Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25389303-20161009134004/@comment-25389303-20161113153128

Raiden stopped what he was doing an immediately focussed on the conversation, his eyes widening in surprise at the mentioning of both Skye and Ulric.

"Hold on one moment," he replied hastily, buying time for him to collect his scattered thoughts. Skye didn't know it, but Raiden had hacked into Skye's company's databases ages ago, and was well aware of the secret production of the 150-strong robotic army the Helldrive Corporation had been working on. He also knew that they had been successfully recieved by their intended buyers around the time of the Fall of Beacon, but he didn't know who it was that actually ordered them. Whoever it was, though, he knew it wasn't legal to sell that many military androids to a single person or organisation. If the guy he was talking to knew about it, that could mean Skye would be facing serious criminal charges if the public learned about it.

So who was this guy? Judging by his apparent unfamiliarity with Skye, Raiden knew he wasn't an employee or the person who bought the droids, meaning he was most likely a third party. He also knew of Ulric somehow, but didn't know his name. Did Ulric leak information about Skye's illegal activities? He knew that Ulric had ties to that anti-terrorism group in Mistral, but betraying his own teammate? The complicity of the situation made his head hurt.

"Okay, look," he decided, knowing he had to handle the situation carefully, "I'll give you whatever you want, but we can't have this conversation on an unsecured line. I'm assuming you're in Vale, so I'll send you the address to my apartment so we can talk face-to-face. Until then, don't mention this to anyone!"

Raiden quickly ended the call without waiting for a response. The last thing he wanted was the authorities somehow linking him to the deal. He promptly messaged the caller his location details before reclining in his black leather swivel chair with a sigh.

When did things go so downhill?