Babylon Executive Security Command. - Here for you. The words hung ominously to the side of BESC’s gargantuan headquarters as Taliga raced over the freeway towards it. The building was eighty eight floors high and just as wide, housing a thousand years of military might and political clout. The rest of Babylon kept its distance, with a belt of artificially lush gardens and clear lakes separating it from the other towers and highways. Taliga looked down at the beautiful gardens as they cruised over, seeing ant-like men and women strolling down its white flagstone paths. 

She was sharing the car with three other people. They had proposed a ‘business meeting’ on the way to work in order to ‘discuss an agenda’ but talk had quickly turned to personal matters and Taliga had lost interest. It was all ‘colonial fund investment’ and ‘holidays in Actim’. She had felt a few less than subtle elbows in her ribs for financial advice or full on charity, but had smiled them off in her usual disarming manner. They flew to automated parking and disembarked, Tali clacking off ahead in high heels with the rest scurrying to catch up. 

BESC HQ was a huge complex, with a lot of open spaces filled with sculptures and impractical furniture punctuating the high tech offices. Toughened glass walls allowed Tali to look into command centres as she passed. Enormous and elaborate flagship’s in their own right; full to the brim with holograms, computer screens and rushing men and women in white shirts. One of the chief inspectors spotted her passing and raised a hand, willing her to stop and running out to grab her in the corridor. “Tali, wait!” He shouted, jumping in front of her with a holo-pad in his hand. 

“I’m very busy Detective Inspector Howard, can it wait?” She enquired sweetly. “No ma’am, we have a high speed pursuit out in the Projects. We think Thegn is involved.” The moment that name escaped his lips, colour came to Tali’s impeccable cheek. “How sure are you?” She snapped, following him quickly back into the loud command centre. “It’s one of his cars.” Howard started, leading her to an array of screens which were capturing the frenetic chase live from a gunship. “Is that all? He has dozens of cars!” Tali sighed, ready to turn and leave. 

“And i believe that’s him shooting wildly at our boys out of the car window.” Howard finished, squinting at the screens. Tali pushed several operators out of the way and leaned in to have a better look at the chase details. The Mind in charge of the majority of pursuing vehicles was Antelope Dreaming, and it was at full capacity keeping up with the nippy cruiser out in front. Tali spotted three men leaning out of various windows with big energy weapons and firing wildly. As she looked the Mind zoomed in and ID’d a face that was definitely Jack’s, grinning with delight.

“That’s him, get another pursuit team down there, Fang Special or someone. I want him fucking dead!” Tali fumed.