Sometimes the best response was no response at all. It was better than housing a bunch of chatterboxes. Regardless, her point was well made.
Lucinda looked to [member="Jessica Bowers"] and gave her a curt nod. At least this woman appears to understand rank and authority.
"It is.
My men will take it from here. You are dismissed."
Movement at the corner of her eye caught her attention as [member="Taru Dasu'r"] made his move. Her eyes narrowed, but other than that she revealed nothing.
That was one less person on the payroll.
Once her guards took control and subdued the man, she snapped her fingers, signalling to her guards to get everyone back inside. There was a limited time that they could be exposed to the radiation and that time was nearing. Lucinda turned to Freeman.
"Back inside. New arrivals can be processed and taken to their new dwellings. If they give you any trouble, you know what to do." Without another word she went inside the building to her office.
One by one the guards brought each prisoner back inside, prodding them with their vibrostaffs if they needed to. Freeman studied [member="Causstik Rahn"] and Taru ever so closely as they were both pushed and carried in along with the others. [member="HK-51"] was given similar treatment. If it wasn't for the restraining bolt on him, he'd be more closely guarded. Right now his unwanted commentary was the worst that he had displayed.
Before going inside of the building himself, Freeman looked to [member="Adenn Kyramud"] . The bounty hunter would surely prove useful. With new arrivals there tended to be some bold enough to attempt an escape. Having a bounty hunter nearby tended to bring an added insurance that none would succeed.
Lucinda entered her office to find a message waiting for her. A high priority one at that. She read the details pertaining to yet another impending arrival, and her blood went cold. [member="Kay Arenais"] was not an unfamiliar person. But one that she had hated for decades; and for good reason. To have her brought here to Purgatory was a wonderful gift indeed. But who had sent it? It didn't really matter.
She replied to the message, giving the ship that transported Kay both permission and the right co-ordinates to get to Puragory safely. Then she prepared herself some tea.
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Each of the new arrivals were brought into individual rooms. Each of them were stripped and given cold showers with powerful hoses. Then without even letting them dry off, they were clothed in simple yellow jumpsuits and carted off to their own individual cells. Taru's straight jacket was replaced of course. Neither were put in the general population just yet. For the first day, new arrivals were always alone. Afterwards, it all depended on their behaviour.
[member="Ambrose Cadera"]