weren’t careful about where and how their extractions were done. It seems pretty unlikely to me, but I know zero about this stuff. Cole, you really need to look at this guy’s notes and see if it’s even possible,” said Faith, picking up speed and energy as she spoke.
“There’s no way. Fracking operations don’t necessarily align with fault lines. How could Ivan–,” Cole’s voice trailed off as he rubbed his jaw, deep in thought.
“Kingston’s open letter also talked about ‘ The Compendium men’ as though Ivan was one of a group,” said Faith. She retied the strip holding her dreadlocks back.
“Did he give any names?” I looked down to find my white-knuckled hands gripping the chair back.
“No, but we do have something good to go on since Waynesburg’s reports are addressed to Innoviro’s San Francisco office. The street address is the same one I pulled off the Victoria server when I hacked it.”
“We’ve got to get the hell out of Vancouver now. Maybe we should keep heading to San Francisco. We were going to go eventually anyway,” I said.
“Maybe it’s time to get some kind of law enforcement involved. If we’ve got documentation–real evidence, don’t we have something to hand over?” Jonah had become fully alert.
“On whom should we dump this fantastic disaster?” said Faith.
“Let’s give it to the cops and start working with them.” said Jonah.
I looked at him apologetically, but didn’t have a chance to explain.
“Irina saw Ivan and Tatiana at UBC,” said Faith.
“But, she wasn’t seen and didn’t make contact with her sister,” said Cole.
“All the more reason to call the cops.” Jonah looked at me with a furrowed brow.
“Screw the cops. I don’t think we’re in danger right now, but we can’t stay. Whether Ivan is on to us or not, it’s a bad idea to stay in the same city,” said Faith.
“Well, I do think we’re in danger. What can the police do to help us? They wouldn’t take any of this seriously simply because we’ve got some files. We’re going to get killed and it’s my fault.” The energy drained away from me as I propped my elbows on the chair back and dropped my face into my hands.
“Nobody’s getting killed. Irina, it’s not your fault we’re in trouble. We’re in trouble because we all have a connection to Ivan and didn’t stay on his bandwagon. Nobody thinks we’re in this situation just because you were the first of us to find out about the real Innoviro.” Jonah shifted in bed, trying to sit up straighter.
“We never blamed you. We had a harder time believing what Ivan was involved in because we ate his bullshit for longer,” said Cole, rubbing his temples.
“If there really is a Compendium plot, if Ivan really wants to unmake the world as we know it, a lot of people will die. Eventually, if not soon.” Faith sat down in the other dining chair as her energy level finally started to drain away.
“What are the chances all variants would make it?” I asked the group.
“Probably pretty fair that most of us would survive.” Cole looked at Jonah’s pale face as the latter rested against his headboard.
“If we let Ivan cause an apocalypse, whatever is left afterwards would be hell on earth for the rest of our lives,” said Faith.
“However long that might be,” said Jonah.
“Can we really stop him? I mean, isn’t this a pipe dream? What was I thinking, dragging you all into some mission to save the world?”
“Can we sit here and do nothing? We’re possibly the only people outside this Compendium group who know what’s coming.” said Faith.
“Hey, I’ve got a better idea than cops. Let’s call the newspapers. Let’s get a reporter involved. If we do some research and find the right person, we can bring him or her up here, show off our variations for proof and hand over copies of everything we’ve got.” Cole paced as he spoke.
I started making notes on the whiteboard about what we knew and what
“There’s no way. Fracking operations don’t necessarily align with fault lines. How could Ivan–,” Cole’s voice trailed off as he rubbed his jaw, deep in thought.
“Kingston’s open letter also talked about ‘ The Compendium men’ as though Ivan was one of a group,” said Faith. She retied the strip holding her dreadlocks back.
“Did he give any names?” I looked down to find my white-knuckled hands gripping the chair back.
“No, but we do have something good to go on since Waynesburg’s reports are addressed to Innoviro’s San Francisco office. The street address is the same one I pulled off the Victoria server when I hacked it.”
“We’ve got to get the hell out of Vancouver now. Maybe we should keep heading to San Francisco. We were going to go eventually anyway,” I said.
“Maybe it’s time to get some kind of law enforcement involved. If we’ve got documentation–real evidence, don’t we have something to hand over?” Jonah had become fully alert.
“On whom should we dump this fantastic disaster?” said Faith.
“Let’s give it to the cops and start working with them.” said Jonah.
I looked at him apologetically, but didn’t have a chance to explain.
“Irina saw Ivan and Tatiana at UBC,” said Faith.
“But, she wasn’t seen and didn’t make contact with her sister,” said Cole.
“All the more reason to call the cops.” Jonah looked at me with a furrowed brow.
“Screw the cops. I don’t think we’re in danger right now, but we can’t stay. Whether Ivan is on to us or not, it’s a bad idea to stay in the same city,” said Faith.
“Well, I do think we’re in danger. What can the police do to help us? They wouldn’t take any of this seriously simply because we’ve got some files. We’re going to get killed and it’s my fault.” The energy drained away from me as I propped my elbows on the chair back and dropped my face into my hands.
“Nobody’s getting killed. Irina, it’s not your fault we’re in trouble. We’re in trouble because we all have a connection to Ivan and didn’t stay on his bandwagon. Nobody thinks we’re in this situation just because you were the first of us to find out about the real Innoviro.” Jonah shifted in bed, trying to sit up straighter.
“We never blamed you. We had a harder time believing what Ivan was involved in because we ate his bullshit for longer,” said Cole, rubbing his temples.
“If there really is a Compendium plot, if Ivan really wants to unmake the world as we know it, a lot of people will die. Eventually, if not soon.” Faith sat down in the other dining chair as her energy level finally started to drain away.
“What are the chances all variants would make it?” I asked the group.
“Probably pretty fair that most of us would survive.” Cole looked at Jonah’s pale face as the latter rested against his headboard.
“If we let Ivan cause an apocalypse, whatever is left afterwards would be hell on earth for the rest of our lives,” said Faith.
“However long that might be,” said Jonah.
“Can we really stop him? I mean, isn’t this a pipe dream? What was I thinking, dragging you all into some mission to save the world?”
“Can we sit here and do nothing? We’re possibly the only people outside this Compendium group who know what’s coming.” said Faith.
“Hey, I’ve got a better idea than cops. Let’s call the newspapers. Let’s get a reporter involved. If we do some research and find the right person, we can bring him or her up here, show off our variations for proof and hand over copies of everything we’ve got.” Cole paced as he spoke.
I started making notes on the whiteboard about what we knew and what
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