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Eletra hurried down the corridor towards the docking ring, not caring about bumping into people as she pushed through the crowd. She had booked a spot on a ship heading out towards the edge of the CR. It was leaving soon and she had waited until the last minute to leave her residence, hoping it would help her go unnoticed.
“Hey, you there,” an authoritative voice called out from behind her. Eletra ignored it, hoping it was directed at someone else and picked up her pace.
“You! Stop!” The voice called out again. Eletra turned only her head just enough to see a BE security agent at the other end of the hallway.
“Oh deity, they’ve got a SecUnit.” Eletra muttered under her breath as she shouldered between two people heading in the opposite direction. She slipped through the turnstiles and took off running to her waiting transport. She dodged travelers and breathed a sigh of relief when she made it to the airlock.
“Technician Eletra please stop what you are doing and come with me.” The soft but firm voice made her jump out of her skin. She turned slowly to see a BE SecUnit standing behind her. She couldn't see its handler, it must have been sent ahead.
“No, please.” Eletra backed away from the SecUnit. “Please, I can’t do this anymore.” She pleaded with it. Tears sprung to her eyes. She reached a shaking hand out to it, holding a currency card. “You, take it and let me go.” She knew she was begging and grasping at straws.
“Selling company secrets is prohibited. Please return to your residence and wait for your supervisor” It said calmly. Eletra felt angry. She wasn't going to sell secrets, she just wanted to escape.
“I'm not selling any slitting secrets.” She bit out. "I'm leaving the CR!" She continued backing up and felt the airlock gate hit the back of her legs. The SecUnit was just standing there.
"Where do you intend to go?" It asked her. She was stunned and just blurted out the truth.
"Pr-preservation Alliance." It reached out and grabbed her arm.
“We’ll have to hurry,” it said, herding her onto the transport.