[Cyberia] Re: Cyberia: An Ill-Met Welcome

[Cyberia GM]

The trip back was uneventful- if walking through a scorched battlefield
could be termed uneventful.  Grey was as unrelenting in his scrutiny of the
pair as he was terse in his speech.  Actually, terse would be better than
the few grunts he issued to them.

Finally, they reached the town that had been promised- if one could even
call it that.  Though it appeared that some recent effort at construction
had been attempted, there was nothing much that could be done for this
blasted city other than let it die a well-deserved death.  Ferrocrete and
steel stood in stark relief against the fading light, resembling nothing
more than the bare ribs of some long dead skeleton.  Cracked and bent sewer
lines and concrete completed the picture, reaching from the ground like some
zombie attempting to claw his way from the grave.  The inhabitants looked
none to far from death themselves, ragged with fatigue and low morale.
Though it was apparent that they stayed together for something more than
could be seen, whatever tenuous hold kept them here was quickly eroding.

Grey steered them for one of the more solid looking of the skyscrapers,
through rows of trenches that spoke of closely fought battles and into the
building proper.  A table had been appropriated and more people stood around
it, looking at a rough depiction of the town and the area immediately
surrounding.

All looked up as Grey shepherded his charges into the building.  

"Where's Asha?"

"Bringin' 'n strays, mon?"  A swarthy man with dancing eyes and dreads that
appeared more tangled mess than fashion statement spoke up.  "She'll b'back
in a sec," the man hastily added at Grey's dark look, going back to the
model.

Just then, the far door opened, and a startlingly beautiful woman walked in.
Darker hued, with perfect features, even the dusty overcoat and fatigues
could not eclipse her natural radiance.  She walked over to where Grey, Dot,
and Suhuy stood, a question on her face.

"Found them in the field," Grey stated bluntly.

"Oh?" she asked, her voice melodic and fitting her appearance.  "And who are
these two that you found?" she asked, looking to Dot and Suhuy.