Who: Spike Spiegel (
7livesleft), Jet Black (
just_a_cycle), and Shin (
bastione)
What: Back to business as usual.
Where: Around Mars.
When: Present.
[It was quiet as they flew back to the Bebop. Shin probably had questions, not the least of which being how he was still breathing, but he must have figured out that Spike didn't have any answers for him. In fact, the bounty hunter had spoken more on his communicator than he did to the person sitting next to him. His old ship really wasn't meant for two, and the cat (that for whatever reason was impossible to get rid of) didn't help anything. Along with being cramped, they had taken the long way around; Spike wasn't about to do anything to get the attention of what was left of the syndicate. Yet by the time he pulled into the hanger, he hadn't seen any signs of someone tailing. Hopefully enough of them had seen his body that they wouldn't be searching.
If there had been a body. Spike thought he was dead for so long, it never occurred to him that he'd be back to deal with what he left behind. Had he been capable of being objective, he would have said it was better Julia was spared having to go through it all again. Instead, he'd been hell bent on finding her again. This would make it the third time he lost her. Spike must have searched all of Mars, and yet even with Shin's help, they were coming to the Bebop empty handed. Plan B. There was a possibility that she might still be in Nuadoria, and that the weird eye in the moon might be the way back, and that's where he was headed.]
Yo, Jet-- [Spike called once he shut off the engine and jumped out of the cockpit. He paused long enough to give Shin a 'just let me do the talking' glance, and a much harder glare at the cat as soon as it dared to make a sound. Shin was a good kid, and one of the few ties to the Dragons that Spike still trusted, but that didn't mean it wasn't a risk bringing him. He knew he'd be putting his old partner out when he already owed him a hell of a lot. Faye didn't have room to talk, and never did, but it was Jet's ship. What else could he do? Had to pay your debts sooner or later.] --You around?