Beautiful Red is a cyberpunk romp through the streets of a future which might not be as far off as it seems. Join Jack - a Security Officer Class 5 - as she discovers a seamy underground community in a world which she thought was safe, sterile and dull.
Episode Twenty-Three
01001
I am (two)
living together
in the same mind
My body is my own
and not my own
{
sometimes
it breathes
without me;
}
There are lights
that flash in my mem…
Episode Twenty-Two
>>It looks bad, Jack. There’s enough evidence to convict you of a couple of major crimes, and sweet fuck all to prove your allegation against the Red.
>But…
>>Just don’t, Jack. I…
Episode Twenty-One
“Do you know what we believe in,” Lars started off by asking her. “What the core us of in the Red believe, what started it all?”
“Well,” Jack began, “it seems pretty obvious that …
Episode Twenty
The system was different. At first Jack nearly panicked when she realized that her three D rendering engine couldn’t handle the configuration of the Red system and showed her nothing …
Episode Nineteen
Jack didn’t know what to do. It was BlackEye for sure, chatting with some dour looking guy just two tables over. It was the first she had seen of him, and although she had imagined…
Episode Eighteen
The thought of Estella Rowan reminded Jack of her purpose at the compound and renewed her resolve to find out who was behind the consciousness programs. She had her first work shift…
Episode Seventeen
Jack stuck her key in the viewer’s slot and when the friendly voice said, “Hello, b0xenjester, how can I help you?” she replied, “Show me the meal schedule for today.” She saw that…
Episode Sixteen
Jack woke up with a start, and for a moment didn’t know where she was. The motion of the train was so even that it was as if the train were still. The seats were fairly wide and com…
Episode Fifteen
After a beer and a contraband cigarette, Jack finally got over the frustration at her inability to do anything, then spent the rest of the night finishing her report for Gilles and Ad…
Episode Fourteen
Jack spent the evening going over the Brugges theft, comparing it to the incident in the Bellis server room. There was more information about the European crime by now, on the regul…
Episode Thirteen
The next day, Jack arrived a little early, hoping to catch a few minutes with Gilles. She rounded the corner to their shared cube, and smiled broadly when she saw his craggy face. …
Episode Twelve
Jack rode the ninety minute train home knowing she ought to use the time to get a quick nap, but was too wired to sleep. She really wasn’t sure what to think about the things she had …
Episode Eleven
Jack felt as if her mind was truly clear for the first time since this ordeal began, though she was not sure that sneaking off for a quickie was the best decision she had made in the p…
Episode Ten
Jack found herself in a small vestibule before a locked metal grating at the bottom of a long, narrow, straight stairwell. A voice crackled from a speaker in the ceiling.
“There’s networ…