“Good. I would hate to have to repeat myself. These are simple regulations and you should have no problems following them. Ensure that you keep your name out of my reports.” He then winked off the screen as abruptly as he came on, and left Eva alone once again. She realized that he never actually
Eva was only about halfway through her plain meal when a person sat opposite her. To her chagrin, he had much nicer looking food than she did - he had a bed of pasta with a perfectly grilled fish on top. The entire dish smelled far better than her own. Out of curiosity, she glanced around at the ot
She pushed the thought away and glanced at Lavann. He was happily digging into his meal, and truly enjoying it. Though, she suspected he was more happy about his winnings rather than his food. More importantly, he seemed as though he was completely at home in lockup. Or at least, he didn’t seem ve
Almost as though she collected them throughout her long and storied career. The woman gestured at the chair in front of her, which Eva accepted and sat on. “Eva Benjamin, yes?” asked the woman. Eva nodded hesitantly. “I’m Avarti Kellorine,” said the woman. “I’m your assigned defense counsel, and
Close to the end of the third cycle, Eva was transported by armored hopper to a stately-looking building only a few blocks away. The entire block itself was highly secure, and had multiple guards, drones, and turrets around its perimeter. She noticed there were a few such blocks in this whole distr
“I agree with your assessment,” said the arbiter. “Objection overruled. Continue your argument.” “Because of the defendant’s strength,” said the prosecutor, “she also caused a great deal of pain for her victim. Medical scans show that her grip damaged his spinal vertebrae to the point that excrucia
“We must stress however that she would never have been in a position to make such a devastating choice had it not been for the deceased himself. If he is labeled as a victim, then so too must she.” “Explain,” said the arbiter. “And be concise.” “Yes, your honor. The defendant was taken against her
After Eva’s incredibly brief hearing, she was hustled back via hopper to the holding facility, and ushered back into her cell. Once she was there, the facility administrator opened up a comm with her, and gave her a spiel on how the next few cycles were going to go. But Eva tuned all that out as we