Undisclosed Location
"Safe House"
4/1 YC 115
Leela was in an unusual state of happiness ever since Zhou had persuaded Ryven to move him here to keep her company. The first few days required a great deal of adjustment, but they quickly discovered a deep affinity for each other beyond simple compatibility. Quite simply, they occupied the same world of shadows and obfuscation, the same universe of information waiting to be uncovered, sought, decoded. Both were in the business of lifting the many layers of obfuscation that hide the various truths and untruths, and even the truths feigning untruth. He filled the gaps in her personality and vice versa. Together, there was synergy. More than that, however, he understood her and vice versa, and there was a love blooming there that was not entangled in guilt and debt as it was with Ryven. Ryven had saved her life. Zhou was helping her live it.
Still, Ryven was in both their lives, and unlikely to ever be completely extricated. In fact, at this very moment, she was following a lead she had found regarding his episode of "lost time." He had recently experienced a total blackout of memory. He had still operated normally, but had isolated himself socially. Further, he simply had no recollection of roughly a month of his life. He had approached her in the hopes of discovering who was behind it, suspecting a drug or other form of foul play. Her current search was sifting through Caldari State databases regarding any mention of him, or someone that must be him. It was the latter that brought her the answer she had been seeking. She read the series of reports, her eyes widening as she delved deeper into them. By the time she reached the end, she was trembling.
"Zhou! We need to talk to Ryven."
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