Chapter 25:“The thing is, with any good story… it’s knowing when to begin and end the telling. Tempo plays an important part as well… Who am I kidding? This deckra is hard to teach. Everything is important.” The old man leaned back. “That answer your question?”
“It does not… not even close.” The alien leaned over the table, clicking long manicured nails on the table. “Listen, Hack… can I call you Hack?”
“I prefer Captain, thanks…” The old man grinned.
“Very well then, Captain… Please answer the question.”
Hack leaned closer, the subdued lights casting foreboding shadows over his face. “I don’t know why you are so interested in this story.” Hack looked over his glass. The smoke from his cigar drifted over the amber liquid. “Reality is rarely as exciting as people would like to think it
