A New Solution

Artificial limbs. Crop modification. Computer-aided design. Alternative energy sources.

Garrick has done all this, and so much more.

Founded in the post-Seanet world of the past, we've never stopped trying to solve the issues that are always arising in our modern world. We've helped carry Australia from the radiation-blasted hellscape of the Zoofights days and into a new, better and prosperous world. From biotech and artificial intelligence to networking and new energy sources, we've delivered time and again on innovative solutions to the latest problems facing society and our planet.

As Australia's premier technology solutions firm, we pride ourselves not only on our quality, but on our forward-thinking attitude and our outside-the-box approach to problems. We look at the issues facing our planet today as symptoms, not the disease, and work backwards to find the ways we can cure the ills of our valued clients and customers. Wherever it's providing longer-lasting, better-tasting food for the hungry, the latest technology solutions for the workplace or more environmental-friendly sources of power for your city, we strike at the heart of the problems facing modern man, ensuring a better tomorrow for everyone and anyone.

And Garrick doesn't just settle for meeting expectations - we surpass them, every time. That's why we specialise in so many fields. Expectations have never been higher, and our portfolio shows off not only our versatility as a company, but our excellence in quality in those fields. It doesn't matter what your issue is, Garrick can provide a wide variety of solutions to suit your needs, and then some.

And now, our products and services are making their way to Argo for the first time! Within the next month, you can expect to see our logo on items you use every day. Your tram to work might boast that our zero-emission, carbon free electricity keeps it going. You might use our specialised artificial intelligence to make those simple tasks at the office so much easier. Your news broadcasts or livestreams might come to you over our super-fast wireless connection. And businesses can look forward to using our tried and tested solutions for conference calls, meeting logs and so much more.

As our beloved founder, Nathan Garrick would say, "every problem has a solution". We are that solution.

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"Good stuff, huh?"

"Yep. Talks us up, but not pretentious. The board sure loved it."

"And it's working already, too! We got our first clients only last week!"

"Really? I didn't hear about that in the SLT. Who is it?"

"Hard to describe them. Call themselves... Mantra PLC? Some kind of spiritual thing. They wanted our help with some sort of biotech project they were working on. It's weird, though... I've looked on the stock market and can't find any reference to a company by that name..."

"Hey, as long as they pay, I don't care what they're doing. And if they start trouble, well... there's the Kobbers. There's the police. There's the Kobber Police. Worst comes to it, there's the Ravenskies or the Cosineaus. They breathe wrong, we come down on 'em like a fuckin' meteorite."

"...I guess you're right. Wanna hit up the pub after work?"

"As long as you're paying."

~TO BE CONTINUED~

Threads Unbroken, Stave II

Christopher hadn't really needed to come to London at all. But he'd wanted to. He'd been an Oxford lad for as long as he could remember, having been practically raised within the Royal Academy, and as grand as Oxford as a city could be, it never held a candle to the capital city. He'd been there once or twice on field trips, but it had all been to the big tourist spots - Oxford Circus, Hyde Park, Windsor Castle, the London Eye. There was so much of the place that he hadn't seen until now.

And the place where he lived... it wasn't that it was bad. Far from it - it was the most idyllic, picturesque boathouse on the edge of a river that one could possibly imagine. The sort of thing that might have been a set for some children's variety show on television. Sam had deliberately moved there to avoid the attention and press that came with being the "Threadbreaker", and while it was still furnished with all the modern conveniences it was still half an hour's walk and back to the nearest village for groceries. And not much else.

So when Miss Thorne announced she has business in London and had offered to take him along, he'd jumped at the chance. His dad had simply shrugged and said "eh, why not". The man had wanted the excuse to get out of the house, and this one seemed as good as any.

There's no need to go into detail about all they did during their weekend there. It was as about as interesting as any trip to a big city can be, and if you have been to one yourself then you'll already have an idea of what it can be like. And their particular trip went about as pleasantly as one can expect such a thing to go. The weather held out, the crowds weren't overwhelming and the Underground ran on time, so it was as smooth and inoffensive as an experience could be.

Portobello Road was where it all went wrong.