Jorge and Red leave Jake and Silo and return to their rented room. By this time, the effects of all the grog are beginning to take their effect on Jorge. As the room spins around for him, he starts to stumble. Red catches him before he can fall and hurt himself. Red gently places Jorge in the bed and removes his boots. Jorge passes out and Red is left to contemplate their present situation. The two men Jorge is negotiating passage off the planet have a colorful past. Individually, they have been suspected of participating in many unsolved crimes throughout the galaxie. But once they teamed up, their rap sheet took on a new flavor. What the one didn't think up, the other one did. There are many more crimes waiting to be pinned on them if only evidence can be found to tie them to them. Red ponders all this information he has found out about the two. He has searched databanks on several planets and found quite an abundance of misdeeds these two could be associated with. But they are very clever and always manage to weazel their way out of trouble. With this in mind, Red has to try and figure out a way to handle the two. From what he can discern, they are the only way off the planet at this time. And if they want to find the elusive planet with all the potential rewards, they will have to take some risks. But it is always best to know as much about you potential adversaries as possible. After a couple hours, Jorge starts coming around. He stumbles out of bed and quickly makes his way over to the bathroom. Yes, he has had way too much grog, the poor sap. Once he is feeling a little better, he returns to the bed and crawls back in. Red asks him how he is doing. He says he is feeling a little better but his head hurts like crazy. To be expected, I guess. Red asks him if he is ready to hear the bad news of what he has found out about Jake and Silo. 'Lay it on me.' says Jorge. 'I need to know all I can before we trust our lives to them.' Red brings up some of the information he has found on the wall screen. All Jorge can do is shake his head. 'Why did you let me make such a fool of myself, Red?' 'I assessed the situation and realized that from all the data, these two were about our only hope of getting off this planet. I had to let you proceed, knowing the direction you would go. I feel it was necessary for you to make them feel you are a big sap, which, I have to say, you are sometimes. Especially when you are desparate. I think by making them think we are easy marks, we can stay one step ahead of them when they try to take advantage of us.' 'I see, Red. You have really put a lot of thought into this. I must commend you on your foresight! Now we need to formulate some plans before we meet them in the afternoon!' M4 and DAZ Droid. Rendered in Poser 2014 pro. Post work in Photoshop 7. Thank you for taking a peek! Your support is greatly appreciated!