Street to follow her.

"I'll prep him, and will have Street brief me on the mission." Hondo nodded. Street followed the short woman, the two sat down at the table in the middle of the tech room. Her friend watched as she gathered multiple items before placing them in front of him on the steel table.

"What is all this?"

"Communications, 9-1-1 button, and just some other thing to keep you safe." He nodded, Alyx waited for him to speak about the mission.

"Okay. Basically we're trying to dig up dirt on some guy named Richter."

"I've heard the name before." Alyx grabbed some ear mold for his earpiece, he flinched at how cold the substance was. "Who was the older guy in there with you? Looks like private security to me."

"That's because he is Al." The woman scoffed. "He was his old parole officer, told me I had to maintain eye contact with him and to not drink." Alyx listened intently while she worked on creating an earpiece that wouldn't be visible to the naked eye. "He wants to meet at Jake and Ike's in about an hour."

"The cop place? That thing is rolling with em." Alyx's eyes shined with confusion, and it also worried her. "Crap. Smart on his end, what if you run into someone you know?"

"I don't know." He trailed off, watching the woman work.

"Here, change into these clothes." Jim started to strip in front of her in which she shoved him back. "Woah! In the room..." He raised his hands in mock surrender before backing up into Alyx's makeshift room. "Idiot..."

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Alyx was currently sitting in the backseat of a car smashed up against Tan, Luca sat in the front seat listening to the two bicker about moving over.