27 September 2012
Hannah decided that perhaps if she played along, then this whole ordeal would come to an end sooner, so she undressed and stepped into the survival suit. The moment she zipped up the front of the survival suit, her implant alerted her that the suit was attempting to create a network; she allowed it to do so. The material of the suit changed until it fit her form perfectly, images and sounds filled her senses and then she realised that these were previous recordings by the suit. Hannah marvelled, she had never before experienced a product like this... Her implant automatically began sorting the files, meanwhile the suit's other systems started to come online. She felt a rush of energy as some sort of stimulant was released into her blood stream and as she clenched her fists, she felt a strength she didn't have before.
A heads-up display came online, which linked directly to her implant and her vision changed completely. She could change her optical range at will and she unconsciously switched to X-ray, only to see Daniel on the other side of the wall getting dressed. She quickly moved back to the visible spectrum, her vision was overlaid by electronic imaging, identifying and cataloguing various items around her. The implant alerted her that the downloaded information had been processed and that the suit was completely functional and in her control. So she started accessing some of the archived files and her vision was filled with a pseudo-holographic projection, which responded to her hand gestures. She flicked through images and videos, seeing within the suit's files all that Daniel had said but still she was doubtful.
Hannah closed the files, her attention caught by a familiar face on the large screen in the room. In response to her attention her implant networked with the computer and overlaid an audio feed. "...Joining us for this part of our fugitive chase special are the Mayor of Perimeter 1 our very own Mr John Grayson and Marcus Greene from PharmaTech." The female host said. "Let's start with you Mr. Greene. You are no doubt aware of the situation but what all citizens of Safe Haven would like to know is, why PharmaTech? " The female host asked. "Thank you Jennifer for having me on this talk show. The fugitive Daniel the rebel targeted PharmaTech for reasons that are unclear but I can assure you that our products remain unaffected and this includes 'select'. Marcus said. "And Dr. LeBeaux what is her role in all this?" Jennifer asked. "Victim. I have known her for many years and I refuse to believe that this was all part of some elaborate plot on her part. The very notion of her allying herself with the likes of a criminal like Daniel the rebel is ridiculous." Marcus replied and Hannah smiled at that comment, thankful that at least he still believed in her.
"Ridiculous! Ridiculous?! I think that Mr. Greene is choosing not to see the evidence." John said. "Could you please state this evidence for the record Mr. Mayor." Jennifer asked. "Of course. There's the vehicle that they escaped in, which is by no means a conventional one. She had it specially made by GenGo and just by coincidence it happened to be at her office cabin-port, just in time for their escape! Not to mention the footage of the escape we just saw, she was driving!" John said. "But why would she destroy her own building and threaten her newest product? It just doesn't make sense!" Marcus replied. "I don't know, maybe to cover her tracks, insurance claim or even to boost product sales! All I know is that the Sentinels have been ordered to treat them both as suspects." John said. Hannah badly wanted to punch John Grayson' idiotic face hard; what a fool, she thought.
"Ok viewers, we are now going to hear a few words from the consultant who was in charge of producing Dr. LeBeaux's vehicle. Mr. Monroe, why did GenGo manufacture this odd vehicle for Dr. LeBeaux?" "Well Jennifer, that's what we at GenGo do, we manufacture products to our clients specifications. We are in no way affiliated to the events that have occurred." Mr. Monroe said. "Are you denying reports that you spoke to her minutes before the building was attacked?" Jennifer asked. "No Jennifer I am not. On the night in question, I called Dr. LeBeaux to inform her that her vehicle was ready for collection. It had been ready all day but I was swamped with other projects... She said she would visit our factory to pick up her GenGo AT-1 from the garage but when I went to prepare it, the vehicle was already gone." Mr. Monroe said. "Thank you Mr. Monroe, I'll leave you to get back to your work." Jennifer said. "Thank you Jennifer." Mr. Monroe said cutting off the feed.
"There you have it Mr. Greene, that is too much of a coincidence and I don't believe in coincidences." John said. "Mr. Monroe, it seems the evidence against Dr. LeBeaux is compelling, what action will PharmaTech be taking?" Jennifer asked. Hannah wondered how dumb this journalist was, she didn't think the evidence was compelling at all. "Well, the board had a meeting a few hours ago and Dr. Hannah LeBeaux no longer represents PharmaTech. Hannah if you're listening I'm sorry there was nothing I could do." Marcus said. Hannah's mind reeled with the information; she had been abandoned and judged guilty when she had nothing whatsoever to do with it. She couldn't believe that they had kicked her out of her own company. She wondered why Jarvis hadn't put forward the evidence he recorded that was in her favour... Fear crept in as she thought that maybe Daniel was telling the truth about Jarvis. "Any last words from you Mr. Mayor?" Jennifer asked. "Yes. Dr. Hannah LeBeaux, you are a prime suspect in this case, turn yourself in and we can resolve this issue quickly." John said. (Tbc...)
© 2012 by Pthasse Amadeus
Stolen Minds Pt. 8 • Opuss № I