within a matter of minutes.
“Good afternoon Dr. Grant, I’m looking for information on a former OMC employee, a Ms. Ava Amherst. I believe that you knew her,” Bryant announced formally in a friendly manner as he flashed his ITO ID badge to him.
Dr. Tom inspected the ID and motioned for Bryant to have a seat. “Yes, I did know Ms. Amherst. She was one of our Nurse Practitioners.”
“Do you know of Ms. Amherst’s whereabouts?” Bryant cut to the chase.
“Unfortunately I do not ,” he answered briskly.
“The records indicated that she worked here for a few days after the evacuation of Orionis. Then she suddenly le ft? I wonder what the cause was,” Bryant mused, looking at Dr. Tom.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t really know her that well. I’m not sure why or how she left,” Dr. Tom stated plainly.
That’s a lie, Bryant thought. He could smell traces of Ava’s scent on him and wondered what had transpired between the two of them.
“Are you sure you don’t have any information to share with me?” Bryant asked again.
“Ava had a boyfriend named Wesley Robinson. He’s the captain of the starship Andromeda. I assume that she left with him,” Dr. Tom said dryly. Of course, this wasn’t news to Bryant.
“Captain Robinson?” Bryant played dumb.
“Yes, he and his crew of drifters were always around her. I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up ruining her life someday,” Dr. Tom divulged. Bryant sensed a hint of jealousy in his statement.
“I see. Do you have any idea where they might have taken her? Did Ava say anything?”
“No. I don’t have a clue. From what I understand, no one has been able to track where they went.”
“I saw a picture of her at deportation. She looked frightened and upset. Do you know why that might have been?” Bryant persisted, looking for any clues.
“She was probably upset over Orionis, I really don’t know ,” Dr. Tom lied.
“Well, I thank you for your time.” Bryant, sensing he would not get any further information here rose to get out of his chair.
“Wait .”
“Yes?” Bryant turned back to him hopefully.
“What kind of trouble is Ava in? Something must have happened for someone like you to be looking for her.” Bryan t could sense the concern in Dr. Tom’s voice.
“I’m afraid that’s none of your concern. I bid you good day ,” he said curtly, nodding at the doctor and left without looking back.
Bryant made his way back to the Solstic e. Where could they be? He pondered over Ava’s upset condition at deportation. It was unexpected, he thought. If something had happened here, they would be lying low, Bryant thought, especially if Robinson was avoiding Kaden. Then, they would not be on any of the stations. But where? Bryant let these thoughts circle in his mind, trying to figure out where they could have gone. Xavier was waiting for him when he returned.
“Is she still here?” He asked hopefully.
“No, Robinson took her. Have a look at the image,” he inserted his disk into one of the onboard terminals and Xavier got his first glance at Ava. He looked almost awe struck.
“Why was she crying?” His blue eyes were large with worry.
“Probably because Robinson forced her to leave her position. I to ld you he didn’t treat her well,” Bryant said as he watched Xavier carefully.
“This is terrible. I never would have thought he would be capable of such behavior. We have to find her. Where would he have taken her?” Xavier asked.
“Let me do some research. I have a few ideas.” Bryant removed the disk and sat down at the terminal. He took a deep breath and thought back to his past with Robinson. There had to some clue there. He sat alone for a few hours, replaying long past
“Good afternoon Dr. Grant, I’m looking for information on a former OMC employee, a Ms. Ava Amherst. I believe that you knew her,” Bryant announced formally in a friendly manner as he flashed his ITO ID badge to him.
Dr. Tom inspected the ID and motioned for Bryant to have a seat. “Yes, I did know Ms. Amherst. She was one of our Nurse Practitioners.”
“Do you know of Ms. Amherst’s whereabouts?” Bryant cut to the chase.
“Unfortunately I do not ,” he answered briskly.
“The records indicated that she worked here for a few days after the evacuation of Orionis. Then she suddenly le ft? I wonder what the cause was,” Bryant mused, looking at Dr. Tom.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t really know her that well. I’m not sure why or how she left,” Dr. Tom stated plainly.
That’s a lie, Bryant thought. He could smell traces of Ava’s scent on him and wondered what had transpired between the two of them.
“Are you sure you don’t have any information to share with me?” Bryant asked again.
“Ava had a boyfriend named Wesley Robinson. He’s the captain of the starship Andromeda. I assume that she left with him,” Dr. Tom said dryly. Of course, this wasn’t news to Bryant.
“Captain Robinson?” Bryant played dumb.
“Yes, he and his crew of drifters were always around her. I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up ruining her life someday,” Dr. Tom divulged. Bryant sensed a hint of jealousy in his statement.
“I see. Do you have any idea where they might have taken her? Did Ava say anything?”
“No. I don’t have a clue. From what I understand, no one has been able to track where they went.”
“I saw a picture of her at deportation. She looked frightened and upset. Do you know why that might have been?” Bryant persisted, looking for any clues.
“She was probably upset over Orionis, I really don’t know ,” Dr. Tom lied.
“Well, I thank you for your time.” Bryant, sensing he would not get any further information here rose to get out of his chair.
“Wait .”
“Yes?” Bryant turned back to him hopefully.
“What kind of trouble is Ava in? Something must have happened for someone like you to be looking for her.” Bryan t could sense the concern in Dr. Tom’s voice.
“I’m afraid that’s none of your concern. I bid you good day ,” he said curtly, nodding at the doctor and left without looking back.
Bryant made his way back to the Solstic e. Where could they be? He pondered over Ava’s upset condition at deportation. It was unexpected, he thought. If something had happened here, they would be lying low, Bryant thought, especially if Robinson was avoiding Kaden. Then, they would not be on any of the stations. But where? Bryant let these thoughts circle in his mind, trying to figure out where they could have gone. Xavier was waiting for him when he returned.
“Is she still here?” He asked hopefully.
“No, Robinson took her. Have a look at the image,” he inserted his disk into one of the onboard terminals and Xavier got his first glance at Ava. He looked almost awe struck.
“Why was she crying?” His blue eyes were large with worry.
“Probably because Robinson forced her to leave her position. I to ld you he didn’t treat her well,” Bryant said as he watched Xavier carefully.
“This is terrible. I never would have thought he would be capable of such behavior. We have to find her. Where would he have taken her?” Xavier asked.
“Let me do some research. I have a few ideas.” Bryant removed the disk and sat down at the terminal. He took a deep breath and thought back to his past with Robinson. There had to some clue there. He sat alone for a few hours, replaying long past
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