A Lazy Mage Quests (Un)EZ Creds Ch. 02

"Can you load him in your van and take him?" Mr. Tuck asked.

My van? Spector thought, quickly recovered and asked, "Can't the cops do that when they get here?"

"I haven't called them yet," Mr. Tuck said and Spector decided he had time to help.

Spector exited the van from the side doors, leaving them wide open facing the stores entry doors and followed Mr. Tuck back inside.

Spector said, "I'll give the cops a call. What is the address here? That way you can keep the rest of them covered and contained until the cops arrive."

Mr. Tuck gave Spector the address as they went to the gunshot man. Spector grabbed a poncho to put the man on for transport and together he and Mr. Nick carried the man out, taking the hooked up medkit along with them. They got him in the van through the side doors, Spector closed them and made his way around to the driver's door.

"Where's the closest hospital?" Spector asked.

"Nowhere near. But there is a Universal Brotherhood chapter house just a few blocks down that street," Mr. Tuck said as he pointed over his shoulder with a thumb. "I hear they provide medical care to those in need."

Spector left the scene of the botched crime. A block away, Spector passed the spirits and the looted motorcycles, telling them he would return shortly.

Nearing the chapter house, Spector felt an odd sensation. Even his spirits were loath to near the place. Spector pulled up as close as possible to an entrance, parked, got the man out, laid him at the doorstep and leaned on the horn as he drove away.

Moments later Spector was back to where the spirits and motorcycles waited. Spector looked inside the van and found a meter plus plasteel beam, likely there for the same purpose he intended to employ it. They used the beam as a ramp and quickly had the BMW loaded, then the Suzukis. It took a bit of maneuvering, but then the remaining Yamaha found space and the van moved onward as though nothing had happened.

Spector returned to the Grab-N-Go™, found a public telecom, covered the video pickup, disguised his voice and called in the attack. He moved a half block away and parked on the street, then worked on erasing the astral signature of the last spirits summoned. Spector was finished and driving away before sirens wailed in the distance.

Spector drove carefully, keeping to the surface streets, strictly adhering to the speed limit, stopping fully for all such signs. In short order, he was pulling into the underground parking for the Nakitomi Arcology. He drove to where his car parked itself the last time and found it in the same parking space. Parking at the far end of the level amidst several empty spaces, Spector got out and used the stairs to go down a level, then took the elevator up to the public shopping area and entered the restroom. In a stall, Spector removed his long coat then the pistol rig and toggled the colors of his jumpsuit to different primary colors and different design, wrapped the pistols in the long coat and stuffed the bundle inside the jumpsuit as best he could to resemble a huge belly. Then Spector returned to the parking garage and approached his vehicle from the opposite direction he had left after parking the van. Maybe not the most effective way to cover my trail, but better than nothing Spector thought and started home again.