Previously, on Neo-Scum?

It's been a wild night in the Neo-New Mexico Technopolis.

Tack Rambo has lost himself in hard drinking, hard drugs, and hard sex.

Tech Wizard has had a cathartic heart-to-heart with a door-to-door gig economy therapist,

and is now coming to terms with the fact that the man

who's responsible for his parents' death has been assassinated.

Z has broke into a Sons of Adam lab.

If you recall, Sons of Adam, that's the corporation that is responsible for Z's forgotten

violent upbringing.

You received some heavy information inside.

The info is as follows.

Z.

Non-clone. Enhanced by clone physical memory.

Father Dortro Bell Miffant.

Mother unknown.

Raised shortly after birth.

Trained in the Burry Ram, Thailand.

From ages 8 to 20, ran a total of 10 tours.

Deemed insufficient for further service. Reason given, weak mind, soft, post-traumatic stress,

mind emptied, lost in transit to Seattle, eight months to one-year life expectancy.

Now, it's morning. The Nioskum are due to meet with Dax sponsor for the upcoming life race.

Dak wins, the crew can continue to Los Angeles.

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