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February 2nd 2022
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Okay, let’s get the show going. Today’s guest is someone I’ve tried to convince to come on the show for years. I begged. I pleaded. I paid for several expensive dinners, but she always turned me down. That is until now, when she reached the most illustrious and important landmark in a bounty hunter’s career, retirement. Nala Govea, thanks for finally coming on the show.
I tried everything else.
Which is one of the many reasons why you were such a good bounty hunter.
No need to be so modest, Nala. Part of the reason I wanted you to come on the show is to celebrate your incredible career.
Why haven’t I heard this story before? When was this?
That had to be a surreal experience.
The fact that you ever went out bounty hunting again is a miracle. There was no regen tech then to bring you back.
I gotta know, you ever end up catching the target?
Sounds like she was lucky you sneezed too.
Yeah, when we first worked together and I was prodding you for advice, “be lucky,” wasn’t exactly what I wanted to hear. I mean, I can’t make myself lucky, but I can develop my skill set.
Great point and I want to dig into this further. But first let’s take a moment to properly introduce you and your legacy, because I’m guessing that not everyone is familiar with your work and reputation. Partially because, as you said, you don’t like the attention.
Now, when I was coming up everybody knew that if you needed to find someone hiding in Pyro, you commed Nala. Not many bounty hunters worked the system regularly and, out of the ones that did, she always knew the lay of the land better than anyone. Stuff like what gangs controlled what areas and which ones were warring with each other.
Speaking of, do you remember our first discussion? Because I sure do.
( Laughter ) It was. I was so nervous and you were being so incredibly kind and patient with me until I started to explain that my plan involved going to Ruin Station—
The Lowside Tomahawks.
Thankfully you talked me outta that suicidal idea and gave me some great advice about how to potentially track down my target, which I eventually did thanks to you. After that lesson, any time I got word that a bounty I was tracking had fled to Pyro I… well, first my heart sank because I knew things just got a lot more dangerous but after that I’d send you a comm. What made you focus on hunting down outlaws in a system controlled by outlaws?
So you were uniquely positioned. I know a lot of bounty hunters who’d drop a target the second they went into Pyro.
You remember the last gig you worked in Pyro?
In your opinion, what’s changed? Obviously XenoThreat has become a dominant force.
It’s why Pyro can be such a difficult system for outsiders to work. Gang allegiances and areas of influence are always shifting.
So, I know you’re officially retired, but there are a lot of bounty hunters out there who’d love to hear your thoughts on some of the prominent gangs currently in Pyro.
Sound advice. But let’s go gang by gang really quick, like what you used to do with me when I’d ask for an update. Let’s start with XenoThreat.
Lot of them are ex-UEE military from what I hear.
Next, you mentioned the Headhunters earlier.
What’s your take of the Fire Rats?
Guess you gotta be if you’re willing to suffer severe burns just to join.
Ok, we have to go to a commercial break in a moment but we’ve got time for one more. What’s going on with the Overlords?
Or set the stage for someone else to move in.
Ok, we really do need to take that break. When we return we’ll have more with the recently retired Nala Govea. She’ll give us her top tips and tricks when working Pyro, and maybe I can coax her into telling us how she tracked down ‘Wednesday’ Kyles.
I do, so don’t go anywhere because, trust me, you won’t want to miss it. TRACKER will be right back.