The City Teaser

Here is the first chapter for the sequel to the House. Enjoy.


Book Two of the Month Trilogy
THE CITY



I Saw The Greatest Minds of My Generation Destroyed
by Madness, Starving Hysterically Naked
----Alan Ginsberg


Part One
Breakthrough, Breakout


May 18th
Prologue
“So tell me,” The young man said, “How are things inside the colony of Paranoia and Insanity?”

“Depends on your perspective.” The young woman replied,

“From our perspective.” The young man replied, arching his extraordinarily thin eyebrow.

“Things are going very well for us.” The young woman said smiling, “Absolute ciaos. The adults against the teenagers, with the Master Computer watching. Death and destruction.”

“Wonderful.” The young man laughed, “I do love some nice death and destruction.”

“As do I.” The young woman replied, also laughing.

“How is your identity going?” The young man asked, pouring two glasses of brandy, “Anybody suspect you?”

“Not at all.” The young woman replied, taking a glass from the young man's outstretched hand, “In fact I think most people have forgotten about me. I was only in the public eye for a little bit.”

“No one remembers ex members of government during a war or considers that they might have made decisions that caused the war, eh?” The young man laughed.

“Certainly not.” The young woman said, also laughing.

“How close to success are we?”

“Very, I would say. I believe that the rebels have found the books we planted for them.”
“Fantastic. How is Mr. May?”

“Still too cursed noble.”

“Fool.” The young man laughed superiorly, “At least he took out February and her crony.”

“What did you do with them, by the way?” The young woman asked.

“locked up, of course.” The young man replied, “What do you take me for. They were far too clever, as is May and the November girl.”

“I believe we can manipulate her.” The young woman said, “And the other rebel leader as well. They are young and foolish.”

“I don't like the November girl, I have heard too much about her from October.”

“Ah yes, How is out little martyr?”

“Uncooperative.”

“How unfortunate.” The young woman said, taking a sip of her brandy.

“For his it is, yes.” The young man said.

“Don't you hate it when they force you to hurt them?” The young woman asked, smiling coldly.

“Yes it is such a shame.” The young man replied, “Especially since he was such a good looking fellow. I thought that we would have gotten along fine if it had not been for his foolish disobedience.”

“I thought you already had a friend.” The young woman said, “That Christopher fellow.”

“Oh I killed him.” The young man said, “Turned out I wanted to see other people and he was not ok with it, so.....”

“You cannot keep a boyfriend can you?” The one woman shook her head, “I mean, Ian, I send you all these cute guys and then you go out with them for like a week and then off them. I am starting to think I shouldn't even bother hunting down the gay guys and murdering them!”

“Actually I am in a relationship now.” Ian replied, “With Carlos from Accounting, remember him?”

“Oh yeah,” The young woman snapped her fingers, “didn't my roommate go out with him until he realized he was gay?”

“No that was Fredrick.” Ian replied.

“What happened to him? He was really cute as I recall, and totally into you.” The young woman asked.

“Oh I went out with him for a while but then he realized he was straight after all.” Ian replied.

“Maybe I should go out with him.” The young woman said laughing.

“I wouldn't, Olivia.” Ian said, “He was kind of pathetic as a boyfriend.”

“Noted.”

“What happened to Robin?” Ian asked, “I thought you two were, you know, practically married.”

“She's been on your side for months, since a few weeks after the beginning of the war, and while the cat's away the mice do dream.”

“Well...” Ian began but was interrupted by a ringing phone. Raising his eybrows, he picked it up.

“Hello? Oh, hello sir. Well right now I am in a very important meaning. With our informant inside the house. Yes it is very important. Of course we are keeping it professional, we are both professionals. No we are not discussing our homosexual love lives! Why would you say such a thing? Listening in....but how? Ah, yes the tape recorder, ah, well, I do apologize, sir. It was unfortunate on my part. Yes sir we are both homosexuals, well actually my female friend is bi. Bisexual sir, it means she is attracted to people of both genders. Well, I apologize for offending you sir. I will try and keep my lifestyle choices to my self in future. Yes sir, goodbye sir.”

“Who was that?” Olivia asked.

“Mr Pandora.” Ian replied.

“Well, I should be getting back.” Olivia said, standing up, “Thanks for everything Ian.”

“It was my pleasure, Miss Common.” Ian said, bowing, “Have a safe journey back.” Olivia bowed and walked out the door. Ian smiled to himself and walked out the other door whistling a merry tune.