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At the dinner, Benny is ready to work and, drinking only mineral [[water]], asks Braxiatel which guests she should chat up. He sends her to Professor [[Hayes (A Question of Identity)|Hayes]], who is familiar with her work. He criticises one of her books and walks away. After dinner, Benny, having had several glasses of white [[wine]], approaches another guest. He is [[Erich Fromm]], from the [[Delvian Academy]]. Benny, slightly drunk, talks on and on about the academy's work on [[Traxis Four]] and their attempts to connect Traxis Four with [[Traxis Six]]. She herself is working on a book from Traxis Six, and mentions that she has taken the book to her work station. She doesn't notice that Fromm has been growing more and more nervous during the conversation. He abruptly leaves. | At the dinner, Benny is ready to work and, drinking only mineral [[water]], asks Braxiatel which guests she should chat up. He sends her to Professor [[Hayes (A Question of Identity)|Hayes]], who is familiar with her work. He criticises one of her books and walks away. After dinner, Benny, having had several glasses of white [[wine]], approaches another guest. He is [[Erich Fromm]], from the [[Delvian Academy]]. Benny, slightly drunk, talks on and on about the academy's work on [[Traxis Four]] and their attempts to connect Traxis Four with [[Traxis Six]]. She herself is working on a book from Traxis Six, and mentions that she has taken the book to her work station. She doesn't notice that Fromm has been growing more and more nervous during the conversation. He abruptly leaves. | ||
Embarrassed, Benny leaves the party but is accosted by [[Guy Chisholm]], an [[archaeology]] student who considers Benny his inspiration. She tries to convince him that she is no longer the Benny he's heard stories about. As they continue their conversation, they trip over an unconscious guard. Guy wants to investigate and drags Benny to the library. She tries to argue that they should go for security, and that she's no longer the old Benny and is happy the way she is...but then she realises she ''isn't'' happy. She sends Guy for security and heads for the library. | Embarrassed, Benny leaves the party but is accosted by [[Guy Chisholm]], an [[archaeology]] student who considers Benny his inspiration. She tries to convince him that she is no longer the Benny he's heard stories about. As they continue their conversation, they trip over an unconscious guard. Guy wants to investigate and drags Benny to the library. She tries to argue that they should go for security, and that she's no longer the old Benny and is happy the way she is...but then she realises she ''isn't'' happy. She sends Guy for security and heads for the library. | ||
Meanwhile, in another area of the Collection, a group of men have broken into a room and are searching the boxes for something. The [[Leader (A Question of Identity)|leader]] criticises [[Mason (A Question of Identity)|Mason]] for not knowing which box is theirs, but they are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of Braxiatel and several armed guards. Smugly, Braxiatel heads for the correct box, only to find it empty. He realises it must have been Benny. | Meanwhile, in another area of the Collection, a group of men have broken into a room and are searching the boxes for something. The [[Leader (A Question of Identity)|leader]] criticises [[Mason (A Question of Identity)|Mason]] for not knowing which box is theirs, but they are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of Braxiatel and several armed guards. Smugly, Braxiatel heads for the correct box, only to find it empty. He realises it must have been Benny. | ||
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In the library, Benny sees that the intruder is taking the book from her work station. She tackles him, and when he fights back, her dress tears. Enraged, she punches him, knocking him unconscious. As Braxiatel arrives, she realises that the intruder was Fromm. | In the library, Benny sees that the intruder is taking the book from her work station. She tackles him, and when he fights back, her dress tears. Enraged, she punches him, knocking him unconscious. As Braxiatel arrives, she realises that the intruder was Fromm. | ||
Later Braxiatel explains to Benny that he heard the Comparative Religion Society had been stealing the artefacts from Traxis Six, so he set a trap for them. | Later Braxiatel explains to Benny that he heard the Comparative Religion Society had been stealing the artefacts from Traxis Six, so he set a trap for them. | ||
Benny heads back to the dinner party and locates Professor Hayes. She insults him and leaves. On the way out, she sees Guy, who has just been released from security, and snogs him. | Benny heads back to the dinner party and locates Professor Hayes. She insults him and leaves. On the way out, she sees Guy, who has just been released from security, and snogs him. | ||
