Territory Nouveau 12: Xade and Rigel

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From the moment he was brought back online aboard the C.C.V. Shining Sky Rigel had known something had gone wrong. The whole trip home he had worried that he was to blame. Now back on Miranda he was sure of it.

Doctor Xade had been confined to their lab, patched into Rigel’s home network. He knew the toll that interfacing with him long-term would take on them, but Comandante Carcanet had assured Rigel that the Doctor needed more time to “acclimate” to interfacing.

Rigel was fairly sure that was not necessary, but the Comandante had ordered it, so it must have been proper in some regard. At least there was no danger of being forcibly de-synched in the confines of the lab.

Even before Xade had been jacked in, he could feel that they did not want to be there, but they assured him it was not his fault. This did not put him at ease.

Where had it gone wrong? He and Doctor Xade had been operating at near-perfect synchronicity, not a single fluctuation or error. What could they have done differently? The Comandante had told him the operation was to be a test, judging his capabilities. Had he failed the test? Had the anchor that managed to deactivate him been a trick question of some kind? What would Comandante Carcanet think about this? What would the Aspirant-

Rigel did not wish to continue this line of thinking. He disliked being anxious, and thinking about Chyron Kennet was the last thing he wanted to do right now.

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In today’s episode, we continue our journey into the depths of the Jovian base in search of Bete’s creator, Doctor Morgen Xade. What new friends and foes will the Freelancers meet on their mission to save Xade from the Lunar Commonwealth? A rather fishy gentleman? A loyal AI? A work-a-day guardsman? And which is which? Listen to find out!

This week on Play By Podcast: Territory Nouveau 12: Xade and Rigel

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