Ramses O’Flaherty was an executive for Northstar EntertainmentĪnd popular mayoral candidate in Hyperion City who was murdered tragically outside the Fortezza at noon on May the. This looks like… Ramses, did someone tear a page out of their history textbook and mail it to you?Ĭhapter Nine: The Long and Violent History of Hyperion City’s Politics… There’s a copy of it in the seat with you. I received some interesting mail this morning. Even if this one is more elaborate than I’d imagined. I’d have to be an idiot not to expect a death threat here and there. You’ll have to learn all that on the job. Before the Miasma incident, my record for blasting seven bottles had been two-point-two seconds. I’d already taken the new eye out for a spin since the surgery – just me, an alley, and some beer bottles.
The Theia Spectrum is the best eye money can buy – and you certainly get some bang for your buck, don’t you? You have to expect a few kinks early on with technology thisĪdvanced.
Also about once every forty-five minutes I see a flash of something that I’m pretty sure is the inside of my own head. Little needy for you to call me on the car ride to you.Įither you’re just that charming or I’m too busy to care. What I’d like is two minutes to collect myself. Would you like coffee? The limo can get it for you. Like Ramses O’Flaherty, candidate for mayor of Hyperion City.
Juno! Glad to see you’ve decided to join me. Your head, no matter how much you try to make them faceless just like everyone else, some people are just… one of a kind.Īnd there’s nothing rarer than one of a kind. Someone valuable.Īnd no matter how much you tell yourself that value’s all in But supply and demand doesn’t work unless there’s something toĭemand. And it’s enough to make you think, hell, maybe people aren’t worth as much as they used to be, because there’s just too many of ‘em. You spend too much time with too many of them and they become faceless, like not a single one’s worth a thing on their own. Supply and demand runs the way you think about just about everything in this damn city. No chance I can regift you, I’m guessing? A little’s worth a lot, a lot’s worth a little, and inevitably you’ve got too damn much of what you don’t want and none of what you need. I’m sorry you didn’t… you know, work out, but you don’t have to be so-īusiness runs everything in Hyperion City, and business operates on one key rule: supply and demand. Not if you’re gonna ask that way, I don’t. You, uh… you want me to call, or somethin’? Sneaking out in the middle of the night isn’t very ladylike. I won’t wait for kings and I won’t wait for Juno Steel. I know exactly where you are, so don’t leave me waiting. There’s a limousine outside the apartment. Our next stop: Juno Steel and the Lesson Learned. Big clients mean big payouts, of course, but as Detective Steel is about to find, they also mean a big target on your back. If you’ll allow me just a moment.ĭetecive Steel’s had a lot of employers over his private eye career, but none have ever been quite as big as Ramses O’Flaherty: CEO, philanthropist, mayoral candidate, and Martian mystery. DOOR CLANKS OPEN.Īh, good evening, Traveler.