Here he was, on the surface of the Moon, the place he had wanted to escape from for so many years, escaping from the surface of the Earth, and all the memories that haunted him from it now. The attack that took Madalen's life was too fresh on his mind. Again and again when he closed his eyes, all he could see was her being swallowed by the abyss. The only thing that seemed to let him forget about the entire ordeal was alcohol, just as many had used to cope before him. All he could do was drink, and keep himself busy working in the vacuum the Chancellor's death had caused in the Union to try and null the pain.
Ritter had contacted the corporation known as Hyperlight after hearing about their new Mobile Suit reactor technology, meeting them at the newly liberated Luna. If he was going to enact any sort of revenge in Madalen's name, he was going to utilize anything he could find at his disposal, and what better than these rumoured new machines, capable of energy output he only thought the Turn A was capable of. It was supposed to be set up by one of the Union's teams, but in his new found depression, and the mind-numbing bender he was subjecting himself to, Ritter hadn't paid much attention to the exact dates and times. He took another swig of his drink before motioning over to the server for a refill.
"Another whiskey. Make it a double this time." He said as he reached into the pockets of his military jacket and pulled out a slightly crushed package of cigarettes. Ritter pulled one out and pressed it between his lips as he began to fumble around his pockets to look for his lighter. As soon as he found it in an inside pocket, he gave it a light and took a quick drag, exhaling slowly and watching as the cloud of smoke drift up into the amber lights of the Hangover Blues. The server returned before too long with his refill as Ritter left the girl a handful of credits for payment.
"Thanks." Ritter said as the server walked back to the bar. He took another swig of the whiskey as a new patron walked through the doors, almost looking like they were out of their element being in a place like this.Statistics:Posted by Omni — Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:14 pm
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