ashes are fun (Lucifer)

Rebecca also had seen what Lyric had. Some ways of survival led to even darker paths which she was avoided but those led to a lot of mental scars and problems. A person who took life like she had would have them but a lot of the time it was to save her own life. Now she might have that better future and messing things up so she would be hunted here was something she didn’t want.

“It does take a strong mind to get above what you had to do to survive and live with pride rather than hideaway. Then you can make things better in your immediate surroundings and that leads to other things” she replied. She wondered if someday she could stop being a criminal with a violent past and be a leader of people eventually but right now she was hoping to still be alive when her daughter became an adult.

Lyric Carson

Rebecca knew there was things she could do to improve her situation and the area round her. The whispers from the roughest part of the slums were starting to spread and she knew a small impact had been made by her deeds. If there was more to come it would develop on its own. The devil woman was starting to be feared.

“I like it on this island and what you say is true. So what else could you find along with volcanos?” she replied with a smile as this path continued.

Lyric Carson

Rebecca did wonder just how long people had lived on the large island. An undiscovered tribe would be a bit of a stretch but a forgotten community wasn’t. “If this tribe did exist they’d be hiding out in the most remote parts of the island. It’s large enough for it to be a possibility” she suggested. A course of action was suggested as well so she added “going east sounds good to me”.

She wasn’t an explorer but had dealt with plenty of wild territory before and thoughts returned to Lyric’s hopes. “It’s only recently that other settlements got established. The fishing villages on the coasts are as least the same age as the old town but the inland villages and small towns in development might well stir up something in the woods and the jungles. Who knows what could be found out?”.

Lyric Carson

Rebecca being well travelled figured there was more to find wherever you went. She figured this island would be the same as she strolled with Lyric. “Things are always been hidden from the public. Usually by governments or shadowy agencies. Normally though you’ll find things that have hidden naturally or just undiscovered” she suggested. That was fact no matter where you went.

Lyric Carson

Looking back at Lyric it did seem she had looked into breaking into government and had no luck. So Rebecca suggested in reply “even in the US and Canada a way in is hard to find. The Ashford’s and their corporation don’t have to answer to many people. Certainly not ones living here but they do keep services going. I haven’t found many weaknesses but what I was doing for my boss was gathering information. It looks like they are fairly typical for a large company but so much happens in ARI that never sees the light of day.

We could join a public tour and at least hear that the public persona is like. They are also the government until other political systems develop round here. I do have a plan to start a grass roots movement in the south slums that they would have to interact with eventually but right now it’s about fixing what the community can deal with. Other expertise will be needed later but it’s better if my handiwork isn’t seen. Unless I can’t help that.

”So let’s see what else we can find round here” she cheerfully said. 

Lyric Carson

Rebecca couldn’t let her influence be seen in what was going on in the slums. Some might suspect what was going on with people losing their heads and various attacks on people traffickers and drug smugglers. Enough that would discourage their operations and make them wonder who made them afraid of the dark. Yet suspicion was just that. Without evidence it was nothing. So she’d need to be more subtld from now on.

A new path was selected by Lyric and she followed. When told she could punch somebody if they found trouble she smiled. “We do what we can and the simplest ways are the best. I worry that my skills are too flashy and get noticed quicker than the blade in the dark does.

We just need to figure out a date for the tour and keep our eyes and ears open. Looking like normal people on this island will be enough cover. At least normal for here”. In other parts of the world she’d really stick out .

Lyric Carson