Prologue

Many moons ago, on a distant world among the stars was a planet like no other. A city that had become it's own world in the most literal way, from one hemisphere to the next. Yet somewhere in the manufacturing district there was a normal looking apartment in a not so normal 512 floor building.

As morning approached several warm rays of sunlight begin to stream in through an old mechanical window shade. A pair of blonde eyelashes begin to twitch as the light touches them. The young man they belong to pulls the girl he lays with closer as he begins to stir. He blinks and looks around. Empty bottles are strewn every which way, with blankets and random bits of clothing. Seeing a datapad within his reach he gives it a tap, the clock reads 6:27. Carefully shifting his body on the hard floor he very carefully removes his arm from under the girl and walks out scanning the other unconscious bodies inside their own nests of blankets. Settling on a youthful brown haired man he gives him a light kick in his side. The man opens his eyes which take a moment to settle on his blonde friend, who tilts his head towards the door. After a moment of searching for clothes they both step quietly towards the door. The blonde flips off the pneumatic slide and drags it open.

"Pass the hot sauce," the blonde hands it to his friend who procedes to squeeze it onto his breakfast. They continue to eat for a few moments. Then blondie sits back and enjoys a sip of fresh caf.

"Do you even know anything about the Anoat sector?" asks the Brunette.
The blonde replies with a slight grin, "Still thinking about that, huh? Must not be such a bad idea afer all."
"Kinda hard to forget about."
"Yes it is, we just need to invest a little cash and-"
"C'mon though, look at what we've got here. Life is going smooth, we're making a ship-load of cash every week, living cheap, and even after losing those military contracts last year the company is gonna getting so much business from all the mining corp's...I mean we are gonna be so rich in another year"
"Exactly! Why not use all of that hard earned cash for a better l-"
"Are you kidding me?! What could be better than... Oh right I forgot you're gonna go get yourself some land on a middle-of-nowhere planet to farm 'till you die."
The blonde smiled and shook his head,
"Yup, that's the plan" he paused, "And to answer your question, not so much. The information on Anoat is pretty limited outside of Cloud City and a few mining operations."
"Well you better get working on that, time's a ticking. Speaking of, finish that caf will ya? We've got exactly...27 minutes and 21 seconds to be at work."
The blonde looked at his friend with raised eyebrows, "Really Vlad? Since when do you care?"
"Since our idiot boss decided to start adding pay cuts."
"True."
Vlad set down his glass and started putting on his jacket, "C'mon Jet I want to hear all about your plans to get rich in the Outer Rim on the way."

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