NARRATOR POV
Iris, Raven and Walter watched a Monitor. Images and videos of the PCA suppression fleet steam rolling the Corps covered it.
Walter:this is good
Iris looked at him confused.
Iris:in what way is this good!?
Walter:the Corps will be getting desperate, they'll start offering more for 621's services
Iris:oh yeah-wait! He can barely fucking stand Walter!
It had only been a day since the PCA Suppression Fleet came to the Ice Fields and already they were making headway. Raven was sitting with his arms crossed in the middle while they argued.
Walter:he's fine
Iris:stop speaking for him!
Walter:you're doing the same thing...he's a dog snd you are a rat you're only here because I allow it...
He looked at Raven. He had hesitation in his eyes.
Walter:we have no jobs right now so rest up. I'll let you know when we have something
He walked away.
Iris:ass...
Raven started coughing. Iris leaned down to him.
Iris:have you taken any meds?
Raven:I'm...fine
Iris:Raven...
Raven:I don't need them!
Ayre appeared in front of him.
Ayre:Raven...
She gave him a sad look.
Ayre:please...
He looked back at Iris.
Raven:fine...
Iris went to go get it.
Raven:how long do I got?
She didn't answer.
Raven:Ayre I know you've been staring at my Vitals since the SEA SPIDER. How long?
Ayre:if you're lucky...a year maybe a year and a half. And if you keep using the Link and you'll half that...
Raven:is there a way to fix this? Some surgery? Some drug?
Ayre:the medicine your taking is all you can do. It will slow it and increase life expectancy by ten percent but that's if your lucky
He looked down.
Raven:so I'm a dead man walking...what's new?
Ayre:there is a way to ensure you at least live into your thirties
He looked up.
Raven:what's that?
Ayre:stop being an AC Pilot
Raven:no
Ayre:Raven-
Raven:I owe Walter my life. If I can't pay that back in cash I'll pay it back in my death
Ayre tensed her face.
Ayre:do you really want to be Walters slave your entire life?
Raven:these were the cards I was dealt...drop it
Ayre was about to say sometimes else but noticed he was shaking. He wasn't looking anymore. He had his hands together tensed and his right foot was nervously tapping the ground. She dissapeard when Iris returned.
Iris:okay I got...
She saw him and placed what she was holding down.
Iris:Raven?
She touched his shoulder and he looked up. He looked terrible like he'd just been told he was going to die tomorrow.
Raven:Iris...I-
She hugged him.
Iris:you're going to be alright...
She was trying to hold back tears.
Iris:if you take the medicine it'll be fine
He hugged her back. He didn't know what he was feeling, before he'd always seen death as something he was ready for. But now...he was scared. He was terrified of what might happen but strangely not to him. But for Iris, Ayre, Walter, the war...he didn't want to die...not yet anyway.
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