In Silent Dreams

CHAPTER 13 - Whispers In The Echoes

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'Contestant 1, your 500 credit question: What is the technical term for Berryl vomit?

A. Berrylvicumas

B. Expulsiberhilicium

C. Berrylvotium

D. None of the above?'

'I would like to use a helpline.'

'Sure! Which would you like to use?'

'I would like to make a call.'

'And who might you be calling?'

'My Dad. He is an Ymarr archaeologist.'

'Eh.'

'Yes?'

'My dad was eaten by a Berryl.'

"

-The Galactic Trivia Show!

Elizabeth: "Bretona sure reminds me of Edna. Crime lurking underneath the surface, a city in oblivion."

Eva: So is Qing. But Qing has beautiful flowers.

E: "Eva, do you think the evils of the universe will... I don't know, stop being that evil one day?"

Eva: Just ran the calculations. My answer: No.

E: "I kinda saw that coming."

Eva: You asked. I delivered. And our Mr Joseph Lynneway has delivered himself onto us.

A medium built man in contemporary Bretona fashion appeared before Elizabeth.

Elizabeth: "Sir, I am from the BPD and would like to ask you to assist us in an investigation."

The man stopped dead in his tracks, and looked up at Elizabeth. He then sprinted into a building. Elizabeth gave chase.

The man ran up the stairs, shoving a few people aside and dashing for the second floor. He tried all the electronic doors in the building, but none of them worked.

Elizabeth: "Sir, this is official police business. Stop now or you will regret your decision."

The man smashed the window with a metal rod, then jumped out onto a parapet, before leaping down into the streets below. He continued sprinting towards the markets.

Elizabeth: "Eva, give me the layout of the area."

Eva: Hologram sent.

E: "Got you now."

The man entered the busy market. There were mobs of people. The crowd was so dense that the man slipped in and disappeared amongst the human congestion.

Carefully making his way through the busy locale, the man carefully moved towards an opening in the far left of the market. He left the crowd stream.

A dart hit him in the neck. The view of the market started fading. The heat of the sun started acting heavier on him. The man was knocked out cold.

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Unknown voice: "Wakey wakey."

Cold water rained on Joseph's face.

U: "Good morning."

Jospeh: "Is this an interrogation?"

U: "It's a casual talk, unless of course, you want it otherwise."