He walked as if he owned the streets, a man...new to Foundry Cove, Willow Creek...with a swagger and a gait that suggested someone who was sure of himself. He spotted someone he knew in the distance and walked over to him.
"Hey, Spenser...those punks been back to your neighbourhood?" he said.
"Oh no they haven't been back since you chased them out, John Action" replied Spenser.
"You know you and your family; I've got your backs" said Action.
"We're so grateful, Action, our neighbourhood was hell until you sorted it out. How can we repay you?"
"You just keep your eyes and ears to the ground, Spenser, if anything like that gang returns...you let me know"
"Sure thing, Action"
John Action walked on, towards his new house. He had moved out of his crumbling inner city apartment and into his own house in Foundry Cove. It was less densely packed than he was used to; a man born in the crowded inner precincts of Sim City, who left school early to enlist in the Marines and who did a tour of duty in Simdo-China before returning home to join the Sim City Police Department. He was a cop, a tough cop, a tough cop on the mean streets of Sim City. His chief was frequently frustrated with his maverick style, the DA wanted to bust him back to beat cop but he got results.
Action did his daily calisthenics and drank a glass of raw juice before he heard a knock on the door. Instinctively reaching for his .38 service revolver, he peered out his front window to see who it was. It was a young woman, fashionably dressed. He holstered the pistol and opened the door.
"Hi, I'm Suzy...I live just over the road" she said. "It's a tradition here for a group of us who live in the street to welcome a new neighbour. Action saw another attractive blonde girl walk over to him and couldn't believe his luck. "I'm John" he said, smiling.
"Hi John, I'm Summer" said the other blonde.
"And what do you do for fun around here?" said Action.
"Well, Travis will be along with a cake we could all share" said a young, pleasant faced man walking up the stairs. "Hi, I'm Jeremy and I live next door"
"Come in and I'll pour the drinks" said Action. These kids looked alright. Friendly, suburban types...especially the square dude, Jeremy. Another young man arrived who introduced himself as Travis, Summer's housemate. He had the aforementioned cake in his hand but was, somehow, reluctant to put it on a table.
They stayed about an hour and it was all pleasant. Action was fascinated by Suzy...she was hip, with it and had an interesting personality. The Summer chick was bubbly, chatty and full of joy but Suzy seemed to be hiding some secret...he could tell. Well, they were his neighbours now so he would have plenty of opportunities to get to know them better.
After they left, Action decided to head downtown. He wanted the word on the street, to find the lowdown.
"Hey, Action" said the bartender. "This isn't your usual haunt"
"Just moved house...looking to check out the local hotspots" replied Action.
"This isn't your usual dive, Action...look, we've got Geoffrey Landgraab in tonight"
Action looked over to where Landgraab was sitting. "You hear of anything suspicious" said Action to the bartender "let me know"
He saw a young woman sitting all alone at the end of the bar and walked over to her.
"Hi...I'm new in town." he said. "Could you recommend something I could order for the both of us?"
She smiled. "Tang and Zing...my name's Jade"
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