(Damn, I was doing a quick reply and I lost all the text I previously written. What a pain in the backside
oh well)
The next day, Nathaniel was feeling better. He headed to the lunch hall with Brak. Nathaniel's stomach gave a loud growl. Brak laughed, "Wow, is that a Scrab howl I can hear?!". Nathaniel chuckled.
They enter the lunch hall. Brak sat down at a table with an older Slig. Nathaniel got his food and came over. Brak gestured to the other Slig, "This is Westy, he's a friend of mine". Westy shook Nathaniel's hand, "I'm Nath, nice to meet you". Westy chuckled, "It's alright kid. You been here long?", "No, I just got here a few days ago, I think i'll like it here", "That's the spirit kid!".
Brak raised his bottle of brew, "Hey Westy, can you teach Nath how to use weapons? He's still a bit of a rookie". Westy smiled, "Yeah sure, no problem". Brak then remembered, "Oh yeah Nath, you're on night shift tonight aren't you?". Nathaniel put his hand on his head, "Oh yeah, I totally forgot. Any tips for staying awake?". Westy put his hand on his chin, thinking, "Well you can take one of my Slogs, they are pretty active and keep you busy so you don't lose your concentration". Nathaniel shook Westy's hand, "Thanks".
Nathaniel looked at Westy for a moment, "Can you help me out with something? I need you to ask around and see if anyone knew a Slig called Sanrak?". Westy rubbed his chin, "I know that name, it was from a while back I think...". Brak put his glass down, "He was injured a few years ago in that big warehouse fire... you'll probably have heard about it". Westy gave a surprised look, "Yeah I did hear about that one... Let me ask around and get back to you". Nathaniel nodded and thanked him.
Nathaniel's night shift went really well. Westy gave him a Slog that really did keep his attention focused on the task at hand.
It was now morning, Nathaniel headed for the barracks. He slept for most of the day. In the evening Westy came to see him. "I asked around, seems like there were a lot of people given replacement limbs not long after that warehouse fire, you can try looking at the high-security guard post near Zulag 6". Nathaniel was surprised, "You mean, Sanrak... is alive?!".