Lexx turned away from Riley and crossed the arena. Even though the match had been intense, he was barely sweating. Riley on the other hand, was dripping and slightly flushed.
“Here,…” Riley jogged after Lexx, removing a small disc from his pocket and offering it to his friend. “We’ll have to do this again.”
“Riley. I can’t.” Lexx glanced down at the object. It was a Crid disc, the usual way one would transfer crids from one person to another. He was slightly confused why Riley was giving it to him.
“You need them.” Riley waved the disc in front of Lexx. “500 thousand crids. A gift from those of us trying to help you.”
Those of us trying to help you. The words echoed through Lexx’s head. He wasn’t clear on exactly what kind of help it was or who exactly it was who was trying to help him. Lexx stared at the disc a moment longer as they started up the stairs to the sideline seats. “I don’t know what to say.” He finally accepted the disc and pocketed it. You never knew when something like that would come in handy and that many crids could buy some of the newest modifiers.
“Just keep on winning, Lexx.” Riley grinned, being as encouraging as he could. “You’ll be free and then we can work to free others.” Lexx started to say something to remind Riley about the audio feed, when he noticed Chel and Maenae hurrying toward them. Riley continued talking, also noticing the two. “You could also spend some on Chel. She’s so deformed, I feel sorry for her,… even if it is kinda cute.”
“Deformed?” Chel repeated, catching what Riley had said. What did he mean by that?
