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After Cowboy and Sarah spent their night in Blue Silk, he went back to Dodger's place. Sarah visited Daud and met this man called Nick Mslope who helped pay Daud's bills. He suggested taking Daud to Africa and offered him a job. Sarah knew that things like this just don't happen in real life so she assumed Mslope was in Tempel's payroll.
— May 20, 2026 08:41AM
After Cowboy and Sarah spent their night in Blue Silk, he went back to Dodger's place. Sarah visited Daud and met this man called Nick Mslope who helped pay Daud's bills. He suggested taking Daud to Africa and offered him a job. Sarah knew that things like this just don't happen in real life so she assumed Mslope was in Tempel's payroll.
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Reading Hardwired - Chapter 17
Since Reno lived in the public crystal, he exploited his strength as a ghost, hacking into the Tempel's crystal. It turned out to be a success, and Tempel was on the back foot. Andre got desperate; he tried to kidnap Sarah for interrogation. Sarah gave him a roundhouse kick, dropping him like a sack of sugar. She was drugged by Andre's surprising needle and escaped by a hair's breadth.
— 4 hours, 3 min ago
Since Reno lived in the public crystal, he exploited his strength as a ghost, hacking into the Tempel's crystal. It turned out to be a success, and Tempel was on the back foot. Andre got desperate; he tried to kidnap Sarah for interrogation. Sarah gave him a roundhouse kick, dropping him like a sack of sugar. She was drugged by Andre's surprising needle and escaped by a hair's breadth.
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Turned out Sarah's hunch was right, Mslope was after Sarah. But Tempel wanted to negotiate instead of trying to kill her. A representative, Andre, showed up in the half house's lounge to cut a deal with her. Tempel wanted Hetman in particular, and they needed Sarah to betray his location. Since Sarah only craved a way out of the well, after a couple of meetings, she accepted the deal.
— May 21, 2026 04:38AM
Turned out Sarah's hunch was right, Mslope was after Sarah. But Tempel wanted to negotiate instead of trying to kill her. A representative, Andre, showed up in the half house's lounge to cut a deal with her. Tempel wanted Hetman in particular, and they needed Sarah to betray his location. Since Sarah only craved a way out of the well, after a couple of meetings, she accepted the deal.
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Finished Hardwired - Chapter 17
Cowboy couldn't sleep in Sarah's room, so he went to the first bar he could find and tried to get a hold of someone. He ended up calling Reno of all people. Reno became a ghost trapped in public crystal after the attack on his home. After Reno told Cowboy something only they knew about, he knew Reno's ghost was real. And he told Reno he would find him a body.
— May 19, 2026 05:37AM
Cowboy couldn't sleep in Sarah's room, so he went to the first bar he could find and tried to get a hold of someone. He ended up calling Reno of all people. Reno became a ghost trapped in public crystal after the attack on his home. After Reno told Cowboy something only they knew about, he knew Reno's ghost was real. And he told Reno he would find him a body.
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Finished Hardwired - Chapter 15
Cowboy and Sarah travelled back to Tampa. Cowboy suggested going back to Blueslik to wait for the meeting with Michael. Sarah moved her brother into a recovery house in a Tampa suburb, where he met a rich man from southern Africa. Knowing that the rich man might be after her, Sarah warned him, but he got upset. He told Sarah that he didn't have to depend on her money anymore.
— May 18, 2026 05:55AM
Cowboy and Sarah travelled back to Tampa. Cowboy suggested going back to Blueslik to wait for the meeting with Michael. Sarah moved her brother into a recovery house in a Tampa suburb, where he met a rich man from southern Africa. Knowing that the rich man might be after her, Sarah warned him, but he got upset. He told Sarah that he didn't have to depend on her money anymore.
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Finished Hardwired - Chapter 15
Cowboy and Sarah wandered inside Roon's home. They found Roon by accident when he sat on a tall white chair, facing a portable computer deck. Roon woke up, moving dreamily across the room. He found Cowboy and Sarah in the room, told them he loved them. It was a collective nightmare that included Cowboy and Roon.
— May 18, 2026 05:29AM
Cowboy and Sarah wandered inside Roon's home. They found Roon by accident when he sat on a tall white chair, facing a portable computer deck. Roon woke up, moving dreamily across the room. He found Cowboy and Sarah in the room, told them he loved them. It was a collective nightmare that included Cowboy and Roon.
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Reading Hardwired - Chapter 14
The boy, Raul, rebelled against Roon by trying to kill him with a table knife. Roon was disappointed by the act. He sent Raul outside the gates, for that would be the worst punishment. Cowboy secretly gave the boy a credit needle for his departure, trying to mitigate his guilt. In a sitting room inside the orbital structure, Roon accepted Cowboy's proposal.
— May 17, 2026 06:46AM
The boy, Raul, rebelled against Roon by trying to kill him with a table knife. Roon was disappointed by the act. He sent Raul outside the gates, for that would be the worst punishment. Cowboy secretly gave the boy a credit needle for his departure, trying to mitigate his guilt. In a sitting room inside the orbital structure, Roon accepted Cowboy's proposal.
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Cowboy watched the pale dawn in his room, talking to Sarah about his next move. All of the mics and cams inside the room were disposed of. Sarah told Cowboy that Roon was fucking the children. A deep disgust flared in Cowboy's gut. He didn't want to deal with Roon. He wanted to stay "clean". Sarah told him that staying clean was not a luxury that everyone could afford.
— May 15, 2026 10:14AM
Cowboy watched the pale dawn in his room, talking to Sarah about his next move. All of the mics and cams inside the room were disposed of. Sarah told Cowboy that Roon was fucking the children. A deep disgust flared in Cowboy's gut. He didn't want to deal with Roon. He wanted to stay "clean". Sarah told him that staying clean was not a luxury that everyone could afford.
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The scenes interlaced between the travelling to Roon's home and the meeting. Roon treated himself as a higher being than the rest of the people on earth. He believed that he was the pioneer to guide Earth to a new height. There were a boy and a girl that Roon took in as acolytes. By taking them in, he thought he had given them unlimited possibilities instead of dying in the street.
— May 14, 2026 11:29AM
The scenes interlaced between the travelling to Roon's home and the meeting. Roon treated himself as a higher being than the rest of the people on earth. He believed that he was the pioneer to guide Earth to a new height. There were a boy and a girl that Roon took in as acolytes. By taking them in, he thought he had given them unlimited possibilities instead of dying in the street.
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Reading Hardwired - Chapter 14
Cowboy met Roon, one of the Tempel's ex CEO. Roon was a terrible man, saying Cowboy and Earth were mud, and he and space were the vision. A really patronising man. Cowboy was imagining a scenario where he would break the glass in his hand and kill the bastard. He didn't do it because he had already made his compromise with this madness, this horror.
— May 13, 2026 11:52AM
Cowboy met Roon, one of the Tempel's ex CEO. Roon was a terrible man, saying Cowboy and Earth were mud, and he and space were the vision. A really patronising man. Cowboy was imagining a scenario where he would break the glass in his hand and kill the bastard. He didn't do it because he had already made his compromise with this madness, this horror.
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Finished Hardwired - Chapter 13
Cowoby called Dodger to report the situation. Some of the orbital mercs tried to set up an ambush for Dodger. But he saw it from a million miles away. It was resolved without much effort. After Arkady's death, an orbital guy called Calvert took over the operation. It sounded like he was much worse than Arkady. Cowboy figured it was Cunningham using a different name.
— May 13, 2026 11:36AM
Cowoby called Dodger to report the situation. Some of the orbital mercs tried to set up an ambush for Dodger. But he saw it from a million miles away. It was resolved without much effort. After Arkady's death, an orbital guy called Calvert took over the operation. It sounded like he was much worse than Arkady. Cowboy figured it was Cunningham using a different name.
